Newton Road Bypass Force Main and Low-Pressure Sanitary Sewer

Giffels Webster was selected to provide civil engineering and surveying services for the Newton Road Bypass Force Main and Low-Pressure Sanitary Sewer project. This project includes the installation of 9,600 feet of force main to provide a redundant loop that can bypass approximately 4 miles of existing force main. This provides improved continuity of service in the event that a portion of the existing force main is shut down for repairs or maintenance. The loop is predominately directionally drilled 22-inch IPS HDPE pipe and includes 13 intermediate structures. The connections at each end are made with open-cut installation of 18-inch ductile iron pipe and jack & bore in casing road crossings. The project also includes the installation of 460 feet of 6-inch HDPE low-pressure sewer directionally drilled to connect the new bypass force main and an existing stub and valve on the low-pressure sewer system in the existing subdivision northwest of Lower Straights Lake. This connection will allow an additional number of existing homes with septic systems to eventually be connected to the low-pressure sewer system.