Residents and local business owners are invited to learn about upcoming construction along 1^st Ave. S. and 43^rd St. S. that will improve wastewater system reliability and minimize wet weather overflows.

The City of St. Petersburg will host a second virtual public meeting to discuss the upcoming Lift Station 87 Wet Weather Flow Transfer Project and how concerns from the first meeting are being addressed. The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021, through Zoom; residents may participate using Zoom Meeting ID 917 8986 3863. Details and dial-in information are available on the project web page at stpete.org/liftstation87. Residents and business owners are encouraged to attend, and City staff will be available to answer questions.

This project is required by the Florida Department of Environment Protection Consent Order No. 16-1280 and will be utilized only during peak wet weather events to protect residents and the environment from storm sewer overflows. The project includes:

• Installing a new lift station at 690 43^rd S.
• Constructing a new 16-inch diameter pipeline to connect the new lift station to the Pasadena Master Pump Station located on Park Circle South
• Replacing aging brick manholes and 460 feet of gravity sewer line on 43^rd S.

The contractor will begin setting up at the new lift station site and along the pipeline route in late November to early December. Construction is scheduled to begin in early December and be completed by June 2022. For more information, visit stpete.org/liftstation87.