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West Central Consolidation Sewer and Drop Shaft
UpdateOctober 28, 2020
Fort Wayne Tunnel Works
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Update Meeting – Thieme & Berry
• TJ Short – City Utilities
• Lance Waddell – Lane Construction
• Mike Kiester – City Utilities
• Todd Webster – Jacobs Engineering
• Frank Suárez – City Utilities
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Consolidation Sewer and Drop Shaft
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Similar Structures Along the Tunnel Route
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Completed - 72-inch Temporary Reroute
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Completed – Vault Demolition & Sheeting
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Completed - Installation of Dewater Wells
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Underway - Excavating to Install Bracing
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Moving Forward
• Build Vortex Chamber• Build Diversion Structure • Install Yard
Piping
Timeline: Nov – Jan 2021
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Moving Forward
• Installing Mechanical/Electrical Equipment
• Install Gates Timeline: Jan – Apr 2021
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Moving Forward
• Remove & Backfill 72-inch temporary pipe • Remove
sheeting
Timeline: May – Jun 2021
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Moving Forward
• Restoration & Demobilization
Timeline: Jun – Jul 2021
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Reducing Sewer Overflows
• 41 Combined Sewer Overflow Outfalls in Fort Wayne
• 4th largest outfall 72-inch @ Nelson/Berry/Thieme
• 64.5 Million of Combined Sewage per year go into the St. Marys
at Nelson/Berry/Thieme
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Common Objectives
• Protecting Historic West Central
• Protecting Trees
• Protecting the River
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