News Notes
4/19/08
On April 3rd the Gay Street Bridge
officially closed to traffic for replacement.
The closure of the 84-year-old Gay
Street/Route 113 Bridge was contingent on PennDOT’s contractor completing
work to raise the elevation of the railroad bridge over Main Street so the
fire department vehicles can safely travel under to the North Side of
Phoenixville during construction.
Under the $17,537,681 project, PennDOT’s contractor, Nyleve Bridge
Corporation of Emmaus, Pa., will demolish the 12-span bridge and replace it
with a new nine-span structure.
The new Gay Street/Route 113 Bridge will span 972 feet from end-to-end. The
bridge’s concrete deck will be supported by steel beams on the three
southern and two northern approach spans, and by steel arches on the four
central spans. The bridge’s new substructure will consist of two reinforced
concrete abutments at each end and eight reinforced concrete piers between
the abutments.
Construction crews will build the new bridge on the same alignment as the
existing structure. The new bridge will have two 12-foot wide travel lanes;
two six-foot wide shoulders; two six-foot wide sidewalks; and ornamental
street lights.
Completion is scheduled for February 2010.
3/22/08
Phoenix #1 Introduces New Apparatus
Upon completion of lettering and striping,
the Phoenix Hose, Hook, and Ladder Co., No. 1 has placed a 2008 Ford F-350
"Super Duty" 4x4 pick-up truck into service as Utility 65. This unit will
serve primarily as a personnel carrier with seating for 5 but will also be
used in various capacities to support the day to day operations of the fire
department. This vehicle is also the first to display the new colors that
will be featured on the new Engine and Ladder that are presently being built
to replace existing apparatus, both of which should be completed later this
year.
10/30/07
Phoenixville Borough Combination Smoke/Carbon
Monoxide Alarm Giveaway
This
important, life safety initiative, funded by New Century Bank and
implemented through the Phoenixville Fire Department, has been established
to provide Combination Smoke/Carbon Monoxide Alarms free of charge to
Phoenixville Borough homeowners who are low-income, seniors, or persons with
disabilities.
The Phoenixville Fire Department will install these units without charge to
those persons who have filled out the application and meet the requirements
set forth.
Applications can be obtained from any one of the
Phoenixville Fire Companies, New Century Bank, Phoenixville Chamber of
Commerce, Citizens Advocacy, Phoenixville Senior Center, Phoenixville
Library, The Clinic, PACS, The Phoenix, Bethel Baptist Church, Grimes A.M.E.
Church, New Beginnings Church, and the Latin American Church. All completed
applications must be returned to Phoenix No. 1 Fire Co. at 177 Church St.
Questions, please call 610-933-9717.
9/11/2007
Members of the PFD have been working with borough management for the past
year to replace the current 1991 Ladder Truck housed at Phoenix Hose, Hook &
Ladder Co. No. 1. On Tuesday, September 11th, 2007, the Phoenixville Borough
Council voted unanimously at their regular monthly meeting to purchase a new
Ladder Truck at a cost of $698,728. The apparatus committee will continue to
work to finalize the specifications for the new E-One 100' Ladder Truck in
the coming weeks and it should be ordered in November of this year. Current
estimates have the new truck being completed sometime around the middle of
2008.
