Some Ames residents will be without running water next week while others will have to deal with traffic issues, as the city will be installing new sewer lining along Clark Avenue and Southeast 16th Street.

Monday, the city will install sewer lining on Clark Avenue between Fifth Street and Seventh Street. Tuesday, the work will continue on Clark Avenue between Seventh Street and Ninth Street. The last lining work will take place Wednesday at the paved portion of Southeast 16th Street east of South Duff Avenue.

Residents of those areas are asked by the city to not use the water on those days. During the lining work, traffic will be partially or entirely blocked at times, depending on the street’s width. CyRide will divert its routes to Burnett Avenue during the times of closure on Clark Avenue.

“The roads will be closed with ‘local traffic only’ signs,” said Art Barton, construction supervisor. “Due to traffic congestion of construction trucks, we’re allowing only the residents of that area to drive through so they can get to their driveways.”

Barton said the city’s current lining in these areas is too old.

“The Clark Avenue area is probably the oldest district in Ames,” Barton said.

The sewer lining will add strength to the existing sewer lines, and will be cheaper than replacing the actual lines, he said.

“It takes a day to complete a section of the sewer lining,” Barton said.

A fiberglass bag will be put into the pipes filled with water that will be heated to 180 degrees, Barton said. The heating will cause a chemical reaction in the bag that turns it into resin. The resin is then cooled into a hard-shell lining in the sewer pipes.

“I advise the residents to not use their water while this is going on,” Barton said. “That includes things like flushing the toilet or using the washing machine.”

Barton said once finished, the lining will last a long time.

“I’d say a hundred years probably — it’ll outlive me,” he said.

Bob Myer, 919 Clark Ave., said he received a notice about the sewer work a few weeks ago.

“I think a day without water and closed roads is not a big sacrifice for stable sewer pipes,” Myer said.