All the talk and discussion is done, and construction has now begun.
City Hall in North Battleford confirmed in a news release Monday construction on a major project for a new force main and new sewage pumping station and decommissioning the old sewage treatment plant has begun.
The work on the approximately $16 million project started in the final week of May when pipe began arriving at storage sites in the city.
The contractors working on the project were both selected in the past month. The contract for the force main installation was awarded to Hamm Construction, while the contract for the sewage pumping station upgrade and the sewage treatment plant decommissioning was awarded to Con-Tech General Contractors.
The goal behind the project is “to provide long-term sanitary service for the residents of North Battleford,” according to the city’s news release. The planned expansion is to add capacity to accommodate the growth of the city in coming years. It is being funded by the federal, provincial and municipal governments.
Construction of the Force Main is expected to continue until the end of this year, according to the city. Updates can be found at: https://www.cityofnb.ca/resident_services/taxes_utilities/sanitary_sewer_upgrade.html .
