Construction Update

September 27, 2024

The contractor is finishing up with the final concrete work on Main St today. There are several minor repairs on Main St that they might not address this year; however, all substantial concrete work on Main will be complete. The contractor has also been working to repair a section of road adjacent to the project that experienced settling and cracking. This section is located on 4^th Ave between 2^nd St and Main St. The contractor has recompacted the subgrade and base course to meet compaction specifications and added 3’ of additional stabilizing material to the base course where settling occurred to protect against future settling. They plan on pouring concrete for this today.

The contractor will spend today (and possibly Monday) finishing up black dirt and seeding on the final blocks. They also hope to get the final asphalt patching completed on Monday, which will allow for intersections to be opened up next week (excepting 4^th Ave, which will need a week to cure).

September 12, 2024

The contractor has opened the 7th Ave and 8th Ave intersections, allowing access to businesses here to return to normal. They have now jumped to the west side of the railroad tracks and are working on finishing up concrete for the remaining intersections, driveways, and sidewalks.

The contractor plans to complete all concrete work from 5th Ave to 6th Ave this week before jumping to the next block, which will allow for grading and black dirt installation to be performed in a timely fashion. With this approach, they can begin opening up more intersections as they work their way west.

The contractor also needs to address some concerns from last year’s project in addition to completing this year’s work. As such, the project is likely to extend into mid-October.

August 29, 2024

The contractor finished pouring concrete for the intersections at 8th Ave and 7th Ave. They also finished half of the intersection at 6th Ave (the portion to the east of the railroad crossing) and most of the driveways and sidewalk on the east two blocks.

The contractor has one to two more days of sidewalk and miscellaneous concrete pours to complete before they are finished on the east side of the railroad tracks. Once the concrete crew have moved on to the west end, another crew will begin placing black dirt and tidying up loose ends.

The current plan is still to open the intersections east of the railroad as soon as possible. The contractor would like to get asphalt patching done for these intersections soon; otherwise, they will fill them with gravel to allow for temporary access.

Overall, the contractor anticipates three to five more weeks of concrete. Please reach out to Justin if you have any questions.

August 16, 2024

The eastbound lane (south side) of Main St is fully paved on all six blocks! The contractor will begin paving the westbound lane (north side) for the east two blocks tomorrow. They will then pave the final four blocks of the westbound lane on Monday.

The contractor will aim to finish up concrete driveways, sidewalks, and intersection tie-ins after that. They hope to finish all concrete work to the east first, which would allow them to open the 7th Ave and 8th Ave intersections completely while they work their way west. Ideally, they could have these two intersections open by the week of the 26th.

July 19, 2024

This week, the contractor finished installing all the sanitary sewer mainline, sewer service lines, and water service lines on the final block of the project (2nd Ave to 3rd Ave). They also finished watermain tie-ins and installed the remaining storm sewer. All major underground utilities on the project are now fully installed.

Subdrain was installed from 4th Ave to 8th Ave, and sand and gravel was placed down on these four blocks. This morning, the contractor plans to finish adding concrete to all the storm structure inlets and then begin cleaning up the last two blocks (2nd Ave to 4th Ave) to prepare for road base construction.

Next week, the contractor will aim to get subdrain, sand, and gravel in for the final two blocks. They also have a couple storm sewer repairs to do. Paving still could be 2-4 weeks out, but the contractor is working to get somebody in here as soon as possible. The contractor will start their paving on the east side of the project and work their way west. Concrete removals for sidewalks and driveways are partially complete, but will likely not be removed in full until after paving is done.

July 15, 2024

The contractor has completed all sanitary sewer and watermain from 3rd Ave to 4th Ave, including the water and sewer services for this block. They also have most of the mainline sanitary sewer and watermain installed for the final block of the project (from 2nd Ave to 3rd Ave). Once the bacteria tests pass for this final block, they will be able to finish tying-in the watermain.

The contractor also performed concrete stabilization on the east two blocks (6th to 8th Ave). This will allow the road crew to start putting down rock and sand sometime this week. The contractor is finished with their subgrade preparation for the middle two blocks (4th to 6th Ave), so they will be able to begin building the road on these two blocks as soon as the first two are complete.

This week, the contractor will aim to complete all sanitary sewer and watermain from 2nd Ave to 3rd Ave, including all sewer and water service lines. They will also hopefully get a good start on the remaining storm sewer from 4th to 3rd Ave. The contractor hopes to have all sanitary sewer, watermain, and storm sewer on the project completed by the middle of next week. Concrete street paving is still a ways out, but the contractor estimates it could happen around the 2nd or 3rd week of August.

June 28, 2024

This week, the contractor completed the water services and watermain tie-in from 4th Ave to 6th Ave this week. They also finished a storm sewer run they had left. All major utility work from 4th Ave to 6th Ave is now complete. Yesterday, the contractor began mainline sanitary sewer on the final two blocks of the project (2nd Ave to 4th Ave). They were set back a bit by the rain yesterday, but will resume working today.

Next week, the 4th of July holiday will be brief, especially in case of rain on either Monday or Tuesday as forecasted. The contractor is doing their best to pump water and remove slop before digging to help with compaction. However, the unprecedented rainfall this year has certainly set them back. Still, even with the constant delays, they believe two or three dry weeks is enough to have all the remaining utility work installed. They hope to finish the sanitary sewer before the 4th of July and start the watermain the week of the 8th.

June 21, 2024

Last week, the contractor finished the watermain and storm sewer from 4th Ave to 6th Ave. They also began installing the new water service lines.

This week, the contractor did not work at all due to the constant rain. They will likely resume work on Monday, as this weekend and next week look relatively dry. The contractor will aim to finish the water services before transitioning to sanitary sewer on the final two blocks (from 2nd Ave to 4th Ave). They will aim to finish the mainline sanitary sewer by the end of next week.

April 10, 2024

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