Construction Update

The Sherwin-Williams project team is implementing the EPA-selected remedies for the Former Manufacturing Plant, United States Avenue Burn Site, Residential Properties, and Route 561 Dump Site units located in Gibbsboro and Voorhees.

Construction work will be shutdown December 20, 2024, through January 6, 2025 for the holiday break.

Former Manufacturing Plant (FMP) Soils Unit

Sherwin-Williams is performing pre-design investigation, remedial design and remediation activities to address soil and light non-aqueous phase liquid (LNAPL) contamination at the FMP. For more information on the FMP unit and the EPA-approved remedy, visit the FMP Soils page.

• Sherwin-Williams is preparing for the upcoming remediation of the FMP U.S. Avenue South subunit, located southwest of the 1 Foster Avenue warehouse building.
  • Tree and vegetation clearing began on Tuesday, March 18 and will continue through the end of the month.
  • Actual remediation is not expected to start until mid-May – pending receipt of all permits – and will continue for approximately six (6) months.
• Remediation is complete, and restoration activities are underway on the Former Manufacturing Main Plant (Paint Works) area at the base of Silver Lake. The project includes the following activities:
  • Backfilling, soil grading, site restoration, and eventual paving activities.
  • Foster Avenue will remain closed to thru traffic through spring 2025. Access will be maintained for businesses and the Police Station.
  • Continued closure of the Paint Works parking lot to public use
  • Continued closure of the wooden boardwalk at the base of the Silver Lake
  • Continued use of the 2 and 4 Foster Avenue building slabs for staging of soils and equipment
  • Soil management, trucking and off-site disposal of soils at an EPA-approved landfill

Sanitary Sewer Extension

The Sherwin-Williams Company is installing sanitary sewers in the roadways adjacent to the Former Manufacturing Plant and will connect residential properties on United States Avenue currently unserved by sanitary sewers.

• The first phase of work requires 24/7 closure of South United States Avenue from the Foster Avenue intersection and running southwest for approximately one-quarter mile. Traffic detours will be clearly marked.
• Construction is expected to continue for approximately 6 months.
• Work will generally be performed on weekdays between 7:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.
• Soil will be managed on the 2 and 4 Foster Avenue building slabs
• Air monitoring under an EPA-approved community air monitoring program will be in place during construction activities

Waterbodies Unit

Sherwin-Williams is performing pre-design investigation, remedial design and remediation activities to address contamination in Silver Lake, Bridgewood Lake, Kirkwood Lake and the Hilliards Creek floodplain. Periodic field activities may occur within the lakes as the pre-design and remedial design phases move forward.

• Sherwin-Williams is preparing for the upcoming remediation of Silver Lake in Gibbsboro. Pending receipt of all approvals and permits, dredging is expected to begin in late May 2025.

Additional Field Activities

From time to time, the Sherwin-Williams team performs various field activities within each of the project units.

• Sherwin-Williams performs periodic inspection and maintenance of newly planted vegetation in regulated areas for a minimum of five years following remediation and restoration as required under the applicable New Jersey DEP land use permits.
• Groundwater sampling is performed on a periodic basis throughout the project area as required under applicable EPA work plans.