Sanitary Sewer Repair Will Close Chiles Street Overnight on November 2nd
LAKELAND, FL (October 28, 2021) | On Tuesday, November 2nd starting at 7 p.m., a contractor working for the City of Lakeland Wastewater Collection Division will be performing a sewer repair to seal off groundwater leakage into the sewer main beneath Chiles Street. The area where work will be done is adjacent to the Main Library and the Polk Museum of Art off Lake Morton. This repair is planned to be completed by accessing the sewer main through existing manholes with no excavation. Once started, the work is expected to take eight hours to complete. Chiles Avenue will be closed to through traffic between Lake Morton Drive and Michigan Avenue. However, local traffic will be able to still access Chiles Street with the exception of the immediate work area. Appropriate traffic control and detour signage will be in place, with both Palmetto Street and Vistabula Street as detour options.
The contractor will insert several expanding sleeves that will lock in place against the side of the sewer main at the locations where groundwater intrusion is taking place. The insertion process is similar to a heart surgeon inserting a stent into an artery. The sleeve will go into the pipe at a narrower diameter, and once it is in the correct spot, a pressurized “balloon” will cause the sleeve to expand against the pipe walls and lock into place. This proven method effectively seals off the pipe from the outside groundwater without having to manually dig up pipes.
Contact
Kevin Cook
Director of Communications
City of Lakeland
863.834.6264
Kevin.Cook@LakelandGov.net
About Lakeland
The City of Lakeland was incorporated in January 1885 and has grown to become one of the largest inland communities in Florida. With a current population of over 100,000, Lakeland continues to grow. It has been designated a Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area by the US Census Bureau for over 30 years. With tourist attractions and gulf beaches only an hour away, Lakeland continues to capitalize on its ideal central Florida location along the I-4 corridor. The City owns and operates Lakeland Electric, the third-largest publicly owned utility in Florida and it was one of the first to offer power in the Sunshine State over 110 years ago.
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