News Release from: City of Beaverton
CITY OF BEAVERTON INVESTS NEARLY $1.4 MILLION IN KEY MAINTENANCE PROJECTS
Posted: May 25th, 2012 10:03 AM
Recently, the city of Beaverton began working on utility improvements in the area near Denney Road, Duchess Way and King Boulevard. The project will replace existing main line sanitary sewer pipe and structures that are located in back and side yards of residences with a new system located within the public right-of-way. The total estimated project cost is $1,374,218.
Work is underway on King Boulevard near Imperial Street and will transition to Princess Avenue by the end of May. In early June, work will continue on to Imperial Drive, Denney Road and Belaire Drive. Work also includes storm drainage improvements primarily at the north end on Imperial Drive.
Constructed in1959, the sanitary pipes being replaced in the project area are in a poor condition, have a high level of infiltration and inflow, are plagued by severe root intrusion in areas, and are difficult to access for maintenance.
"One of the city's crucial services is to ensure that sewer structures are functioning properly," said Mayor Denny Doyle. "Beaverton is known for maintaining its infrastructure. Our roads, water and sewer lines and other assets will always be a very high priority."
The proposed project will replace approximately 5,500 lineal feet of sanitary sewer pipe and 9,300 lineal feet of four-inch and six-inch private sewer laterals at no expense to the property owner.
New pipes will be installed by trenching or drilling. Drilling is the least intrusive installation process and will be used for private sewer laterals running from the main sewer pipe to the home in order to minimize damage to private property.
The depth of the sewer laterals ranges from 20 feet deep at the main line to three feet deep at the residence. Most of the new city main line pipes will be eight inches in diameter with some of the pipes measuring 10 inches in diameter at Denney Road and Belaire Drive.
The project is scheduled to be complete in Dec. 2012. Canby Excavating from Canby, Oregon is the prime contractor. Advanced Boring Specialists and Lovett Incorporated will do the boring of the holes.
For more information about the city's Capital Improvement Projects, please visit www.BeavertonOregon.gov/CIP.
ABOUT BEAVERTON
Beaverton enjoys one of the most diverse populations among Oregon cities. It was one of just four cities of its size recently recognized as a "Smarter City" energy leader by the Natural Resources Defense Council and one of the 100 Best Places to Live in America by Money magazine. In addition, Beaverton has been named one of the safest cities in the Pacific Northwest for three consecutive years, as one of the best places to raise kids by BusinessWeek magazine, an All-America City finalist, one of the 100 Best Walking Cities in America by Prevention magazine, the Recycler of the Year from the Association of Oregon Recyclers, a Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation, a Bronze Award Bicycle Friendly Community designation by the League of American Bicyclists and as one of the Environmental Protection Agency's Green Power Communities. Most recently, the Beaverton Community Vision program was named Public Involvement Project of the Year--Best Planning Project by the International
Association of Public Participation (IAP2) Cascade Chapter. For more information, please visit www.beavertonoregon.gov.
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