Doan starts relieving, journey continues

Doan Valley Tunnel will bring more Lake Erie relief as Project Clean Lake reaches major milestone

interior of a 20-foot wide concrete sewer tunnel during construction. smooth concrete slab walls made visible with hanging construction lights. ventilation ductwork above and train rails below for crews to access the site.
The 20-foot-wide Doan Valley Tunnel during construction in 2020. NEORSD file photo.

To date, the Sewer District has eliminated more than one billion gallons of combined sewer overflow and anticipates the elimination of an additional 665 million gallons by 2023.

long sewer tunnel under construction, walls of shale along with lumber-reinforced tunnel framing. down the center of the mined tunnel runs a ventilation shaft above, and a train track below upon which rail cars transport workers and supplies.
Doan Valley Tunnel construction.
Shaft walls being poured for the Westerly Storage Tunnel.

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Official Medium channel of the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District in Cleveland, OH