King County replacing sewer line along C Street S.W. in Auburn

Construction to replace a King County sewer line in Auburn is under way along C Street Southwest between 15th Street Southwest on the north and Ellingson Road on the south. This sewer project will improve the existing wastewater system in the area and help protect public health and the environment.

King County's Wastewater Treatment Division is replacing its Lakeland Hills force main, a 24- to 42-inch-diameter sewer line. Wastewater travels under pressure in the 1.5-mile-long pipeline from the Lakeland Hills Pump Station on Orvalez Road to another county sewer line called the West Auburn interceptor.

The six-month construction project is expected to end in summer 2005. In coming months, crews will also work on 15th Street just east of the Auburn Super Mall to install new sewer lines, manholes, and associated side-sewer connections and abandon older existing lines. An air valve and associated piping will be installed southeast of the main alignment at 41st Street Southeast and Ellingson Road.

King County and its contractor, Frank Coluccio Construction Co. of Seattle, are working with nearby businesses to minimize disturbances. However, construction at times could cause noise, dust and limited traffic delays.

To minimize disruption to the community, the contractor will dig open trenches in segments. Crews will backfill and restore the sections as work progresses. They'll do final street paving near the end of construction.

Work hours will run from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. weekdays, but some night work will be necessary. As needed, flaggers and signs will route motorists and pedestrians around work as it progresses in the public right-of-way.

For more information about the project, call the project hot line at 206-296-4511 or 711 (TTY relay).

King County's Wastewater Treatment Division serves 18 cities, 16 local sewer agencies and more than 1.4 million residents in King, Snohomish and Pierce counties. Formerly known as Metro, the regional wastewater-treatment utility has been preventing water pollution for 40 years.