Hemet and San Jacinto residents normally driving on Commonwealth Avenue are warned that Eastern Municipal Water District project to install a 60-inch diameter pipeline began Monday, Feb. 7, forcing the closure of the roadway between Kriby and Emily streets until the end of March.The 2.2 mile long pipeline, according to EMWD, is a critical step toward the district’s long term efforts to provide a safe and reliable source of water to the residents of the Valley. Heavy equipment has to be used to dig the trenches for the pipeline along the roadway causing the closure to regular vehicle traffic.The purpose of the first phase of the pipeline will convey untreated water from the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California’s Inland Feeder pipeline to EMWD’s Hemet Water Filtra
