Stay up-to-date with construction on the Downtown Interceptors Renewal Project. We're committed to keeping you informed throughout the project.
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Latest Construction Updates
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8/8/2025 Update: Construction continues on the Downtown Interceptors Renewal Project. This work includes pipe staging, fusing, cutting, and pulling, as well as clearing areas in preparation for future pipe installation. On the East River Interceptor, pipe abandonment work, which involves digging and excavation, may begin as early as next week. Additional work may include televising and pumping. Expect road closures and impacts to local traffic. To stay updated, sign-up for road closures notifications on the City of Green Bay Public Works website and follow the Public Works Facebook page. Residents and businesses may also notice activity along Adams Street, between Stuart Street and Main Street, as crews continue cleaning the interceptor sewer pipe in preparation for sliplining.
7/25/2025 Update: Construction has begun on the Downtown Interceptors Renewal Project. Crews are working to install a temporary bypass system with large black pipes —a setup that reroutes wastewater flow around the construction zone to maintain reliable service to your neighborhood. This work includes pipe staging, fusing, cutting, and pulling, as well as clearing areas in preparation for future pipe installation. Expect road closures and impacts to local traffic, with the most significant impact on N. Baird St. between Cherry St. to Main St., which is expected to begin the week on July 28, 2025. Access to residences and businesses will be maintained. All closures, detours, and work operations are weather dependent and subject to change. Motorists should anticipate traffic impacts, are urged to use caution while driving through the work zone, and encouraged to find alternate routes. Residents and businesses may also notice activity along Adams Street between Main Street and Mason Street. Crews are cleaning the interceptor sewer pipe in preparation for sliplining.
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6/27/2025 Update: As work on the Downtown Interceptors Renewal Project continues, you may notice large temporary conveyance pipes being delivered and placed throughout the project area. Contractors will remain active in the area as preparations move forward. Construction is expected to begin shortly.
6/20/2025 Update: In the upcoming weeks, you may see workers in safety vests doing camera work in the area outlined in red on the enclosed map. This is for documentation of the existing conditions of the construction area for our sanitary sewer construction project.
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6/13/2025 Update: In the upcoming weeks, you may see workers in safety vests doing camera work in the area outlined in red on the enclosed map. This is for documentation of the existing conditions of the construction area for our sanitary sewer construction project.
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About the Project
The Downtown Interceptors Renewal Project is happening to ensure continuous sanitary sewer service to your neighborhood. In downtown Green Bay, portions of this sewer system have been in operation since the 1930s, and are in need of improvements in order to continue to function. To learn more about this project, visit: www.newwater.us/downtown