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Joliet officials describe emergency repairs to Des Plaines River water main; full replacement design accelerated
Summary
City staff outlined emergency repairs to a leaking 16-inch water main under the Des Plaines River, described emergency insertion-valve installations and purchase of spare parts, and said full replacement design is accelerated for 2026 construction.
City of Joliet public utilities staff on Thursday described emergency work last September to stop a leak on a 16-inch water main that crosses under the Des Plaines River and said officials have accelerated design for a permanent replacement project expected to start in 2026.
Allison, a city utilities official, told the pre-council meeting that crews discovered a leak in a tunnel beneath the river after customers reported reduced pressure in downtown Joliet east of the river. The city could not isolate the leak because one of the valves was "bridled," she said, so…
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