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Sanitary board highlights manhole-sealing program; McGalliart westbound lanes to close for stormwater work
Summary
At the April 29 meeting the board described a program to seal aging brick manholes with cementitious grout to extend asset life and lower replacement costs, and announced a two-day westbound closure on McGalliart at Delinda for engineering-led stormwater work. A 'Touch a Truck' community event was tentatively scheduled for late June.
Chair told the Board of Sanitary Commissioners that the district has begun sealing aging brick manholes with cementitious grout as a cost-saving preservation technique.
"We've started basically, sealing our own manholes with cementitious grout that's, saving a lot of our old brick manholes," Chair said, describing manholes built roughly between 1910 and 1940. He said the sealing work can typically be completed in a day by a two- to three-person crew and estimated that full replacement of a manhole can range roughly from about $5,000 to $15,000 depending on depth; by contrast, sealing uses only a few bags of grout per job, producing significant savings and extending the structure's service life.
The district also announced a planned closure: McGalliart at Delinda westbound lanes will be shut down starting Wednesday for engineering department stormwater work, with the outage expected to last two days. Chair also noted that High Street remains open. Separately, the board has tentatively scheduled a 'Touch a Truck' community event for the last Friday in June and said flyers will be issued.
No formal votes were required for the operational updates. The discussion focused on routine maintenance priorities and community outreach rather than new policy decisions.
