New water line part of ongoing process
By John T. Ryan
Infrastructure spending is often mentioned as necessary for our nation’s future well-being. The Town of Peru will complete a major improvement to its infrastructure this week when the new 3,000 foot long River Road water line is connected to the Main Street line. When the connection is made Peru will have modern, twelve inch pipes delivering water from the Reservoir Rd. filtration plant to the Cross Street water tower. Water Superintendent Greg Timmons says the new lines are very important. He commented, “The line will bring more water to the hamlet as the community grows. It will also mean less overtime, because we’ll have fewer line breaks. Also, the cost of cast iron pipe is always increasing. The longer we wait, the higher the cost will be.”
Ed Garrow and Sons Construction of Plattsburgh was awarded a $307,390 contract in October of 2010 to perform the River Rd. work. Timmons said the water line being replaced was installed in 1926. New lines were installed along Elm Street in the mid- 1970’s with other portions of the line being installed in 2000, 2003 and 2008.
The Town Board continues to allocate monies to infrastructure improvements. This week they authorized advertising of bids for the installation of new water lines on McDonald Place and new sewer lines on Locust Drive and the North Bend Street Extension.
Posted: September 14th, 2011 under Peru/Regional History, Town Board News.