Edgeworth officials plan complete two infrastructure projects with the help of state grant funding.

The borough was awarded two $100,000 grants in June from the state Department of Community and Economic Development’s Gaming and Economic Development Tourism Fund.

The grants are provided through taxes levied on casino revenue. They are designed to give financial assistance to municipalities for infrastructure initiatives and economic development.

Borough manager John Schwend said the grants will pay for lining the sanitary sewer beneath Church Lane, and completing structural repairs to the Beaver Road Bridge.

“They are not emergency repairs,” Schwend explained. “The Church Lane sanitary sewer lining is preventive maintenance. That’s an older sewer pipe and it is very deep underneath Church Lane. If we ever had to make significant repairs it would be difficult. The sewer is in good condition now, but this will extend its life significantly.”

The current pipe is a terracotta pipe and has no lining.

Beaver Road Bridge carries the roadway over Little Sewickley Creek.

Schwend said its upcoming repairs are in response to a PennDOT inspection letter.

”They had made some recommendations in their letter from last year to address some erosion around the stream bank, to add a section of guard rail to the bridge and do some concrete patching for spalled areas (as well as) remove brush and overgrowth. This is another one that’s all preventative maintenance.”

About 3,500 cars use the bridge daily.

Both projects are in the design stage by borough engineering firm Lennon, Smith, Souleret.

Schwend said the bridge repair is expected to be completely paid for by the grant, while the sewer lining may take an additional $15,000 to $20,000.

More concrete project costs are expected after the design work is done. There is no borough match for the grants.

Council vice president Dave Aloe said these grant-funded projects are the latest example of borough officials addressing community needs.

“We’re just keeping up with the needs of the infrastructure in the area,” Aloe said. “It’s a no-brainer to do the street work, the bridge work, the sewer work and being responsible stewards.

“We’re blessed to be an affluent community that we can do these things, and it’s great that we can get grants, too.”

Both projects are expected to go out for bid this year with construction to be completed in June 2023.

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