[Summit] Sewer Improvements

[Anthony Arrigo]

A few people from the SNA board were at the meeting on Wednesday where we were updated on the Combined Sewer Outflow Program.  The short version is that the project's completion is set for 2015, so expect construction and torn up streets for another 3-4 years.

What most of us have seen so far is the Gas company replacing the old metal lines with high density plastic lines.  This is in anticipation of the sewer work. The sewers are currently being replaced along Hope and Blackstone, and North Main Street will start shortly.  

Expect major excavation of North Main Street this summer.  The schedule for North Main construction is as follows:
N. Main from 1st St. to 6th St. (June-July 2012)
N. Main from 7th St. to 9th St. plus Mathilda & Cemetery St. (Aug-Sept 2012)
N. Main from Colonial to Stenton and 10th to Hillside (Oct-Nov 2012)
N. Main from 3rd to 4th plus Frost St. plus  (April-May 2013)

The numbered streets running East-West between North Main and Hope have not even gone out to bid yet, so those will likely be dug up sometime next year.

As for paving, they'll be doing a temporary patch job to the streets until all of the sewer work is complete, then letting the streets "winter over," then doing permanent "curb-to-curb" repaving sometime in 2015 (at least that's the plan as I understood it).  However, the Program Manager doing the presentation said that the contractor doing the sewer/paving work had not been working as quickly as they'd hoped.

You can check for updates on Narraganset Bay's Facebook page.
http://www.facebook.com/narrabay

If you have specific questions you can contact Jamie Samons, NBC Public Affairs, jsamons at narrabay.com or 401-461-8848 x 377. She seemed very nice and eager to answer any questions or concerns that people have.

The contract name is "Contract 303.06C" so if you Google that, you can find more information including NG Bay Meetings minutes.

Anthony