$1.3M project using new technology to line existing water pipes along Ridge Road | Local

Ultimately, the town and the state agreed on the liner plan, which is new around here, but has been done a lot in Canada and recently in Rochester, Harrington said.

It involved a TV camera going through the lines to inspect them to be cleaned out. A robot then went in to seal off services to homes before the lining started. Finally, the robot goes back in to reconnect services to homes. He said the project is basically wrapping up now.

The work was bid out and Carver Construction of Altamont beat out local contractor Galosh by only $4,000.

The project is being bonded over 30 years and will be paid by town taxpayers, he said, adding that Queensbury never gets state funding for such projects because “we’re told the median income is too high.”

Asked about Queensbury’s tough time getting grants for such projects, state Sen. Dan Stec, R-Queensbury, said it’s true, although he said he had not been approached by anyone about the Ridge Road project.

“The state has long used a formula that includes median income information in determining state funding assistance,” he said via text.

Harrington said the town did get $2.8 million in federal American Rescue Plan money, but that can’t be used for this project because it wasn’t bid with federal guidelines in mind, which could cause problems. Instead, Harrington said, a portion of the money will be used to add new water lines to Glenwood and Haviland avenues and a sewer main behind D’Ella Honda on Quaker Road.