NEWPORT NEWS –Motorists are advised that HRSD crews will be installing sanitary sewer pipelines on northbound West Avenue between 26th and 28th Streets and between 31st and 33rd Streets as part of the West Avenue Sanitary Sewer Replacement project. During this work, motorists can follow a signed detour using Washington Avenue as well as 25th, 28th, 29th, and 35th Streets as indicated on the map below. The detour is scheduled to begin as early as October 3 and is expected to remain in place through December.

This work is weather dependent and subject to change or require additional time. Please visit the HRSD Newsroom for updates and schedule changes.

HRSD’s mission is to protect public health and the waters of Hampton Roads by treating wastewater effectively. A political subdivision of the Commonwealth of Virginia, HRSD was created by public referendum in 1940 and currently serves 20 cities and counties in southeast Virginia, an area with a population of 1.9 million.

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