While there isnB次元官网网址檛 much visible progress on the Capital Regional DistrictB次元官网网址檚 wastewater treatment plant at McLoughlin Point, construction on the long talked-about project is on schedule for a 2020 completion.

So says Andy Orr, the CRDB次元官网网址檚 senior manager of corporate communications.

Nearby residents in Esquimalt have heard the excavation work and controlled blasting since late April, and have encountered approximately 30 trucks per day hauling material from the site. The project is following strict operative noise protocols, Orr said, staying under 35 decibels for properties closest to the zone, which the CRD compares to B次元官网网址渘ighttime background noise in an urban residential area.B次元官网网址�

Site preparation is estimated to finish in August, and concrete pouring and drilling will continue.

B次元官网网址淭here are no major unforeseen issues yet,B次元官网网址� Orr said. With excavation well underway, he added, B次元官网网址淢cLoughlin is not really accessible [to the public] anymoreB次元官网网址� along Victoria View Road.

Drilling for the cross-harbour undersea pipe between McLoughlin Point and Ogden Point is also in the works, though the pipe itself will not be assembled and connected until 2018. When completed, the $765-million federal, provincial and CRD-funded sewage treatment plant will provide seven municipalities in Greater Victoria with the regionB次元官网网址檚 first tertiary wastewater treatment system.

Updates on the projectB次元官网网址檚 progress can be found at wastewaterproject.ca.

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