Please note, silt fencing will be installed this week along Spratt Street as contractors prepare for the first phase of a water line installation project in the area. This preliminary work will not impact traffic.
The eventual water line replacement project will see the installation of more than 1,500 feet of water line in the area of Spratt Street from Leonidas to North White streets. This will replace water lines that are almost 60 years old and which were made of cast iron, which is more brittle than today’s ductile iron pipes. The upcoming construction project will need to avoid trees and existing utility lines, both of which crews did not encounter during the original line installation.
The project is being funded by the SC Infrastructure Investment Program (SCIIP), which is administered by the SC Rural Infrastructure Authority (RIA) and funded by federal State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA).
“We have leveraged federal grant opportunities to address critical pieces of aging lines,” said Fort Mill Utilities Department Director Greg Rushing. “This should allow us to reinforce backbone water lines that supply the heart of downtown.”