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NS 12 – Collector System Improvements

Project Update

Join us for a public meeting for the NS 12 Collector System Improvements Project on December 6. The meeting will be held at 100 Acre Farm located in Century City 1, 3945 N 31st St in Milwaukee. From 4:30 – 5:30 pm, there will be a meeting for businesses adjacent to the project site along W Hopkins from N 31st Street to N27th Street. From 5:30 – 6:30 pm there will be a project open house for nearby neighbors and stakeholders. Information about traffic impacts and temporary transportation routes during construction will be provided at the meeting. Construction will begin in early 2024.

Project Overview

Since before 2003, MMSD has experienced hydraulic issues with the North Shore 12 (NS12) near surface collector system. This dual-purpose system conveys flows from the City of Milwaukee combined sewer in West Hopkins Street to the MMSD’s Inline Storage System (Deep Tunnel) when available and to Lincoln Creek during extreme wet weather events. Currently, the system cannot deliver enough combined sewage to the Deep Tunnel when it is available.

The NS 12 – Collector System Improvements project resolves to accomplish two goals. First, the construction of approximately 2,600 feet of tunneled 84-inch sewer will increase capacity to the Deep Tunnel reducing the risk of premature overflows. Second, the construction of 530 feet of double 72-inch by 120-inch box culvert will provide greater capacity to handle excess combined sewage during extreme wet weather events. The level of service for this improvement will only increase once the MMSD’s West Basin Stormwater Management Project is complete and online.

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Project Map

Project Goals:

  • Help prevent unintended Combined Sewer Overflows (CSOs)
  • Help prevent combined sewage from discharging to grade during large storm events

Timeline –

  • Design: Completed July 2023
  • Construction – December 2023 to June 2025
  • Post-construction – September 2025

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    Removing a tunnel boring machine after sewer is installed

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    Tunnel Boring Machine at bottom of workshaft about to launch