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Lincoln Street to be closed overnight
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Sun-Journal Lewiston, Me.
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June 27, 2008
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LEWISTON - Work on a downtown storm water cistern should wrap up
in the next week, as crews prepare to close Lincoln Street overnight
Friday.
When completed, the cistern will store storm water runoff,
keeping it from dumping directly into the Androscoggin River or
overwhelming the city's sanitary sewer system.
Once the storm has passed, that water can be diverted to the
sanitary sewer for treatment.
It's part of a 15-year mandated program to meet federal water
quality standards.
"It will be completely automatic when it's finished," project
engineer Jeff Beaule said. "It will fill and drain on its own and
has flushing gates that will keep it clean."
Crews will close the northern end of ...