ACUA File Photo/A contractor activates bypass line to stop the sewer leak on Wellington Avenue in early 2021.
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY
VENTNOR The Atlantic County Utilities Authority is planning a multi-million dollar pump station replacement project and will soon accept bids from contractors.
The project was put out to bid earlier this month, but was cancelled due to advertising reasons. The new date to accept bids is 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 30.
The pump station, which brings sewerage from Ventnor, Margate, Longport and Seaview Harbor to the ACUA Treatment Plant in Atlantic City where it is treated, cleaned and released into the ocean, is located at Wellington and Lafayette avenues in the Ventnor West section of the city. The regional sewer pumping station was originally built in 1970.
It will be a major rehab, Chief Engineer Tom Ganard said Thursday morning.
Ganard said there are several contractors who picked up bid packets.
The work includes electrical, mechanical, structural and site work.
When the project starts, residents will notice construction activity in the area but it should not affect traffic patterns, he said.
The pump station takes sewerage from the Downbeach area and pumps it across Wellington Avenue to Bader Field and under Beach Thorofare, Atlantic City Expressway, Atlantic City Rail Line, Venice Park and eventually to the treatment plant, which is powered by wind energy.
It's an incredibly important service that most residents don't even think about, he said.
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