Relocated Wastewater Treatment Facility - Construction Updates
An overview of work completed and a projection of work expected in the following weeks is available here. The Contractor will notify property owners of any impact to their property or utility services. Please do not remove construction stakes or flags. Progress may differ from projections depending on the weather and other construction elements. See the November 8, 2024, construction update.
Previous work, December 11, 2023 - November 8, 2024:
- Trees were removed along Lincoln Avenue, Smith Avenue, and Vireo Parkway.
- Valley Corporation (Contractor) completed the force main installation along Vireo Parkway.
- The Contractor completed the force main installation underneath US Highway 75 and along East Wiles Road both east and west of US Highway 75.
- The Contractor completed the restoration of East Wiles Road, including seeding the ditches and placing new rock on the roadway east of US Highway 75.
- The Contractor completed the force main installation along Chicago Avenue and 26th Avenue.
- The Contractor completed the force main installation, utility installations, and a majority of the pavement restoration on Smith Avenue.
- The Contractor completed the force main installation, utility installations, and main line pavement restoration on Lincoln Avenue from 12th Avenue to south of 9th Avenue.
- Smith Avenue from 13th to 16th Avenues is open to traffic.
- Lincoln Avenue from 12th Avenue to 4th Street is closed to through traffic. Contractor will continue to provide access, where possible, to property owners while the utility installations and pavement restoration is underway.
Upcoming work overview, November 9 through November 23, 2024:
- The Contractor has closed Lincoln Avenue to through traffic from 5th to 4th Streets to allow pavement to be removed in preparation for force main installation. Contractor anticipates allowing one lane of southbound traffic for property access between 5th and 4th Streets while pavement removal is underway.
- The Contractor will continue with force main installation on Lincoln Avenue from 5th to 4th Streets. This may include trenching excavation, installation of force main piping, and trench backfilling operations.
- Contractor will continue construction on Lincoln Avenue from 12th Avenue to the Rhylander Park entrance that includes installing utilities, preparation for pavement restoration, and pavement restoration.
- Lincoln Avenue from 12th Avenue to the Rhylander Park entrance will remain closed in construction work areas. Other areas may be reduced to one lane traffic periodically during staging and construction activities.
- Contractor may perform pavement restoration on Lincoln Avenue from 9th Avenue to the Rhylander Park entrance.
Construction Schedules
Contract 4 - September 20, 2024
Sanitary Sewer Improvements
Sanitary sewer improvements are part of the FEMA project to relocate the wastewate treatment plant as a result of the March 2019 flood. The project consists of the construction of a new wastewater treatment plant at the Fourmile Industrial Park, new pumping stations, and conveyance system. The sanitary sewer improvements will include removal and replacement of the existing surfacing on Smith Avenue, Lincoln Avenue, 2nd Avenue, and Richey Street. This will allow installation of sanitary sewer force mains, storm sewer installations, and water main relocations. Reconstruction will include new sidewalks and ADA accessible ramps.
The project is planned to be constructed in phases to minimize the disruption to residences and public access to Rhylander Park.
Project Information Sheet
Strip Maps (recommend that you download the files and open them in Adobe Acrobat)
Strip map of Smith Avenue (from 16th Avenue south):
Strip map of Lincoln Avenue (2nd to 12th Avenues) and Smith Avenue (12th to 16th Avenues):
Wastewater Treatment Plant Groundbreaking
Over 50 people attended the groundbreaking for the new Wastewater Treatment Plant on March 3, 2023. Participating in the ceremony were Mayor Paul Lambert, City Administrator Emily Bausch, and former City Administrator/Assistant Director of Nebraska Emergency Management Agency Erv Portis along with City Council members and other dignitaries. See City Construction Projects for an update on the project's progress.
