St. Pete Beach to inspect and clean more than 38 miles of sewer lines in yearlong project

Mayor Adrian Petrella announced a yearlong sewer cleaning and inspection project that the City of St. Pete Beach’s public works department will carry out to inspect and clean sewer lines as needed.

Petrella said the city has "over 38 miles of sewer lines" and described the inventory as including roughly 850 manhole covers, and stated, "This is gonna be a year long project where we're gonna be inspecting all the sewer lines and cleaning as necessary." The mayor did not provide a contractor name, precise start date, or a neighborhood-by-neighborhood schedule in the video update.

The mayor framed the work as a city-managed maintenance effort. He identified public works as the responsible department but did not specify expected disruptions, traffic or service impacts, or funding sources during the announcement.

For residents seeking detail on timelines, detours or service interruptions, Petrella pointed viewers to the city’s public works office; his update did not include further operational specifics.