Lehighton has granted several Equivalent Dwelling Units to a proposed state facility set to be constructed in Lehighton.

Borough council on a 6-0 vote last week approved three EDUs for the maintenance facility off Bridge and Ninth streets.

Borough Manager Dane DeWire said the action was necessary for the new PennDOT maintenance facility.

DeWire noted that with council’s approval, it will now take the building up to 4 EDUs.

Councilman John Kreitz was absent from the meeting.

In January, the Carbon County Planning Commission reviewed a plan from Pennsylvania Department of Transportation District 5-2 for the demolition and reconstruction of a maintenance facility off Bridge and Ninth streets. The current facility was constructed in the 1930s.

The plans call for the demolition and removal of the current maintenance facility and then constructing a 40,104-square-foot government service building, which includes office space and a vehicle repair facility.

Also, PennDOT has proposed construction of a 2,960-square-foot truck wash; 289-square-foot brine storage building; 305-square-foot salt storage shed; 560-square-foot electrical room; and 1,040-square-foot storage tank.