$1 million will help fix a much used side street damaged by flood waters in 2018.<\/p>\n
POTTSVILLE, Pa. The city of Pottsville is getting some disaster relief to the tune of $1 million.<\/p>\n
That's particularly helpful since a much used side street in the city has been closed since it was damaged by flood waters in August of 2018.<\/p>\n
Pottsville City Administrator Tom Palamar explains how a portion of Progress Avenue got to be in this shape.<\/p>\n
Newswatch 16 was on Progress Avenue in August of 2018 as flood waters rushed over that part of the road.<\/p>\n
The damage it caused has kept part of the street closed ever since.<\/p>\n
Progress Avenue from one end to another looked like a river, people actually caught fish on progress avenue that day, said Palamar.<\/p>\n
People in the city call the closure a major inconvenience.<\/p>\n
To get around it, drivers have to detour into the parking lot of the Giant grocery store.<\/p>\n
This is so horrible to get through after work, it`s definitely a pain to go in and out, every time, said Jesse Smith.<\/p>\n
It`s messing with the post office, it`s messing with the local businesses around here and it`s messing with the patrons, it really is a big inconvenience, said a woman who only gave her first name, Crystal.<\/p>\n
Pottsville just received grant from FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, for around $1,066 million to fix Progress Avenue.<\/p>\n
Finally, finally it`s been a long time coming, said Crystal.<\/p>\n
Palamar says now with the FEMA money secured, the city will work with PEMA, the state`s emergency management agency, to draw up the details of the construction project.<\/p>\n
At this point we will now work with PEMA on the state level and bring the local, state and federal, be able to bring a bid package together, get it out, get a contractor and get done, said Palamar.<\/p>\n
I`m glad that they`re going to get it fixed, you can actually go through the traffic like you`re supposed to, said Smith. I`m sure the postal people are pretty happy too about it.<\/p>\n
Palamar says the city should be able to put the progress avenue project out for bid in about a month.<\/p>\n
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