From Tom Eblen, 3rd District Council member:
The long-anticipated storm sewer construction project along Cramer and North Ashland avenues from Mentelle Park through Hambrick Avenue will be getting under way around July 13. But there is a new twist.
Kentucky American Water Co. (KAW) decided last month to use the opportunity of the streets being torn up to replace century-old water mains and service lines in the affected area. The good news is that it will provide cleaner, safer water pipes and keep the streets from being torn up again in the near future. The bad news is that it will make the entire project take longer.
I attended a virtual construction meeting last week involving KAW, city engineers, and their contractors. A major emphasis of the meeting was the need to get as much work as possible done around Ashland Elementary School before school resumes in August. But the entire project will continue for months after that time.
I have urged both KAW and the city’s Water Quality Division to complete the project as quickly as possible to minimize disruption to the neighborhood. But it is a big project and there will be disruption for many months.
After this project is completed, there will be a second phase of storm sewer work to address periodic flooding problems on the lower end of Mentelle Park, nearer to Richmond Road, as well as nearby parts of North Hanover and North Ashland avenues. Details and schedules for that work have not been completed.
If you have questions or concerns, please email me.