City of San Diego

Lake Murray Trunk Sewer Replacement

Fact Sheet

The City of
San Diego Project Description
Construction T he Lake Murray Trunk Sewer Replacement Project consists of installing nearly three miles
of new 18-inch to 27-inch diameter durable plastic sewer mains to replace the deteriorating
News clay pipes that are nearing the end of their service life.
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better serve the area, improve service reliability and minimize the possibility of sewer main breaks
caused by aging pipes. The total cost of this project is approximately $7.9 million.

Project Location Map The sewer main is located

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Construction is anticipated to begin in June 2010
Street
Improvements and continue for approximately two years.
Street Lights & Normal work hours are Monday through Friday,
Traffic Signals
7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Please note that construction crews
Utilities
may need to extend working hours to nights or
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weekends in case of an unforeseen circumstance.
Water & Sewer
Facilities Residents and stakeholders will be promptly notified
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Pipelines and the project website.
Approximately a half-mile of the Lake Murray
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What to Expect
This project will use a combination of open-trench As part of the project, there may be some minor road
construction and tunnel boring. Crews will tunnel underneath disturbances near the intersection of Del Cerro Boulevard
a small portion of Jackson Drive, which and Elaine Way while work is
will avoid any disruptions to traffic on completed under those streets.
that street. Residents in that area will be
Crews will need to trench through a notified about this work before
portion of the recreational areas along it begins.
the west side of Murray Reservoir. While construction creates
This work will close about a half-mile unavoidable closures, noise,
portion of the Lake Murray Trail for dust and dirt, the team will
about three to four months, anticipated minimize the disruptions
to begin in summer 2010. Crews will as much as possible. Please
also be working in the parking lot of be mindful of signs near the
As part of the construction, portions of Mission Trails
the Lake Murray Community Park recreational areas warning about
Golf Course are anticipated to be closed from January
near the baseball fields, but work construction work and closures.
through March 2011.
is not expected to affect regularly
scheduled baseball or softball games in the park. Be advised to Contact Information
watch for construction and use caution near the work.
Additional information about this project can be found at
Construction will also take place through portions of Mission www.sandiego.gov/engineering-cip. Click on Projects
Trails Golf Course, which will result in a closure of the golf & Programs. You may also call the public information
course from January through March 2011. Crews will replace line at (619) 533-4207 or email engineering@sandiego.gov.
all disturbed areas of the golf course once the pipeline
Please reference Lake Murray Trunk Sewer in the subject
replacement work is complete. The project team is working
line and provide your address in your contact information
closely with golf course staff to minimize inconveniences to
golfers during this time. in the email. Allow one business day to receive a response.

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