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[October 10, 2013] 
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 Work
on Pulaski Street in front of the Lincoln IGA is moving along.
On Tuesday morning, crews were working to dig
up the old sewer lines that run under the street. The old cast-iron combined sewer is being replaced with PVC and a separated sewer
system. This means that when they are finished, rainwater
runoff will travel to the waste treatment plant in its own pipes,
while raw sewage will run in its own pipes. This should
reduce the number of sewer backups due to heavy rain.
In addition, the separated sewers will
eventually be mandated in the city of Lincoln by the Illinois
Environmental Protection Agency. Doing the sewer upgrades
during street construction will in the long run save money,
prevent destruction of good streets and put the city a step ahead of the
EPA. The block in front
of the IGA is asphalt over brick. Those who are interested in
how the old brick streets may have been constructed can see in the
last picture what appears to be two layers of brick laid in opposite
directions.
Pictures by Nila Smith |
