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Metro Wastewater Reclamation District is requesting a Conditional Use Permit for a 6.4 mile long wastewater pipeline project, along Second Creek, known as the Second Creek Interceptor (Extends from E. 81st Ave. and Tower Rd to E. 120th and Wheeling Street) and the extension of the existing Sand Creek Interceptor an additional 0.8 miles (near E. 64th Ave. and York St.).
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Summary and Background Information:
Council voted to continue this case during the September 21 hearing to allow Metro Wastewater Reclamation District (MWRD) time to come to an agreement with the Farmers Reservoir & Irrigation Company (FRICO) regarding the crossings of the Little Burlington Ditch and O’Brian Canal. The District and FRICO have now reached an agreement to perform both crossings via open cut methods as requested by FRICO at the City Council Hearing. The executed agreements between the two parties are attached as an Exhibit.
The change from tunneling under the canal to the open cut construction method will result in a closure to East 112th Avenue in this area. The new construction method requires approximately a six-week closure of East 112th Avenue and detour around the work area (anticipated mid-October to late November 2021). A second closure is anticipated once the interceptor piping will be installed through the casing, which will require about a four-week closure of East 112th Avenue (anticipated in the fall of 2022). All road closures, traffic control plans and detours will be coordinated with City Public Works and Engineering departments. The Public Works Department does not have any objection to these new closures.
Based on the revised construction method, the District is also now requesting an extension of the work hours for the work associated with the O’Brian Canal crossing to accommodate the schedule restrictions limiting work impacting the canal to a 30-day window between October 15, 2021 and December 3, 2021. The open cut casing installation will r...
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