The V.I. Waste Management Authority advises the motoring public that a portion of Weymouth-Rhymer Highway will be closed to through traffic on Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 1 and 2. The project has come to the stage where it is necessary to cross the Weymouth-Rhymer Highway to tie in a 15-inch gravity-fed sewer line to bypass the existing pump station in preparation for the removal of that pump station.
Traffic in the area of O’Henry’s Cleaners will be interrupted to allow for this work to be completed. At times, the roadway will be closed to all through traffic, but otherwise, it will be reduced to a single lane traffic flow during the daytime hours. The traffic will be impacted from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 1 and from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 2. Motorists are urged to utilized alternate routes during this time. Those motorists traversing the highway are asked to reduce their vehicular speeds and adhere to the directions of the flagmen and V.I. Police Department’s officers.
The project has included the installation of a new gravity sewer system that is currently being constructed along the Weymouth-Rhymer Highway, which will eliminate the Weymouth-Rhymer pump station located adjacent to the O’Henry’s Laundry.
This American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) stimulus funds for this project have injected approximately $800,000 into the economy and created four new jobs. Once completed, the benefits of this project will include reduced energy consumption, reduced operating and maintenance costs, greater access to sewer services for area businesses, and improved road resurfacing.
The VIWMA apologizes for the delays and any inconveniences that may be caused by this project as it works to improve the infrastructure.
For more information, contact VIWMA’s Office of Communications Management at 712-4950.