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[JFS]

Could somebody post an update on the progress of the sewer line replacement on Melgar? Wondering if it will be finished before Carnival 2024!

Its a pipe dream for it to be finished for Carnival 2024. It was supposed to be near completion for around Oct. Its probably 15% completed.

 

[Billg68bg]

Its a pipe dream for it to be finished for Carnival 2024. It was supposed to be near completion for around Oct. Its probably 15% completed.

Pun intended?

 

[Carlos Danger]

Could somebody post an update on the progress of the sewer line replacement on Melgar? Wondering if it will be finished before Carnival 2024!

Based in their current progress, Carnival 2025 might even be a stretch! I was told they would be past Guido's by the end of August, but they haven't even started that section yet.

 

[JFS]

Based in their current progress, Carnival 2025 might even be a stretch! I was told they would be past Guido's by the end of August, but they haven't even started that section yet.

Worked out good for me because I was able to park across the ferry building everyday when I went to work in Cancun for whale sharks June to Sept. The construction was supposed to be at the ferry building around July.

 

[ColoDale]

The intersection of Melgar and Fernandez (Airport Blvd) is open. So much more convenient. The rest of melgar south will be a different story.

 

[Coral-Reefer]

CFE submits MIA for Playa del Carmen to Cozumel submarine cable - Riviera Maya News

Cozumel, Q.R. -- An MIA for the laying of another submarine electric cable from Playa del Carmen to Cozumel has been submitted.

www.riviera-maya-news.com

Where do the electrical supply cables enter the island?

I wonder if the get suspended across the deep channel or drop to the bottom....

 

[NDL_Diver]

Gets buried in a seabed trench (3 to 30 ft deep) for water depths upto ~2000 ft. Water deeper than ~2000 ft it just gets put on seafloor.

Installing a submarine transmission cable, how they do it | EEP

Installing a submarine transmission cable is a costly and challenging activity. The lifetime of a submarine cable might be tens of years and the technical

electrical-engineering-portal.com

Edit: changed 1800ft to ~2000ft

 

[NDL_Diver]

Cozumel channel is 18 KM wide with a depth of about 400 meters.

 

[ggunn]

Cozumel channel is 18 KM wide with a depth of about 400 meters.

Are you sure about the depth? There used to be a sounding map on the wall at Capi Navegante that showed it to be much deeper.

 

[NDL_Diver]

Are you sure about the depth? There used to be a sounding map on the wall at Capi Navegante that showed it to be much deeper.

It is 440 meters according to the chart from https://www.researchgate.net/figure...protected-areas-bathymetry-and_fig1_333118028