The area's existing sewer is about 70 years old and has limited capacity to accommodate increased wastewater flow.

The project will create a more direct route by sending flows straight south to be routed to the West 75th Street meter station. That will relieve pressure on the France sewer line, better serve the developments along York and support long-term growth in the Southdale area.

We've got two different trends going on in Southeast. Uh one is aging infrastructure, the other is growth. So, as our infrastructure gets to be about 70 plus years old in the area, we know we have to renew it. But the area is also growing, so we know we have increased capacity.