Trenton begins demolition of Prospect Street buildings for Water Works project

Trenton Water Works (TWW) began the demolition of two buildings at 942 Prospect Street near the 124-year-old Pennington Avenue Reservoir to prepare the site for construction of two 8-million-gallon concrete storage tanks in the spring of 2024.

Demolition and preparation of the site at 942 Prospect Street is Phase 1 of TWW's $44-million Storage and Distribution System Improvements Project launched in 2020. The project aims to decentralize and protect treated drinking water produced by the water-filtration plant on Route 29 South in Trenton.

IBN Construction Corporation is undertaking the $520,000 hazardous material cleanup and demolition of the two 25,000 and 13,000 square-foot buildings on the 2-acre site, with technical guidance and project oversight from engineering firm Barton & Loguidice. The work, awarded through public bidding, will take approximately three months to complete, according to a City of Trenton press statement.

Demolition of two buildings on Prospect St. in Trenton will make way for a Trenton Water Works project. (L.A. Parker/The Trentonian)

"We’ve given the contractor the green light to remove any hazardous material and demolish the buildings on the site," said Mayor W. Reed Gusciora. "We anticipate that it will take three months for the site to be completely cleared and readied for the next phase of the water utility's storage and distribution system improvements project."

The storage-and-distribution-system improvements are part of Trenton Water Works’ six-year, $405 million capital plan to modernize the TWW system. This work includes the removal of lead infrastructure through TWW's Lead Service Line Replacement Program (LSLRP), which recently received a $5.3 million grant to replace lead services with safer copper lines in parts of South Trenton.

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