HRSD

News Release - August 4, 2026

PORTSMOUTH – HRSD crews and contractors are working to assess damage, make repairs and begin cleanup efforts after a 30-inch force main failed this evening on Douglas Avenue near Rolfe Terrace in Portsmouth. As a result, Douglas Avenue is closed between Wesley Street and Adriatic Street.

Crews will be implementing around the clock pump and haul operations as this section of pipeline cannot be diverted.

Additional updates will be provided as information becomes available.

Construction Notice Update #4A for the City of Portsmouth - August 2026

--Utility Work to Occur: Cedar Lane--

UPDATED INFORMATION

HRSD, your regional wastewater treatment utility, will continue work to rehabilitate a sanitary sewer pipeline along Cedar Lane. Bypass piping assembly will take place primarily between the hours of 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday – Friday, while Cured-In-Place-Piping (CIPP) installation will take place primarily between the hours of 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Construction Notice Update #35 for the City of Newport News - July 2026

--Utility Work to Begin--

HRSD, your regional wastewater treatment utility, will begin work to install and bury sewer pipe across Menchville Road from Riverview Farm Park to near BC Charles Elementary School as part of the James River Treatment Plant SWIFT Project. This work will take place primarily 6am to 2:30 PM Monday-Friday.

Construction Notice Update #4 for the City of West Point - July 2026

--Utility Work to Continue--

HRSD, your regional wastewater treatment utility, will begin work to rehabilitate existing sanitary sewer pipelines throughout West Point. For a list of all roads where work will occur, please visit www.hrsd.com/west-point-sanitary-sewer-system-improvements. This work should take place primarily between the hours of 7 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday–Friday.

HRSD continues to monitor Federal and State regulatory decisions related to per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). This page will be updated with information and resources related to implementation of any new or changed regulation that impacts HRSD’s Industrial Users.

For more information on how HRSD is addressing PFAS as a whole, please visit www.hrsd.com/pfas.

See FAQ's below for more information.

Traffic Advisory - July 17, 2026

NEWPORT NEWS – Motorists are advised that HRSDcrews are continuing work to install and test sewer pipe for the new Lucas Creek Pump Station which will be followed by roadway restoration work. This work will require weekday closures of Old Lucas Creek Road between Debbie Lane and Lucas Creek Road and a closure of the right northbound lane of Lucas Creek Road, Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., through Fall 2026.

Construction Notice Update #75 for the City of Chesapeake - July 2026

--Project Update--

Park Avenue and Perry Street Sewer Pipeline Work Update

construction image Sewer pipeline replacement work on Perry Street resumed in mid-June with excavation and the installation of a manhole at the intersection of Park Avenue and Perry Street.

Construction Notice Update #17 for the City of Norfolk - July 2026

-Jamestown Crescent Pump Station Pipeline Work-

Construction Notice Update #1 for the City of Norfolk - July 2026

--Utility Work to Occur--

HRSD, your regional wastewater treatment utility, will begin work to install a sanitary sewer pipeline along North Shore Road and Shirland Avenue. This work should take place primarily between the hours of 7 p.m. to 5 a.m., Monday - Friday.

Construction Notice Update #4 for the City of Portsmouth - July 2026

--Utility Work to Occur: Cedar Lane--

HRSD, your regional wastewater treatment utility, will begin work to rehabilitate a sanitary sewer pipeline along Cedar Lane. Bypass piping assembly will take place primarily between the hours of 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday – Friday, while Cured-In-Place-Piping (CIPP) installation will take place primarily between the hours of 6 p.m. to 6 a.m.