The new pump station being erected on Mathews Main Street by the Hampton Roads Sanitation Division is due for completion sometime next March, but residents will know what the finished product will look like sooner than that.
According to Rodney Bozzell, site supervisor for the contractor, Shaw Construction of Yorktown, construction of the exterior brick walls is set to begin in early October and is expected to be completed about a month later, after which the steel roof will be installed. He said the building, which is being built next to Moughons Hardware, will have no wood at all.
Ring, general superintendent with Shaw Construction, said that the concrete basement that was put in place in mid-August is approximately 25 feet wide along the road and 31 feet deep along the parking lot that will be shared with Moughons. He said the width of the building along Main Street will be extended about another 12-14 feet, for a total building width of less than 40 feet along Main Street. The 18-f...