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Important Information

Main Street will be closing (between Front and Dewey) to through traffic starting Tuesday (3/18) for water main install. Northbound lane to close completely. Southbound lane to remain open for local traffic. Estimated closure 3-4 days.

Work Completed this past week (March 10-15)

  • Contractor completed pulverizing 3rd Street and Dewey, as well as milling the road on Red Bud and Main Street.
  • H piles installed on the North side of the creek off 3rd Street. Holding off on the South side H piles until after pH area excavation complete.
  • Direction drilling of water main pipe started on Dewey Street.
  • Sidewalk and curb removals started on Red Bud. Access to businesses still possible.
  • Water main install started on Red Bud and Dewey Street.
  • High pH area excavation completed just East of Fitness Center.
  • Concrete infill at Wastewater Treatment Plant.
  • AEP was on site review conflict issues of poles.

Work planned for this week (March 17-21)

  • Contractor planning on doing directional drill of pilot water main pipe on Red Bud Saturday (3/15)
  • Direction drill installation of water main on Red Bud.
  • Construction on Liberty Street between Front and Rynearson will begin Monday (3/17) to remove pavement/gravel and place new gravel. Residents notified. Liberty planned to reopen to traffic on Thursday (3/20).
  • Grout flume at WWTP.
  • H pile install on the South side of the creek on 3rd Street.
  • Aerial steel work installing saddles on the creek cross will occur.
  • Continue water main install on Dewey (West of Red Bud) and Main Street (Front to Dewey)
  • Northbound Main Street will close to traffic around mid-week.
  • Reinstall watermain in the area along 3rd street that was removed for excavation of the pH area material.
  • Start testing of installed water main.
  • Bypass sanitary sewer at Wastewater Treatment Plant and tie in the Flume.
  • K&R will not be working on Friday 3/21 (in-house company-wide safety training).
  • Two light poles on Red Bud will be removed.

Work completed/in progress:

  • Wet well lid was poured.
  • Backfill continued.
  • Grand River began constructing forms for dry well lid.

Anticipated work activities for the coming week:

  • Installation of steel, conduit, and floor drains in dry well lid, which is currently scheduled to be poured the week of March 24.
  • Installation of underground structures and gravity sewer.

Work completed/in progress:

  • Installed approximately 1,000′ north of Apple Avenue
  • Installed approximately 800′ south of Apple Avenue

Anticipated work activities for the coming week:

  • Continue force main installation north and south of Apple Avenue.

Work completed/in progress:

  • Hydrostatic pressure test for first segment of pipe passed.
  • 600′ of pipe installed along Railroad corridor west of 68th Avenue
  • Continued fusing lengths of HDPE pipeline.

Anticipated work activities for the coming week:

  • Continue fusing lengths of HDPE pipeline.
  • Resume pipe laying west of 68th Avenue along the Railroad corridor.

Progress Report:

  1. East half of the pavement on Sanford was removed between Oakwood and Summit
  2. New water main installed in the intersection of Oakwood and Sanford
  3. Water main installed in Sanford from Oakwood to north of Amsterdam
  4. Pavement was removed on Columbia between 5th Street and Sanford
  5. New water main installed in Columbia from 5th Street to Sanford
  6. Marked Trees are being Removed in the street Right-of-Way
  7. City Crews were confirming water main valves

Upcoming Work:

  1. Pavement will be removed on Columbia between Sanford and Peck Streets
  2. Continue water main installation on Columbia between Sanford and Peck Streets
  3. Continue water main installation on Sanford from south of Rotterdam north to Summit
  4. Replace sanitary sewer manhole at Sanford and Amsterdam
  5. City Crews will continue to work on existing water main valves – this may disrupt the water flow periodically in the drinking water system. Customers may experience air in their water lines and discolored water. Be sure to flush all lines, but especially the cold water through a bath tub or faucet without a screen and run until the water is clear.

Please remember that the streets are closed to thru traffic, but they will remain open to local residents.  For the safety of workers, please avoid driving through the construction sites.  No on-street parking is allowed within the construction zone.

Pavement getting milled off on Columbia near Jefferson
New water main pipe to be installed under the roads
Pavement being removed from Columbia west of Sanford
City Crews were Turning Water Main Valves

This Week:

  • Montgomery installed the new water main on the south half of Daylor.
  • Montgomery plans to begin reworking some of the lawn restoration that was completed on Audley and Daylor last fall.
  • Montgomery will begin to remove existing sidewalks along Northgate, north of Eldon on Friday.

Next Week:

  • Montgomery will field verify existing utilities and begin water main construction on Northgate north of Eldon.
  • Flushing and testing of the new water main on Daylor will take place.

Progress Report:

New Pump Station site work continues as K&R finalizes the trench box rail system installation in preparation for concrete work in the coming weeks. These rail systems are used to minimize site impact due to trench excavation and ensure safe work conditions.

Upcoming Work:

Next Steps: Pump Station No. 31 concrete work for the wet well and the CSX/Lakewood Blvd bore & jack operations to begin later March and extend into May.

As the snow is melting, we are looking towards a new construction project that will begin on Monday, March 10, 2025.

Sanford Street will be reconstructed between Oakwood and Broadway Avenues along with Columbia Avenue between 5th Street and Peck Street.

Starting Monday, the contractor will begin removing trees and pavement. All trees in the project area will be removed.

Pavement will begin to be removed on Columbia working from 5th Street to Peck.  Also, pavement on Sanford will be removed from Oakwood to Summit to start. The contractor will keep a lane open during construction as much as possible.

Work completed/in progress:

  • Dampproofing and backfill of the lift station structure continued.
  • The bridge crane was installed.
  • Grand River installed formwork and steel for the wet well lid.

Anticipated work activities for the coming week:

  • Structure backfill will be completed.
  • The wet well lid will be poured.
  • Grand River will begin installing forms, steel, and conduit for the dry well lid.
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