Project

As part of a long-term effort to reduce basement backups and sewer overflows, MSD Project Clear is designing a project to replace sanitary and storm sewer in the City of Brentwood.

The project is estimated to begin construction in the Summer of 2021.

Watch Virtual Town Hall Project Presentation - Aug 18, 2020

Why is this project being designed?

A number of residents within this area have complained of repeated basement backups. Additionally, street flooding occurs on White, Rosalie, and Bridgeport Avenues during rainfall.

This area is served by a combined sewer system, meaning that wastewater and stormwater all flow through the same pipes. As a part of their evaluation, our team of engineers determined that this combined sewer system is undersized.  During intense rainfall, the sewers become overloaded leading to basement backups and overland flooding.

What is the goal of this project?

MSD Project Clear is investing $4 million to design and construct this project to separate the combined system, increase the size of the pipes, and remove inflow sources from 16 private properties in order to reduce building backups and overcharged sewers.

Project Facts

• Construction is estimated to begin by at least Summer 2021
• MSD Project Clear will be separating the combined sewer system in this area.
• Increasing 8” & 10” sanitary sewer with 12” sanitary sewer and adding new 12” sanitary sewer.
• Increasing 12” storm sewer with 18” storm sewer and adding new 12” to 30” storm sewer.
• MSD Project Clear will lay approximately 1,400 feet of wastewater pipe and 1,800 feet of stormwater pipe.
• New pipe and pipe replacement will increase pipe size to between 12-30 inches in diameter allowing a larger amount of wastewater and stormwater to flow through the system.

What can residents expect?

Though construction for this project is not estimated to begin by at least Summer 2021, it is important to be prepared for what to expect. By October 2020, residents whose property will need to be accessed to construct the project will be contacted in order to obtain necessary easements.

With any type of construction, residents can expect to see and hear heavy equipment during the sewer excavation process. The pictures above depict what a neighborhood will look like before, during, and after a typical project.

Traffic Impacts: The majority of this project will be constructed by digging through the surface of the ground to a depth of about 20 feet, in a process known as “open-cut” construction. The majority of the work will take place on 3 residential streets: White, Rosalie and Bridgeport Avenues.

Because Bridgeport and White Avenues have only one way in and out, MSD Project Clear expects that traffic will be affected by construction. MSD Project Clear will maintain at least one lane of traffic at all times to allow residents to enter and exit.

A small part of the project, approximately 315 feet from Rosalie to White Avenues, will be constructed by tunneling. This means that crews will dig a large hole into the ground, called a boring pit, to drop a Tunnel Boring Machine approximately 18 feet underground to dig through the rock without disturbing the surface. This method is being used in this area in order to minimize disruption to the Starbucks at White Avenue and Brentwood Boulevard and to minimize utility disruptions.

After all new sewer pipes are installed, the contractor will restore the construction site according to all City of Brentwood requirements. This could include sodding any disturbed areas, replacing disturbed pavement, reinstalling fences, etc.

What is the timeline?

This is the current tentative project schedule. This is subject to change based on a variety of factors including weather.

• Project design completion: May 2019
• Easement acquisition completion: Winter 2020
• Estimated construction start: Summer 2021*
• Estimated project completion: Summer 2022

*Anticipated construction start date is subject to change. MSD will notify residents before beginning construction.