Abandon an existing manhole
Abandon an existing manhole
(OP)
I am working on a sewer line replacement project and I was wanting to know the proper way to abandon an existing manhole. I was thinking of plugging the sewer line with concrete, remove the top manhole ring and fill the manhole with no. 57 gravel except for the last 2 feet which would be top soil. Please let me know if there is a better way to do this.





RE: Abandon an existing manhole
How deep is the manhole and will the sewer continue as a solid pipe through the manhole or near by? Or is the sewer line being abandoned too?
RE: Abandon an existing manhole
RE: Abandon an existing manhole
I asked the contractor to drill some holes in the bottom of the lift station for drainage, remove the top 3 feet of the structure, and then backfilled the lift station with aggregate.
If you have a deep manhole, you would require a large hole if you wanted to completely remove the structure. You would have to replace more pavement and worry about adjacent structures. That is expensive and unnecessary.
RE: Abandon an existing manhole
15?2.05A Frames, Covers, Grates, and Manholes
? When existing manholes or inlets are to be abandoned, pipes entering the manhole or inlet shall be securely closed by a tight fitting plug or wall of minor concrete not less than 150-mm {0.5-foot} thick, or by a tight brick wall not less than 200-mm {0.67-foot} thick with cement mortar joints. Minor concrete shall conform to the provisions in Section 90-10, "Minor Concrete." The bases of manholes or inlets shall be broken in a manner to prevent entrapment of water. The manhole or inlet shall be demolished to an elevation one meter {3.5 feet} below finished grade and backfilled in conformance with the provisions in Section 19-3.06, "Structure Backfill."
Good luck