North Shore Drive Sewer Repair

ES Project No. 802802

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Project Update - November 19, 2024 (PDF).  See previous Project Updates below.

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Project Description

Metropolitan Council Environmental Services (ES), operator of the metro-area wastewater collection and treatment system, completed emergency sanitary sewer repairs in Orono along North Shore Drive between Pine Lane and Shoreline Drive.

Work included:

  1. Installing an above-ground temporary piping system to safely convey wastewater.
  2. Performing additional assessments on the existing pipe.
  3. Performing necessary repairs on the pipes.
  4. ​Short-term closures of driveways and streets. 

Schedule

This project began in February 2024 and was completed in November 2024.  Final restoration and touchup work will occur in spring 2025, after the winter thaw.  Final activities will be completed under shoulder closures.

We appreciate the public’s continued patience as unforeseen circumstances affected the project timeline. 

Project Location

Map showing project location in Orono. The temporary conveyance and work zone starts along North Shore Drive west of French Creek Drive and extend east from this point to Shoreline Drive. Pipe assessments and testing extend from the eastern point where French Creek Drive meets North Shore Drive eastward to just before Shoreline Drive.

Repair work has been completed using a construction method that tunneled through the existing sewer pipe, installing a new pipe in its place. This method helped minimize impacts to the neighborhood. It required four pits to be installed.  This method is quieter, faster, requires less equipment, and has fewer traffic impacts than open excavation does. 
Diagram showing pipe bursting process with new pipe attached to expander and bursting head inserted into existing pipe

As part of maintaining our interceptor pipe system, we periodically assess the condition of our pipes. A routine assessment was conducted in December 2023 along North Shore Drive.  It detected significant corrosion in our pipe between French Creek Drive and Railroad Avenue. While we did not anticipate leaks, we decided to make immediate repairs due to the environmentally sensitive location of the pipe.

Project Updates

Project Update - November 19, 2024 (PDF) 180 kB

Project Update - November 15, 2024 (PDF) 237 kB

Project Update - November 1, 2024 (PDF) 519 kB

Project Update - October 21, 2024 (PDF) 423 kB

Project Update - September 3, 2024 (PDF) 252 kB

Project Staff

Project Manager: Dan Fick, Principal Engineer, Interceptor Engineering
Council's Authorized Representative: Steve Kummer, Principal Contract Administrator, Construction Services
 

Project Contacts

For information, please contact:

Phone: 952-912-3038
Email: info@nshore-sewer-repair.com

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    Email: Info@NShore-Sewer-Repair.com

    Phone: 952-912-3038

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