Fayetteville PWC Starts $12M Water Project to Bring Safe Water to Gray’s Creek Schools
PWC has kicked off a $12 million effort to bring public water mains to Gray’s Creek Elementary School and Alderman Road Elementary School.
The Fayetteville Public Works Commission has kicked off a $12 million effort to bring public water mains to Gray's Creek Elementary School and Alderman Road Elementary School. Right now, neither building connects to the public water system.
Contractor T.A. Loving broke ground in November. Completion is set for May 2026. Workers will lay down water mains and build supporting structures within public rights-of-way along School Road and Alderman Road.
This system will deliver water to both schools and nearby homes. The construction is part of the Gray's Creek Water Project, which pushes public water mains into the Gray's Creek Water and Sewer District.
"This project demonstrates our commitment to this community and ensures these schools have access to world-class drinking water," said Timothy L. Bryant, CEO and general manager of the Fayetteville Public Works Commission, according to CityView NC. "We are not stopping there; this project will have the ability to serve all the residents of Gray's Creek."
Roads will stay open. No lane closures or driveway blocks are planned when parents drop off or pick up kids from school.
Workers will use boring machines to tunnel beneath roads to keep traffic moving. Construction runs Monday through Saturday, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Some driveways might get dug up during the work, but crews will restore access before they leave each day. Grass and driveways will receive permanent fixes later on.
PWC pointed out that its water intake sits upstream of known GenX groundwater pollution in the Gray's Creek area. The utility is improving its drinking water treatment plants with granular activated carbon filters to meet federal rules about PFAS, a set of persistent chemicals often called "forever chemicals."
