Euclid Creek Tunnel restoration plans

Design plans for Euclid Creek Tunnel Shaft 5, near Nottingham and St. Clair.

The Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District is nearing completion of the Euclid Creek Tunnel, a large underground tunnel designed to store combined sewage - a mixture of sanitary sewage and stormwater - during heavy rains. This project broke ground in April 2012 and, when operational, will reduce the amount of combined sewer overflows that negatively impact Euclid Creek and Lake Erie.

As Collinwood Observer readers are aware, the Euclid Creek Tunnel's shafts impacted much of our neighborhood; Shaft 4 is at Triangle Park and Shaft 5 is near the intersection of St. Clair Avenue and Nottingham Road.

As final construction of sewer infrastructure at these sites is being completed, the Sewer District is soliciting contractor bids to complete restoration at these sites.  The restored sites will still allow access to the shafts for maintenance needs, but maintenance is expected to be infrequent.

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Volume 7, Issue 6, Posted 12:53 PM, 05.31.2015