Emergency repairs to a sewer line on Oak Street have been completed, but the affected area will remain closed to vehicular traffic until at least Friday or Saturday, says Eddie Curry, supervisor of the Greenwood Wastewater Treatment Plant.
The sewer line — one of the city’s main gravity feed lines — collapsed July 17, Curry said. It is in the 200 block of Oak Street.
Curry said following a call from a resident about problems with her sewer line, city crews first dug up the line and used a flusher truck to restore limited service. He said the collapsed 12-inch line serves a large portion of South Greenwood.
Initial estimates for the work ran between $49,000 and $50,000, but now the entire project has been budgeted at $80,000. “When they got in there, it was a lot more involved than first thought,” Mayor Carolyn McAdams said.
Malouf Construction Co. is the contractor.
By declaring the sewer line cave-in an emergency, McAdams was able to move ahead with repairs without the approval of the Greenwood City Council.
Once the line — which is some 12 feet below ground — failed, Malouf had to rip up the street to get at it. Unfortunately, McAdams said, Oak Street had just been recently overlaid.
It is expected that the street will be repaved as part of the emergency repairs, McAdams said.
The mayor, who is on vacation in Florida this week, has been checking in on the repairs. She praised Curry and the city crews for their quick action, saying, “Eddie immediately handled it.”
• Contact Bob Darden at 581-7239 or bdarden@gwcommonwealth.com.
