West Wayne Avenue will also be closed from South Wayne to past the post office.įinally, Runnymede Avenue will be closed during the day.īill White, township manager, recognized the township staff members who helped bring the project forward, including Steve Norcini, township engineer Dennis Capella, project manager Ricky Foster and his public works department. It will also protect our valuable infrastructure in the township from our school buildings, our fire department, and our library, as well as the neighborhood,” Commissioner Lisa Borowski said.Īlong with closing the South Wayne parking lot, South Wayne Avenue will be closed from Runnymede to West Wayne Avenue Monday through Saturday from 7 a.m. “Having this project here is going to be relief to … many different people. In 2013, the commissioners adopted a new ordinance that established a user fee for stormwater collection and management. In 2005, the township adopted its first stormwater management ordinance.
As the new development came in, there was no consideration for stormwater management. In the Early 20th century, the area of South Wayne quickly grew with new development. Township officials say the project is a long time in coming. “We’re very excited to get relief from these voluminous high-velocity stormes that have been literally sending cars floating down South Wayne Avenue,” said Commissioner AnnaMarie Jones. Tuesday, township officials held a ground-breaking ceremony as work crews began working to dig up the parking lot. There will also be storm sewer piping added for runoff for the underutilized stormwater management system under the Radnor Middle School fields. Richard Ilgenfritz / MediaNews Group.Four Radnor Commissioners take part in a groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday.From left to right commissioners Maggy Myers, Moira Mulroney, president of the Radnor Board of Commissioners, AnnaMarie Jones and Lisa Borowski. They will also be adding inlets and piping to West Wayne Avenue and piping on School Lane. Inlets will be added to South Wayne Avenue, sending water into the storage area under the lot. The $5.4 million stormwater mitigation project will use the area beneath the municipal parking lot for storage and slow release runoff. This week, Radnor officials kicked off a new project in the hopes of mitigating the problem. RADNOR - For decades, Radnor’s South Wayne Avenue has had problems with flooding.
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