Oak Harbor: Sewer project on schedule

A sewer separation project along Church Street in the Village of Oak Harbor is proceeding on schedule to meet an expected completion date of July 2021, Randall Genzman, village administrator, said last week.
Village officials recently held a meeting to update residents on the project, which includes replacing the village’s wastewater collection lines.
“Leading up to the New Year’s holiday will be the continuing installation of sanitary and storm sewer mains, along with associated service laterals, manholes catch basins and junction boxes,” Genzman said. “We expect to see progress from the current location at Park Street and proceeding north to the Washington Street area.”
If work proceeds uninterrupted, by January all potable water main and service lateral work from Park Street to N. Railroad Street; installation of the headwall, sanitary and storm mains on Church Street to Walnut Street, as well as the Main and Locust Street intersection should be complete. Final paving on Locust and Water streets is complete and intermediate paving – to remain in place for the winter – has been completed on W. Main and Church streets.
Genzman praised the contractor, Helms and Sons Excavating, for coordinating traffic flows and keeping the work area confined.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture and Rural Development awarded the village more than $4.1 million in grants and a loan of almost $5 million for the improvements.
Genzman described the project as the most aggressive storm water separation project in the history of the village. Some wastewater lines were built in the 1880s, he said.
For information related to the project call the village office at 419-898-5561.