Replacement of 54-Inch sanitary sewer force

Year

2014

Location

Central District Wastewater treatment plant to Fisher Island, under Norris Cut Channel

Client

MD WASD & Nicholson Construction Co. (Prime), 11499 Cartersville Highway, Dallas, GA 30132

Sewer Main Installation

The installation of a new 60-inch sanitary sewer main that replaced the existing 54-inch sanitary sewer that extends from Virginia Key to Fisher Island. Approximately 5,300 linear feet of pre-cast concrete segmental tunnel; approximately 2,700 linear feet of 60-inch PCCP; approximately 1,000 linear feet of 8-inch horizontal directional drilled, and approximately 9,500 linear feet of existing PCCP sewer to be cut, purged of sewage, and plugged; ancillary piping, tapping, temporary bypass, and tie-in connections.

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