EVENT: One journey ends, another begins as Mackenzie will make her way back to the surface

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• September 6th, 2013
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  Mac’s on her way back to the surface starting Monday. More than one year ago, the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District’s tunnel boring machine, named “Mackenzie,” began excavating the Euclid Creek Tunnel. Mackenzie has successfully mined and lined 18,000 feet of 24-foot diameter tunnel 200 feet below ground,...

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EVENT: Sewer District to solicit public input for Slavic Village project

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• August 30th, 2013
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What will “green” mean on Fleet Avenue? We’ll talk about it September 11. On Wednesday, September 11, at 6 p.m., the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District will host a meeting for Slavic Village residents and business owners to discuss a new green infrastructure project, the Fleet Avenue Green Infrastructure...

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VIDEO: Is blasting like surgery? Understanding the safety, precision of controlled explosions

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• August 28th, 2013
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  We think the comparison works best only in one direction. If a doctor comes to you and explains his surgery is going to be like an explosion, be anxious. But when a construction manager says an explosion is going to be like surgery, that’s different and definitely more...

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NEWS: Boring hasn’t been this exciting for a long time as Mackenzie breaks through

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• August 22nd, 2013
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At 1:27 a.m. Wednesday, Mackenzie saw a light she hadn’t seen in more than a year. Mackenzie, the 1,500-ton tunnel boring machine drilling the three-mile-long Euclid Creek Tunnel 200 feet under Cleveland, broke through the shale at shaft 5, marking the end of her boring—but very exciting—journey. While the...

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TUNNEL: Mackenzie’s hitting the home stretch

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• August 12th, 2013
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A rumbling journey of more than 18,000 feet is nearing completion. As of 9:00 this evening, the yellow box in the map above is the live location of Mackenzie, the tunnel boring machine digging our Euclid Creek Tunnel 200 feet under Cleveland. The shaft visible at the end of...

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TRAFFIC NOTICE: Sewer project to close St. Clair Avenue for 90 days starting Aug. 13

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• August 9th, 2013
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Construction of the Euclid Creek Tunnel will impact eastbound and westbound traffic along St. Clair Avenue near East 185 St. beginning next week. St. Clair Ave. between East 185 St. and Neff Rd. will be closed to through traffic—eastbound and westbound—beginning Tuesday, August 13 for 90 days. This closure...

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LIST: Wait, people thought Cleveland was bad?

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• May 16th, 2013
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“16 reasons Cleveland is not as bad as you think”? We guess 16 is a fine place to start, but the list could go on and on, and there are a few glaring omissions. This week, Buzzfeed posted a fun piece with that title, noting examples like Charles Ramsey’s...

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LIST: 7 things mom said that showed she knew a thing or two about wastewater treatment (without even knowing it!)

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• May 9th, 2013
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There are words, phrases, or intonations we hear that instantly harken us back to our mothers, grandmothers, aunts, or other influential women in our lives. This Mother’s Day, we’re looking at some of the most common mom-isms and seeing a very distinctive connection to our industry. Moms know what...

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VIDEO: Not your average daily commute, WKYC visits our construction project 200 feet underground

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• May 1st, 2013
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Many Americans take the train or ride an elevator to work. These, however, are a bit more unconventional. WKYC’s Chris Tye visited our Euclid Creek Tunnel shaft site at Nine Mile Creek last week, and Bob Auber, Doug Gabriel, and Kellie Rotunno took him on a journey few people...

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GREEN: Paving the way, but with less pavement

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• April 25th, 2013
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Consider it a two-for-one deal. One of our latest green projects is nearing completion in University Circle, a Courtyard by Marriott parking lot that will reduce stormwater runoff and cut sewer contributions by more than one million gallons per year. The work is a Project Clean Lake green-infrastructure project...

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