4th Avenue and Ashe Street Neighborhood Water and Sewer Replacement

City of Hendersonville project engineers, contractors and staff hosted community members at a meeting to kick-off the water and sewer infrastructure improvements in the Ashe Street and 4th Avenue area on November 6th at the train depot.  

This project will replace and rehabilitate aging water and sewer infrastructure, some of which have been in operation for over 100 years. 

This construction project will involve water main and sanitary sewer main replacement and rehabilitation on 7th Avenue from Boxcar Street to Elm Street, Ashe Street Neighborhood, 4th Avenue from North Pine Street to Williams Street, and Williams Street from 4th Avenue to 1st Avenue. Visit www.hvlnc.gov/asheimprove to view the project map. 

New water and sewer mains will be constructed by open trenching within streets. Rehabilitated sewer mains will be lined using Cured in Place Pipe (CIPP) technology which is less impactful and does not include trench excavation. Unlike the 7th Avenue Streetscape Project, this infrastructure work will not involve long-term, full street closures and detours. The majority of the work will involve single-lane closures, and short-term street closures during trenching operations. 

Construction is expected to start in mid-November 2024 with project completion expected in December 2025. The initial phase of work will occur in residential areas with 7th Avenue work scheduled to begin January 2025. Sidewalk replacements on portions of Beech and Cherry are also planned following the water and sewer line replacements. 

While this construction project will improve our water and sewer systems, there will be brief interruptions to water and sewer services as connections are made to the new infrastructure. Hendersonville Water & Sewer will notify affected customers using the information on customer billing accounts in advance to prepare for planned service interruptions. Unplanned service interruptions may occur because of construction, and the utility will communicate with customers as information is available. 

City staff and contractors will directly communicate with residents and businesses regarding direct impacts to property. General updates on the project will be posted at www.hvlnc.gov/asheimprove and sent out to project subscribers. 

• If you or someone you know would like to receive project updates, please email name, address, email, phone number and business name/address (if applicable) to ajustus@hvlnc.gov with the subject Ashe Street Project 

• Please ensure the contact information on the property’s water account is up to date for water service notifications by visiting www.hvlnc.gov/contactinfo or calling customer service at 828-697-3052. Make sure the water account owner shares service notifications with renters.