Construction Notice Update #4 for the City of Newport News - September 2021
--Temporary Bypass Removal and Restoration Work Continues--
Traffic Advisory - August 31, 2021
Newport News – Motorists are advised that HRSD is performing sanitary sewer maintenance work on Lucas Creek Road between Sandpiper Street and St. Croix Drive. During the maintenance work, motorists can follow a signed detour using St. Croix Drive to Spinnaker Road to Sandpiper Street as indicated on the map below. The detour is scheduled to being September 1st and is expected to remain in place for several days.
Construction Notice Update #1 for the City of Newport News - August 24, 2021
--Work to Begin--
HRSD, your regional wastewater treatment utility, is undertaking a project to inspect and perform maintenance of the internal sanitary sewer piping and valves along Lucas Creek Road. This work should take place primarily between the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. This work can be weather and situation dependent and should not affect your water or sewer services.
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"Lucas Creek Pump Station Replacement"
Lucas Creek Pump Station Replacement
HRSD Capital Improvement Program Project (JR013500)Webpage Reviewed: August 11, 2026
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HRSD, your regional wastewater utility, is undertaking a project to replace its existing Lucas Creek Pump Station with a new pump station on an adjacent site. This effort will maintain the existing sanitary sewer service in the Denbigh Shores neighborhood while providing a modern, updated facility with improvements to noise, odor, and aesthetics. The new pump station will be styled to resemble a residential home, and it will contain all required equipment under a single structure. The multiple brick buildings that comprise the existing station will be demolished at the end of the project once the new pump station is in service.
Project Cost: $21.3 million
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August 6, 2025 - Traffic Advisory
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May 29, 2025 - Traffic Advisory
May 21, 2025 - Traffic Advisory
May 16, 2025 - Traffic Advisory
April 21, 2025 - Traffic Advisory
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April 2, 2026
The contractor is continuing construction of the new pump station. The pump station is anticipated to be complete by late Summer 2026, and the remainder of the project is anticipated to be complete by Fall 2026. Flaggers will be in place to direct traffic around the work, as necessary. Access to residents will be maintained.
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The work will require excavating areas of Lucas Creek Road and Old Lucas Creek Road with work concentrated around the intersection of the two streets. To minimize disruption to the surrounding community, a comprehensive traffic control plan will be implemented.
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- Staging:
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Anticipated September 2022
- Construction:
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Fall 2022 - Fall 2026
- Restoration:
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Immediately following construction when seasonable appropriate.
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This project is a necessary part of a larger, federally-mandated program to reduce sanitary sewer overflows during rainstorms. This project will replace a 50-year-old facility to help ensure HRSD’s ability to protect public health and the environment for decades to come.
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Disruptions to traffic will be minimized, and in most cases, a single lane of traffic will be maintained. Flagging will be used to help direct traffic during construction and allow access to the Lucas Creek Road Bridge to the extent possible.
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The contractor will ensure that access to all residences will be maintained throughout construction. Trash and mail services will not be affected. If necessary, the contractor will move trash containers from within a work zone to an area accessible for pickup and will be responsible for returning them to each residence.
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Work will typically take place Monday through Friday during daylight hours (7 a.m. - 4 p.m.). However, there may be times when extended hours, work at night, or weekend work may be necessary.
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Some residences directly adjacent to the property may experience a temporary interruption of sewer service while work is performed on their sewer lateral pipes. The contractor will notify affected residences before work is performed on any laterals. Sewer service will typically be restored within several hours. Your water service should not be affected by this project.
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Where sewer and lateral pipes are dug up, asphalt, curb, gutters, driveway aprons, and grass will be removed and then restored upon completion of the project.
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The typical construction noises such as equipment engines, back-up alarms, materials being delivered, diesel generators, air compressors, sawing, etc. should be anticipated. The contractor will be required to keep the roadways free of dirt and other debris and to apply water to the site as needed to minimize dust.
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The contractor will keep some supplies on the project site within the active work zone.
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Construction workers will park within the active work zone.
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HRSD strives to eliminate odors from its facilities. The new pump station will be equipped with an odor control system designed to capture and treat odors from the pump station.
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The old pump station will be demolished after the new pump station is placed in service.
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The estimated cost for the project is $21.3 million and is financed by the wastewater treatment fees paid by HRSD customers.
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Regular project updates are posted on the HRSD website at www.hrsd.com/construction-status. You may also sign up at www.hrsd.com/subscriptions to receive an email notification whenever the website has an update about the project.
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- Public Information Specialist:
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Shawn Maxfield
757.833.7483 (Office)
- HRSD Project Manager:
- Ted Denny
- Additional Information
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Projects@hrsd.com
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- Chief of Communications:
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Leila Rice, APR
757.460.7056 (Office)
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- Engineering Consultant Firm:
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HDR Inc., Virginia Beach, VA
- Engineering Consultant Project Lead:
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Chris Painter
- Contractor:
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Kiewit Infrastructure South Co.
- Contractor Field Project Manager:
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Randall Wilson
Construction Notice Update #3 for the City of Newport News - July 2021
--Work to Resume--
HRSD, your regional wastewater treatment utility, will begin work to install a sanitary sewer pipeline along 16th Street between Roanoke Avenue and Ridley Circle starting approximately on July 19. Restoration efforts for the emergency pipeline work along 16th Street between Jeb’s Place and Anderson Park will continue during the month of July. This work should take place primarily between the hours of 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday – Friday.
Construction Notice Update #2 for the City of Newport News - July 2021
--Emergency Repair Day Work Continues--
Construction Notice Update #14a for the City of Newport News - July 2021
--Paving Continues Along Huxley Place--
HRSD, your regional wastewater treatment utility, continues work to complete the sewer pipeline project located along Huxley Place. The new pipeline has been installed, and restoration work is ongoing. Crews will repave Huxley Place as part of the restoration work. This work should take place primarily between the hours of 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Construction Notice Update #14 for the City of Newport News - June 2021
--Paving Along Huxley Place--
HRSD, your regional wastewater treatment utility, continues work to complete the sewer pipeline project located along Huxley Place. The new pipeline has been installed, and restoration work is ongoing. Crews will repave Huxley Place as part of the restoration work. This work should take place primarily between the hours of 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Construction Notice Update #13 for the City of Newport News - June 2021
--Paving Along Huxley Place--
HRSD, your regional wastewater treatment utility, continues work to complete the sewer pipeline project located along Huxley Place. The new pipeline has been installed, and restoration work is ongoing. Crews will repave Huxley Place as part of the restoration work. This work should take place primarily between the hours of 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday.
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"Boat Harbor Treatment Plant Conversion and Transmission"
Boat Harbor Treatment Plant Pump Station Conversion
Boat Harbor Treatment Plant Transmission Force Main Section 1 (Subaqueous)
Boat Harbor Treatment Plant Transmission Force Main Section 2 (Land)
HRSD Capital Improvement Program Project (BH015700, BH015710 & BH015720)Webpage Reviewed: August 11, 2026
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HRSD is closing its Boat Harbor Treatment Plant in Newport News to further reduce nutrients discharged to the James River Basin, which will support local water quality and Chesapeake Bay restoration efforts. A new pumping station facility is being constructed near the Boat Harbor location that will pump the wastewater to HRSD’s Nansemond Treatment Plant in Suffolk. At the Nansemond location, wastewater will be highly treated prior to discharge to the James River. A significant portion of the treated water will undergo additional advanced treatment to meet drinking water quality standards to produce SWIFT Water™. To connect HRSD’s Boat Harbor and Nansemond facilities, construction of 31,000 feet of pipe is required. The pipe varies in size from 42 inches to 54 inches. Horizontal directional drilling was used to install the 42-inch pipe under the Newport News Shipping Channel. The pipe then expands to 54 inches before reducing back down to 48 inches as the flow enters the Nansemond Treatment Plant for further treatment.
This work includes three separate projects: Boat Harbor Pump Station Conversion, Boat Harbor Underwater Transmission Pipe Installation, and the Boat Harbor Land Transmission Pipe Installation. The Boat Harbor Underwater Transmission Pipe portion of the project is complete and the webpage has been removed. To see more information on the Boat Harbor Pump Station Conversion or the Boat Harbor Land Transmission Pipe Installation projects, please check below in the “Update” section for a link to each project, including FAQ’s for each.
For more information on the SWIFT process, please visit www.hrsd.com/swift.
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May 7, 2026
Please access the project specific pages by clicking the links below:
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This is not known at this time.
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- Staging:
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TBD
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Late 2022 - Late 2026
- Restoration:
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Immediately following construction
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- Public Information Specialist:
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Shawn Maxfield
757.833.7483 (Office)
- HRSD Project Manager:
- David Steele
- Additional Information:
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Projects@hrsd.com
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- Chief of Communications:
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Leila Rice, APR
757.460.7056 (Office)
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- Engineering Consultant Firm:
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AECOM, Norfolk, VA
- Engineering Consultant Project Lead:
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David Steele