Work will begin Monday on a new 12-inch water main on East Cold Spring Lane, near Morgan State University, and will cause some lane closures in the area through the summer, city public works officials said.
The work will affect one traffic lane on East Cold Spring Lane, between Hillen Road and Grindon Avenue, but not during commute times, 6 to 9 a.m. and 3 to 6 p.m., city officials said. Work between Hillen Road and Overland Avenue, which runs through the campus, will be completed at night between the hours of 9 p.m. and 6 a.m.
Monumental Paving and Excavating completing the $2.9 million project that will replace an older water main. The work is expected to be completed in late summer. Temporary water line connections will be installed along the area.
"This project is part of the department's accelerated water main replacement and rehabilitation program," said the city's public works director, Rudolph S. Chow, in a statement. "This water main has outlived its usefulness, and has had repeated, disruptive breaks over the last 10 years."
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