Rehab continues on Salem, Va., sewer, with an ultraviolet light twist

With more than 36,000 feet, or nearly 7 miles, of sewer pipe successfully rehabilitated beneath downtown Salem, Va., since 2018, Luke Weir at The Roanoke Times reports, city officials say a final 262 feet of problematic pipe blocks completion on a state-ordered project, but perhaps the tanning booth treatment will work in a pinch. For taxpayers, that last stretch of sewer beneath West Riverside Drive is problematic to the tune of at least another $100,000. But the overall Salem sewer rehabilitation project is still looking to finish $250,000 below its $5.9 million budget, said Water Department Director Larado Robinson.…