Drivers travelling through Cumberland will need to take an alternate route around part of Third Street today and tomorrow as crews carry out underground sewer work.

The closure affects Third Street between Maryport Avenue and Penrith Avenue on Tuesday, October 20, and Wednesday, October 21, from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each day.

Crews will be installing underground pipes and manholes in the lane south of Maryport Avenue as part of the Village’s ongoing sewer-separation project.

Barricades and road-closure signs will be in place, with motorists able to detour using Second Street or Fourth Street.

“Local traffic and emergency services will be given access where possible,” the Village says in its traffic advisory.

The construction is part of a broader effort to replace aging underground infrastructure and separate stormwater from sanitary sewage.

The Village’s project plan includes replacing existing combined sewer mains in the lanes south of Maryport Avenue, between Third and Seventh streets, and south of Windermere Avenue, between Second and Fifth streets.

Across those areas, approximately one kilometre of aging sanitary mains is slated for replacement, alongside the installation of new stormwater pipes and connections. The Village says keeping stormwater out of the sanitary system will reduce demand on Cumberland’s wastewater-treatment facilities.

Motorists should allow extra travel time and follow the posted detours during the two-day closure.

The full traffic advisory is available at Village of Cumberland.