Work to install a gravity-fed sewer line to Emsworth's new sewage pump station was expected to resume this week after a delay caused by PennDOT objections to the work schedule.

Emsworth Council member David Heflin said that PennDOT stopped the project, which spans about 400 feet of Route 65 before turning onto Huntingdon Avenue. The state agency refused to allow work during daylight hours because the project abuts another repair project that involves traffic controls and limitations.

Work now will have to be done at night, despite the noise that will be generated in a residential area, Heflin said.

"We pleaded our case," Heflin said, noting that officials had met with PennDOT. "We just lost."

"They're not a very friendly bunch of people to go talk to," he said.

The pump station is not expected to go on-line until the end of June or beginning of July, Heflin said, due to the one-month delay.