Sewer District Meeting Feb. 11

The Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District will hold a community meeting on Tues., Feb. 11, 2014, to discuss the Lakeshore Boulevard Relief Sewer.  This meeting will begin at 6 p.m. at the Memorial-Nottingham Branch of the Cleveland Public Library (17109 Lakeshore Blvd.).

Join the Sewer District at this meeting to learn more about the project, construction and traffic impacts, and residential benefits including reduced basement flooding.

Happy New Year!

May every day of the new year glow with good cheer 

and happiness for you and your family.

Happy New Year from the entire Euclid Creek Tunnel team!

No Community Meeting in December

We had originally planned to hold a Community Meeting the evening of December 17, but we are cancelling this meeting.  Attendance has been very low and, with the holidays rapidly approaching, we anticipate low attendance this quarter as well.

Please stay tuned to this blog -- and your e-mail inbox -- as we try to coordinate a time to present Euclid Creek Tunnel updates in conjunction with other local meetings already scheduled.  We will let you know when the rescheduled date is.

Thank you.

TRAFFIC NOTICE: Sewer Project to Close Two Lanes on Lake Shore Boulevard

Construction of new sewers will impact eastbound and westbound traffic on Lake Shore Blvd. near Triangle Park.

Vehicular traffic along Lake Shore Boulevard will be restricted to one lane in each direction beginning today, Nov. 19, 2013.  This lane closure will occur between the Louis Stokes Bridge (immediately east of East 174 St. near Triangle Park) and Marcella Rd.  This closure is for construction of the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District’s Lake Shore Boulevard Relief Sewer, a new sewer designed to reduce basement and street flooding in the area.

Construction is expected to continue for approximately one year. See map.

As part of the sewer project, construction crews will be excavating a large access shaft within Lake Shore Blvd.  This access shaft will be used to connect the new relief sewer to the Euclid Creek Tunnel beneath Triangle Park near East 174 St.

Prior to the closure, the Sewer District re-paved the two southernmost lanes of Lake Shore Blvd. in anticipation of increased traffic flows to that portion of the road.

Blasting is complete at both Shaft 2 and Shaft 3

Blasting for the Euclid Creek Tunnel project at Shaft 2 (Easterly Wastewater Treatment Plant near E. 140 St. and Lakeshore Blvd.) and Shaft 2 (Beulah Park near E. 156 St. and Lakeshore Blvd.) is complete.

The last blasts for Shafts 2 and 3 occurred on Nov. 4, 2013, and Oct. 31, 2013, respectively.

E. 156 St. will remain closed north of Lakeshore Blvd. for continued sewer infrastructure work related to this project.

Thank you for your continued patience during this project.  Have a wonderful weekend.

St. Clair Avenue is OPEN

On Thursday, November 7, St. Clair Ave. between East 185 St. and Neff Rd. was re-opened to traffic. The street has been re-paved and was re-opened ahead of schedule. Motorists should still use caution, however, until the lane lines are added; this should occur in the next several days, weather permitting.

St. Clair Ave. was closed in August for installation of sewer infrastructure, part of the Euclid Creek Tunnel project.

Thank you to everyone, especially the business owners within the construction zone, for their continued patience during this time.

Euclid Creek Tunnel Updates

Euclid Creek Tunnel
As you know, the Euclid Creek Tunnel is currently being constructed as a part of Project Clean Lake, the Sewer District's long-term program to drastically reduce the amount of raw sewage entering local waterways during heavy rains. 

The tunnel itself (nearly 18,000 feet long) is complete, but the Sewer District continues to work on each of the five access shafts and numerous other surface-level project requirements. The Euclid Creek Tunnel is on schedule for a Spring 2015 completion.  

In related news, the Sewer District has completed road repairs along Lakeshore Boulevard between East 150th Street (near St. Jerome's Church) and the Collinwood Recreation Center.  The resurfacing project currently taking place along other portions of Lakeshore Boulevard is being completed by the City of Cleveland.

Lastly, all blasting near ECT-3 (Shaft 3 near Beulah Park) is expected to be complete this week.


What's New?
Parts of a second Sewer District project, the Lakeshore Boulevard Relief Sewer, will begin in late October; work will be done by the Sewer District's Euclid Creek Tunnel contractor, McNally/Kiewit ECT JV.  This second project will include construction of a new sewer beneath Lakeshore Boulevard near the Euclid Creek Pump Station (near Triangle Park). 

This new sewer will be built using trenchless sewer construction and portions of the work will occur beneath Lakeshore Boulevard.  Trenchless construction is optimal because crews do not need to dig a trench the length of the sewer to allow for installation.  However, this does not mean that no surface-level work will be done.  In addition to sewer construction, this project includes utility relocation and excavation of an access shaft.

During utility relocation, service will be maintained except for a brief period when the new connection is being made. The contractor is required to give all affected parties 24-hour notice before a temporary disconnection is made.

There will be traffic impacts during construction.  Signage will be posted but please be aware of changing traffic patterns while utility relocation is taking place.  In addition, excavation of an access shaft will occur within Lakeshore Boulevard; during this time, the northernmost two lanes of Lakeshore Boulevard will be closed for approximately eight months.  However, traffic will be maintained in both directions throughout this period.

As always, thank you for your patience and understanding during construction. 
Please know that we will make every effort to mitigate the impacts to your neighborhood as we strive forward to improve the quality of Lake Erie and surrounding waterways.