$22 Million Sewer and Water Project in New York City Ahead of Schedule
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection today announced a $21.8 million sewer and water infrastructure project in Southeast Queens is on track to be completed three months ahead of schedule.
As part of the project, 4,100 feet of new storm sewers, some as large as nine-feet wide and five-and-a-half feet tall, were installed adjacent to older storm sewers, functioning in tandem to expand drainage capacity along Lucas Street in St. Albans and in adjacent areas. Twenty-one new catch basins were installed over the length of the project, targeted to flood-prone areas, and an additional 38 catch basins were replaced with new ones. Curbs were also repaired where necessary to help reduce ponding in the neighborhood and direct stormwater to the expanded system of sewers and catch basins.
“This $22 million investment in St. Albans for new storm sewers and catch basins will help to reduce the flooding that can occur during heavy rain storms and relieve residents and businesses of some of their worry and concern,” said DEP Commissioner Vincent Sapienza. “This project is just the beginning of the Mayor’s historic commitment to reducing flooding and improving the quality of life in Southeast Queens.”
To increase the resiliency of other infrastructure in the project area, over 5,900 feet of water mains and 3,800 feet of sanitary sewers were also replaced. Crews are currently waiting for warmer weather so that the affected streets can be permanently repaved.
The project is part of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s $1.9 billion commitment to address flooding in southeast Queens by building out sewers and associated catch basins to create additional capacity in the neighborhood’s drainage system. The bulk of the funding will go towards the construction of four large trunk sewer “spines,” along 150th Street, Guy Brewer Boulevard, Farmers Boulevard and Springfield Boulevard. This work will take place through several separate projects, the first breaking ground later this year. Dozens of smaller local sewer projects, such as Lucas Street, will connect neighborhoods to the trunk sewer spines.
Work is being performed by a joint venture of Inter Contracting of Eastchester, NY and LaPeruta Construction Corporation of Staten Island.
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