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Water main work proceeds on Atlas Road

by PRESS STAFF
| August 12, 2021 1:00 AM

COEUR d'ALENE — Installation of a new water transmission main on the west side of Coeur d'Alene has begun on Atlas Road.

The project, which will link an 18-inch transmission main from the wells on Atlas Road to wells near Riverstone Drive, began two weeks ago, said Terry Pickel, director of the city water department.

"This will bolster our wells in the southern half of the city," Pickel said, noting there are six water wells in the northern half of Coeur d'Alene and four in the southern half.

The work now underway between Peartree Road and the Interstate 90 overpass has reduced Atlas Road to one lane, with a temporary signal controlling traffic.

Eventually the main will be installed under the I-90 overpass, with work expected to continue into October, Pickel said.

For more information, contact the Coeur d'Alene Water Department at 208-769-2210.

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JOEL DONOFRIO/Press Workers use an excavator and other equipment to install a water transmission main along Atlas Road in Coeur d'Alene on Tuesday morning.