Maintenance of Rainwater Systems in Odesa
The municipal enterprise «City Roads» consistently works to keep the rainwater drainage systems in proper condition.
Experts carry out repairs and cleaning of storm collectors, catch basin grates, rain wells, and specialized hydraulic structures by removing mud, leaves, debris, and reeds.
Cleaning of the rainwater drainage systems in Odesa is conducted continuously according to a schedule throughout the city. During heavy rains, the duty crews of «City Roads» work additionally on the streets. They clear catch basin grates of fallen leaves and debris brought by rainwater, ensuring effective drainage from the city streets.
In the eleven months of this year, the enterprise's workers have completed cleaning operations: 16,887 m of ditches and channels, 4,374 catch basins, 5,273 m of collectors, and 23,999 m of sleeves.
Additionally, workers have mowed grass on the ditches and channels of hydraulic structures (10,465 m) and cleaned 1,735.6 sq.m of the Buffer Pond.
The cleaning of rainwater drainage systems is performed manually and with the help of heavy specialized equipment such as excavators with special attachments, motor graders, and high-pressure hydraulic units based on MAN trucks for flushing pipes, as well as trucks and other equipment.
Moreover, specialists from «City Roads» repair wells, replace sleeves in catch basins, and, when necessary, raise grates to street level and restore inspection well covers.
Since the beginning of 2024, the enterprise has installed and replaced 58 grates on catch basins and repaired 34 catch basins with casting replacements.
During operation, the grates of rain wells can sink, creating holes in the roadway, which can lead to accidents. Specialists from «City Roads» regularly address this issue.
Since the beginning of this year, municipal workers have raised 96 sunken catch basin grates to the road level and installed 20 inspection wells to the level of the roadway. Additionally, specialists repaired 8 inspection wells with casting replacements and installed 4 cover slabs on inspection wells and 12 on catch basins.
Furthermore, since the beginning of this year, the enterprise has repaired 45 m of collectors, conducted video surveys of 588 m of collectors, and pumped out 1,081 cubic meters of rainwater from the roadway.
