Soapstone Valley Park Sewer Rehabilitation Project

Purpose of the project

After years of intensive planning, design, permitting and coordination, the Soapstone Valley Sewer Rehabilitation Project is ready to begin construction. The project will address aging and defective sewer pipes extending from Albemarle Street NW to Broad Branch Road NW, preventing further sewer failures and improving water quality in the park and in Rock Creek.

Minimizing tree removal has been a driving force in the design of this project, but many trees must be removed primarily to complete repairs to a large stormwater outfall and to protect exposed sewers and manholes within the stream and associated stream restoration. These trees will be replaced with native species of trees as part of the project.