Updated – November 8, 2024
The Water Authority Water Main Replacement Project is ongoing and estimated completion date is expected some time in winter. Restoration of sidewalks, aprons and curbs affected by this project is currently underway. Lawns and grass utility strips will be restored with sod when drought ends. Sod installation is on hold due to dry weather. Restoration of trenches on affected Water Authority roads is scheduled to begin Tuesday November 12th from Ash Street to Cypress Street. Full paving of all affected Water Authority roads are expected to take place in Spring/Summer 2025.
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Updated – July 16, 2024
As reported by Trustee Stewart at the July 16, 2024 Board Meeting: The Village was informed that the water main replacement project by the Water Authority of Western Nassau County (WAWNC) on those blocks bounded by Raff Avenue, Floral Parkway and Tulip Avenue is moving along on schedule. To clarify for the residents on those streets impacted by this project, there will be phases to the installation. That is, if the WAWNC has trenched your street to install the new water main and then moved on to trench the next street and install the water main there, they will return to your street a few weeks later to do the residential connections of the water service. Unfortunately, the WAWNC cannot do both phases of the project at the same time because the water main installation work must be tested and the results sent to the Nassau County Department of Health (NCDOH) for their review and approval. That review by the NCDOH usually takes a few days. Once the WAWNC receives the NCDOH approval of the water main installation, then the WAWNC and their contractor will return to do the domestic water service connections to the residences. This connection to the residences involves digging up a portion of the lawns in front of the home up to the home’s property line. The Village is assured that there will be full
restoration by the WAWNC of any excavated portions of lawns. Also, as previously
reported, once the project is completed, the Village will undertake a curb-to-curb
repaving of the streets impacted by this work.
This planned work will take place on the blocks south of Tulip Avenue between Raff Avenue and Floral Parkway. See attached map.
Many of the roadways on these same blocks were previously dug up by National Grid as part of gas main replacement work. Once this work by WAWNC is complete, the Village will be able to undertake a curb-to-curb repaving of these blocks. By coordinating the Village’s Road Repaving Program with National Grid and WAWNC, the Village will be able to offset a majority of the repaving costs due to the funds received from National Grid and WAWNC. Please see the attached map and tentative schedule for the work provided by the WAWNC.
