Improving Rainwater Drainage Systems in Odesa
The municipal enterprise «City Roads» continuously carries out work to maintain the rainwater drainage systems in good condition.
Experts perform cleaning and repair of storm collectors, drain grates, rain wells, and specialized hydraulic structures, removing mud, leaves, debris, and reeds.
Cleaning of the rainwater drainage systems from Odesa's streets is conducted according to a schedule across the city. During heavy rains, additional teams work to clear the grates from fallen leaves and debris carried by rainwater, ensuring free drainage from the streets.
In the first nine months of the current year, workers completed cleaning tasks: 15,369 linear meters of ditches and channels, 3,902 drain grates, 4,997 meters of collectors, and washed 21,479 meters of pipes.
Additionally, the workers mowed grass on channels and ditches (10,060 linear meters) and cleaned 1,735.6 square meters of the Buffer Pond.
Cleaning of the rainwater drainage systems is carried out manually and with the help of heavy machinery, including excavators, motor graders, and high-pressure hydraulic installations based on MAN trucks for washing pipes.
Experts also repair wells, replace pipes in catch basins, and raise grates to road level when necessary.
Since the beginning of 2024, workers have installed and replaced 55 grates on catch basins and repaired 26 catch basins with new castings.
During operation, the grates can sink, creating potholes in the roadway, which can lead to accidents. The specialists regularly address this issue.
Since the beginning of this year, municipal workers have raised 91 sunken drain grates to road level and installed 19 inspection wells to road level. They have also repaired 8 inspection wells with new castings and installed cover plates on inspection wells (3 units) and catch basins (11 units).
Moreover, since the beginning of this year, workers have repaired 41 meters of collectors, conducted video inspections of 556 meters of collectors, and pumped out 1,039 cubic meters of rainwater from the roadways.
