We are rehabilitating the existing Ottawa Street Trunk Sanitary Sewer. This extends from Old Chicopee Drive to Dreger Avenue and Graber Place.
A section of existing sanitary trunk sewer on Ottawa Street North experienced a failure in Feb. 2022. This happened near the intersection of Ottawa Street North and River Road East. Our emergency operations staff replaced 24 meters of the existing concrete pipe (675mm diameter). Their observations at the time raised concerns about the entire sewer. That sewer extends from:
- the start of the gravity sewer on Ottawa Street North near the intersection with Old Chicopee Drive
- to Montgomery Road after crossing the expressway
- through Dreger Avenue and Graber Place
In response, we did a study of the sanitary trunk sewer. We observed severe concrete corrosion in the existing sanitary sewers and maintenance holes. These were along Ottawa Street North, Dreger Avenue, and Graber Place. The study recommends we rehabilitate using trenchless methods, including:
- full length cured-in-place-pipe (CIPP) lining for the sewers
- spray‐lining the maintenance holes
Construction is tentatively scheduled to begin in February 2025. The estimated completion date is November 2025.
How you may be affected
We will notify you when construction is scheduled to start on your section of the street. That notice will include information about accessing your driveway during construction.
For more information, please view the project information boards
Who to contact
If you have any questions or concerns about this project, please contact the project manager, Yam Bhattachan, at yam.bhattachan@kitchener.ca or 519-783-8308 (TTY:1-866-969-9994).
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