Relocated Wastewater Treatment Facility - Construction Updates
An overview of work completed and a projection of work expected in the following weeks is available here. The Contractor will notify property owners of any impact to their property or utility services. Please do not remove construction stakes or flags. Progress may differ from projections depending on the weather and other construction elements. See the April 4, 2025, construction update.
Previous work, December 11, 2023 - April 4, 2025:
- Trees were removed along Lincoln Avenue, Smith Avenue, and Vireo Parkway.
- Valley Corporation (Contractor) completed the force main installation along Vireo Parkway.
- The Contractor completed the force main installation underneath US Highway 75 and along East Wiles Road both east and west of US Highway 75.
- The Contractor completed the restoration of East Wiles Road, including seeding the ditches and placing new rock on the roadway east of US Highway 75.
- The Contractor completed the force main installation along Chicago Avenue and 26th Avenue.
- The Contractor completed the force main installation, utility installations, and the pavement restoration on Smith Avenue from 16th to Lincoln Avenues. Smith Avenue is open to traffic.
- The Contractor completed the force main installation on Lincoln Avenue to Livingston Road and utility installations and main line pavement restoration on Lincoln Avenue to approximately Rhylander Park.
- Lincoln Avenue from 12th Avenue to Rhylander Park is closed to through traffic.
- Livingston Road is open to traffic. Lincoln Avenue is accessible from Livingston Avenue for local traffic only.
- The Contractor has completed the installation of new water main on 1st Avenue and Richey Street from 3rd to 2nd Avenues.
- Lincoln Avenue from 6th Street to Livingston Road and Richey Street from 1st to 2nd Avenues are closed to through traffic. Contractor will continue to provide access, where possible, to property owners in the road closure area while the utility installations and pavement restoration are underway.
- Contractor has completed installation of the sanitary sewer between 4th Street and Livingston Road, along with the installation of utilities on Richey Street.
- Contractor has completed installation of the 12- and 24-inch force main pipelines.
- Contractor started installation of the water main on South 5th Street from Lincoln to 4th Avenues.
Upcoming work overview, April 5 through April 18, 2025:
- Contractor will continue with construction in preparation for paving operations on Richey Street from 1st to 2nd Avenues.
- Contractor will install the storm sewer pipe on Lincoln Avenue between 4th and 5th Streets.
- Lincoln Avenue from the Rhylander Park entrance to Livingston Road will remain closed to through traffic. Other areas may be reduced to one-lane traffic periodically during staging and construction activities.
- Contractor will perform pavement restoration on 8th Avenue near the intersection of Lincoln Avenue and install the sidewalk from 12th Avenue to Rhylander Park on Lincoln Avenue.
- Contractor will continue installation of the water main on South 5th Street from Lincoln to 4th Avenues.
- Contractor will install a temporary entrance to Rhylander Park near 9th Avenue before the closing of the Lincoln Avenue entrance to Rhylander Park. See the map for access to Rhylander Park.
Construction Schedules
Contract 2 - February 28, 2025
Sanitary Sewer Improvements
Sanitary sewer improvements are part of the FEMA project to relocate the wastewate treatment plant as a result of the March 2019 flood. The project consists of the construction of a new wastewater treatment plant at the Fourmile Industrial Park, new pumping stations, and conveyance system. The sanitary sewer improvements will include removal and replacement of the existing surfacing on Smith Avenue, Lincoln Avenue, 2nd Avenue, and Richey Street. This will allow installation of sanitary sewer force mains, storm sewer installations, and water main relocations. Reconstruction will include new sidewalks and ADA accessible ramps.
The project is planned to be constructed in phases to minimize the disruption to residences and public access to Rhylander Park.
Project Information Sheet
Strip Maps (recommend that you download the files and open them in Adobe Acrobat)
Strip map of Smith Avenue (from 16th Avenue south):
Strip map of Lincoln Avenue (2nd to 12th Avenues) and Smith Avenue (12th to 16th Avenues):
Wastewater Treatment Plant Groundbreaking
Over 50 people attended the groundbreaking for the new Wastewater Treatment Plant on March 3, 2023. Participating in the ceremony were Mayor Paul Lambert, City Administrator Emily Bausch, and former City Administrator/Assistant Director of Nebraska Emergency Management Agency Erv Portis along with City Council members and other dignitaries. See City Construction Projects for an update on the project's progress.
