Crews make repairs to a manhole on Keefe Street

After restrictions from COVID-19 were lifted, construction crews got to work on a $2.9 million sewer improvement project in Pittsburgh’s Lincoln Place neighborhood. 

The work is mainly comprised of sewer lining, a process that rehabilitates the sewer by inserting a resin liner through existing sewer manholes and curing it to the inside of the pipe to repair any cracks or structural issues with the sewer. This will prolong the life of sewers in the area without having to complete costly and disruptive full sewer replacements. Crews will also repair small portions of the main that cannot be upgraded with lining alone, install new storm drains in the area to better collect stormwater runoff, raise or re-install manholes that have been covered by asphalt or growth over the years, and general cleaning and televising work inside sewers.

To date, crews have made steady progress, initially focusing on any small sewer repairs that needed to be made before lining work. They have also completed over half of the necessary sewer cleaning and televising work. Manhole repairs are also approximately 80% complete throughout the neighborhood. All work in the neighborhood is expected to be completed in summer of 2021. For more information, visit pgh2o.com/31st-Ward-Sewers.