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As part of an ongoing utilities capital improve- ment project, City of Sarasota crews will begin work Monday, July 7, to line a 30-inch gravity sewer pipe in the Avondale neighbor- hood to minimize groundwater infiltration, the city has announced. Access to Lincoln Drive and Irving Street from U.S. 41 will be unavailable from Monday, July 14, until the first week in September, a news release points out. Traffic will be detoured to Bahia Vista Street. The project also will necessitate the use of one southbound lane of U.S. 41 for two nights, reducing the travel lanes in that direction from three to two. The right southbound lane just north of Lincoln Drive will be closed for that work, the release notes. Lining gravity pipes helps to significantly reduce groundwater infiltration into the city's wastewater system and, as a result, lowers the stress on the overall system, the release explains. Crews will use a trenchless tech- nique, known as cured-in-place piping, so no open road cuts will be necessary, it notes. Approximately 0.28 miles (1,500 feet) of pipe will be lined. Prior to the start of the work, crews will clean the interior of the pipe and run a video camera through it to inspect for defects, the release adds. The actual lining and cured-in-place portion of the project takes approximately eight to 10 hours; the work will be done in segments throughout the neighborhood, the release notes. Residents will be notified prior to the lining process starting in their particular area, the release adds. During that eight- to 10-hour period, residents will have normal access to potable water; however, sewer service will be limited, the release points out. Residents are asked to help reduce the amount of water flowing into the sewer system during that time. This may be done by taking the follow- ing actions, the release says: • Do not wash clothes or dishes. • Do not take showers or baths. • Flush toilets sparingly. • Do not operate sump pumps, which are connected to the sewer system. This project is part of an ongoing effort by the City of Sarasota to maintain and rehabil- itate the city's aging utilities infrastructure, the release concludes. SEWER LINING PROJECT CONTINUING, WITH TRAFFIC IMPACTS EXPECTED An aerial view shows Lincoln Drive, Irving Street and U.S. 41 in Sarasota. Image courtesy Google Maps Sarasota News Leader July 4, 2014 Page 93