Trenton Water Works ready to demolish its Prospect Street Site
TRENTON >> Trenton Water Works will begin the demolition of two buildings at 942 Prospect Street near the 124-yearold Pennington Avenue Reservoir in preparation for constructing two 8 million-gallon concrete storage tanks in the spring of 2024.
“We’ve given the contractor the green light to remove any hazardous material and demolish the buildings on the site,” said Mayor W. Reed Gusciora. “We anticipate that it will take three months for the site to be completely cleared and readied for the next phase of the water utility’s storage and distribution system improvements project.”
IBN Construction Corporation will spearhead the $520,000 hazardous material cleanup and demolition of the two buildings on the 2-acre site, while technical guidance and project oversight will come from engineering firm Barton & Loguidice. The work will take approximately three months to complete according to a statement from the City.
The demolition and preparation is phase 1 of TWW’S $44 million Storage and Distribution System Improvements Project launched in 2020. The project aims to decentralize and protect treated drinking water produced by the water-filtration plant on Route 29 South in Trenton, ultimately retire the open-air Pennington Avenue Reservoir, and improve system resiliency.
In recent years, TWW has completed several multimillion-dollar capital projects designed to improve system performance, resiliency, and water quality. These include replacing the water-filtration plant’s 24 dual-media filters, chlorine contact basins, and raw-water intake, and upgrading the control system. In its water-distribution system, TWW has cleaned and lined water mains in Ewing and Hamilton Townships and is preparing to replace 1.8 miles of water main on Olden Avenue in Ewing Township.
“We are advancing our significant plans to improve water quality, undertake millions in capital work, improve operations, and train our dedicated workforce in order to benefit our customers and service-area residents and optimize the operation of one of America’s oldest public water systems,” added Mayor Gusciora.