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Richmond awards $8.3 million contract for Forest Hill sewer phase 3

As of September 2026: Serving on council; public voice on the Forest Hill sewer project

Richmond's Department of Public Utilities has signed an $8.3 million contract with Tidewater Utility Construction to replace sewer laterals along Forest Hill Avenue. It is the third phase of a multi-year project that began after a sewer line collapsed under the road in 2021.

Updated Sep 29

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As everybody remembers two years ago part of Forest Hill Avenue collapsed because the sanitary sewer line collapsed so the roadway collapsed.

from Richmond awards $8.3 million contract for Forest Hill sewer phase 3 · Updated Sep 29

Luckily, if the timing is good and the weather is good we should only be going through this until November.

from Richmond awards $8.3 million contract for Forest Hill sewer phase 3 · Updated Sep 29