Important Update From The Water And Sewer Division - Unidirectional Flushing To Resume On April 25 In Town Of Shrewsbury

Shrewsbury MA

23 April, 2022

7:19 PM

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Press release from the Town of Shrewsbury: April 22, 2022 April 22, 2022 5:45PM Update: Contractor, Hydra Tech, has finished unidirectional flushing for the day is scheduled to continue with Z0ne 5 on Monday, April 25, 2022. Please see the attached map for more information about the location of the Zones. Additional updates will be provided at the end of each day as the flushing progresses. Hydra Tech is scheduled to work Monday through Friday, weather permitting. They begin unidirectional flushing around 8:00 a.m. and will start on the first sequence in the list below and will progress in order. It is difficult to estimate how the work will progress each day so this may be optimistic but is provided to better inform everyone in the area that may be flushed. Flushing is expected to be finished around 4:30 p.m. Hill StreetStraw Hollow LaneMercury DriveSaturn DriveArcturus DriveVega DriveMars DriveVenus DriveNeptune DriveAspen RoadFox Hill RoadRed Coat RoadRed Coat Circle On Friday, April 22, 2022 they completed unidirectional flushing on: Route 140 from Hill Street to Barnard StreetRolling Hill RoadWachusett AvenueBryant AvenueLongfellow Road between Wachusett Avenue and Browning RoadBrowning Road between Longfellow Road and Wachusett CircleTory DriveTory LaneLongfellow Road between both ends of Browning RoadWadsworth Road On Thursday, April 21, 2022 they completed unidirectional flushing on: Gulf Street from Browning Road to Wheelock StreetWheelock StreetGulf Street from Browning Road to Cypress AvenueCypress AvenueBoylston CircleStone Meadow Farm DriveGulf Street from Wheelock Street to Boylston CircleWachusett Circle from Grist Mill Circle to Wheelock StreetSturbridge CircleHearthside CircleOld Salem Circle On Wednesday, April 20, 2022 they completed unidirectional flushing on: Route 140 from Loring Street to Hill StreetGrist Mill CircleWachusett Circle from Grist Mill Circle to Browning RoadBrowning Road Due to the flushing, residents in the identified area as well as those in the vicinity of the project may experience brief periods of reduced pressure or discolored water. If you experience discolored water once the flushing is complete, please run the cold water in downstairs bathtub until it clears. Weather permitting, the Town is planning on completing flushing in Zones 5, 2, and 6 this spring. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause. If you have any questions please contact the Water and Sewer Division at 508-841-8502 or [email protected]. Unidirectional Flushing Program Zone Map This press release was produced by the Town of Shrewsbury. The views expressed here are the author's own.