In an effort to maintain infrastructure, Westchester Joint Water Works has begun constructing a water transmission main near Harrison Town Hall.
According to WJWW officials, the nonprofit benefit corporation has begun its initial phase of work, which includes construction on Sunnyside Avenue extending from South Road to Bruce Avenue. Each of those roads has been closed, after construction began on Jan. 15, and will remain closed for the next two to three weeks.
In order to alleviate traffic in the area, the nonprofit is conducting their construction between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. from Monday through Friday.
Macy Road will also be affected by the construction near its intersection with Sunnyside Road, according to WJWW officials.
As of press time, drivers will not have access to enter the area’s commuter parking lot from Sunnyside Avenue; instead, commuters will have access to a parking lot opposite of Nelson Avenue.
WJWW is a nonprofit public benefit corporation that operates the water systems of its three-member municipalities: Harrison, and the town and village of Mamaroneck. The company, which was created under a special act of the New York state Legislature in 1927—governed by a three-member board of trustees including Belmont, village of Mamaroneck Mayor Tom Murphy, and town of Mamaroneck Supervisor Nancy Seligson—supplies water to more than 14,800 retail customers and sells water on a wholesale basis to the village of Larchmont, United Water New Rochelle and the Aquarion Water Company of New York.
The water company purchases all of its water from the city of New York through the Delaware Aqueduct in Yonkers, and Rye Lake, which is located near the eastern part of Kensico Reservoir in Harrison, according to the WJWW website.
