WORK BEGINNING TODAY ON ABANDONED MINE SUBSIDENCE PROGRAM IN NORTH BELLE VERNON

Work will begin today on an abandoned mine subsidence program in North Belle Vernon.  The Trib reports that stabilization work will focus on the ground under 140 homes in the neighborhood that lies atop an old coal vein and the voids caused by mining decades ago.  The project is free to the residents and is funded by the 2021 Investment in Infrastructure and Jobs Act, the Department of Environmental Protection said.  Residences along Ella Street and Sycamore Alley among the first to have holes drilled into the yards to start the process.  Ligonier Construction Company will work on the project.