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Road commissioner warns Rutland Town of failing South End sewer line, proposes open-cut fix and push to state
Summary
Road Commissioner Dave Sears reported that a South End sewer run is blocked and structurally weak, and said the town is considering installing a new manhole and rerouting the line rather than relying on repeated directional bores that have failed on similar projects.
Road Commissioner Dave Sears told the selectboard the town's South End sewer line is failing at an existing culvert/manhole run and described steps the town is weighing to restore service while managing cost and maintenance burdens.
Sears described an on-site inspection that found solids and low flow in a manhole near the Sports Clips/Taco Bell corridor. Contractors attempted cleaning and cutting operations but encountered obstructions; Sears said the engineering concept now favored would install a new manhole nearer…
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