Walton County recently issued the following announcement.
On Tuesday, August 31, at 10:00am, the Walton County Department of Administration, in conjunction with the City of DeFuniak Springs and the Walton County Economic Development Alliance, will be hosting a groundbreaking ceremony for the US Highway 331 Water and Sewer Installation Project.
The project is being funded through awarded grants to Walton County from the United States Treasury in the amount of $3,000,000.00 and Triumph in the amount of $1,742,407.00 for a total of $4,742,405.00.
This project will allow for future commercial and residential growth in the US 331 Corridor and will provide the water and sewer infrastructure needed to support the new Northwest Florida Industrial Park at Woodlawn.
The project is encompassed within the districts of Walton County District 4 Commissioner and Chairman Trey Nick and Walton County District 2 Commissioner Danny Glidewell.
The project includes the following:
New Water Main - Installation of approximately 15,738 linear feet LF of 16" water main along US 331 from Coy Burgess Loop south for approximately 3.5 miles to the new Northwest Florida Commerce Park at Woodlawn south of DeFuniak Springs, FL. The pipeline consists of approximately 13,731 linear feet of 16" C-900 DR-18 PVC Water Main installed via open trench, and approximately 2,007 linear feet of fusible PVC water main installed via directional bore. The water main includes valves, fittings, thrust restraints, fire hydrants, taps, air release valves, tie-ins to existing lines and other work as shown on the construction drawings and described in the specifications.
New Sewer Force Main - Installation of approximately 17,002 linear feet of 6" force main and approximately 4,682 linear feet of 8” force main along US 331 from a master lift station at I-10 to 3.5 miles south to the new Northwest Florida Commerce Park at Woodlawn south of DeFuniak Springs, FL. The pipeline consists of approximately 14,856 linear feet of 6" C-900 DR-21 PVC force main and 3,301 linear feet of 8” C-900 DR-21 PVC force main installed via open trench. The project also consists of 2,146 linear feet of fusible 6” PVC C-900 DR-18 and 1,381 linear feet of fusible 8” PVC C-900 DR-18 force main installed via directional bore. The force main includes valves, fittings, air release valves, tie-ins to existing lines and other work as shown on the construction drawings and described in the specifications.
Wastewater Pumping Stations – Installation of two pump stations consisting of 2 ~ 20 HP pumps; 2 ~ 10.5 HP pumps; pre-cast or cast-in-place concrete wet wells, valving, piping, electrical controls, SCADA, by-pass pumps and minor site work.
The ceremony will be held near the entrance of the new Northwest Florida Industrial Park at Woodlawn. The entrance is across the street from West Indian Creek Ranch Road on US Highway 331 south. A map has been included for representation of the area. Parking will be available in the right of way as well as portions of the park entrance.
We encourage the public to attend this ceremony, and to help us celebrate the development of this fantastic facility.
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