Capital Region Water at work (file photo)
Capital Region Water is giving its Front Street interceptor project another go, with plans to close part of Riverfront Park in Uptown Harrisburg for two months.
Starting on Monday, CRW will close the park between Shamokin and Emerald streets until Nov. 9 to install 1,765 feet of new pipe liner, called “cured in place” pipe, which helps prevent failure, sinkholes and leakage.
“We appreciate everyone’s patience during construction as we address our critical and aging infrastructure,” said CEO Charlotte Katzenmoyer in a statement.
The park needs to be shut down in the area due to construction and because aboveground pipes will be installed in the park to bypass water flows during the installation, CRW said.
Last year, CRW closed down the park for several months as it attempted the same project. However, the utility was unable to complete it due to worse-than-expected deterioration of the 105-year-old Front Street interceptor, as well as unexpected utility conflicts, CRW has said.
The 30-inch diameter interceptor carries about 2.3 million gallons of wastewater every day from Harrisburg and Susquehanna Township to the Front Street pump station.
The project will not lead to full road closures on Front Street, but park pedestrians will be detoured across the street until completion.
