PAWC, PennDOT projects disrupting traffic in Munhall

 Cast Iron Fire PAWC contractors began replacing 4,000 feet of cast iron lines with ductile iron pipe last week in the roadway from Andrew Street to the Rankin Bridge. "Pennsylvania-American Water contracting crews will be working week days from 7 a.m. to dusk," PAWC spokes person Gary Lobaugh said."We are anticipating work to be completed by late June, or earlyJuly at the latest." He said the lines being replaced are approximately 80 years old andwill improve fire flows, or the amount of water available for fire protection, for customers in Munhall. "PennDOT then will go in and resurface and mill Eighth Avenue inMunhall," PennDOT spokesman James Struzzi said. "We are workingwith the water company to allow them to put in the water linesfirst so that they don't dig into the road after it is resurfaced." PennDOT work will begin when PAWC is finished, and Struzzi said thework should not take very long, but didn't have an estimate yet. To read this and all the stories in today's Daily News , eligible subscribers can register for our Electronic Edition .