Corvallis’ Public Works Department will be starting a project at SW 35th and Western, and it will have some impacts. Slated to begin this month, the project is expected to continue into September.
What they’re doing: The project will replace a 20-inch underground water pipeline. The existing pipeline was constructed in the early 1950s and has reached the end of its useful life. They’re saying this is the sort of “hidden infrastructure” that needs to be replaced to ensure consistent service and to avoid bigger problems in the future.
Anyhow, following the water pipeline replacement, Western and 35th will be repaved, including improvements to pedestrian crossings at intersections as well as adding buffered bike lanes along portions of each street.
Impacts into September: Construction on the water pipeline is expected to begin in this month, with street repaving anticipated to wrap up by September. The City says this will be a complex project that requiring the entirety of the short spring and summer construction season in Corvallis. Weather conditions could impact the overall timeline.
This project will likely create some traffic disruptions at various points along the construction schedule. Street closures and detours will be needed periodically during construction to facilitate safe work zones for workers and the public.
Households served by the new water pipeline will experience short service interruptions of up to several hours while they are connected to the new line – information about these interruptions will be communicated directly to affected households once construction gets underway.
For more information about this water infrastructure project in southwest Corvallis, contact Josh Bjornstedt at 541-766-6731 or josh.bjornstedt@corvallisoregon.gov.
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