ST. LOUIS – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District, along with the city of Cahokia Heights and other officials, will hold a groundbreaking ceremony Monday, April 1, to celebrate the start of the sanitary sewer trunkline rehabilitation project.
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* Inclement Weather Location – Cahokia Heights City Hall, 103 Main St, Cahokia, IL 62206
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Principle speakers
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Senator Dick Durbin
Edward York, Sen. Duckworth staff
Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski
Debra Shore, U.S. EPA Region 5 administrator
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Col. Andy Pannier, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
John Kim, Illinois EPA director
Christopher Belt, Illinois State Senator
Mayor Curtis McCall, Cahokia Heights
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About the project
A construction contract for Sanitary Sewer Trunkline Rehabilitation was awarded to Insituform Technologies USA, LLC, of Chesterfield, Missouri, February 9 for $4,628,116.00. The project involves a process called cured-in-place pipe liner technology — essentially creating a pipe within a pipe — to address critical pipe deficiencies such as cracks or breaks in the trunkline. This work will restore structural stability and ensure the long-term reliability of the wastewater transportation system in the city.
The project focuses on a critical portion of the sanitary sewer infrastructure which carries all wastewater from any flushed toilet, sink, or bathtub drain from near the intersection of Jerome and Mousette lanes south to the Levin Drive Pump Station where it’s pumped to the American Bottoms Wastewater Treatment Plant in Sauget, Illinois, for processing.
Construction completion is planned in spring 2025.
Release no. 24-016
