EBMUD Pipeline Rebuild on Jordan Road and Rettig Avenue

After a series of main breaks in the Jordan Road area, East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) made some changes to the timeline and scope of pipeline work planned in Oakland. This work will improve water service, reduce water loss, and prevent pipeline breaks in the service area. The work began on September 5, 2023.

In this meeting, the EBMUD staff provided a review of the Pipeline Rebuild program, provided details on the timeline and scope of the work on Jordan Road and Rettig Avenue, and answered questions from residents.

If you missed the EBMUD Pipeline Rebuild presentation on Thursday, the recording of the session is now available on YouTube at https://youtu.be/SBuvfQMdXHo.

The focus of this meeting was on the work starting this week on Jordan Road and Rettig Avenue; however, the same work will happen starting around November on Detroit Avenue (north side of Redwood Rd) and Atlas Avenue (south side of Redwood Rd).

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Water Main Breaks in Redwood Heights – Part 2

Past Events

After a series of water main breaks in Redwood Heights, especially the Jordan Road area late last year, East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) made some changes to the timeline and scope of pipeline work planned in Oakland. On December 10, 2020, it presented the preliminary plan to replace pipelines in the Redwood Heights neighborhood. This work will improve water service, reduce water loss, and pipeline breaks in the service area.

On Wednesday, April 28, 2021, the EBMUD staff reviewed the Pipeline Rebuild program, provided an updated timeline, gave us additional details on the scope of the work planned in Redwood Heights, and answered questions from attendees. Learn more about the plan by watching the video of the event.

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Water Main Breaks in Redwood Heights – Part 1

Past Events

Water main breaks are disruptive to everyone impacted by them. EBMUD is proactively replacing its pipelines to improve water service, reduce water loss and the number of pipeline breaks in the service area. In the East Bay, 4,200 miles of pipelines, under bustling neighborhoods and busy streets, deliver high-quality water to 1.4 million customers.

After the series of main breaks in the Jordan Road area earlier this year, East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) made some changes to the timeline and scope of pipeline work. In this meeting, EBMUD staff provided information about its Pipeline Rebuild Program, and the timeline and scope of work for the upcoming pipeline work in the Redwood Heights area.

Learn more about their plans from this online meeting presented on December 10, 2020.

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