Closer Look Shows Need for More Work on Brick Pipe:
To ensure safety for the 17,000 vehicles that travel North Anthony Boulevard each day, City Utilities will be spending more time on the repair of the 19th century brick pipe. North Anthony will remain closed through the middle of next week.
Workers at the site, of the brick sewer cave-in, determined that the brick is not structurally able to withstand the original planned restoration of the pipe. Engineers calculated that the added weight of flow fill (cement) would be too heavy for the existing brick pipe.
Further digging will take place this week and a corrugated steel pipe will be positioned, inside the brick, as a replacement. This will allow it to bypass the damaged brick and tie in to a more stable area of pipe that is not damaged.
Again, North Anthony will be closed at least through the middle of next week.