Fall/Winter 2025 Project Update: White Oak Water Main Replacement - BT6618A18

Access the update information WSSC Water provides to customers who live near ongoing water main replacement projects.

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Project Purpose

To enhance service reliability and provide a supply of safe, clean drinking water WSSC Water is updating our aging infrastructure. This project will replace/relocate approx. 1.47 miles of 20-inch diameter water main.

Project Schedule

Fall 2025 – Summer 2026

Project Status

Construction has just begun. Pipe work completion date is estimated for June 2026.

Final roadway paving will be completed within 90 days of pipe work completion.

Installation of water main on Gracefield Road is underway. Paving will begin in phases after the water mains are installed and tested.

Please expect weekday lane closures from 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Work may occasionally extend beyond these hours to complete specific tasks.

Winter Holiday Schedule

Construction will pause from December 24–28, 2025, and again from December 31, 2025–January 4, 2026, except for emergency work if needed. Crews will return after the holiday breaks to continue planned activities.

Key Contacts

WSSC Water Contract Supervisor

Robert Levery
202-604-2723
robert.levery@wsscwater.com

WSSC Water Onsite Inspector

David Bowser
240-484-5639
david.bowser@wsscwater.com

White Oak Water Main Replacement Project. WSSC Water Contract Number BT6618A18. The thick lines (dark blue) show the project locations, which include Gracefield Rd., from Calverton Blvd. to Cherry Hill Rd., plus Cherry Hill Rd. from Gracefield down to Coffman Rd.

Last Modified: February 10, 2026, 10:26 am EST