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Goldsboro awards emergency contract for McCall’s pump station repair after infiltration damages manhole
Summary
A failing manhole at the McCall’s pump station prompted the city to authorize emergency repairs and a contract with Ralph Hodge Construction; the council approved the contract and a budget amendment to allocate funds for the repair.
City distribution and collection staff told the council that a deep manhole at the McCall’s pump station (adjacent to Miller’s Chapel Road) is failing: sewer gas, groundwater infiltration and internal concrete deterioration have created a hole in the manhole barrel and allowed stone and sediment into the wet well, damaging pumps.
Jonathan (city staff) described the problem and showed council a video of groundwater pouring into the manhole; staff explained the site’s complexity: multiple…
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