Construction of a new affordable housing project for the elderly has begun in Dupont.
The Dupont Housing for the Elderly project is being developed at the former Ben Franklin School at 611 Walnut St.
Michael Molitoris, executive director of the Housing Authority of Luzerne County, the developer, said the project represents a unique public and private partnership and the culmination of three years of planning to create a housing development which will remove a vacant deteriorated building and transform the site into a true community asset to provide affordable housing to low-income seniors. Construction is projected to be completed in December 2021, he said.