Angelica Creek trail closed
Path off limits during upgrade at pumping station
The Angelica Creek Trail extension and Thun Trail will be closed from Brentwood Drive to the rear gate of the Reading Waste Water Treatment Plant.
The closure of about a mile of trail is due to the $4.5 million force main project, said Fred Eddinger, acting public works director for the city and utilities division manager overseeing the project.
Eddinger said work on the project was originally scheduled to be completed by the end of September but could be done as early as July.
The project is required to upgrade capacity of the pump station, Eddinger said. Six loads of 42-inch diameter pipe were expected to be delivered for the project. The new pipe will prevent failures and ruptures that have happened in the past, he said.
The scenic Angelica Creek Trail connects to Kenhorst, Angelica Creek Park and the Schuylkill River Trail. The 2-milelong pathway takes users to the city-owned 90-acre Angelica Creek Park, educational wetlands and The Nature Place environmental education center, home to Berks Nature.
The trail around Berks Nature to KenGrill Recreation Center remains open. The KenGrill trailhead is at 730 High Blvd. Parking is available there and at Angelica Creek Park, off Route 10 on Saint Bernardine Street.
Angelica Creek, is a key watershed in Berks County. The 7.79-mile-long waterway joins the Schuylkill River just south of Reading and winds through Kenhorst and Shillington, and Cumru and Brecknock townships. It’s one of the most forested watersheds in Berks, according to Berks Nature.