City releases locations for 2021 water main replacement program

The City of Moose Jaw plans to replace more than three kilometres of water main pipes at five locations as part of this year’s water main replacement program.

City council allocated $5.8 million to the program in the 2021 municipal budget. Council adopted the replacement program in 2015 as part of a 20-year, $117-million initiative.

The five locations where pipes will be replaced include:

• Elsom Street from Main Street North to Second Avenue Southeast (416 metres);

• Caribou Street West from Fourth Avenue Northwest to 10th Avenue Northwest (1,370 metres);

• Seventh Avenue Northwest from Caribou Street West to

Saskatchewan Street West (661 metres);

• Carleton Street from Ninth Avenue Northwest to 10th Avenue Northwest (275 metres);

• Fairford Street East from Third Avenue Northeast to Five Avenue Northeast (290 metres; a separate contractor will perform this under the servicing contract for the Agri-food Industrial Park).

NIS Contractors — which replaced the water main pipes in 2020 — will replace the pipes for this year’s program. Construction will begin around April 12 to complete leftover work from the 2020 program. The affected locations are the 900 block of Stadacona Street East and the 1200 block of Third Avenue Northwest.

Traffic will be restricted at those locations and detours will be in place effective April 7.

City hall has delivered affected property owners further information about the program, along with invitations to attend the virtual water main replacement open house information session, according to a news release. The open house is April 14 at 6:30 p.m.

To obtain a link to the virtual event, email watermainreplacement@moosejaw.ca. The virtual open house will be recorded and posted by April 16 to the City of Moose Jaw’s website at moosejaw.ca/watermainreplacement.