Louisville Water resumes pipeline project after historic flooding causes delay

Engineers with the Louisville Water Company resumed work April 24 on an extensive pipeline replacement project in Louisville, Kentucky, after historic flooding from a nearby river paused operations, according to the Courier Journal.

The company's Residual Line Project is an effort to replace a more than 50-year-old pipeline carrying waste left over from the filtration process from the Crescent Hill Water Treatment Plant to the B.E. Payne Water Treatment Plant in Prospect, the Courier Journal reported. To replace the pipes, workers have to dig out sections of River Road, which require closures.

According to Kelley Dearing Smith, vice president of communications for Louisville Water, necessary road closures are expected to continue until at least Summer 2026.

Since work on the project began March 10, Louisville Water has installed about 20% of the needed pipe, officials said. The 10-day delay due to the April floods is not likely to impact the project's timeline.

Louisville Water's goal is to replace all of the pipes between Zorn Avenue and Blankenbaker Lane by the end of May. Work will then continue northeast, ending at about where River Road meets Transylvania Avenue in Prospect. While the pipeline is replaced, Louisville Water will not shut off water access for any of the roughly 1 million customers it serves.

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