Day 92 (Mon)--Day96 (Fri)

Good Morning.

Though the week started slow for many, with Monday off for the Sunday (4th) holiday, there was still plenty of activity in the Village. Let me recap some of this week and then, get you prepared for the upcoming activities today and next week.

MONDAY: There were no construction crews active in the Village, though a few A-1 representatives were here doing miscellaneous activities.

We did however, have the paving contractor in Village on Monday. As most people in the Lower Bluff now know, we have pavement throughout much of the construction zone except for Roxbury and a small lane on Kensington near Roxbury.

TUESDAY: The A-1 contractor crews were back, but they were slowed by equipment issues and, a substantial rockbed where they needed to dig. Sanitary sewer was being installed on McBride but the work was very slow and tedious.
The road construction crew was slowed by the sloppy conditions, and that lasted for them through Thursday when they were finally able to get to work.

WEDNESDAY: Very little accomplished as the heavy, periodic rains made the work zones difficult to work around.

THURSDAY: Finally, the road construction crew was able to get started yesterday on rebuilding the road on New Castle. They started at the Lakewood instersection and started working west. That work will continue today (Friday). Also, the pipe crew was continuing their sanitary line installation through the heavy rock bed. This makes their work very slow.

FRIDAY: Today, we expect the concrete contractor to be finishing up some miscellaneous sidewalk ramps, curb areas and other re-work, like a driveway apron on Kensington. Road reconstruction will continue on New Castle and pipe installation on McBride.

Let me speak to other general aspects of the construction. First, many in the Upper Bluff have noticed that there are alot of trucks on Farwell. This is the contractor working for MG&E for the undergrounding project. They arrived in the Village this week and have begun their activities. We are expecting this project will take from 4-6 weeks.

Vehicular passage on Farwell has been very narrowed to almost one lane in many spots. We have posted Farwell Drive in this zone as NO PARKING. I would encourage your avoiding the area if possible. Since Lakewood and New Castle has now been rebuilt (not paved--just rebuilt), this can easily serve as another route to the upper bluff. New Castle may not yet be fully completed to handle all traffic, but with good weather, by next week, it should be ready.

We received word yesterday afternoon, that the lower bluff will be getting the final layer of pavement on TUESDAY of next week (7/13). That is great, but we need to prepare for this now. The existing pavement needs to be cleaned off and prepped. This means we can have NO PARKING on the lower bluff streets and, you may need to park away from your home for a period of time. A LETTER IS BEING DELIVERED TO ALL AFFECTED HOMES THIS MORNING!! This letter will give specific details and instructions but please be patient and we get to the finsihing points of this lower bluff project.

We are anticipating another pipe crew coming back into the Village some time next week. A-1 has also been working on a small project in Shorewood Hills and they are about completed with that pipe work so they should be coming back here.

Please slow down in all the construction areas. Even with new pavement, we still have crew working in and near the roadways. In the rougher areas still under construction, driving slower will protect your vehicle more from the potential of damage.