Columbia Boulevard Sewer Project

Construction has started on a sewer pipe replacement project on Columbia Boulevard. 

The South 7th Street and Columbia Boulevard Sewer Replacement Project No. S-658 will replace over 600 linear feet of sanitary sewer pipe, replace three sewer manholes, and install one new manhole using traditional open-cut excavation construction methods.

The work will take place on South 7th Street, Columbia Boulevard, and North 6th Street. A four inch waterline will also be replaced on North 6th Street.

This work is being done because the 10 inch sewer line on Columbia Boulevard in front of the Columbia Funeral Home is out of grade. This means that instead of the sewer properly flowing into the next pipe, the sewer is holding water and debris. This creates a very high potential for sewer backups for residents connected to the sewer line. Because the sewer line on Columbia Boulevard will have to be lowered to meet current grade standards, portions of the connecting sewer lines on South 7th Street and North 6th Street will also have to be replaced.

The project is estimated to cost between $250,000 and $300,000. Turney Excavating Inc. out of Keizer, Oregon will be completing the work. The project is expected to be completed by the end of summer 2018.