Inverness sewers to be repaired

For most Inverness residents, the sewers are out of sight, out of mind. Not for the city of Hoover, though; the city is beginning a repair project for Inverness’s sanitary sewer system.

The sewer rehabilitation project will include repairing sewer lines at 20 locations, sealing cracks in the pipes, adjusting the height of 53 manhole covers and lining the interior of almost 17,000 feet of sewers and manhole entrances. Hoover Mayor Gary Ivey said the project will prevent sewer collapses and reduce the groundwater entering the city’s sewers, pumping stations and treatment facility.

The project cost is estimated at just under $1.4 million, and the work will be performed by Layne Inliner pipe lining company from Tucker, Georgia. Construction will begin in mid-November, and Ivey said it should take about six months to complete.

“Inverness residents should not expect any problems with their sewer lines while the project is underway,” Ivey said. “The city will have a full-time observer/inspector onsite to inspect the contractor’s work and to ensure that residents are being kept informed of any construction activities that may affect them.”