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SUMMIT COUNTY — Sewer service expands into Blue River this month as the town of about 680 residents begins phasing out septic systems.
About 100 lots are to have access to sewer service after the first round of construction ends in November.
“We already have quite a few who want to connect up immediately,” said Andy Carlberg, manager of the Upper Blue Sanitation District.
Construction begins this month at the intersection of Blue River Road and Mountain View Trail, where the town has already been making road and bridge improvements.
“We're going to be sharing costs with the town to put new asphalt back in,” Carlberg said.
Blue River Road, which has consisted of road base for many years, is to be paved by the end of this year between Highway 9 and Grey Squirrel Lane.
“We will pave that road as soon as Andy is done with his work,” said Pete Turner, a town building official and road manager.
Residents for many years have been concerned about fire and flood danger with Blue River Road providing the only point of access to six subdivisions east of the highway.
Turner said construction was completed last year on a bridge connecting Blue Grouse Trail with Sherwood Forest, providing an alternate access route.
Carlberg said traffic delays could be expected at Blue River Road in the next few months.
The sanitation district's improvements there includes installing a lift station and other equipment for the sewer. Construction is to then proceed south through the Mountain View and Sherwood Forest subdivisions.
The district awarded the $800,000 contract to Stan Miller, Inc.
Carlberg said the Blue River sewer expansion is to include about 670 lots over the next 10 to 12 years, depending when subdivisions want to connect.
Service and connection costs are deferred until people have connected with the system.
In other sanitation news, the district's $34 million treatment plant expansion at Farmer's Korner is on track for completion as early as next summer — earlier than a previous projection of December 2011, Carlberg said.
SDN reporter Robert Allen can be contacted at (970) 668-4628 or rallen@summitdaily.com.
About 100 lots are to have access to sewer service after the first round of construction ends in November.
“We already have quite a few who want to connect up immediately,” said Andy Carlberg, manager of the Upper Blue Sanitation District.
Construction begins this month at the intersection of Blue River Road and Mountain View Trail, where the town has already been making road and bridge improvements.
“We're going to be sharing costs with the town to put new asphalt back in,” Carlberg said.
Blue River Road, which has consisted of road base for many years, is to be paved by the end of this year between Highway 9 and Grey Squirrel Lane.
“We will pave that road as soon as Andy is done with his work,” said Pete Turner, a town building official and road manager.
Residents for many years have been concerned about fire and flood danger with Blue River Road providing the only point of access to six subdivisions east of the highway.
Turner said construction was completed last year on a bridge connecting Blue Grouse Trail with Sherwood Forest, providing an alternate access route.
Carlberg said traffic delays could be expected at Blue River Road in the next few months.
The sanitation district's improvements there includes installing a lift station and other equipment for the sewer. Construction is to then proceed south through the Mountain View and Sherwood Forest subdivisions.
The district awarded the $800,000 contract to Stan Miller, Inc.
Carlberg said the Blue River sewer expansion is to include about 670 lots over the next 10 to 12 years, depending when subdivisions want to connect.
Service and connection costs are deferred until people have connected with the system.
In other sanitation news, the district's $34 million treatment plant expansion at Farmer's Korner is on track for completion as early as next summer — earlier than a previous projection of December 2011, Carlberg said.
SDN reporter Robert Allen can be contacted at (970) 668-4628 or rallen@summitdaily.com.
