PennDOT set advanced signs Oct. 10 announcing that a section of Route 225, Peters Mountain Road, on the north side of the mountain will close on Monday, Oct. 27, as construction crews begin work to build a retaining wall in Halifax Township, Dauphin County.

Earlier this year, PennDOT Dauphin County maintenance crews installed drainage pipes and conducted repairs on Route 225 in an attempt to stabilize the failing slope along the roadway shoulder. The majority of the repairs were successful. However two specific areas continue to show signs of movement and must be addressed before the roadway is resurfaced. In the meantime, a $4,065,225 contract was awarded on June 19 to Blooming Glen Contractors, Inc. of Blooming Glen, Bucks County. The contract includes drainage updates, roadway base repair, guiderail work, removal of the top layer of asphalt, and bituminous resurfacing on Route 225 in Middle Paxton and Halifax townships. PennDOT and the contractor agreed to delay resurfacing until next spring and add work to construct a retaining wall to address the areas of concern. The contractor will be working six days a week in 10-12 hour shifts in order to excavate, remove guiderail, build a retaining wall and rebuild the roadway. As winter sets in, work will halt and the contractor will return in the spring to resurface the roadway from Route 325 to Route 147. All work under this construction contract is scheduled to be completed by the end of summer 2015.

PennDOT advises motorists that starting Oct. 27, Route 225 will be closed to through traffic for at least four weeks. Until then, traffic should use the detour which follows Route 147, U.S. 322, and Route 325. Appalachian Trail hikers will be able to access the trail at the top of the south side of Peters Mountain. On average, nearly 11,200 vehicles travel this section of Route 225 every day. To avoid delays, motorists should allow for additional time in their travel plans or seek an alternate route.

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NASHUA Emergency crews were busy dealing with a variety of flooding problems during Thursday's heavy rainfall, including a collapsed retaining wall, an overflowing detention pond and a sidewalk sinkhole.

The city's street department and wastewater department responded to about 20 areas in Nashua during the height of the nor'easter, which forced the closure of some roadways.

Cleveland Street at Almont Street was closed on Thursday when three vehicles became stuck in high water, according to local police. Vine Street was also a problematic area for motorists as about three-feet of water pooled in the vicinity of 112-117 Vine St., said emergency officials.

We definitely have some flooding in the city, Justin Kates, director of Nashua's Office of Emergency Management, said Thursday afternoon. Thankfully we were able to get some lead time on this storm, so we got crews out early to clear storm drains in advance. Unfortunately, we couldn't get to them all.

Significant roadway flooding was reported at Murphy Drive and Northeastern Boulevard, and vehicles were encouraged to avoid that area of the city on Thursday.

There was a detention pond overflow at Rivier University, and a sinkhole in the sidewalk near 7 Fletcher St.

Kates said a low retaining wall in the downtown area behind Portland Pie Company caused minor concerns when it collapsed Thursday morning. The wall fell into the railbed, so PanAm will be working on it. The fire department did go out there and deemed there was no life safety hazard, said Kates. Fortunately, that is not a heavily traveled area.

Roadway flooding also occurred on Sargent Avenue, Fairmount Street, Concord Street, Summer Street, Arlington Street, Main Dunstable Road and other local roads.

Kates said this is a challenging time of year when it rains, as leaves are blocking storm drains and it often comes the number one cause for urban flooding.

It really makes a mess. Thankfully, we know the problem areas in the city and we sent crews out in advance to help alleviate some of the issues, said Kates. All of the crews are out and it is all hands on deck.

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NASHUA Emergency crews were busy dealing with a variety of flooding problems during Thursday's heavy rainfall, including a collapsed retaining wall, an overflowing detention pond and a sidewalk sinkhole.

The city's street department and wastewater department responded to about 20 areas in Nashua during the height of the nor'easter, which forced the closure of some roadways.

Cleveland Street at Almont Street was closed on Thursday when three vehicles became stuck in high water, according to local police. Vine Street was also a problematic area for motorists as about three-feet of water pooled in the vicinity of 112-117 Vine St., said emergency officials.

We definitely have some flooding in the city, Justin Kates, director of Nashua's Office of Emergency Management, said Thursday afternoon. Thankfully we were able to get some lead time on this storm, so we got crews out early to clear storm drains in advance. Unfortunately, we couldn't get to them all.

Significant roadway flooding was reported at Murphy Drive and Northeastern Boulevard, and vehicles were encouraged to avoid that area of the city on Thursday.

There was a detention pond overflow at Rivier University, and a sinkhole in the sidewalk near 7 Fletcher St.

Kates said a low retaining wall in the downtown area behind Portland Pie Company caused minor concerns when it collapsed Thursday morning. The wall fell into the railbed, so PanAm will be working on it. The fire department did go out there and deemed there was no life safety hazard, said Kates. Fortunately, that is not a heavily traveled area.

Roadway flooding also occurred on Sargent Avenue, Fairmount Street, Concord Street, Summer Street, Arlington Street, Main Dunstable Road and other local roads.

Kates said this is a challenging time of year when it rains, as leaves are blocking storm drains and it often comes the number one cause for urban flooding.

It really makes a mess. Thankfully, we know the problem areas in the city and we sent crews out in advance to help alleviate some of the issues, said Kates. All of the crews are out and it is all hands on deck.

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(John Clark/The Gazette) A sign at the entrance of the Magnolia Place development in Lowell notifying the community about the potentially dangerous dirt hillside that needs to be replaced with a retaining wall.

Residents of a Lowell retirement community want it known that the town has refused to put taxpayer dollars toward a dangerous wall of dirt bordering several homes. The developer of Magnolia Place in Lowell went out of business but not before leaving behind a steep hillside without any stabilization.

Now homeowners in the community have posted signs reading, Public beware imminent dangerous hillside and City Council declared dangerous hillside at Magnolia Place.

Engineers have told the community and the town that a retaining wall needs to be built.

Since the developer went out of business, residents have been stuck and sought help from the town.

In September, a code enforcement officer with the town declared the spot dangerous and a nuisance.

But in October, City Council voted not to use taxpayer money to fix the problem. Town leaders say they plan to explore other avenues for getting developers to pay for a retaining wall.

Residents insist the town is negligent by not fixing the wall.

You can reach reporter Lauren Baheri at 704-869-1842 or Twitter.com/lbaheri.

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PHOENIXVILLE Phoenixville will get a check for $397,696 from Chester County on Wednesday for a project to prevent the Schuylkill from flooding the borough's water treatment plant, which would damage equipment and force the borough to rely on companies to get water to more than 20,000 people.

The project will raise the flood retaining wall at the facility, which serves Phoenixville, East Pikeland and Schuylkill Townships in Chester County, and Upper Providence Township in Montgomery County.

The plant has flooded only once, but there have been a few close calls, including in 2006 when the Schuylkill crested six inches below the top of the flood wall, according to the borough.

The borough will reinforce the wall and build a new concrete wall in front of it.

The money comes from the county's Community Revitalization Program, which has distributed annual grants since 2002.

Five boroughs and the City of Coatesville received grants totaling $2.9 million this year. - Michaelle Bond

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