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Newtown Creek Combined Sewer Overflow Storage Tunnel project

Sector: Tunnel • Location: New York City, New York, United States

Source: The Globe and Mail

Project
Planned

A major underground infrastructure program in New York City designed to eliminate untreated sewer discharges into local waterways. The project includes approximately 3.25 miles of large-diameter storage tunnel, a tunnel dewatering pump station, and other related structures. It aims to reduce sewer overflows, enhance water quality, and support long-term sustainability goals across Brooklyn and Quee

Status
Prospective
Sector
Tunnel, Water Supply and Storage, Waste Processing and Treatment
Location
New York City, New York, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
The Globe and Mail

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The project “Newtown Creek Combined Sewer Overflow Storage Tunnel project” is an infrastructure initiative in the Tunnel sector, located in New York City, New York, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from The Globe and Mail.

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2026-07-22

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A major underground infrastructure program in New York City designed to eliminate untreated sewer discharges into local waterways. The project includes approximately 3.25 miles of large-diameter storage tunnel, a tunnel dewatering pump station, and other related structures. It aims to reduce sewer overflows, enhance water quality, and support long-term sustainability goals across Brooklyn and Queens.

Original sector

Water and Wastewater

Location

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United States of America (USA)

State

New York

City

New York City

Source

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The Globe and Mail

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Sector

Tunnel, Water Supply and Storage, Waste Processing and Treatment

Article published date

2026-04-17

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