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40th Street Tamarack Transmission Waterline

Installation of a 16” waterline extending from a new line on Country Club Drive to Terrace Avenue.  This transmission line is part of an overall plan to provide greater volumes of water to the west end area and the Tamarack Business Park in particular.  As part of the 2002 master plan, sections of the transmission line have already been installed and this is just another portion.

Cost: $6,563,546

Schedule: Anticipated Completion 2nd Quarter 2023

Issues: None

Fourth Street Sewer Separation

Part of Long-Term Control Plan as required by our NPDES Permit.  Separation of sewers on 4th Street from National Drive Pump Station to Locust Street, Locust Street to Granville and Granville to State Route 16 Bridge.  Work will include new sanitary, storm and water lines.       Separation of combined sewers to reduce overflows to mandated levels.

Cost: $27,181,183

Schedule: Anticipated Completion 4th Quarter 2023

Issues: A deadline of mid-2023 has been established in our NPDES permit.  Coordination with ODOT Roundabout project at Main and 4th St. continued coordination with businesses and traffic patterns. 

 

Thornwood/Faye Drive Booster Stations and Waterline

Work begins July 5th on the Thornwood/Faye Drive Booster Stations and Waterline project.

The waterline portion of the project will be constructed in 3 phases and road closures will be necessary, starting July 5th, as follows:

• Phase 1 – Reddington Road between River Road and Reddington Village Lane CLOSED (Intersections OPEN) (~3 Weeks)
• Phase 2 – River Road between Redwood Drive and Thornwood Drive CLOSED (River Rd/Thornwood Dr Intersection CLOSED) (~4 Weeks)
• Phase 3 – Thornwood Drive from River Road to approximately 700 feet south of River Road CLOSED (Intersections OPEN) (~4 Weeks)

See attached map for more details.

Thornwood - Faye Drive Booster Stations:

Installation of a new booster station on Faye Drive and upgrading the existing station on Thornwood Drive. The current status of the Southwest Pressure Zone is that there is one booster station to supply pressure to the entire area.  While this station has a back generator for emergencies a second complete station is needed to insure consistent service to this area.

Cost: $4,111,281

Schedule: Construction start 2nd Quarter 2023 with anticipated completion 2nd Quarter 2024

Issues: Coordination with Thornwood Drive/Cherry Valley Road bridge replacement and River Road Sewer project is critical.  

Lead Service Line Replacement #1-3

Replacing approximately 700 non-copper or plastic service lines within the system.  Identification of service line material is an on-going process and an interactive map of service line material has been developed. Part of the Ohio EPA mandate to remove all lead from the drinking water system.

Cost: $3,800,000

Schedule: LSL #1- 100 services replaced by 1st Quarter 2023, LSL #2- 200 services replaced by 1st Quarter 2024.  LSL #3- 400 services replaced by 3rd Quarter 2024

Issues: All eligible customers must sign agreement for City to work on private water line.

Lead Service Line Replacement #4-12

Replacing approximately 4,000 non-copper or plastic service lines within the system.  Identification of service line material is an on-going process and an interactive map of service line material has been developed. Part of the Ohio EPA mandate to remove all lead from the drinking water system.

Cost: $25,000,000

Schedule: 800 Services per year for Project years 2023-2028

Issues: All eligible customers must sign agreement for City to work on private water line.

CSO Optimization

Part of the Long-Term Control plan and a requirement of the current NPDES Permit.  Adding and modifying siphons and CSO outlets in various areas near the downtown and Jefferson Street area along Raccoon Creek.

Cost: $2,400,000

Schedule: Required completion by August 2023

Issues: Did not bid internal CSO structure work.  City staff completing final 12 CSO’s.

UV Upgrade - WWTP

Installation of a new Ultraviolet Light disinfection system to replace the existing system.  UV system was functional May 2022 and weir covers were completed September 2022.  Pending final PLC work and UV awning.

Cost: $5,123,980

Schedule: Anticipated completion 3rd Quarter 2023

Issues: Project completion delayed due to materials delivery.

Raccoon Creek Streambank Restoration

This is a cooperative project with the US Army Corp of Engineers (USACE)to rebuild a low head dam on the Raccoon Creek. The dam is starting to fail and is need of repair. This dam is designed to protect existing water and sanitary lines as well as prevent erosion along State Route 16.

Cost: City portion (35%) $1,426,000 

Schedule: Construction started August 2022 with anticipated completion by 3rd Quarter 2023

Issues: Coordination with USACE  

WTP Instrumentation Upgrades

Updating plant monitoring system with new PLC’s and SCADA system. 

Additional controls for water treatment processes are being added as well as storage tank monitoring on Horns Hill and River water quality metering.  Replacing failing SCADA radio systems on remote water booster stations and sanitary pump stations.

Cost: $3,113,536

Schedule: Anticipated completion 3rd Quarter 2023

Issues: Coordination with SCADA for Plant outages

East Side Water Transmission Line

Installation of approximately 3 miles of 16” water line to loop system from New Haven Ave. to Dayton Road area. This line will improve water quality, provide better fire protection.

Cost: $3,500,000

Schedule: Anticipate bid award 3rd Quarter 2023 and completion 2nd quarter 2024

Issues: Coordination with County on impacts to roads and needed improvements to asphalt.

South Second Street

Part of the Long-Term Control Plan, this sewer line will connect the separated sewers in the downtown area to the Interceptors along the South Fork of the Licking River and then to the treatment plant.  This will also add a storm water line from the same area. Reduction of CSO’s and new infrastructure.Cost: Engineers estimate $25,000,000  

Schedule: Detailed design complete 4th Quarter 2023.  Project bid 4th Quarter 2023 and construction complete by 2nd Quarter 2026

Issues:  Coordination with Floodwall improvements on 2nd Street. Coordination with traffic and entrance improvements at Don Edwards Park and Ohio Street.  Coordination with businesses and residents on 2nd St and traffic patterns. 

River Road Sewer

Installation of 3,400 feet of gravity sewer line on River Road connecting Park Trails to Reddington Road. Replacing a sanitary lift station and force main with a gravity system.  Work is part of the Thornwood Drive/Cherry Valley Bridge Project.

Cost: Engineers estimate $4,800,800

Schedule: Design is 75% complete with planned construction bid 1st Quarter 2024

Issues: Coordination with ODOT bridge project and pending land acquisitions as part of Thornwood Bridge/Roundabout project.  Deep (30-35’) sewers on east end of River Road.  Coordination with residents and traffic patterns due to required shut down of River Road.

Licking River Dam Improvements (Spillway remediation): In Detailed Design

Address deficiencies identified by the State of Ohio Dam Safety Authorities. Create overflow channel on east side of dam to direct flows to a control structure that will discharge to the river approximately 200 ft downstream.

Cost: Engineers estimate $415,000

Schedule: 2nd Quarter 2024

Issues: Coordination with Horns Hill Roundabout project.

Water Tower Painting

Replacing aging coating on water tower to prevent corrosion.

Cost: Engineers estimate $300,000  

Schedule: 3rd Quarter 2023

Issues:  Must be completed in summer.

16 North Project: In Preliminary Design

Part of the Long-Term Control Plan, this sewer separation project will include area north of SR 16 at Hudson Ave and along SR 13 to Rugg Ave. Reduction of CSO’s and new infrastructure.

Cost: $85,000,000

Schedule: Complete design by 2nd Quarter 2025 and Construction complete by 2nd Quarter 2028

Issues: Largest CSO project to date and may need to be completed in phases. Impact to traffic patterns on Hudson and Mt. Vernon Road.  Coordination with ODOT for Log Run Bridge replacement. Potential storm water removal from residences.

 

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