Holbrook Street Construction Update
Published on Jul 29, 2025 18:16

Holbrook Infrastructure Improvements

Utility work continues on Holbrook between Plymouth Road and the Railroad tracks.   The City’s contractor team has installed all the new 8-inch water main, new valves and new hydrants.  Before connecting the residents to the new water main, the contractor will be completing the required testing of the new water main.  The required testing includes a 2-hour pressure test on the pipe (at 150 psi) which will be followed by two bacteriological tests.    The bacteriological testing will take place on consecutive days after the new pipe passes the pressure test and has been thoroughly flushed.   Once the new water main has passed all the required tests, it will be connected to the City’s water system and new services will be installed to each residence or business within the construction area.  Residents will be notified when the connections are scheduled, because water will need to be shut off in order to complete the connections.  Residents should look for notices on their doors about the upcoming water shut offs.

The next step on the project will include the removal of the concrete pavement at 4 small locations on Holbrook and the entire northbound lane will be removed from just south of Spring Street all the way to Liberty.  This will allow the contractor to complete 4 smaller sanitary sewer repairs and one large excavation for new sanitary sewer between Spring Street and Liberty Street.    Residents should expect that the intersections of Spring and Liberty will be blocked frequently over the next week as this work is performed.

Residents on York Street and Liberty east of Holbrook will need to use the alternate access through the gravel business drive from the north end of York Street.

Residents with questions can call Shawn Keough (project engineer) at Wade Trim  at 313.363.1434 or the City Municipal Services Office at 734.453.7737.