The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority is beginning work on the VFW Parkway in West Roxbury on the Upper Neponset Valley Relief Sewer Project. According to the MWRA, the project is four miles long and runs through West Roxbury and Newton. The existing sewer line is over 100 years old and has caused flooding along the Parkway during heavy rains. Last Tuesday, representatives from the MWRA were at the West Roxbury Neighborhood Council to give the final explanation of the project to the community. As this project unfolds, if you have any concerns or questions, please feel free to post them on here or contact Jeff McLaughlin at the MWRA at 617-788-1170 or jeffrey.mclaughlin@mwra.state.ma.us.

From the MWRA website:

This 100-year old sewer is hydraulically deficient, resulting in frequent community system back-ups and interceptor overflows during wet weather to homes and the Charles River. This project will increase the hydraulic capacity in the Upper Neponset Valley Sewer by 8 million gallons per day through the construction of replacement sewers and will reduce chronic wastewater overflows and surcharging during wet weather and improve service and water quality.