Water Main Replacement to Begin on 4th Avenue

Water main replacement to begin on 4th Avenue

Intersection at 4th Avenue and 24th Street closed for three weeks.

City of Hermiston begins $1.34M project to replace century-old water mains

HERMISTON — Construction is now underway on a $1.34 million water main replacement project designed to eliminate deteriorating steel pipes from the 1920s and remove potential lead hazards. Contractor C&E Trenching recently began initial roadway grinding along West Orchard Avenue, forcing a full road closure between Southwest 7th and Southwest 11th streets. The infrastructure upgrade will replace 3,200 feet of undersized water lines with new eigh…