Department of Public Works, Bethlehem PA

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The Department of Public Works is responsible for maintenance and construction of the City public infrastructure and many basic services to Bethlehem city residents. The Department is comprised of six (6) bureaus: Engineering, Streets Maintenance, Mechanical Maintenance, Electrical Maintenance, Traffic Maintenance, and Urban Forestry. This page will be utilized to convey information about various Public Works operations. The page will also give the public an opportunity to voice concerns. Please keep communication civil and productive. This page is a limited public forum intended to share City news, events, and services. To promote respectful and safe engagement, we adhere to the following standards consistent with Meta’s Community Guidelines. The following types of content may be reported to the platform and/or hidden:
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09/11/2026

Below is an updated timeline of the contracted paving schedule..

Heidelberg Materials has been approved to work night shift (6:00 PM - 6:00 AM) to pave the following roads with the following anticipated schedule:

• E Washington Avenue from Linden Street to Stefko Boulevard
(Friday 9/11)
• Brodhead Avenue from W 3rd Street to Broadway (Complete)
• Catasauqua Road from Pennsylvania Avenue to Kelchner Road
(Complete)
• Stefko Boulevard from Pembroke Road to E Washington
Avenue (Friday 9/11)

Heidelberg Materials will be working day shift to pave the following roads:

• Grandview Boulevard from W Broad Street to Florence Avenue
(Friday 9/25)
• Glendale Avenue from Grandview Boulevard to Keystone
Avenue (Friday 9/25)
• Linwood Street from E Washington Avenue to Sycamore Street
(Complete)
• Millard Street from E Washington Avenue to 1644 Millard
Street (Complete)

Please follow all posted "No Parking" signs or cars will be towed from the work zone.

09/10/2026

Starting Monday, 9/14, a contractor will be closing down part of the right travel lane in the southbound direction on Fahy Bridge. It will be closed on the southern portion of bridge during working hours each day, for an estimated 4 weeks. The exit ramp onto 2nd Street will still be open during this time, as will all movements at the 3rd Street intersection.

09/08/2026

PLEASE SEE BELOW FROM THE CITY'S
WATER/SEWER DEPARTMENT. ANY QUESTIONS/CONCERNS THEY CAN BE REACHED AT 610-865-7207.

“In accordance with USEPA regulations on lead service lines, the City mailed letters to 27,098 water customers whose water service line is classified as “Lead Status Unknown”, “Galvanized Requiring Replacement”, or “Lead Service Line”, according to City records. The letters provide important health information and ways to limit exposure to lead in drinking water. They request assistance from the public to identify the pipe material of the water line entering their house if it is listed as “Lead Status Unknown.” Customers are advised to visit the lead service line link on the City web-site: https://webuild.bethlehem-pa.gov/en/projects/customer-service-line-identification-survey for more information and review the Service Line Inventory Map for their location. Customers can follow the instructions on the website to identify their service line material and send the information to the City using the form provided on the website.

Be advised that the vast majority of service lines in the City water system are of unknown material. This does not mean that customers have a lead service and it does not mean that there is an increase of lead in your drinking water, even if you do have a lead service line. The City adds a corrosion inhibitor to the water to help prevent lead from leaching into the water from the pipes. Our testing has shown that this practice is effective at keeping lead out of the drinking water. We are working towards a lead service line replacement program for those services that have been classified as lead or galvanized requiring replacement. At this point, we are only collecting information on service line material. This notification will occur annually until all service line material is known and lead and galvanized requiring replacement services have been replaced.”

09/03/2026

Our Water Department will be working on Union Boulevard, tomorrow 9/4, between New Street and Main Street.
During this time, the eastbound travel lane of Union Boulevard will be closed between New and Main and westbound traffic will be unaffected.
This work is expected to last for 1 day.

08/27/2026

Our Water Department will be working on Center Street, tomorrow 8/28, between Broad Street and North Street. Center Street will be briefly closed for about half an hour, and will remain reduced to 1 lane for the rest of the day. This work is expected to last for 1 day.

A contractor for the City will be working on Stefko Boulevard, between E Washington Avenue and Pembroke Road, tomorrow 8/28. They will take 2 travel lanes, reducing the road to 1 lane in each direction. This work is expected to last for 1-2 days (continuing on Monday, if needed).

08/24/2026

The City has contracted Heidelberg Materials to pave various City roads. Starting Monday 8/24, Heidelberg Materials has been approved to work night shift (6:00 PM - 6:00 AM) to pave the following roads:

• E Washington Avenue from Linden Street to Stefko Boulevard
(Monday 8/24 – Friday 8/28)
• Brodhead Avenue from W 3rd Street to Broadway
(Monday 8/31)
• Catasauqua Road from Pennsylvania Avenue to Kelchner Road
(Tuesday 9/1 – Friday 9/4)
• Stefko Boulevard from Pembroke Road to E Washington Ave.
(Tuesday 9/1 – Friday 9/4)

Heidelberg Materials will be working day shift to pave the following roads:

• Grandview Boulevard from W Broad Street to Florence Avenue
• Glendale Avenue from Grandview Boulevard to Keystone
Avenue
• Linwood Street from E Washington Avenue to Sycamore Street
• Millard Street from E Washington Avenue to 1644 Millard
Street

Please follow all posted "No Parking" signs or cars will be towed from the work zone.

08/04/2026

Our Electrical Bureau will be working on the traffic signal at Pennsylvania Avenue and Pinehurst Road tomorrow 8/5, from 6:30 am to 1:30 pm. The traffic signal will be off during this time, and the intersection will be controlled by stop signs instead.

06/26/2026

A contractor will be closing an eastbound lane on W 3rd Street between Brodhead Avenue and New Street from Monday 6/29 to Wednesday 7/1 from 9 am to 3 pm each day. During this time, this portion of eastbound traffic will remain open but be reduced to 1 lane.

Additionally, another contractor will be working on Brodhead Avenue, from Summit Street to Packer Avenue. On Monday, 6/29 and Wednesday, 7/1 they will be reducing the road to 1 travel lane with flaggers. However, on Tuesday, 6/30 they will be closing the road. The detour for the closure will be Summit Street -> Montclair Avenue -> W Packer Avenue.

06/16/2026

The Streets Department is planning on cleaning the storm drains on the northbound side of the Hill to Hill Bridge on Saturday June 20, 2026.
The right lane will be shut down from 6:00 am to 1:30 pm.

06/10/2026

The Streets Department is planning on cleaning the storm drains on the southbound side of the Hill to Hill bridge on Saturday June 13 2026.
The right lane will be shut down from 6:00 am to 1:30 pm

Address

10 E Church Street
Bethlehem, PA
18018

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 8am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 8am - 4:30pm
Thursday 8am - 4:30pm
Friday 8am - 4:30pm

Telephone

+16108657053

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