The project that you are referring to is the Banbury/Canterbury Sanitary Sewer Main Rehabilitation and Replacement project. The work on Banbury is complete and the contractor has now moved his equipment to Canterbury as you have mentioned. Unfortunately, the contractor has limited space available on Canterbury and has had to continue to maintain a storage area on Banbury which is probably why you are still experiencing some construction traffic. We anticipate this work to be completed in 3 months. We certainly understand that utility construction work is not pleasant to the residents and those backup alarms that you refer to can be annoying but please keep in mind that those backup alarms on the equipment are a safety feature that is required by OSHA to ensure that our staff and our contractors employees go home to their families every day after work. Utility construction work is very dangerous due to trenching and shoring and the heavy equipment that is involved. With all of the negatives that I am sure you are experiencing, please note that this sanitary sewer main rehabilitation project is part of the City’s proactive approach to improving its wastewater collection system through implementation of rehabilitation and replacement projects such as this and is a service to community residents and will provide the following benefits:

Minimizes chance of overflows. Sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs) can negatively impact public health and water quality. By improving its system to better accommodate the existing sanitary sewer flows and heavy rains that contribute to SSOs, the City is using its resources wisely and protecting its residents and the environment.

Uses financial resources wisely. This project is part of the City of Raleigh Public Utilities Department's Main Replacement Program. In developing the program, the City examined the existing wastewater system that needed to be improved to meet existing needs and to address areas that require excessive operating and maintenance costs. The capital expenditures associated with this project will greatly reduce the O&M costs and potential fines from the division of water quality from SSOs that have occurred on this street.

Does not cause taxes to increase. Projects included within the City’s Capital Improvement Program (CIP) are funded by water and sewer user fees, not tax dollars. Taxes will not increase as a direct result of this project. Water and sewer rates are reviewed by the City to determine whether increases are necessary to fund the needed CIP projects.

Institutes a long-term solution. This project anticipates the current and future needs of residents and businesses within the project area and provides a long-term, sustainable solution.

Protects private and public property. The drainage basin traverses residential properties, as well as public roadways and greenways. Improving the wastewater collection system ultimately improves those properties as well by protecting them from SSOs and basement backups.

Thank you for your continued patience during this project. If you have any additional questions, please feel free to contact Aaron Brower, Projects Director, at (919) 996-3469 or the project manager (Dennis Lassiter) at (919) 996-3477.