City of Buchanan - Downtown Reconstruction

Work Completed this past week (June 9-14)

• C1, Sanitary sewer installed on Red Bud from Dewey to 3^rd Street.
• C3, Water main pipe installation completed on Front Street, East of Days Ave.
• C3, pavement removals completed on Front Street from Days to Oak Street.
• Milling/Paving of Liberty Street/Rynearson Street on Friday (6/13) and Saturday (6/14). Reith Riley will flag traffic and not need to shift the detour.
• Retaining wall work complete, Front Street opened to traffic to Johnson Street. Front Street closed from Oak to Red Bud.
• Culvert work behind Library is complete.

Work planned for this week (June 16-20)

• C1, continue sanitary sewer install at Red Bud South of Dewey.
• C1, continue storm sewer install on 3^rd Street (second crew coming in, traffic will still be able to use 3^rd Street for access).
• C3, continue water main install on Front Street, West of Days Ave.
• C3, begin testing water main pipe on Front Street East of Days.
• Front/Oak Street intersection planned for closure Monday (6/23) for water main install.

Liberty Street will close from Front to Rynearson for paving Friday (6/13) and Saturday (6/14). Follow detour route shown here. Liberty will be opened back up to traffic on Sunday (6/15).

Dewey Street/Red Bud intersection will close sometime later today (6/12) or tomorrow (6/13) depending on how sanitary sewer install goes today. 3rd Street is currently open to traffic from Oak Street to Skyline and will be the preferred route for traffic to/from City Hall, Red Bud Fitness, Daycare/Randy’s bld, Chunk Ice Cream, and Lehman’s.

Work Completed this past week (June 2-7)

• C1, performed water main tie ins on Red Bud, 3^rd Street, Short St, and cut/cap on Main Street. All existing water main on Red Bud/Dewey/3^rd/Main St. is dead.
• C1, began installing dewatering and bypass pump/pipes prepping for Red Bud sanitary sewer install (est. 6/9 start).
• C3, completed 12” HDD of water main pipe on Front and Days.
• C3, completed 8” HDD of water main pipe on Days.
• C3, began water main install at Red Bud/Front.
• C3, completed insert valve install at Oak/Front St. Intersection reopened to traffic on Wed.
• Front Street Closed (Eastbound lane only) between Liberty and Rynearson for Retaining Wall repair (not part of Infrastructure project).

Work planned for this week (June 9-14)

• C1, continue sanitary sewer install at Red Bud/3^rd Street. Red Bud South of River will not be accessible to thru traffic.
• C3, continue water main install on Front Street.
• Construction update website is up and running.

Work Completed this past week (May 27-31)

• Continued sanitary and storm sewer install on 3^rd Street at City Hall.
• Installed vibration monitoring equipment on Front Street.
• Dewatering Treatment unit power washed prior to removal.
• Construction began on Front Street. Closed to traffic from Oak Street to East of Red Bud.
• Oak Street intersection closed to traffic on Friday (5/30) to Wed (6/4) for water valve install.
• Street lights removed. Temp street lighting installed.
• Front Street Closed (Eastbound lane only) between Liberty and Rynearson sfor Retaining Wall repair (not part of Infrastructure project).

Work planned for this week (June 2-7)

• Continue storm sewer install on 3^rd Street at City Hall.
• Water main tie ins on Red Bud, 3^rd Street, Dewey Street planned for Tuesday (6/3) /Wednesday (6/4).
• Begin sanitary sewer install on Red Bud, South of 3^rd Street. Red Bud South of River will not be accessible to thru traffic.
• Install insert valves at Oak Street/Front Street intersection Tuesday (6/3).
• Begin water main install at Red Bud/Front Street.

Front St/Oak Street intersection will be closed from Friday (5/30) until Wed (6/4) for water main valve installation. Once work is complete the intersection will reopen to traffic.

Access to Phillip 66 Gas Station will be possible from Red Bud, South of Front Street. See image below. This is access for gas station only. All other downtown traffic is to use local parking areas and proceed to businesses/residences on foot. This access route will change as construction progresses, updated routes will be posted as those occur.

Front Street closure is now in effect Front Oak Street to Red Bud. Pedestrian access is still allowed on Front Street during construction.

Work Completed this past week (May 19-23)

• Continued sanitary and storm sewer install on 3^rd Street at City Hall.
• Traffic to Red Bud Fitness switch to Skyline Drive. This will remain the route for traffic here until Red Bud is complete.
• Water main reconnection on 3^rd Street in front of Red Bud Fitness and Dewey/Main St-North completed.
• Installed vibration monitoring equipment on Front Street.
• PCMS boards updated to “Front Street Closed Starting 5-27-25”
• Front Street Closed (Eastbound lane only) between Liberty and Rynearson sfor Retaining Wall repair (not part of Infrastructure project).

Work planned for next week (May 27-31)

• Continue sanitary and storm sewer install on 3^rd Street at City Hall.
• Work to begin on Front Street Tuesday, May 27^th, road closure from Front Street to Oak Street will begin.
• Street Light removals beginning.
• Removals of road/curb to begin between Front and Days.

Work Completed this past week (May 12-17)

• Continued sanitary sewer install, crossed McCoy Creek at 3^rd Street.
• Installed large storm sewer treatment unit at City Hall parking lot.
• Traffic to Red Bud Fitness switch to Skyline Drive. This will remain the route for traffic here until Red Bud is complete.
• Water main reconnection on 3^rd Street in front of Red Bud Fitness  and Dewey/Main St-North planned for Saturday morning (5/17).
• Front Street Closed (Eastbound lane only) between Liberty and Rynearson for Retaining Wall repair (not part of Infrastructure project).

Work planned for this week (May 19-23)

• Continue sanitary sewer install on 3^rd Street/City Hall parking lot.
• Work to begin on Front Street Tuesday, May 27.

Access to City Hall and Lehman’s parking lots will be hampered over the next week due to sewer installation. Alternative parking for City Hall will be off 3rd Street behind Lehman’s Farmhouse. See attached photo. Once construction progresses onto Red Bud access to both parking lots will be possible from Skyline Drive.