Schuylkill Township supervisors met with AECOM representatives Monday about a bridge replacement project in Tamaqua.

The township will be affected by the Tamaqua project due to a truck detour and the need for signs and reduced speed throughout the construction zone and project timeline.The transportation contractors were giving the supervisors a heads up to prepare for any issues arising from traffic being redirected in the surrounding areas of the township.Measures are to be taken to reduce the risk of accidents and aid better traffic flow through the completion of the project.The Wabash Bridge Construction Project is scheduled for June through August of 2018, timed during the school break next summer.A hidden, single span, stone arch bridge over the Wabash Creek in the first block of West Broad Street needs to be replaced. Vehicle traffic in that block will be banned, while pedestrian traffic will be allowed to continue.The project will require a traffic detour and numerous parking restrictions in Tamaqua.Spruce Street and Stadium Hill/Lehigh Street have been designated as the detour route.Traffic coming from the west will be diverted to Lehigh Street, south on Stadium Hill, then east on Spruce to Center Street. Spruce Street, between South Railroad and Center, will be one way traffic only with two lanes going east, one for left turns and the other for through and right turn traffic.Traffic heading west will turn on to South Railroad Street and then head west on Spruce to Stadium Hill/Lehigh Street and back to Broad.Other businessA motion was made and approved to advertise a revision to the dog nuisance ordinance which will repeal and replace the 2008 ordinance dealing with pet animals.A motion was made and approved to advertise a local ordinance on Hazardous Material Emergency Planning and Response to comply with the Schuylkill County Emergency Management Agency.Schuylkill Township will be having a community yard sale the morning of June 24.The township will no longer be collecting televisions for disposal, and residents should not drop off televisions on the premises of the township building. The measure came about because they are being charged from $35 to $55 per TV depending on size, and they don't have the storage space either.A motion passed to grant the fire company to close Seneca and Mulberry streets for its annual block party on July 29, with rain date of July 30.The board voted to renew the Code42 Crash Plan service to encrypt and back up the township's computer system for the whole year at an annual fee of $124.99.