Old Town and Lake Pinehurst Sewer Rehabilitation

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Old Town and Lake Pinehurst Sewer Rehabilitation Project

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Background

The Old Town and Lake Pinehurst Sewer Rehabilitation Project encompasses work around the Old Town Pinehurst Village area and Lake Pinehurst. The team for these projects includes the Owner, Moore County (Owner), Hydrostructures, PA (Engineer) and Atlantic Coast Contractors (Prime Contractor).

Old Town (click here for map) - Moore County owns and operates the water and sewer systems serving the Village of Pinehurst. Of their entire sewer system, Moore County experiences the most maintenance problems with the sewer in Old Town. This sewer was installed in the early 1900s and is primarily composed of terracotta clay sewer mains and hand laid brick manholes. These materials are considered inferior by today’s standards. Due to its age and substandard materials, this sewer has deteriorated and is beginning to fail.

Lake Pinehurst (click here for map) - A number of sewer mains are located directly behind houses on the lakefront and are very difficult to access. The County has experienced a number of sewer main failures along the lake over the past few years, and future failure could be catastrophic and result in expensive repairs and remediation. This work will complete sewer rehabilitation of all mains around Lake Pinehurst.

Purpose

The purpose of this project is to replace failing sewers using the most non-disruptive “Trenchless Technology” whenever feasible. The project will increase system performance and reduce maintenance calls and service disruptions due to line blockages, collapses, and sewer overflows.

Work To Be Performed

The sewer system will be rehabilitated using several trenchless or semi-trenchless methods including Cured-in-Place Pipe Lining (CIPP) and Pipe Bursting.

Installation of 41,500 linear feet of cured-in-place pipe lining at Old Town

Installation of 17,000 linear feet of CIPP at Lake Pinehurst

Pipe bursting 22,500 linear feet of existing sewer at Old Town

Replacement of 400 service laterals at Old Town

Access manhole replacement at Old Town

Manhole rehabilitation will be performed at both Old Town and Lake Pinehurst

Associated construction will include asphalt pavement cut and patch and site cleanup

Schedule

Construction is scheduled to begin August 8^th 2011 with non-disruptive preliminary investigation. Major construction will begin August 29th, 2011. A contract time of 15 months has been established.

All construction will be complete on or before November 29^th 2012.

Please click here for the Old Town overall project schedule.

Please click here the Lake Pinehurst overall project schedule.

How the Communities Will Be Affected/What Residents Can Expect

The Contractor is required to notify residents of upcoming work in their area 14 days in advance. Additionally, the Contractor will notify the residents again 24 hours just prior to the actual work. This notification will occurr primarily by door hangers that will be left on the front doors of each residence.

This project will require several subcontractors, each specializing in a particular field of sewer rehabilitation. Therefore, residents will see trucks and equipment bearing the logos of Atlantic Coast Contractors, KRG Utilities, SAK Construction, Allis Construction and Hydrostructures, P.A.

There are Three Key Construction Phases:

Cleaning and Video inspections: Residents will notice large sewer cleaning trucks and vans bearing the logos of KRG Utilities and SAK Construction. This phase is very non-disruptive.

Spot Repairs: The contractor will begin spot repairs and installation/replacement of access manholes. This phase will require minor excavation and may result in minor traffic detours.

Major Construction: Installation of the cured-in-place pipe liner, pipe bursting, and replacement of service laterals.

This will require block closures for throughway traffic. This will be the most disruptive phase of construction but will be limited to the immediate area being replaced, and it will only take about 1 week to complete construction in front of your house. Your sewer service will only be disrupted for a few hours while crews are working on lines serving your house. During this time, you will be asked to limit water usage and avoid using your washing machine and dishwasher.

Site Resotration and Quality Testing: Minor construction activities including asphalt patching, site restoration, manhole rehabilitation and quality testing. This phase will be quick and likely unnoticed.

Work will generally be confined to the public right-of-way. The sewer at Lake Pinehurst is located directly behind the houses on the lakefront. This will require the contractor to use side yards and easements to access the sewer. The County and Contractor will coordinate with property owners as required. Two previous phases of construction have been completed around Lake Pinehurst with no major complaints from property owners. Any grassed areas disturbed during construction will be re-seeded, and any landscaping, mail boxes, curb and gutter, sidewalks, etc. disturbed will be returned to their original condition.

Normal Working Hours

Normal working hours are between 7:00 a .m. and 7:00 p.m. Monday – Friday. No major construction will occur after 5:00 p.m. The Contractor is required to give property owners seven (7) day’s notice before any change in normal working hours.