Work On New Sewer Lines Close Pacific Park Road

Thu., June 19, 1997

By Kathy Mulady kathymu@spokesman.com

Pacific Park Road will be closed until July while two new streets, sewer lines and water mains are laid for proposed developments in the Indian Trail neighborhood.

The new streets, Fotheringham and Parkway Drive, will serve lots eventually developed for Prince of Peace Church, an elementary school and houses. All will be located north of Pacific Park Drive.

There are no plans to build the elementary school. No construction on the church or houses is scheduled this summer.

On the south side of the closed road, sewer and water improvements are being made for a proposed 25-home planned urban development on 4.6 acres.

The development, known as Pacific Park Eighth Addition, is proposed by Western Real Properties, represented by Gene Cameron.

The project has been given tentative approval, but still needs to go through the hearing process.

“Since the road is already closed for improvements on the north side, it made sense to make improvements on the other side, rather than close it again later,” said Jim Smith, design engineer for the city.

In the county, one North Side sewer project is almost wrapped up, and two others ready to begin.

Southbound traffic on Country Homes Boulevard will be stopped most of August as crews lay pipes and resurface the road.

The project begins Monday from Country Homes Boulevard to Holland Road, and from Division west to Mountain View Lane.

The road surface will be improved for durability.

The second project also begins toward the end of June. Sewer pipes will be laid in the Forest Hills area along North Five Mile from Waikiki to Toni Rae Drive.

Traffic will be stopped along North Five Mile.

The cost of the project is $1.3 million. Both are expected to be finished by fall.

The Whitworth sewer project from Hawthorne to Holland is just about finished. If weather cooperates, crews will complete paving this week.

Mark Stiltz, project manager, said the goal of the sewer program is to preserve and protect water quality of the aquifer by providing sewer service and removing septic tanks from above the aquifer.

The projects were scheduled under the 1991 priority sewer plan issued by the state Department of Health.

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