Town of Telluride: Public Works to Clean and Inspect Main Sewer Line

18 Aug Town of Telluride: Public Works to Clean and Inspect Main Sewer Line

Town of Telluride announces that Public Works plans to clean and inspect main sewer line.

Bike path impacted by wastewater bypass August 19 through early September.

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Beginning Monday, August 19, the Public Works Department and its contractor, Southwest Systems, will jet clean and inspect the main sewer line from the Town of Telluride to the Telluride Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant (TRWWTP). After cleaning and inspection are complete, Public Works will evaluate the processes necessary to minimize excavation, disruptions, and costs while rehabilitating or replacing certain sections of sewer pipe.

Working along the Highway 145 bike path, Public Works and Southwest Systems are bypassing wastewater flows, pumping wastewater into a temporary pipeline, to create space for a Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) camera to move through the main line. The jet cleaning and inspection project is expected to conclude within two weeks. As such, the bike path along the spur is expected to be closed from 8:30 am to 3:00 pm and again from 4:00 to 6:00 pm through Friday, September 6.

The process will prepare the 40-year-old pipeline to be lined, eliminating any sources of water infiltration. Public Works will then establish a maintenance program to keep the sanitary sewer pipe network in working order.

Public Works will take advantage of the bike path closure to continue repairing cracks in the path.

Bikers and pedestrians should exercise extreme caution when moving through the area and are advised to use alternate routes until the project concludes.