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City begins sewer‑line tie‑in on Richland Avenue; businesses remain open with detours

Mayor's Weekly Update (Athens) · August 12, 2026
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Summary

Contractors began installing a deep sewer line across Richland Avenue to connect to a new lift station by the river; the mayor said the work could take about 30 days and provided alternate access routes for customers.

The mayor said work has started to install a deep sewer line from Dairy Lane across Richland Avenue to tie into a new lift station and wet well near the river. The mayor said the contractor expects the project to take roughly a month and that some lane reductions and detours are in place while the work continues.

"All the businesses on the Richland Avenue corridor are open," the mayor said, and she described alternate access routes — via Hooper, Canterbury, or State Route 33 — for customers. City staff encouraged patience as crews complete the sewer tie‑in, stressing that the work is needed to handle increased sewage flows from county sewer extensions off Radford Road.