July 6, 2004

NEW WATER MAIN TO BE INSTALLED ON MADISON AVE

RAHWAY -- Mayor James Kennedy announced that the city will install 900 feet of new 16” water main along Madison Avenue between Stone Street and Maple Avenue this summer.  Construction will begin on Monday, July 12 and be completed by late August, weather permitting.  The work will be performed by J. Fletcher Creamer & Son of Hackensack.  The road is not expected to be totally closed during this time, but motorists are asked to use caution when traveling near the construction area.

New water mains have already been installed underneath Madison Avenue from Stone Street north to the city’s water utility on Westfield Avenue.

“Madison Avenue used to see chronic water main breaks that would disrupt service and make travel down the street a bumpy one,” said Kennedy.  “This ongoing capital project will improve water delivery and lessen the probability of breaks in the future.”