RICHMOND -- HRSD Chief Technology Officer, Dr. Charles B. Bott, PhD, PE, BCEE, of Exmore, Virginia, has been appointed by Governor Glenn Youngkin to serve on the State Board of Health.

--Sewer Pipe Installation to Begin--

HRSD, your regional wastewater treatment utility, will begin work to install a sanitary sewer pipeline on Portsmouth Boulevard between Proctor Street and Wilroy Road. This work should take place primarily between the hours of 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday – Friday.

--Utility Work to Begin--

HRSD, your regional wastewater treatment utility, will begin work to replace sewer pipe and manholes along Waltham Street. Broken pipe segments were found during a CCTV inspection of the sewer pipe, and repairs must be made. This work should take place primarily between the hours of 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday – Friday.

--PORTER STREET DETOUR UPDATE--

NEW YORK -- HRSD conducted a successful sale of the $224 million Subordinate Wastewater Revenue Bonds, Series 2025A (the Bonds) on July 8, 2025.  The bond sale acts as a “bridge loan” resulting in a net present value savings estimated at $10.71 million relative to an existing federally subsidized loan program that HRSD previously closed on in 2024.  

HRSD plans on paying off the Bonds with this loan program one year from now when they mature.

SUFFOLK – Motorists are advised that HRSD will begin work to remove a light pole along I-664 South. This work will require closure of the southbound right lane and right shoulder of I-664 beginning before the Armstead Road Overpass and continuing to near Exit 8A (College Drive). Exit 8A will remain open. The closure will be set up on Tuesday, July 8 at 8:00 p.m. and is expected to remain in place until Friday, July 11. For more information, please refer to the map below. 

NEWPORT NEWS – Motorists are advised that HRSD crews will be testing and installing sewer pipe for the new Lucas Creek Pump Station. This work will require the closure of Old Lucas Creek Road between Debbie Lane and Lucas Creek Road and a closure of the right northbound lane of Lucas Creek Road. All closures will occur on weekdays only from 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. and will begin as early as Monday, July 7, and last through the end of July. For the detour route, refer to the map below.

--Project Completion Notification--

--Utility Work to Resume--

HRSD, your regional wastewater treatment utility, will resume work to replace a sanitary sewer pipeline located along Hancock Drive and Hamilton Drive. This work should take place primarily between the hours of 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday – Friday.