Station Ave, Brunswick
Water Main Repair
We appreciate everyone’s patience during this unplanned, complex replacement. Wednesday’s work encountered a setback when the pulling head separated from the pipe. This meant the contractor was only able to install 600 ft of water main. Today, Thursday, the contractor will install the remaining 250 ft of pipe, which unfortunately will occur right in front of the station, due to yesterday’s setback.
All access to the train station and busses will be at the designated area to the Union St side of the station. We will move the bus stop and drop off closer to the station, as soon as it is safe to.
Additional crews will begin the process of making connections on the 600 ft that were installed yesterday.
BTWD apologizes for this additional layer of inconvenience we were trying to avoid and appreciate how patient the public and our customers have been.
We appreciate everyone’s patience during this unplanned, complex replacement. Tuesday’s work of digging access pits for the pipe replacement equipment to be placed is nearly complete. Wednesday will involve pulling a new 850ft piece of HDPE (High Density Polyethylene) pipe from Union St towards Maine St. BTWD uses HDPE pipe in complex areas where we have to directionally drill to install or replace pipe.
This will temporarily close Union St between the long-term parking lot and Station Ave as the single piece of 850 ft of pipe is pulled across the road and installed in place. One way traffic on Station Ave will be maintained, but it will need to turn left onto Union St. This will occur between late morning and early afternoon and will last for 3 to 6 hours depending on the ease of the setup and install. This is a unique and intricate process and we plan to share photos of the install on the website and Facebook for those who are interested.
We will provide afternoon updates throughout the rest of the week and the beginning of next week to keep our customers and the public advised of the progress and planned activities. BTWD will communicate at the end of this week when planned interruptions will be made to switch customers off temporary service. Again, we apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate how patient the public and our customers have been.
District offices are open Monday thru Thursday 7am to 5pm at 729-9956. If there is an emergency during non-working hours, please leave a message with the answering service and they will contact the on-call operator, who will then return your call.
9.15.25 - The Brunswick and Topsham Water District (BTWD) is replacing 850 ft of failed water main on Station Ave, in Brunswick this week. Station Ave will be one way with traffic travelling from Maine St to Union St. This one-way traffic will be enforced now until Friday 9/19 at 6:30 pm.
The District will continue to provide updates to its website and building owners. Buildings on temporary service will remain on temporary service throughout the construction. BTWD will communicate at the end of this week when planned interruptions will be made to switch customers off temporary service.
District offices are open Monday thru Thursday 7am to 5pm at 729-9956. If there is an emergency during non-working hours, please leave a message with the answering service and they will contact the on-call operator, who will then return your call.
We appreciate everyone’s patience during this unplanned, complex replacement. Monday’s work of pavement and sidewalk paver removal is nearly complete. Tuesday will involve the digging of access pits for the pipe replacement equipment to be placed and operate on Wednesday to replace the failed water main. We will provide afternoon updates throughout the week to keep our customers and the public advised of the progress and planned activities. Again, we apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate how patient the public has been.
9.11.25 - The Brunswick and Topsham Water District will be replacing 850 ft of failed water main on Station Ave, in Brunswick the week of September 15. This will require Station Ave to be one way with traffic, from Maine St to Union St. This one-way traffic will be enforced from 6:30am Monday 9/15 for 108 hours until 6:30pm on Friday 9/19.
The District will be providing updates to its website and through communication to building owners. Buildings on temporary service will remain on temporary service throughout the construction. We will communicate at the end of next week when planned interruptions will be made to switch customers off temporary service.
District offices are open Monday thru Thursday 7am to 5pm at 729-9956. If there is an emergency during non-working hours, please leave a message with the answering service and they will contact the on-call operator, who will then return your call.
We appreciate everyone’s patience during this complex replacement. Monday 9/15’s activities will include preparations for contractors to begin work on Tuesday. We will provide an afternoon update to keep our customers and the public advised of the progress and planned activities. We apologize for the inconvenience.