BLUEFIELD, WV (LOOTPRESS) – It was announced Thursday that the City of Bluefield, WV, in conjunction with the Town of Bluefield, VA, and the Sanitary Board of Bluefield will be conducting a joint project in the lower College Avenue area.
The project, set to begin on June 27, 2022, will reportedly replace more than 1,855 feet of 8 inch and 15 inch clay sewer pipe. The sewer pipe in question is reported to have been in use since the 1930s, nearly 100 years ago.
High strength PVC and ductile iron piping will be taking the place of the dated materials currently in use, and will optimize the bearing of traffic loads.
More than 600,000 gallons of sewer are transported each day to the Westside Sewage Treatment Plant through this system, which serves over 3,176 residential and business locations in the Bluefield area.
“Our three entities are working together closely and maximizing resources to better serve our greater community,” reads a statement released by the City of Bluefield. “We would like to thank the Sanitary Board of Bluefield for all the hard work and for working with us on this project.”
The general area encompassed in the scope of the project includes the intersection of College Avenue and Leatherwood Lane.
More information on projects and updates from the City of Bluefield can be found here on the city website.
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