Calgary water main repair could be done by July 5, city 'confident' in progress
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Repairs on the five 'hot spots' along a main water feeder line in Calgary could be done by July 5, just in time for the start of the Calgary Stampede, officials said Wednesday.
Repairs on the five 'hot spots' along a main water feeder line in Calgary could be done by July 5, just in time for the start of the Calgary Stampede, officials said Wednesday.
In its afternoon update on the water main break that has prompted restrictions for two weeks, city officials say they're growing "confident" the work will be done in two-and-a-half weeks.
"As we look at the work completed to date, specifically the excavations and exposing the five sections of pipe, we can now share we are aiming for the low end of our original timeline of three to five weeks, which would be July the fifth," said Michael Thompson, the city's general manager of infrastructure services.
After that, Thompson explained, the city will begin flushing the line and testing the water before city-wide restrictions can be eased.
Several sections of 16th Avenue N.W. have been fenced off to allow for excavation of the water main.
The five areas identified as being damaged have been found and crews have started cutting the concrete in anticipation of removing the compromised sections.
City officials also say materials for repairs are now in Calgary, with the arrival of two 24-foot sections of steel pipe arriving from San Diego early Wednesday.
