WILLIAMSBURG – Motorists are advised that HRSD crews will continue work to restore the area near the right westbound lane of Humelsine Parkway (Route 199) near College Creek, which will require intermittent closures of the right westbound lane. The intermittent lane closures will take place Monday-Saturday during the hours of 9 a.m.-3 p.m. until Summer 2025.
NEWPORT NEWS – Motorists are advised that HRSD crews will be installing sewer pipe for the new Lucas Creek Pump Station. This work will require a full closure of Old Lucas Creek Road between Debbie Lane and Lucas Creek Road from 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 22 and Tuesday, May 27. The road will be open over the holiday weekend. Motorists will need to follow the marked detour using Lucas Creek Road and Denbigh Boulevard as indicated on the map below.
--Project Update--
HRSD, your regional wastewater treatment utility, is working to rehabilitate a sanitary sewer pipeline along Newtown Road as part of the Newtown Road Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation project. In order to rehabilitate that pipe, wastewater flow in the pipe needs to be diverted. To help reduce flow in the lines, vactor trucks will be used to pump wastewater from one location and haul it to another location. This pump and haul work is expected to occur primarily between the hours of 7pm - 5am.
-- Utility Work to Begin --
HRSD, your regional wastewater treatment utility, will begin work to rehabilitate a sanitary sewer pipeline along Newtown Road as part of the Newtown Road Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation project. This work should take place primarily between the hours of 7 p.m. to 5 a.m., Monday – Friday.
Written by Lacie Wever, HRSD Community Education and Outreach Specialist Published on May 15, 2025
We all experience it daily—flush the toilet, take a shower, or wash our clothes—and POOF, the dirty water disappears. But have you ever wondered where it all goes?
--Utility Work to Begin--
HRSD, your regional wastewater treatment utility, is undertaking a project to replace valves and associated piping, near the intersection of Commander Shepard Boulevard and Bellgrade Drive. This effort will provide HRSD flexibility to make changes to the systems operation during maintenance or emergencies. The work will take place primarily between the hours of 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday - Friday.
--Utility Work to Occur--
HRSD, your regional wastewater treatment utility, is working to install a new sanitary sewer pump station and rehabilitate existing sanitary sewer and manholes in the Phoebus area. This work is being done to resolve capacity, operational, and maintenance issues that currently affect the existing pump station and pipes that are near the end of their useful life. The work should take place primarily between the hours of 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday – Friday, and could include weekend work.