If work stays on track, Bridgton’s new sewer collection system construction will be “substantially” complete (operational) by April 17, 2023 and the project finished by June 1, 2023.

Bridgton Town Manager Robert Peabody last week gave the Select Board an update regarding the extensive project which started on April 19, 2021.

“This could slip a month or so, but I would think by the end of June 2023 at the latest,” Peabody said.

All the sewers will be in place including service laterals this year except North High Street from Pleasant to Creamery. The collection system is approximately 85% complete. 

The Wastewater Treatment Facility (located in back of Bella Pointe) and pump stations work being done by Apex started on March 1, 2022 and will be substantially complete by Sept. 2, 2023 (can start receiving flow) and complete by Oct. 17, 2023. 

“The Treatment Facility work is approximately 30% complete. The wastewater plant concrete work is mostly done with only pouring the influent channel and the control rooms floors remaining,” Peabody reported. “The disposal beds have been installed, but not fine graded, the piping to the beds form the treatment facility has been installed but Oakson has not yet installed the tubing.”

The pump station work is slated to start work in November of this year. The pump station work includes upgrades at existing Meadow, Depot, Park pump stations and conversion at the Ballfield (Junior Harmon Field) disposal area and new pump stations at the school (in back of Walgreens), Hannaford and along Route 302 at Mack’s place and Mark Lopez’ site just before Sandy Creek Road.

“We don’t have an end date for the pump stations, but we are trying to have it be consistent with the treatment facility,” Peabody said. “For all the storm drainage and paving work being done by the town in the inner corridor, all that work will be completed this year except the final paving course on Church, Creamery, Iredale, Kennard, Bacon, Bennett, Wayside and Chase and potentially and hopefully Elm Street, as we want to wait until after the sidewalk install next spring.”