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Water Main Replacement Project 555
Water Group Job 903CI and 904CI (revised March 18, 2009)

Project Location

South Clairemont area of San Diego

Project Description and Purpose

The City of San Diego is replacing approximately 3 ½ miles of water mains in south Clairemont with new durable plastic pipes. The existing 8, 12 and 16-inch diameter cast iron mains were originally installed as early as 1950 and are nearing the end of their service life.

The purpose of the project is to reduce maintenance needs, increase the size of existing pipes to better serve the area, improve service reliability and minimize future water main breaks caused by aging pipes. The estimated project cost is $5.7 million and is included as part of the Water Department’s ongoing capital improvement projects.

Construction Information

The old pipelines are located under several residential and commercial streets. Contractors will conduct the replacement work in various stages. This process avoids work from occurring on all streets at the same time. Look for updates on the anticipated work schedule and locations in the project newsletters and on this Web site.

Work Schedule - Schedule subject to change. Please call the information line for details.

Normal work hours: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Construction crews will first install temporary water lines called "highlines." These temporary above-ground pipes will allow for continued water service to properties during the water main replacement. After the highlines are in place, the crews will dig trenches to remove and replace the water pipeline.

Hours may extend to handle any unforeseen circumstances or to avoid heavy traffic periods around major intersections.

NOTE: The project team discovered during testing that some of the areas originally designated for pipeline replacement no longer needed work at this time. As a result they also added Frankfort and Illion Streets that were next in line on the priority list for repairs.

Water Group Job 903CI - Anticipated Construction: May 2009 - May 2010

  • Clairemont Drive from Iroquois to just south of Edison
  • Burgener from Clairemont Drive to Jellet
  • Illion, between Milton and Gardena

Water Group Job 904CI - Anticipated Construction: May 2009 - May 2010

  • Burgener, between Jellet and August
  • Frankfort, between Milton and Gardena

Contact Us

Project Information phone line (619) 533-4207
E-mail engineering@sandiego.gov

Please provide your address and mention Water Project 555 in all correspondence. Inquiries will be responded to within one business day.

If you would like to receive the project newsletters by e-mail, please notify us at the e-mail address above. To ensure that all affected properties receive project information throughout the duration of the project, you may continue to receive printed materials at your water service address.

Para obtener esta información en español, por favor llame al número (619) 482-2076 y deje un breve mensaje en español con su número de teléfono.



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