The City of Springfield’s Department of Environmental Services is set to begin sanitary sewer construction north of Doling Park this summer as part of a major effort to improve sewer capacity and reduce overflows along Pea Ridge Creek in north Springfield.
Sanitary sewer improvements in the area will be split into two projects with the first stretching from Maranatha Lane to the northwest corner of Doling Park. The Doling Park Sanitary Sewer Project will replace roughly 6,900 feet of existing sanitary sewer main with larger diameter pipe, increasing the sewage capacity of the sewer collection system in the area. The path of the sewer main replacement will also require boring underneath Norton Road and I-44.
“Rosetta Construction was selected as the contractor for this project,” says project manager Kim Brown. “While a full construction schedule has not yet been determined, we expect them to begin with the extensive boring work on the north side of the project, then work their way south to the park.”
Traffic impacts during the project are expected to be minimal, with the boring work not anticipated to impact traffic on Norton Road or I-44. Major sewer service impacts are also not expected.
Work in the northeastern portion of Doling Park is not expected to take place until winter of 2023 or spring of 2024. When construction reaches park property, the walking trail loop located north of the pond may be closed for a time and the southeast parking lot and sidewalk in the area may be impacted. The public will be notified of construction impacts as the project progresses and details become available.
The second project in the area, the Pea Ridge Sanitary Sewer project, is anticipated to bid out later this summer and begin construction after the Doling project wraps up. The project is planned to connect to the north section of the Doling Park Project, and follow along the north fork of the Pea Ridge Creek roughly between Heritage Avenue and National Avenue. The work will involve replacing approximately 5,500 feet of existing 12-inch sewer main with a new 24-inch main and 1,200 feet of 18-inch main will also be added to run parallel to an existing pipe to help add sewer capacity.
The combined cost of the projects is estimated at $8.6 million and will be funded using sanitary sewer reserve funds as outlined in the City’s Supplemental Overflow Control Plan.
For more information, visit the project webpage at springfieldmo.gov/pearidge.