On Both Thur and Fri, work continued on water main with the crew getting past Summit and near the hairpin turn on Farwell--so they are still in the 700 block.
The road crew was rebuilding road on Thursday with Magdeline having a fair amount of road now rebuilt. They are only 3-4 houses from reaching Summit Drive!! ON Friday, the road crew was doing a variety of house cleaning tasks around the project zones; those are miscellaneous jobs to help keep the areas as tidy as possible. So, there was no road building going on Friday.
We anticipate seeing the asphalt contractor in the Village some time early this next week for Binder on New Castle, Charing Cross, and Roxbury. There was discussion at the construction meeting on Thursday that we may be able to have the "Surface" asphalt put down relatively quickly then and hopefully begin the restoration on New Castle and Charing Cross within a week or two. As these plans get more detailed and firmed up this week, I will keep you informed!!
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Day 122, Wed 8/4
Another great working day yesterday except for the mosquitos.....Yes, those buggers attack the construction workers (and those watching construction) pretty hard during the day. They are especially bad in the heavy foliage area of the current work zones.
Yesterday I mentioned that that water main crew on Farwell had placed 120' by lunch; well that day, they installed over 320' of pipe. Yesterday however, they did not get the same distance. In fact, by mid afternoon, they had just completed their second 'stick'--each stick being 20' for a total of 40'. But, they were just as productive.... You may ask, "How can they be just as productive with such varied distances?"
Well, in addition to the 40', they were able to set a new fire hydrant, just outside of 822 Farwell. In this section of Farwell, the main is being laid closer to the lake side of the edge of roadway. The hydrant however, is on the non lake side of the road. To get to that hydrant location, the crew had to maneuver and clear a path (7-8' down) that included gas lines, laterals and mains for both sewer and water. This is very delicate work with lots of hand digging which is very time consuming. So, you may not see alot of "distance" covered, but, they took care of some very monotonous work.
A couple other points of interest. Residents in the 800 block of Farwell, though driving on asphalt all these years, also had a base consisting of a concrete road under the asphalt. There is a very narrow path of a concrete road, likely put in many decades ago, when cars were not as big, not as fast, and the need/desire for wide roads was not yet established. As Tom said, these roads were built for the Model T type cars.
Also during this phase of construction, several "mysteries" have been solved. The pulverizer found a manhole that staff was never able to locate....it was buried by about 8-10" of ashpalt. While trying to find that manhole, many "readings" were taken with equipment that always lead the staff on wild goose chases as there was indications everywhere. Well, those readings were searching for the hard metal of the manhole and the false readings were based on the rebar that was in the concrete deeper under the pavement. Mysteries solved.
Work continues on Farwell water main, still getting through the 800 block. For those off the private drive in the 800 block, the crew will go past your road and then return after the main in your section is activated. We will correspond with you directly when that will occur.
New Castle/Charing Cross:
Concrete driveways and curb was installed yesterday and they looked pretty good. A reminder to keep off those for several more days while the hardening process takes place. Also, the concrete curb is only going in those extremely flat areas where drainage is a problem. So, if you dont have concrete in front of your home, they did not forget you, you will have asphalt coming soon. If you want to see how this works, take a look at Woodland Circle.
Yesterday I mentioned that that water main crew on Farwell had placed 120' by lunch; well that day, they installed over 320' of pipe. Yesterday however, they did not get the same distance. In fact, by mid afternoon, they had just completed their second 'stick'--each stick being 20' for a total of 40'. But, they were just as productive.... You may ask, "How can they be just as productive with such varied distances?"
Well, in addition to the 40', they were able to set a new fire hydrant, just outside of 822 Farwell. In this section of Farwell, the main is being laid closer to the lake side of the edge of roadway. The hydrant however, is on the non lake side of the road. To get to that hydrant location, the crew had to maneuver and clear a path (7-8' down) that included gas lines, laterals and mains for both sewer and water. This is very delicate work with lots of hand digging which is very time consuming. So, you may not see alot of "distance" covered, but, they took care of some very monotonous work.
A couple other points of interest. Residents in the 800 block of Farwell, though driving on asphalt all these years, also had a base consisting of a concrete road under the asphalt. There is a very narrow path of a concrete road, likely put in many decades ago, when cars were not as big, not as fast, and the need/desire for wide roads was not yet established. As Tom said, these roads were built for the Model T type cars.
Also during this phase of construction, several "mysteries" have been solved. The pulverizer found a manhole that staff was never able to locate....it was buried by about 8-10" of ashpalt. While trying to find that manhole, many "readings" were taken with equipment that always lead the staff on wild goose chases as there was indications everywhere. Well, those readings were searching for the hard metal of the manhole and the false readings were based on the rebar that was in the concrete deeper under the pavement. Mysteries solved.
Work continues on Farwell water main, still getting through the 800 block. For those off the private drive in the 800 block, the crew will go past your road and then return after the main in your section is activated. We will correspond with you directly when that will occur.
New Castle/Charing Cross:
Concrete driveways and curb was installed yesterday and they looked pretty good. A reminder to keep off those for several more days while the hardening process takes place. Also, the concrete curb is only going in those extremely flat areas where drainage is a problem. So, if you dont have concrete in front of your home, they did not forget you, you will have asphalt coming soon. If you want to see how this works, take a look at Woodland Circle.
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Day 121 Tues 8/3
Well my friends, Farwell Drive seems to be getting busier and busier with construction. I strongly encourage those who do not need to travel this road to get to their home, to take a different route. See notes below on active zones on Farwell.
As of yesterday, the "gang" mail boxes were put in place for residents of Farwell (200-800 blocks) to get their mail at the alternate location on Lakewood Blvd. This mail deliver change applies ONLY to those homes who received the notification last week. We anticipate this delivery location to stay in place until the majority of construction is completed on Farwell. The one good thing mail delivery man Duane reports is that your mail will be delivered much earlier now--you should have mail in your box by 10:30a or so in the morning, versus later in the afternoon!! See, a bit of sunshine with every negative!!!
FARWELL: Water main installation continued yesterday with 120' of main installed before lunch. They also had the entire afternoon to add additional water main. They are still hovering in that 800 block but pushing toward that 700 block of Farwell Drive today. HOWEVER, if you drive on Farwell, you will see piles of gravel, dirt, water main pipes, etc all along the entire Drive.....as I mentioned earlier, it is a very busy and very narrowed road; please use alternate routes if possible.
On the lower end of Farwell, MG&E continues working on the undergrounding project. Considering the problem they had last week boring into our sanitary sewer line, they have requested to open trench a section of their undergrounding in the 500 block. We are trying to coordinate a scheduled spot repair of our sanitary line in this same area before they begin their work in the open trench. Once again, the work zone really limits this road for thru traffic. If you dont need to travel on Farwell, please avoid.
I was recently asked a question about mail boxes and their replacement. Generally, mailboxes are removed from their location and placed deeper into the yard, (sometimes just laid on the ground) and that will continue to be the delivery location. But at the end of the project, the contractor should return that mailbox to a proper location at the street. You should not need to replace that mailbox.
New Castle/Charing Cross: The road crew completed final preparation of the surface yesterday so that today we have confirmed that the Concrete Contractor is in the Village!! Curb and concrete driveway aprons are being installed today!!
As of yesterday, the "gang" mail boxes were put in place for residents of Farwell (200-800 blocks) to get their mail at the alternate location on Lakewood Blvd. This mail deliver change applies ONLY to those homes who received the notification last week. We anticipate this delivery location to stay in place until the majority of construction is completed on Farwell. The one good thing mail delivery man Duane reports is that your mail will be delivered much earlier now--you should have mail in your box by 10:30a or so in the morning, versus later in the afternoon!! See, a bit of sunshine with every negative!!!
FARWELL: Water main installation continued yesterday with 120' of main installed before lunch. They also had the entire afternoon to add additional water main. They are still hovering in that 800 block but pushing toward that 700 block of Farwell Drive today. HOWEVER, if you drive on Farwell, you will see piles of gravel, dirt, water main pipes, etc all along the entire Drive.....as I mentioned earlier, it is a very busy and very narrowed road; please use alternate routes if possible.
On the lower end of Farwell, MG&E continues working on the undergrounding project. Considering the problem they had last week boring into our sanitary sewer line, they have requested to open trench a section of their undergrounding in the 500 block. We are trying to coordinate a scheduled spot repair of our sanitary line in this same area before they begin their work in the open trench. Once again, the work zone really limits this road for thru traffic. If you dont need to travel on Farwell, please avoid.
I was recently asked a question about mail boxes and their replacement. Generally, mailboxes are removed from their location and placed deeper into the yard, (sometimes just laid on the ground) and that will continue to be the delivery location. But at the end of the project, the contractor should return that mailbox to a proper location at the street. You should not need to replace that mailbox.
New Castle/Charing Cross: The road crew completed final preparation of the surface yesterday so that today we have confirmed that the Concrete Contractor is in the Village!! Curb and concrete driveway aprons are being installed today!!
Sunday, August 1, 2010
Work for this week-Monday Aug 2d (Day 120)
Here is a rundown of work we can anticipate for this upcoming week:
New Castle/Charing Cross (ROXBURY Binder): The concrete contractor (Augelli) is anticipated to arrive on Monday to begin pouring driveway aprons and concrete curbing.
A couple quick points about the use of concrete curbing and for the aprons. First, concrete curbing is only being used in those areas of very flat roadway to give the asphalt company reference points as they put down the roadway surfaces. This gives greater assurance that the road will drain properly. There will be transition points where concrete changes to asphalt. The concrete will need 5-7 days to cure before it should be ok for vehicular traffic, so if your driveway is concrete, plan to park off your driveway for several days.
With the concrete work getting completed, we anticipate that the asphalt contractor will be coming into the Village within the next week or so after concrete is completed. At that point, we should see the binder layer of asphalt being put down on New Castle, Charing Cross as well as RoxBury Road.
Please note however that asphalt driveways will not be completed until after both layers of pavement are down.
Farwell Drive: Much of the pulverizing is complete, but there is still a few more stretches of roadway to finish.
Water main installation began in the 800 block of Farwell Drive on Friday. About 80' of water main was installed that day so starting this week, one crew will continue that installation. The other crew will move to service installations on Farwell as mains are tested and ready
Magdeline/Summit/McBride: The other pipe crew will be working on finishing storm and sanitary sewer work on these streets. There are also service laterals left to be installed on Magdeline between Butternut and Summit. The road crew will be working on road rebuilding.
MG&E Gas Main.....The Village is still anticipating MG&E completing a gas main installation on McBride as well as Farwell Drive. The MG&E crew has been busy on a project in another town.
This upcoming week should show good, visible progress!! We will keep you informed!
New Castle/Charing Cross (ROXBURY Binder): The concrete contractor (Augelli) is anticipated to arrive on Monday to begin pouring driveway aprons and concrete curbing.
A couple quick points about the use of concrete curbing and for the aprons. First, concrete curbing is only being used in those areas of very flat roadway to give the asphalt company reference points as they put down the roadway surfaces. This gives greater assurance that the road will drain properly. There will be transition points where concrete changes to asphalt. The concrete will need 5-7 days to cure before it should be ok for vehicular traffic, so if your driveway is concrete, plan to park off your driveway for several days.
With the concrete work getting completed, we anticipate that the asphalt contractor will be coming into the Village within the next week or so after concrete is completed. At that point, we should see the binder layer of asphalt being put down on New Castle, Charing Cross as well as RoxBury Road.
Please note however that asphalt driveways will not be completed until after both layers of pavement are down.
Farwell Drive: Much of the pulverizing is complete, but there is still a few more stretches of roadway to finish.
Water main installation began in the 800 block of Farwell Drive on Friday. About 80' of water main was installed that day so starting this week, one crew will continue that installation. The other crew will move to service installations on Farwell as mains are tested and ready
Magdeline/Summit/McBride: The other pipe crew will be working on finishing storm and sanitary sewer work on these streets. There are also service laterals left to be installed on Magdeline between Butternut and Summit. The road crew will be working on road rebuilding.
MG&E Gas Main.....The Village is still anticipating MG&E completing a gas main installation on McBride as well as Farwell Drive. The MG&E crew has been busy on a project in another town.
This upcoming week should show good, visible progress!! We will keep you informed!
Friday, July 30, 2010
Farwell Drive Traffic Problems Today
OK.....First, I must apologize for Farwell Drive being such a mess today and virtually unpassable in the 500 block. Let me briefly explain what happened.
Late Thursday afternoon, we learned that KS Energy who is working on the undergrounding of utilities on Farwell, had bored into the sanitary sewer on Farwell. In short, there was so much damage to that line that today, we had to have an emergency repair of that sanitary line. Thursday night, we were able to stabilize the line until morning, but it had to be fixed today. This made the 500 block of Farwell extremely busy with contractors and the road was filled with dirt, machines, and other stuff we dont need to talk about. As I write this shortly after 5p, they are finishing that work and retro fitting a storm line they had to move to fix the sanitary line.
Yet this weekend, I will give a more detailed update on the upper bluff construction. You will want to come back and read that because alot of progress was made this week so that early next week (Monday), we anticipate some curb and driveway work to take place. Come back and get more details this weekend!!!
Late Thursday afternoon, we learned that KS Energy who is working on the undergrounding of utilities on Farwell, had bored into the sanitary sewer on Farwell. In short, there was so much damage to that line that today, we had to have an emergency repair of that sanitary line. Thursday night, we were able to stabilize the line until morning, but it had to be fixed today. This made the 500 block of Farwell extremely busy with contractors and the road was filled with dirt, machines, and other stuff we dont need to talk about. As I write this shortly after 5p, they are finishing that work and retro fitting a storm line they had to move to fix the sanitary line.
Yet this weekend, I will give a more detailed update on the upper bluff construction. You will want to come back and read that because alot of progress was made this week so that early next week (Monday), we anticipate some curb and driveway work to take place. Come back and get more details this weekend!!!
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Farwell to get Pulverized Tomorrow
Farwell Drive is scheduled to get pulverized starting tomorrow (Thursday 7/29). This may be a two day operation.
After the road is pulverized, it will be rolled and left in place. As they begin water main installation, they will remove the top materials for use in other parts of the project.
After the road is pulverized, it will be rolled and left in place. As they begin water main installation, they will remove the top materials for use in other parts of the project.
Day 108 - Day 115
Good Day. I was gone for a long weekend so I need to do some catching up. Here is a day - day summary of the last week:
Wed 7/21: Two pipe crews got alot of work done on both Magdeline. The majority of the water main was installed.
Thur 7/22 & Fri 7/23: Welcome back rain!! On Thursday we had a construction meeting but for themost part, heavy rains made any construction impossible.
The original schedule had completion date in Mid-September. We have granted some extension to that plan due to weather considerations, but we have askd A-1 for a more consistent presence. I think a reasonable completion date would be early October. Also in our construction meeting, we decided that Farwell would be pulverized some time in the next week, anticipating crews being ready to install water main on Farwell fairly soon.
Mon 7/26: One of the pipe crews was working on some storm sewer and unfortunately, the other pipe crew had to chase a leak in a newer valve.
Tues 7/27: Storm sewer work continued on New Castle. The other pipe crew was able to start water main on Summit. They completed a significant portion of Summit from Butternut up towards Farwell. As they were a couple sticks away from Farwell, the hit a deep layer of hard rock. This rock always slows a crew down, but they dug hard and were able to get one more stick in. They should be able to complete summit today. Once complete, they will pressure test, then start the cooking process for the new pipes. Services will then begin.
In the Lower Bluff, landscaping crews made significant progress yesterday. Regarding landscaping, we are seeing fairly rapid grass growth with the hydraseeding process they are using.
Wed 7/28: Work today continues on water main on Summit and the storm sewers. If a crew breaks free, you will likely see some services getting completed as well.
As soon as we get a date specific for Farwell to get pulverized, we will let you know. But, plan that it would be yet this week until we hear different.
Wed 7/21: Two pipe crews got alot of work done on both Magdeline. The majority of the water main was installed.
Thur 7/22 & Fri 7/23: Welcome back rain!! On Thursday we had a construction meeting but for themost part, heavy rains made any construction impossible.
The original schedule had completion date in Mid-September. We have granted some extension to that plan due to weather considerations, but we have askd A-1 for a more consistent presence. I think a reasonable completion date would be early October. Also in our construction meeting, we decided that Farwell would be pulverized some time in the next week, anticipating crews being ready to install water main on Farwell fairly soon.
Mon 7/26: One of the pipe crews was working on some storm sewer and unfortunately, the other pipe crew had to chase a leak in a newer valve.
Tues 7/27: Storm sewer work continued on New Castle. The other pipe crew was able to start water main on Summit. They completed a significant portion of Summit from Butternut up towards Farwell. As they were a couple sticks away from Farwell, the hit a deep layer of hard rock. This rock always slows a crew down, but they dug hard and were able to get one more stick in. They should be able to complete summit today. Once complete, they will pressure test, then start the cooking process for the new pipes. Services will then begin.
In the Lower Bluff, landscaping crews made significant progress yesterday. Regarding landscaping, we are seeing fairly rapid grass growth with the hydraseeding process they are using.
Wed 7/28: Work today continues on water main on Summit and the storm sewers. If a crew breaks free, you will likely see some services getting completed as well.
As soon as we get a date specific for Farwell to get pulverized, we will let you know. But, plan that it would be yet this week until we hear different.
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