[CREDIT: Mayor Picozzi] The Warwick Sewer AuthorityWARWICK, RI — A West Shore Road sewer repair caused traffic delays April 17 and 18, and a full rehab of the line, costing at least $1.44 million, is before the RI Department of Environmental Management for review and approval.
“There is a sewer line leaking on West Shore Rd in the vicinity of the Islander. Repairs are underway,” Picozzi wrote.
The Sewer Department was not able to complete the repair to the line overnight, and completed it Thursday, said BettyAnne Rogers, Executive Director of the Warwick Sewer Authority.
“This was a very unfortunate occurrence. This forced main was scheduled to be redone beginning this summer. The funding has been secured through a federal grant and the project has been designed and is currently in the permitting process. Our sewer infrastructure had been ignored for a long time but in the past three years they have made great strides in improving our aging systems using federal monies,” Picozzi commented about the long-term plan for the sewer line.
“Engineering design of the OBFM Rehabilitation Project is at 100 percent completion and now requires RIDEM review and approval,” Rogers said Friday. “With approval, the Warwick Sewer Authority (WSA) will seek an SRF loan to supplement the $1.44 million dollar Earmark grant (Senators Reed & Whitehouse) we received for this project,” she added.
WSA is meeting with its engineer this week to confirm next steps, including putting the project out to bid.
“We do not have a firm start date for the rehabilitation project, however we anticipate the project will commence late spring/early summer,” Rogers said.
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![[CREDIT: Mayor Picozzi] The Warwick Sewer Authority repaired a sewer line break on West Shore Road Wednesday-Thursday. A long term rehab of the sewer line there is expected to start this spring.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/West-Shore-Road-Sewer-Line-repair.jpg)
![[CREDIT: Mayor Picozzi] The Warwick Sewer Authority repaired a sewer line break on West Shore Road Wednesday-Thursday. A long term rehab of the sewer line there is expected to start this spring.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/West-Shore-Road-Sewer-Line-repair-336x353.jpg)
