From Master Plan to Implementation

In 2003, Hussey Gay Bell developed the original pump station master plan for the Crossroads WRF service area. In 2015, Hussey Gay Bell completed the Crossroads Force Main & Pump Station Improvement project for the City of Savannah. This project consisted of the design of upgrades to two lift stations, temporary bypasses and approximately 6,800 LF of 20-inch and 16-inch force main to provide increased conveyance capacity to the Crossroads Water Quality Control Plant (WQCP). The optimal alignment for the pipeline required connecting a new 20-inch PVC force main to an existing 16-inch force main near Jimmy DeLoach Parkway and Highway 21 – two main arterials in Chatham County. The new force main was designed to run south to a City utility easement. From there, the pipeline crossed under and then ran parallel to a Norfolk Southern Rail Line before finally reaching is termination point at the headworks of the Crossroads Wastewater Treatment Plant. The project scope also included the re-evaluation of the northern half of the Crossroads WQCP service area master plan. The force main installation methods included open-cut, horizontal directional drill (HDD) and jack & bore.