FLINT, Mich. — Lead-tainted service lines at 1,283 homes have been replaced so far in Phase 4 of Mayor Karen Weaver’s FAST Start initiative. The work is part of the mayor’s plan to replace lead-tainted pipes at 6,000 Flint homes in 2017.
Crews from four area companies are replacing lead and galvanized service lines leading from the street to the water meter in residents’ homes during this fourth phase of FAST Start, extending the mayor’s efforts to restore safe, clean drinking water to Flint residents. Overall, service lines to 2,181 homes have been replaced since FAST Start began in March 2016.
In addition, crews have identified copper service lines at a total of 541 homes that did not need to be replaced. Workers have begun checking the composition of 4,000 service lines using hydro-excavation so pipe replacement crews can avoid digging up copper service lines and concentrate just on homes with lead and galvanized pipes.
To be eligible for service line replacements, residents must have an active water account. They also must have signed a consent card giving permission for the work to be done (consent cards are being delivered to residents). In rental homes, both the owner and the tenant must sign consent cards. Residents are urged to sign the consent cards as soon as possible, so crews working in their neighborhood can replace their service lines.
Crews will be working in the following areas through Friday, July 21:
– Goyette Mechanical Co.: Copeman Boulevard, Tiffin Street, Brown Street, Cumings Avenue, Beaver Avenue, Chicago Boulevard, Miller Road, Fenton Road, Brunswick Avenue, Camden Avenue and Partridge Street
– W.T. Stevens Construction: East Moore Street, Joliet Street, Nebraska Avenue, Monteith Street, Neubert Avenue, Blades Avenue, East Stewart Avenue, West Stewart Avenue, Victoria Avenue, Burr Boulevard, Ogema Avenue, Damon Street and Pettibone Avenue
– Lang Construction: West Pasadena Avenue, West Newall Street and White Street
– Waldorf and Sons: Indiana Avenue and Broadway Boulevard
The goal is to have all of Flint’s lead-tainted service lines — nearly 20,000 — replaced by 2020, with 6,000 pipes replaced annually over the next three years.
More information about the FAST Start initiative can be found on the City of Flint FAST Start Facebook page, as well as on Instagram, Twitter and here on the City of Flint website www.cityofflint.com. Questions about FAST Start can be directed to the FAST Start office by emailing [email protected] or by calling (810) 410-1133.
