New Chemstrand Road Closes Today For Four Months

July 29, 2009

New Chemstrand Road north of Kingsfield Road is scheduled to be closed for up to four months beginning today.

As part of the 25 miles of transmission main being installed to redirect wastewater flow from the Emerald Coast Utilities Authority (ECUA) Main Street Wastewater Treatment Plant to the new Central Water Reclamation Facility (CWRF), one of ECUA’s contractors , Morgan Contracting, Inc., will begin pipeline construction on New Chemstrand Road Wednesday.

The area affected will be New Chemstrand Road, from Kingsfield Road north to Old Chemstrand Road, in front of Ascend Products (Solutia). During this time, the immediate section of the road where construction is occurring will be closed to through traffic. The current construction schedule is estimated to last approximately four months, but weather or unforeseen construction conflicts could cause project delays, according to ECUA.

“ECUA recognizes the inconvenience this may cause to some residents and businesses in the immediate area. It will make every effort to minimize the impact to those who travel Chemstrand Road and appreciates the public’s understanding during this phase of construction on a project so vitally import to our area,” ECUA said in a press release.

Comments

4 Responses to “New Chemstrand Road Closes Today For Four Months”

  1. Anna on August 2nd, 2009 11:19 pm

    FOUR MONTHS??? Is it really necessary to have it closed for that long? It’s been completely shut off for a week and I have yet to see anything done. The people that live there have to drive way out of their way to get anywhere. I think that they should only close the road when the work is actually being done. It is a huge inconvenience for all who live in that area.

  2. Diana on August 1st, 2009 9:24 am

    WHY in the world can’t they leave 1 lane open for local traffic, especially on the weekend when they’re not even working!!! We are having to go miles out of our way!

  3. steven on July 29th, 2009 5:45 pm

    Yes…but “it” always runs downhill….so it will end up back downtown.

  4. Molino MOm on July 29th, 2009 8:20 am

    This is going to be fun getting tnrough there but I sure am glad that’s not where I live. Nothing like knowing ALL of Pensacola’s sewage is running under pressure in your street. When that pipe leaks one day…

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