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Illinois American Water’s work to separate the Alton combined sewer system and install new sanitary sewers continues.

Below is information about this week’s road closures – Sept. 13, 2021

Piasa Valley Area:
Market Street will continue to be closed north of Broadway Avenue. The intersection of 3rd Street and Market is closed, with restoration work starting next week in this intersection. Southbound Market Street, from 3rd Street, is still open to traffic. As work progresses north, Market Street will be closed north to 4th Street.

Alton CSO Update 9132021

Turner Tract Area:
Lincoln Street, including the intersection at Douglas Street, will continue to be closed to the alley south of McKinley. The intersection at Lincoln and Douglas should be able to be opened back to traffic later this coming week. Traffic will continue to be able to utilize McKinley and Logan Streets for east and west travel. McPherson Street, east of Lincoln Street, will continue to be closed for several hundred feet. Lincoln Street between McPherson and McKinley is planned to be fully closed in the next week.

Alton CSO Turner Tract

Shields Valley Area:      
Bozza street is closed west of Washington Avenue to Chamberlin Street. Chamberlin Street is closed north of Bozza Street to Walker. These closures will continue for the next several weeks.

Alton Shields Valley

Background:    
Over six miles of sanitary sewer main is being installed in the Turner Tract, Shields Valley and Piasa Valley areas of Alton. Work kicked off in February 2021 and will continue to progress until 2023.

When Illinois American Water acquired the Alton Regional Wastewater system the company made a commitment to address requirements set forth by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency to remedy combined sewer overflows.

  • The projects in Turner Tract and Shields Valley will address 69 miles of sanitary sewer main.
    • These projects will continue into early 2022, depending on the
    • Project area will change based on progress of Signs will be placed ahead of construction work to notify customers of upcoming closures.
  • The work in Piasa Valley began this spring
    • This project includes almost five miles of sanitary sewer
    • Work is expected to continue for over two
      • This does not mean work will occur in one area for 24 months, but rather, projects will continue to progress throughout neighborhoods during that time period. Signs will be placed ahead of construction to notify customers of upcoming

 

Safety: 
These closures are necessary for investments to the wastewater system to be completed in a safe manner.

At Illinois American Water our team and our contractors work as quickly as possible to minimize inconvenience to our customers. We do our best to minimize the length of construction, but our #1 priority is safety. At times, road and sidewalk closures may be extended to support our commitment to safety.

Customers should call 800-422-2782 with questions.

Illinois American Water, a subsidiary of American Water (NYSE: AWK), is the largest investor-owned water utility in the state, providing high-quality and reliable water and/or wastewater services to approximately 1.3 million people. American Water also operates a customer service center in Alton and a quality control and research laboratory in Belleville. For more information, visit www.illinoisamwater.com and follow Illinois American Water on Twitter and Facebook.

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Karen Cotton

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