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Blueprint Columbus to begin Newton Bedford construction May 11; permeable pavers and three rain gardens planned
Summary
Blueprint Columbus told neighborhood residents that work in the Newton Bedford project area will start May 11, installing permeable pavers on several streets, three regional rain-garden basins and underground lateral lining; the city detailed street closures, property impacts and maintenance responsibilities.
Blueprint Columbus will begin construction in the Newton Bedford project area on May 11, city representatives said at a community kickoff meeting. The work will install permeable pavement on multiple streets, add three regional rain garden basins and include underground sewer improvements aimed at reducing sanitary sewer overflows.
Cameron Carroll, a Blueprint Columbus representative, said the project targets four to five streets for pervious pavers and three regional basins at South Champion & Mulberry, Miller Avenue south of Kent, and Miller & Mulberry near I‑70. "If we can keep this rainwater out of our sanitary sewer system, we can eliminate a bunch of these problems," Carroll said, describing green infrastructure as a way to treat stormwater before it reaches treatment plants and nearby streams.
The project is part of the city's response to Ohio EPA consent orders, Carroll said, and is the local…
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