Scranton, Pa. seeks bids for Lindy Creek stormwater repairs

The city of Scranton, Pa. is accepting bids until 10 a.m. March 5 for stormwater improvements to Lindy Creek, which flooded dozens of homes in September 2023.

“The important work to repair and improve our stormwater management systems continues,” Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti said in a Feb. 11 press release. “The ongoing improvement of waterways like Lindy Creek in the Keyser Valley are part of our overall commitment to protect our neighborhoods from the impact of extreme weather.”

The project includes installing 430 linear feet of steel-reinforced concrete retaining wall along Lindy Creek and Frink Street and a precast concrete box culvert and wingwalls . Work also includes riprap installation, storm inlets and associated piping, bypass pumping, maintenence of stream flow within the existing channel, and other erosion and sediment control measures.

The existing bridge will be removed and replaced with a temporary pedestrian bridge during construction.

Lindy Creek was among several waterways that overflowed during the September 2023 flooding, damaging dozens of Keyser Valley homes. The city completed debris removal along Frink Street and nearby creek areas last year.

The improvements are funded through the city's $68.7 million American Rescue Plan Act allocation. Scranton has invested nearly $23 million in stormwater and infrastructure projects using those federal pandemic recovery funds.

Bids can be submitted through the city's e-procurement portal at  https://secure.procurenow.com/portal/scrantonpa. Questions must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. March 3.

Scranton has approximately 76,000 residents and is the sixth-largest municipality in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.