Belmar Area Project Heads into Home Stretch

Belmar connects with a new water line

Belmar residents got their new water main one day ahead of schedule. The two Mr. Excavator crews, one working north from Canterbury Road and the other south from Electric Boulevard, connected at Redwood Boulevard on Oct. 18. The 2,432 feet of molecularly oriented, PVCO pipe is designed to withstand the pressures from soil corrosion, temperature fluctuation, and daily stress from school traffic.  

The water line has been tested and disinfected and residents will be notified when permanent water service is available. Crews will then remove the temporary line, clean up the excavation area, regrade ditches, reseed tree lawns, and make any miscellaneous repairs. Motorists are advised to drive with caution and not to park on tree lawns within work areas.  

Utilicon completes the final run on Inwood, Dellwood and Bellaire

The contractors Utilicon Corp. and TT Technologies completed the four-way connection from Inwood, Dellwood and Bellaire to Redwood Boulevard. The last 168 feet of the project’s 1.2 miles of seamless pipe was installed Oct. 21. It will take about another 10 days to finish the work of connecting sanitary sewer laterals, repairing sidewalks, driveways and other affected property. Tree lawn restoration and road repairs will begin shortly thereafter.

All roads, however, will remain closed while crews install home laterals, run dye tests, and restore the site. The detour route for residential, school bus, and emergency traffic will be Redwood Boulevard to Moorewood Avenue, and south to Durrell Avenue.

Concerns relating to traffic and construction should be directed to at 440-933-6226 on workdays or 44-933-3229 on weekends and holidays. Those relating to road repair damages should be directed to the City Engineering Department at 440-933-6141.