Eagle Lake Lift Stations 7, 8, & 9

Overview

The City of Willmar is undertaking a lift station and sanitary sewer improvement project to the Eagle Lake sanitary sewer system.  This project will reconstruct Lift Station 7 along US 71/MN 23, and Lift Station 8 along 47^th Ave NE, and rehabilitating Lift Station 9 along North Eagle Lake Road.

Project Updates – July 10, 2024

The following is a tentative schedule for the construction in each of the project areas. If construction is delayed due to inclement weather, assume it will proceed the following day.

Lift Station 7:

• Underground work largely complete
• Work on the aboveground structure, grading, and remaining underground work to follow completion of majority of Lift Station 8 work
• Impacts: No anticipated impacts to residents or motorists

Lift Station 8:

• Week of July 15: complete underground utility construction
• Week of July 22: site grading and lift station plumbing
• Impacts:
  • Impacts to driveway access will be isolated to the area immediately around the existing and proposed lift station.
  • Narrow roadway along 47th Ave NE around the work area.

Lift Station 9:

• Rehabilitation work includes raising the existing structure and installing a new control panel and is anticipated to start in late July/early August.
• Impacts: Impacts to driveway access will be isolated to the area immediately around the existing lift station.

Work Area

It is very common on these types of projects that area residents (especially children) become quite curious about the work the Contractor is performing. We ask that you please be respectful of and stay well clear of construction zones. Many hazards and dangers exist from heavy machinery, trenches, loose material, confined spaces, hot asphalt, etc. and often times are not recognizable by the general public. The Contractor has responsibility to ensure safety on the project and within the construction area.