This is what was out our front door this morning and I had fun getting out of my driveway to get to my scheduled Doctor's appointment. Actually, the block is closed off for now and I now have to park in the backyard. Good thing there is a small alley behind the houses to be able to pulled into the backyard through the gates. With older homes here in Vicksburg you sometimes have an alley way behind your home. The big back hole shakes the house like crazy. The City is replacing an estimated 100-year-old clay pipes and will cost the city about $44,000.00. A plastic pipe will replace the aging clay infrastructure, which is buried as deep as 18 feet in some places and had a house built over it along Drummond Street (above my street) years ago. The new pipe will be installed 6 to 8 feet deep between the sidewalk. Clay storm drainage pipes are commonly found in Vicksburg and ruptures are frequent. The drain pipe being replace on National (my street) and Drummond had a rupture about six months ago. Vicksburg has an older infrastructure, and the City has to do their best to maintain it.
Tuesday, September 09, 2008
Detour - National Street
This is what was out our front door this morning and I had fun getting out of my driveway to get to my scheduled Doctor's appointment. Actually, the block is closed off for now and I now have to park in the backyard. Good thing there is a small alley behind the houses to be able to pulled into the backyard through the gates. With older homes here in Vicksburg you sometimes have an alley way behind your home. The big back hole shakes the house like crazy. The City is replacing an estimated 100-year-old clay pipes and will cost the city about $44,000.00. A plastic pipe will replace the aging clay infrastructure, which is buried as deep as 18 feet in some places and had a house built over it along Drummond Street (above my street) years ago. The new pipe will be installed 6 to 8 feet deep between the sidewalk. Clay storm drainage pipes are commonly found in Vicksburg and ruptures are frequent. The drain pipe being replace on National (my street) and Drummond had a rupture about six months ago. Vicksburg has an older infrastructure, and the City has to do their best to maintain it.
So, you had to take for the backyard. Glad you had someplace to park close to home.
ReplyDeleteMe too - they are still out there and now piling truckloads of gravel in the middle of the street...be glad when they get up to Drummond Street. It's pretty noisy and Katie (our dog) does not like at one bit! :)
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