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UPPER SAUCON TOWNSHIP CLEAN-UP DAY
RECYCLE YOUR OLD ELECTRONICS, APPLIANCES AND OTHER WASTE ITEMS
Saturday, April 16, 2011
9:00am - 12 noon
Upper Saucon Township Building parking lot
5500 Camp Meeting Road
Click here for details.

PennDOT Announces Start of Economic Recovery Contract to Improve PA 378 in Lehigh County
Allentown - PennDOT Engineering District 5 today announced that a project to improve PA 378/Bethlehem Pike between PA 309 and Oakhurst Drive in Upper Saucon Township, Lehigh County, will begin Monday, Nov. 8. The project is financed with federal funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).

PennDOT awarded the $1,244,000 contract to Intercounty Paving Associates, LLC of Hackettstown, N.J.

The project calls for roadway patching, milling, paving, drainage improvements, new guiderail, and curb ramp upgrades. Construction is expected to finish in June 2011.

Work this fall and winter will mainly consist of drainage improvements and should not restrict travel lanes. Updates will be provided whenever traffic is impacted.

Within the six-county District 5 region, PennDOT will invest $141 million of federal economic recovery funds on transportation projects, which include road and bridge improvements and Intelligent Transportation System installations.

To learn more about how the federal economic recovery will benefit Pennsylvania, visit www.recovery.pa.gov.

Media contact: Ronald J. Young, Jr., M.P.A., 610-871-4555, ronyoung@state.pa.us.

Source: PennDOT Engineering District 5.

Project Description For Center Valley Bridge
Project Name:
Center Valley Bridge
Bridge replacement project.
Upper Saucon Township

Project Description:
Portion of N.Main Street closed.
The posted detour will utilize PA 309 and Passer Road.

Project Start Date: 09/21/2010
Estimated Completion Date: August 2011
Project Cost: $1,759,632
Contractor: Grace Industries, Inc, of Bath, PA.
PennDOT Project Manager: Mike Sterling

ANIMAL LOST & FOUND
If your pet has run away & you cannot find him/her you may locate them on our website!
Please note that these animals are brought to a new no kill shelter called THE SANCTUARY AT HAAFSVILLE.
For more information on their services please call them at 484-788-8062 or visit their website @ http://www.TheSanctuaryPA.org
PLEASE think about adopting an animal in need-you may find your new best friend(s) there.

UPPER SAUCON TOWNSHIP RECYCLES COMPACT FLUORESCENT LIGHTBULBS!
To encourage the recycling of energy-efficient compact fluorescent light bulbs, PPL Electric Utilities has given a special recycling container to Upper Saucon Township.

Just bring your used bulb(s) to the reception area of the Municipal Township Building during office hours and we will dispose of them for you. If possible, please put the used bulb in a small cardboard container/box or sealed plastic bag.

Although compact fluorescent light bulbs use about 75 percent less energy than standard incandescent light bulbs, last up to 10 times longer and generate far less heat (which helps save money on cooling costs), special handling is needed for disposal. They contain a very small amount of mercury - about 100 times less than in older thermometers or about one-fifth the amount found in a watch battery.

To learn more about compact fluorescent light bulbs, please click here.