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Utility director: Chopper Ridge bridge demo nearly complete; waterline relocated and substation breakers to be replaced after outage
Summary
Utility Director Scott Packer told council on Jan. 14 that demolition at Chopper Ridge is nearly finished, the project's waterline relocations are complete and the contractor will start bridge construction in about two weeks. He also described a recent outage caused by aging breakers at the substation and said replacement parts are budgeted.
Scott Packer, Westminster's utility director, updated the council Jan. 14 on construction and reliability work affecting the city's water, sewer and electric systems.
Packer said demolition at Chopper Ridge is nearly finished and the primary contractor plans to start construction of the new bridge in about two weeks as equipment is moved onto the site. He reported that waterline relocation work required a second relocation tied to the bridge layout and that the city completed that relocation on the last day of December; the system is operating on a bypass line and staff expect reconnections once the new bridge is in place.
On sewer projects, Packer said the city has approval from its IAT (inter-agency team) and expects to move forward with related work. He noted that inventory for materials tied to the water project has increased as those materials transition to capital assets once installed.
The council also discussed a recent power outage. Several speakers said callers could not get through to report outages; Packer said the notification system did alert at least some staff and council members, and staff will check why live calls did not connect in all cases. He told the council that aging breakers at the city's substation tripped more easily after wear and that an engineer adjusted breakers to reduce nuisance tripping. Packer said materials for new control voltage lines and replacement breakers are being procured, and that the city budget includes money this year to replace the breakers. He said the replacement and new control wiring should localize outages to a single area rather than tripping an entire grid.
Council members asked about customer reports and call-routing; staff said they will investigate the phone/notification path used during the outage and report back.
