Water Works Progress Photos from Mill District Resident Doug Verdier

Editors Note: Mill District resident Doug Verdier continues to document the progress of the Water Works project. Below photos were taken on October 14.

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Attached photos of infrastructure work currently ongoing related to Water Works Park project. Much of work on 1st Street S and 5th Avenue S are Public Works projects as well as Xcel Energy, which is burying power lines along 1st Street S. Meanwhile, work continues in the park area itself as rehabilitation on former Bassett Sawmill and Columbia Flour Mill buildings, and excavation of former Occidental Mill site.

Materials for stormwater line replacement lined up on 5th Avenue S near 1st Street S.

Corner of 1st Street S and 5th Avenue S installing new storm water line. Excavation required a combination of mechanical and hand shoveling.

Looking toward downtown at intersection of 1st Street S and 5th Avenue S, RiverWest Condo on right.

Site in front of Crown Roller Mill building along 5th Avenue S.

Excavators removing reinforced concrete debris from site of Occidental Mill. Machine on left was crushing concrete pillars to remove concrete from encased metal reinforcing bars. Machine on right is removing remains of Occidental Mill foundation.

View of site from 3rd Avenue Bridge. Masonry restoration is ongoing on walls of former Columbia Mill on left with scaffolding erected.

Xcel Energy workers preparing site along 1st Street S to bury power lines.