Watch for road construction through Sinking Spring for 4 weeks

Drivers should expect delays [more so] through Sinking Spring for four weeks as Pennsylvania American Water paves lanes where the company replaced aging pipes last year, according to a release from the company.

No work is scheduled 6 a.m. to 9 a.m., or 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., during the project.

In the first phase, starting this week, crews will repave Penn Avenue between Wynnewood Avenue and Cacoosing Avenue.

That phase is scheduled for weekdays 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Two lanes will remain open in each direction.

In the second phase, crews will pave between Cacoosing Avenue and Mull Avenue overnight to minimize traffic disruptions.

Overnight work is scheduled 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. Eastbound traffic will be restricted to one lane.

The project is expected to last four weeks, weather permitting.

Last year, Pennsylvania American Water installed nine fire hydrants and laid nearly 4,200 feet of 8-inch and 12-inch ductile iron pipe along Penn Avenue, replacing pipe that dated to the 1950s as part of the $2.5 million project.

Overall, the company invested more than $24 million in capital improvements in its Berks County water systems between 2010 and 2016.

Pennsylvania American Water, a subsidiary of American Water, is the largest investor-owned water utility in the state, providing water and wastewater services to 2.3 million people.