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Entries for March 2016

  • Homepage, Streets

    Projects Slow Traffic

    March 21 2016
    Road projects in the city of Allentown will affect traffic on the Eighth Street Bridge and portions of MLK Drive and Hamilton, Sixth and Linden streets this week.
  • Homepage, Streets

    Delays Anticipated on MLK Drive

    March 14 2016
    The contractor on the Eighth Street Bridge construction project in the city of Allentown will have flaggers restricting traffic on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive at Eighth Street on Tuesday, March 15 between 9am and 3pm to accommodate bridge reconstruction.
  • Homepage, Community and Economic Development

    Arts Ovation Awards Announced

    March 14 2016
    The Allentown Arts Commission and the city of Allentown will once again celebrate the extraordinary impact of the arts on Allentown and the broader Lehigh Valley community when they present the 28th Annual Allentown Arts Ovation Awards on Tuesday, May 10&...
  • Homepage, Streets

    Downtown Lane Restrictions Scheduled

    March 11 2016
    Sixth Street in the city of Allentown from Hamilton Street to Linden Street and Linden Street from Sixth Street to Seventh Street will be reduced to one lane of traffic from 8:30pm on Sunday, March 13 to 5am on Monday, March 14.
  • Homepage, Streets

    Help City Repair Potholes

    March 10 2016
    The City of Allentown’s Pothole Hotline is up and running for the 2016 season. Motorists who encounter a pothole on streets maintained by the city are urged to call the city’s Pothole Hotline at 610-437-8775 or send an email by accessing the city website.
  • Homepage, Recycling & Solid Waste

    Yard Waste Season Schedule Set

    March 09 2016
    The Allentown Yard Waste Site at 1401 Oxford Dr. (Oxford Drive and Fish Hatchery Road) will open to city residents for the 2016 season on Saturday, April 2.
  • Homepage, Community and Economic Development

    Retail Entrepreneurs Wanted

    March 08 2016
    Details of the “Retail Mosaic” were announced at a news conference this morning attended by about 40 persons at assembly88 in the 500 block of Hamilton Street.
  • Homepage, Streets

    Downtown Lane Restrictions Scheduled

    March 04 2016
    Sixth Street in the city of Allentown from Hamilton Street to Linden Street will be reduced to one lane of traffic from 7am to 3pm on Wednesday, March 9 and Thursday, March 10 for utility disconnects in the street for the new Strata II project.
  • Homepage, Parks & Recreation

    Municipal Driving Range Opening

    March 02 2016
    The driving range at Allentown Municipal Golf Course will be open beginning tomorrow, Thursday, March 3.