To our West Asheville neighbors in the Sulphur Springs Road area: Stormwater improvements are coming your way.

The City of Asheville Public Works Stormwater Division has an installation coming up along Sulphur Springs Road, just past the recently renamed Lucy S. Herring Elementary School. This work is being done in advance of City bond project repaving as a system improvement and efficiency cost-saving measure. Here is what’s happening and how it may affect you:

What: This $1 million project will include installation of new drainage structures and pipes, as well as upgrading a smaller existing stormwater system in order to improve drainage and reduce flooding on the roadway.  MSD is coordinating with Stormwater to upgrade their pipes ahead of the paving project as well. 

Where: The project will span the right-of-way along Sulphur Springs Road from Lucy S. Herring Elementary School to just past Carrier Street. Clinton Avenue, Covington Street and Belmont Avenue will also have infrastructure installed near their intersections with Sulphur Springs Road.   

When: The project will go out for bid in May, with construction to begin this summer.

Traffic impacts: Lane closures due to construction will impact traffic in this project area. We ask for your patience in advance. Nearby residents may wish to reroute when possible during weekdays when active construction is happening. The City will make every effort to notify residents in the construction zone prior to traffic impacts.

Environmental enhancements: This stormwater project will include streambank repair in this area to correct erosion. Once completed water should flow through the stream without causing erosion.

Thank you in advance for your patience while we perform these needed installations.

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About Stormwater Services

The City’s stormwater program is a requirement established by the federal government’s Clean Water Act (CWA), which is dedicated to implementing broad-based watershed strategies to reduce water pollution.  The federal government requires the City of Asheville, and all similarly-sized U.S. cities, to create and maintain stormwater programs in an effort to protect surface waters from the impacts of stormwater pollutants and runoff.

Stormwater fees collected in the combined utility statement help fund projects such as this one.