A massive upgrade to local infrastructure is underway as crews push forward with a $60.6 million sewer system project. The work will add 9.3 miles of new pipes between western Fayetteville and Hope Mills.
The Big Rockfish Outfall and Lift Station Elimination Project brings pipes ranging from 8 to 24 inches across Cumberland County. At a PWC board meeting, Water Resources Engineering Manager Kevin Howell stressed how the changes will boost service in western zones that joined the city two decades ago.
“Any time you can take mechanical and electrical components out of your system, which are required with a lift station, increases reliability,” Howell said, according to CityView NC…