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City outlines Bixby Park sewer rehab plan; trail detours and night pump operations planned during spring–fall construction
Summary
City staff and consultants updated the Parks and Recreation Commission on a planned cast-in-place-pipe rehabilitation of a 60–72-inch sewer line that runs through Bixby Park. The roughly $9 million project will require temporary trail closures, bypass pumping, staged work areas, and wildlife mitigation measures between spring and fall.
City staff and the project design team briefed the Parks and Recreation Commission on Feb. 25 about a planned rehabilitation of a 60–72-inch sewer main that crosses Bixby Park and connects to the city’s wastewater treatment plant.
Project engineer Sue Ching (City of Palo Alto) and consulting engineer Michael Vandell (Jacobs Engineering) described a plan to rehabilitate approximately 2,400 linear feet of pipeline using cast-in-place pipe (CIPP) lining. The city said the work targets the poorest-condition sections and is intended to extend pipeline service life for multiple decades while avoiding intrusive open excavation along most of the route.
Consultants said work will begin with inspection and cleaning in March and proceed to bypass pumping and manhole work; the main…
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