Louisville Water Company plans to start major infrastructure project on River Road
Next month, the Louisville Water Company will start a major infrastructure improvement project along River Road, but some local business owners and drivers have concerns about its potential impact on the community.Brent George, owner of Cunningham’s Creekside, expressed his worries about the project.”There’s a number of restaurants in town. Every day is somebody’s choice. If you make it more difficult to get to you that’s a concern,” George said.The project is known as the Residual Line Project. Louisville Water’s filtration process produces residual solids that must be removed from the treatment plant. The “Residual Line” is the pipeline that takes the residuals from the Crescent Hill Water Treatment Plant to lagoons at our B. E. Payne Water Treatment Plant in Prospect. The current line, which was constructed in 1971, is reaching the end of its life, so they are installing two new lines.Starting March 10, the first phase of River Road will be closed to through traffic from Zorn Avenue to Blankenbaker Lane. The fourth and final phase will be at River Road from Wolf Pen Branch to Transylvania Avenue. Each phase will involve closing that section of River Road, but there will be local access to homes and businesses. While drivers will need to find alternate routes, Guenthner encourages patience during the construction process. “I want to remind folks that all of those businesses remain open, and you just have to give yourself a little bit of time to get there,” Guenthner said. Each phase is expected to take about six months to complete. Louisville Water Company anticipates construction for the project will be complete in two years.
Next month, the Louisville Water Company will start a major infrastructure improvement project along River Road, but some local business owners and drivers have concerns about its potential impact on the community.
Brent George, owner of Cunningham’s Creekside, expressed his worries about the project.
“There’s a number of restaurants in town. Every day is somebody’s choice. If you make it more difficult to get to you that’s a concern,” George said.
The project is known as the Residual Line Project. Louisville Water’s filtration process produces residual solids that must be removed from the treatment plant. The “Residual Line” is the pipeline that takes the residuals from the Crescent Hill Water Treatment Plant to lagoons at our B. E. Payne Water Treatment Plant in Prospect.
The current line, which was constructed in 1971, is reaching the end of its life, so they are installing two new lines.
Starting March 10, the first phase of River Road will be closed to through traffic from Zorn Avenue to Blankenbaker Lane. The fourth and final phase will be at River Road from Wolf Pen Branch to Transylvania Avenue.
Each phase will involve closing that section of River Road, but there will be local access to homes and businesses.
While drivers will need to find alternate routes, Guenthner encourages patience during the construction process.
“I want to remind folks that all of those businesses remain open, and you just have to give yourself a little bit of time to get there,” Guenthner said.
Each phase is expected to take about six months to complete. Louisville Water Company anticipates construction for the project will be complete in two years.