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Bearspaw feeder main repairs expected to be completed this weekend, says mayor

City of Calgary officials now say the repair work on the city’s most critical water main is expected to be complete by the weekend, a week ahead of schedule.

“This new construction timeline means that you will only need to keep conserving water for about 10 more days,” said Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek during a Thursday afternoon news conference. 

“We can actually see the finish line now.”

Gondek said rainy conditions could impact the backfilling and paving process, but the city is hoping to lift Stage 4 outdoor water restrictions on Sept. 22, should work go according to plan in the coming 10 days.

She noted the 10-day timeframe is the amount of time it will require to complete repairs, backfill excavation sites and refill the pipe with water. 

Work has been completed along 20 of the 21 segments of the Bearspaw south feeder main in need of repair as of Thursday. 

Calgary’s general manager of infrastructure services, Michael Thompson, says the city will be expanding its water infrastructure inspections to mitigate future issues. 

“We’ve increased our inspection, looking for leaks across the city. Typically, we were doing 200 kilometres a year. This year, we will inspect over 1,000 kilometres,” he said.

Thompson added this year’s inspection will cover roughly one-fifth of the city’s water infrastructure.

Calgarians used 484 million litres of water on Wednesday, marking the second consecutive day of sustainable water use levels.

More to come. 

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