On Thursday, Sept. 26, the Accotink Pump Station Rehabilitation Project at 9201 Richmond Hwy, Fort Belvoir, ceremonially broke ground for the new station and Force Main replacement. The $71.7M project will rehabilitate the existing pump station. 

The project marked Virginia's first local government Project Labor Agreement. Fairfax County awarded the contract to Northeast Remsco Construction, Inc., and it is included in the FY 2025-FY 2029 Adopted Capital Improvement Program (with Future Fiscal Years to FY 2034). The construction contract for this project includes a Project Labor Agreement, and all wages and fringe benefits meet or exceed the PLA's Collective Bargaining Agreements or the Commonwealth of Virginia Prevailing Wages, whichever is higher.

At completion, the pump station will replace 6,600 feet of force main, boost its daily capacity from 37 million to 45 million gallons, and upgrade the odor control system. All work will be completed while maintaining continuous pumping operations throughout the project duration using supplemental and bypass pumping. The new force main will be built in a cross-country easement on Fort Belvoir land adjacent to the old pipe.

Fairfax County owns and operates Accotink Wastewater Pump Station and Accotink Force Main. As the county's largest pump station it conveys sewage from over 63 square miles of Fairfax County and Fort Belvoir.

The construction is anticipated to take 48 months to complete.