PITTSBURGH — Millions of dollars will go toward improving Pittsburgh’s drinking water.
State Rep. Aerion A. Abney (D) said the City of Pittsburgh had received $26 million for the project.
The money will be used to replace lead lines in Homewood, Oakland, Garfield, Friendship, Lincon-Lemington-Belmar, South Side Slopes, Central North Side, Marshall Shadeland, Mount Washington and Squirrel Hill.
“Safe drinking water must be accessible to all neighbors, regardless of income, social status or any other discriminatory factors,” Abney said. “Everyone deserves this necessity, and I’m proud to partner with Sen. Fontana to see it come to fruition and enhance the posterity of all Pennsylvanians.”
The money was given by the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority.
The project is expected to benefit at least 1,700 customers, PENNVEST said.
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