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Birch Street Paving – Scranton PA

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Roads, bridges, and tunnels
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)
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Description

The federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) provided funding toward the paving of previously unpaved roads in Scranton, Pennsylvania. “The costliest job … was the paving of Birch Street from Pittston Avenue to Crown Avenue, at an estimated cost of $63,469.”

Source notes

http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/scranton-s-pay-to-pave-a-success-1.980367

Project originally submitted by Evan Kalish on September 16, 2015.

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Location Info

Birch St.
Scranton, PA

Coordinates: 41.394783, -75.662584

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