The Avalon Public Works Department has been repairing a deteriorated storm drain on Crescent at the turnaround. Steel plates will be placed on the street today, Friday, Aug. 2, so traffic can drive over the area, said Dennis Jaich, who has described himself as a Public Works associate for the city. Jaich credited the Public Works Department’s inspection efforts with identifying the problem before it got worse.
Information about the cost of the repair work was not available at press time.
The Avalon Public Works Department has been repairing a deteriorated storm drain on Crescent at the turnaround. Steel plates will be placed on the street today, Friday, Aug. 2, so traffic can drive over the area, said Dennis Jaich, who has described himself as a Public Works associate for the city. Jaich credited the Public Works Department’s inspection efforts with identifying the problem before it got worse.
Information about the cost of the repair work was not available at press time.
David Clary, chief plant operator for Environ Strategy, said the structural design of the storm drain had failed. Environ Strategy, which serves many California cities including Avalon, maintains Avalon’s sewer and saltwater systems.
Clary also said that sewer lines were not affected at any time.
“We’re fortunate that Public Works caught it before traffic or anything else collapsed the road way,” Jaich said. “It would not have been pretty.”
He said Public Works inspectors had discovered that an existing storm drain culvert—“a concrete, reinforced box”—was failing due to age and weather.
Jaich said the deteriorating storm drain was discovered Friday, July 26.
Clary said work crews began repairing the damage on Monday, July 29.
According to Clary, when the decision was made to repair the storm drain, the city issued a dig alert. He said dig alerts go out to all the utilities so none of their lines are affected.
The utilities mark their lines so that work crews know where the other utility lines are.
Jaich said concrete was scheduled to be poured Thursday, Aug. 1. The concrete will be allowed to cure over the weekend. He said steel plates would be placed over the area so that cars can drive on the road.
Aslphalt will be applied next week, he said.
