The city of Greenwood will have to spend about $380,000 replacing a 300-foot section of sewer line on Avenue A that collapsed earlier this month.
The 15-inch line, buried as deep as 20 feet underground, serves as many as 3,000 residents in south Greenwood, according to Eddie Curry, supervisor of the city’s wastewater treatment plant.
The day after the line collapsed, a temporary bypass system was installed. “We’re still bypassing,” Curry said Monday.
The work, which is being done by Malouf Construction Co., will likely take between five and eight days, he said. The exact period required depends largely upon the soil type the crews encounter.
Curry said the additional manholes will be installed to make it easier to service the line. Also, the line will be re-routed slightly to move it away from nearby residences. He said once the sewer line, which he estimated was at least 50 years old, was too close to the homes and threatened to flood them.
This morning, he said, the contractor was making “pretty good progress” and manholes were being put in.
Mayor Carolyn McAdams said Monday the cost of the emergency repairs — which did not require competitive bidding — has serious affected the city’s available reserve for other emergencies that might arise this year.
• Contact Bob Darden at 581-7239 or bdarden@gwcommonwealth.com.
