Emergency sewer fix underway in Alexander City

Cliff Williams / The Outlook A sewer line in the roadway of Creek Road will be replaced in the coming weeks. Alexander City employees discovered a leak in the forced main in Creek Road this week forcing the replacement of 800 feet of line.

Just a little water oozing up on top of Creek Road appears small, but it’s an indicator of a much larger problem under the pavement — a major sewage issue.

Alexander City sewer director John McWhorter said city employees and contractors have been on the scene for hours to create a bypass on the pressured sewage line around the leak.

Cliff Williams is a staff writer for Tallapoosa Publishers.