For Immediate Release:
September 05, 2008

Media Contact:
Frank Calderon
fcald@miamidade.gov
786-552-8251



Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department to continue work around Bear Cut Bridge

Preliminary work to provide reclaimed water to the Village of Key Biscayne


(Miami-Dade County, FL) -- 
A contractor working for the Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department (WASD) is scheduled to begin lining the existing pipe located under the Bear Cut Bridge on Key Biscayne on Monday, September 8th, 2008. 

The right westbound lane (outbound from the island) on the bridge will be closed around the clock from about 9:00 a.m. Monday, September 8th, until the early morning hours of Saturday, September 13th, to allow work to proceed. Afterwards, all lanes on the Rickenbacker Causeway will reopen.  

The lane closure will affect mostly motor vehicle traffic. Bicyclists are advised that part of the closed lane will be used temporarily as a bicycle lane; signage will be posted onsite to that effect. 

The existing 12-inch sewer pipeline serving Key Biscayne was replaced last year by a new pipe installed under the Bear Cut waterway. The lining work taking place now on the existing pipe will allow it to be used to provide reclaimed water from a new facility at WASD’s Central District Wastewater Treatment Plant on Virginia Key, for irrigation and other purposes.  

Relining the existing pipeline for reclaimed water, as opposed to installing a new pipeline, offers the dual advantages of reduced cost and reduced disruption of traffic caused by the extensive work involved in installing a new pipeline. 


 

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WATER AND SEWER DEPARTMENT
3071 SW 38 Avenue, Miami, Florida 33146
(786) 552-8088