[Durham INC] Durham Closes Portion of W. Corporation St. for Stormwater Drain Repair

[Blalock, Amy]

CITY OF DURHAM

Office of Public Affairs

101 City Hall Plaza

Durham, NC 27701

 

 

News Release

 

News Media Contact:

Amy Blalock

Sr. Public Affairs Specialist

(919) 560-4123 x 11253

(919) 475-7735 (cell)

Amy.Blalock at DurhamNC.gov 

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For Immediate Release: February 18, 2013

 

 

Durham Closes Portion of West Corporation Street for Stormwater Drain
Repair

Closure in Effect from February 18 - March 18; Traffic Detour Provided

 

DURHAM, N.C. - Beginning today, the City of Durham's Public Works
Department is closing a portion of West Corporation Street to perform an
emergency storm drain replacement and pavement repair due to a sinkhole
that appeared last week. 

 

West Corporation Street between Morris Street and Fuller Street will be
closed until March 18 as well as the entrance to Liggett Street from
West Corporation Street. A traffic detour is in place along with street
closure signs to notify motorists. Parts of the sidewalk along these
streets will also be closed during construction and signage will be in
place to notify pedestrians.

 

The sinkhole was caused due to the collapse of an aging storm pipe under
West Corporation Street that subsequently caused a water line break and
pavement failure. For additional information regarding this repair
project, contact Sujit Ekka, civil engineer with the Stormwater and GIS
Services Division in the City's Public Works Department, at (919)
560-4326, ext. 30271 or by email at Sujit.Ekka at DurhamNC.gov. 

 

About the Public Works Department Stormwater Services Division

The Stormwater Services Division with the City of Durham's Public Works
Department is guided by the City's strategic plan goals of stewardship
of the City's physical assets and promoting thriving, livable
neighborhoods. It has the major responsibility for enforcing all
existing stormwater ordinances and regulations. Activities include storm
drainage design and plans review; inspecting and maintaining City-owned
drainage systems; education and outreach; and stream monitoring,
restoration, and watershed master planning. To learn more, visit 
http://www.DurhamNC.gov/Stormwater or "like" on Facebook at 
http://www.Facebook.com/DurhamNCStormwater.  

 

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