Fairhope, Alabama
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| Rock Creek under US 98 |
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| 8" water main break. |
ROCK CREEK AT SOUTH DRIVE
The city council approved spending up to $30K for Krebs Engineering to oversee replacement of about 900 feet of an old 8 inch water pipe under Rock Creek (east side of US 98 bridge) where a break occurred recently under rip rap rocks in the gully on the south bank side.
A new valve was installed there -- and the water was shut off, water department superintendent Morefield said.
A new, more durable pipe (bigger OD) of the same capacity is to be installed using directional boring much the same as a similar project under Fly Creek last year where another leaking pipe had to be replaced.
Total cost should be under $350K.
Water service in the areas north of the creek should not be affected because there is another, parallel pipe, the mayor said.
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| Gully area. |
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