City hall plans to spend nearly $10 million this year as part of its continued replacement of the municipality’s aging cast iron water mains and outdated feeder mains.
Below are some highlights of each program.
Cast iron project highlights
Highlights from this year’s cast iron replacement program include:
- Project cost is pegged at $5,040,601
- Total replacement is 1.7 kilometres
- Site 1 locations include Duffield Street from Skipton Road to Five Avenue Southwest; Skipton Road from Grandview Street West to Coteau Street West; Scott Street from Grandview Street West to Coteau Street West
- Site 2 location includes Fairford Street West from Five Avenue Northwest to Eight Avenue Northwest
- Phase 8 is the first year in program history that homeowners will fully pay to replace private service connections to homes, with that money going to support the water utility.
- Private services have represented an increasing percentage of total project costs, jumping to 20.13 per cent last year ($1,401,594 to replace 116 private services) from 14.08 per cent in 2021 ($739,680 to replace 72 private services)
Feeder main project highlights
Highlights from this year’s feeder main replacement program include:
- The project cost is estimated at $4,765,500
- Total replacement is 1.35 kilometres
- The 16th Avenue feeder main will be completed in two phases and will include upgrades to storm and sanitary infrastructure and remediation and replacement of sidewalks and roadways
- Phase 1 will be from Grace Street south to Stadacona Street, while phase 2 will be from Grace Street north to 13th Avenue
- A 75-metre-long section in a three-metre-wide pedestrian walkway easement along Rorison Avenue will be replaced
- A 175-metre-long section in a six-metre-wide back alley right-of-way along 16th Avenue will be replaced
- A 160-metre-long section in the Caribou Heights Park/Elks Fields will be replaced
The next regular council meeting is Monday, April 10.
