Day 30; Lakewood at Beach Info

I think considerable progress was made again today. The weather, when it cooperates, can help make construction go smoothly. Though, too dry of conditions also makes construction dusty. That said, if your home is in the vicinity of the construction areas, you may want to keep windows closed to minimize the dust getting into your home.

Here is a summary of the progress today.

• Storm sewer continued down Kensington in the 300 block and they are nearing the intersection with Cambridge.
• Sanitary sewer work began on the 100 block of Cambridge, starting in the Kensington intersection. There was a new sanitary man hole/structure put in place in the middle of that intersection. Then, about 75' of sanitary line was put in place heading back into Cambridge Rd.
• At the end of the day, that sanitary sewer crew had to replace/repair a water main shut of valve that was leaking in that same intersection. Many homes received phone calls in the Kensington/Woodland Circle area regarding the water shut off. This was unplanned but we did what we could to notice residents. That was good; what was bad was that when the calls were made around 4:15pm, we anticipated that the contractor was ready to have the water shut off. Residents were prepped that water should be turned back on by 5:30pm; unfortunately, the contractor was not ready to have the water shut off until after 6pm.......DRAT!! That frustrates US, so I am sure it is disheartening for homeowners as well. Sorry for that inconvenience.
• Down the street further on Kensington, residential water service connections continued. As of right now, we only have water tested and cleared a bit south of the Oxford intersection with Kensington. Until we get the lab reports back on the water tests for the water main further south, we can not continue service connections. But, we hope to get those back soon.....samples have already been submitted to the lab for testing.

Finally, discussions with the contractor are leading us to believe that next week and the week after, crews may be in the vicinity of Lakewood Blvd/Fisk Place near the Beach making the connections of the Storm Sewer to the outfall at the beach. They also must complete a fairly substantial Sanitary Sewer Re-work in that intersection. I dont know how this will affect traffic just yet; but it may be substantial. Stay tuned for more information.