Construction Updates Archive - Page 5 of 21

Construction will begin again along 12 Mile Road later this week.

12 Mile Road will be closed to through traffic between Northland Drive and Edgerton Avenue starting Thursday, March 28. The posted detour route will be Northland Drive to 13 Mile Road to Edgerton Avenue. 12 Mile Road is anticipated to be closed through middle of May.

Dean’s Excavating will begin stump grinding and topsoil stripping later this week. Dean’s will begin to install water main along 12 Mile Road at Northland Drive beginning next week. Midwest Trenchless Services will also be mobilizing to the site later this week to begin the Horizontal Directional Drill (HDD) under the Rogue River at Summit Avenue. The HDD work is anticipated to last about three weeks.

The start date for the Kinney Avenue Reconstruction Project has been rescheduled to Monday, April 1, 2024. The road closure and detour route to Wilson Avenue will be set up Monday morning. Crews will begin next week working at the detention basin near the south end of the project and stripping topsoil along Kinney Avenue. Storm sewer installation along Kinney Avenue is anticipated to begin approximately 1 to 2 weeks after construction begins.

Gravity Sewer Construction

Approximately 1,000 feet of 21-inch gravity sewer has been constructed in the field between the Hampton Inn and truck wash. A trenchless method of sewer construction, known as a “bore & jack,” has also begun near the truck wash. The purpose for this bore & jack operation is so sewer construction can occur near the high voltage transmission towers and billboards on site without disturbing them. 21-inch gravity sewer installation and the bore & jack operation will continue through the next couple of weeks.

Work on this project will be starting up again Monday morning March 25. Focus for the first week will be on Hart Street from Wood to Jefferson and on Jefferson Street from State to Hart. Focus will be on removing the roadway, sidewalk, and drives and installation of sanitary sewer on Hart Street.

Anticipated Work Next Week

Removal of road on Hart Street and Jefferson Street.
Installation of groundwater dewatering system on Hart Street.
Installation of sanitary sewer on Hart Street.

During this work Hart Street, Jefferson Street and Dryden Street from Jefferson to Johnson will be closed to through traffic.

This was another good week for pipe installation even with the snow squall at the end! Water main mainline installation is nearing completion on Center Street and work on West Street is around the corner.

Work Completed This Week

Water main is currently installed from Apple Avenue to south of Vine. Most of the installation is anticipated to be complete next week.
Water main from Apple to McLaughlin has been fully tested and disinfected, connection to the system is anticipated in the next week.
Water main from McLaughlin to Vine is installed and undergoing final testing.
Water main is continuing to be installed south of Vine.

Anticipated Work

Contractor will continue working south installing water main south of Vine.
Connection of the first section of pipe to the water system is tentatively scheduled for March 28.
Final testing and disinfecting of the pipe south of McLaughlin will be ongoing.

This week work was primarily focused on preparation for larger activities. Actual pipe installation has not begun yet but will begin his coming week.

Work Completed This Week

Installed dewatering systems on Edgewater and at the Alley on Thompson.
Constructed an access pit on Thompson for installation of the sanitary sewer in the alley between Walnut and Cherry. This will be used to push a steel pipe into the alley which will ultimately have the final sanitary sewer pipe inserted through it. This limits impact to the alley where the excavation would be deepest.

Anticipated Work

Installation of the bore and jacked casing in the alley.
Installation of water main and sanitary sewer on Edgewater.

Progress Report:

Tree clearing was completed along Northland Drive and Kuttshill Drive this week.
Dykema Excavators completed water main construction along the south side of Northland Drive.
Due to the snowfall today (Friday), no water main work will take place on site to allow plow trucks to clear the roads.
Underground utilities were located on the north side of Northland Drive in preparation for water main construction next week.

Upcoming Work:

Dykema will move their equipment to Northland Drive (north of M-44) and begin water main construction heading north along Northland Drive.
Marksmen Contracting, Dykema’s bore & jack subcontractor, will be mobilizing to the site middle of next week and begin setting up their boring pits.
Depending on how the bore & jack pit set up goes, Marksman may begin pushing the 30″ steel casing under M-44 by the end of next week.

Progress Report:

CL Trucking & Excavating completed water main installation between Westshire Drive and the 90 degree turn in Kittery Drive.
CL worked with the Plainfield Water Department to temporarily remove an existing hydrant on Kittery Drive so that the new water main could be installed past it.
CL is not on site today (Friday) to allow the Kent County Road Commission to plow the roads after today’s snowfall.

Upcoming Work:

CL plans to complete water main installation on Kittery Drive up to Westgate Drive next week.
After water main installation on Kittery Drive is complete, CL will install new water main on Bingham Court, and then Bowdoin Pines Place.
The new water main will be pressure tested and disinfected, then water services will be replaced up to the right-of-way line.

Progress Report:

K&R pulverized the asphalt on River Street and Court Street, leaving the material in place. Tree removal as well as curb and gutter removal south of O’Malley Drive also occurred last week. Construction equipment was mobilized at the River Street Cul-De-Sac and existing underground utilities have been exposed utilizing a vac truck. Mailboxes have been moved to centralized locations near the Court Street and O’Malley Drive.

Upcoming Work:

K&R will begin sanitary sewer installation next week on Monday, March 25. Sanitary sewer construction will begin near the Skeels Street intersection and will progress north. K&R will notify residents as driveway access becomes limited due to pipe installation.

Extra Notes:

Residents are reminded to stay clear of construction equipment and excavations on the project site.

The weather is a bit brisk, but the construction on Warner is beginning!

I wanted to provide a quick update to the progress of the project to keep you all aware of what to expect.

Work completed so far:

Removal limits of pavement, curb, sidewalk, driveway approaches, trees, etc have been marked out
Trees trimmed
Many trees cut and/or removed

What to expect later THIS WEEK:

Sidewalk and curb removals in areas of proposed water main on the east side of Warner Street between Alice and Slocum
Mailboxes on the east side of Warner between Alice and Slocum will be TEMPORARILY relocated to the west side of the road
Warner Street will be CLOSED TO THRU TRAFFIC between Alice and Slocum starting TOMORROW, March 20, 2024. Residents will still have access to and from their homes. Deliveries and mail service will still remain. We will discourage people from driving THROUGH the construction zone. Please use Lewis Street, Mears Avenue and Spring Street to get around the construction site.
Remainder of trees to be trimmed or removed between Lewis and Benston for the water main construction will be completed

What to expect week of March 25, 2024:

Water main construction on east side of Warner Street between Alice and Slocum. This work will take approximately a month to complete.
Residents will be notified a minimum of 24 hours in advance prior to planned disruptions of drinking water which will likely be a few weeks from now.

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