Town of Collierville
You may have been using the Greenbelt trail this week and saw that we will be closing a couple of the bridges. Hopefully we can answer all your questions about this project and assure you that this is a priority for this area of Town.
What is happening on the Greenbelt Trail behind West Collierville School on Frank Road?
The Town’s Public Utilities Division is conducting a Sanitary Sewer Evaluation Study (SSES). Our goal with this project is to inspect large, aging concrete pipes in our system to prevent the possibility of a future collapse. The sewer line from Frank and Shelton Road is one of the pipes that needs to be inspected.
Why is this work being done now?
Recently, there was a sewer line collapse on Shelton Road. Crews are starting the work to clean and inspect the concrete sewer line from Frank to Shelton Road, because these pipes are a similar age and size to the recent, collapsed infrastructure. With the nearby schools and homes, the demand for a dependable sewer system in this area is a high priority.
What is the timeline for this project?
This project is expected* to take five weeks:
March 21-25: Setup sewer bypass pumping
March 27-April 15: Clean and inspect the sewer line
April 18-22: Break down the bypass pipe, clean up the site, and haul away equipment.
* Dates are subject to change depending on inclement weather.
How will this impact everyone using the Greenbelt trail?
Part of this project includes bypass pumping the sewage for the section of line to be cleaned and inspected. We plan to keep the bypass pipe off the Greenbelt except for two locations, where our contractor cannot go under bridges along the trail.
The first of the two locations where the contractor was unable to go under the bridges is near the north property line of West Collierville Middle School affecting the north bridge access from the school to the ball fields. This bridge will be closed but residents will have alternative access 150 feet south at the south bridge to access the ball fields.
The second affected area is along the Greenbelt trail near Crosswinds Elementary school at Deans Creek Drive. We will keep access along the trail open by using a temporary stair system with guardrails that will allow residents to walk over the bypass pipe.
During the first and last week of the project operations will impact the parking area of the ballfields behind Collierville West Middle School. However, we don’t expect there to be any major disruptions and are coordinating between our contractor and Collierville Schools to minimize how this will impact our resident and student use of these areas.
