Progress has accelerated on two of Pell City’s major utility projects, with both now roughly 50% complete. This pace is expected to continue until the work is complete.
“There’s a lot of construction going on,” Utilities Superintendent James Hadaway told the City Council on August 11 during the regular meeting. “You probably see the work when you drive down Golf Course Road or through Eden on Highway 78.”
Golf Course Road
The Well A to Woodhill Tank Waterline project on Golf Course Road, with a total grant award amount of over $2.6 million, is 47% complete. So far, 2,180 feet of the planned 16,000 feet of waterline have been installed, and one of four road crossings has been finished.
As of August 11, the contractor was on day 109 of a 365-day contract.
US 78 in Eden
For the Eden Lift Station and Force Main project on US 78 in Eden, work is at the 50% completion mark. The grant award amount for the project is more than $6.1 million. The project has seen the installation of 4,200 feet of the total 12,000 feet of force main pipe and 500 feet of the 900-foot gravity sewer pipe. Three of six manholes and three of four road crossings have been completed. Additionally, 18 feet of a 26-foot concrete wall has been poured.
As of August 11, the contractor was on day 200 of a 548-day contract.
