West Roosevelt Sewer Improvement Project

Project Update

The project is ramping up for the second stage of construction which will includes a change to the Stage 2 Traffic Pattern. While the traffic will return to normal flow east and west, only one lane in each direction will be open. Construction will continue along the median on both sides.

Work completed to date includes:

Construction of 6 shafts with the deepest at 89 feet; and the shallowest at 21 feet, used to lower the machines and workers down to the work zone.
Construction of 5 manholes for maintenance of the new sewer.
Laying 3160 linear feet of new 48” pipe.

The project is expected to be completed this fall.

We want to than the residents for their support and patience during construction of this important project.

Project Overview

In 2020 the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) completed a planning study to develop system improvements that would reduce wastewater levels in MMSD sewers on West Roosevelt Drive and eliminate a sanitary sewer overflow connection to an existing City of Milwaukee storm sewer.

The West Roosevelt Sewer Improvement Project resolves to achieve both these goals. First, the construction of new MMSD and City of Milwaukee sewers and manholes will reroute high wastewater flows to areas of the MMSD sewer system that have a greater capacity to handle excess wastewater during wet weather events. Second, the removal of a sanitary sewer overflow pump station at North 35th Street and West Roosevelt Drive will allow the construction of the MMSD’s West Basin Stormwater Management Project, which is the third and final component of an integrated system to address recurrent flooding in the 30th Street Corridor.

Project Map

Project Goals

Reduce sewer overflows
Support functioning of the West Basin as part of the 30^th St. Stormwater Management Plan

Timeline

Design and Pre-construction: Spring 2021 - Spring 2023
Construction: Fall 2023 - Winter 2025
Post Construction: Winter 2025 - Spring 2025

Delivery of 48-inch pipe for the new sewer.
Work crew lowered into the shaft at 51^st St.
A view of the crew at work in the tunnel at 51^st St.
New pipe being pushed into place in the tunnel at Scranton Pl.

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Project Resources

August 10, 2023 -- Open House posters of new traffic patterns during construction

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