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Water and Sewer Division

Posted on: November 22, 2021

[ARCHIVED] Important Update from the Water & Sewer Division - Unidirectional Flushing to Continue on 11/22

Hydrant Flushing Photo

November 22, 2021, 7:30AM Update: Contractor, Hydra Tech, completed unidirectional flushing on Hartford Turnpike (Route 20) between South Street and Walnut Street overnight and will continue today in Zone 11. Please follow the link below for a map of the flushing areas.

Flushing and valve cleaning and exercising will continue for the next few months, weather permitting, and will also include Zone 12, which is the last remaining area to complete the entire town. Since the fall of 2019, unidirectional flushing has been completed in Zones 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10. Please follow the link below for a map of the flushing zones.

 Flushing will begin around 8:00AM on Monday, November 22nd and be finished around 4:00PM. It is difficult to estimate how the work will progress each day so the list below may be optimistic but is provided to better inform everyone in the area that may be flushed. Daily updates will be provided.

Tentative flushing schedule for Monday, November 22nd from 8:00AM to 4:00PM:

  1. Brook Street
  2. Tralee Lane
  3. Waterville Lane
  4. Lahinch Lane
  5. South Street from Brook Street to Walnut Street
  6. Boston Hill Road
  7. Berkshire Road
  8. Amherst Road
  9. Whitehall Circle
  10. Chartwell Circle
  11. Arch Street
  12. Green Street
  13. Appaloosa Drive
  14. Shetland Way
  15. Thoroughbred Way
For additional information about this program and other DPW projects please visit https://www.shrewsburyma.gov/1005/DPW---In-The-Works.   

Due to the flushing, residents in the identified area as well as those in the vicinity of the project may experience brief periods of reduced pressure or discolored water. If you experience discolored water once the flushing is complete, please run the cold water in downstairs bathtub until it clears. 

We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause. If you have any questions please contact the Water and Sewer Division at 508-841-8502 or dpwsupport@shrewsburyma.gov.

Unidirectional Flushing Program Zone Map
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