Progress
This past week, ledge rock was encountered in the sanitary sewer trench between Elizabeth and Norton Streets. Ulland continues to move slowly through the rock section with the sanitary sewer. In addition, Ulland has begun placing watermain from Griggs Place north toward Elizabeth Street. We anticipate some small disruptions in water service between Elizabeth and St. Marie Streets. All affected parties will be notified at least 24 hours in advance of any disruption. Salo Engineering and the City of Duluth Engineering Department continue to keep the Duluth Fire Department informed about accessibility to the east end of Elizabeth Street. At the request of several business owners, we ordered a construction sign with all business names in the Mount Royal Center. This sign will be displayed at the intersection of St. Marie Street and Woodland Avenue. As construction progresses toward St. Marie Street, the sign will be moved accordingly.
Schedule
There are no changes to the project schedule posted last week.
Progress:
Ulland has made great progress on Woodland Avenue. We opened the roadway from Kent Road to College Street on August 6th. College Street to Clover Street will open the first week of September prior to the opening of Woodland Middle School. The signal system at Kent Road was turned back on this week. Ulland began the work on the sanitary sewer from Norton Street to Griggs Place early this week. They will continue with the sanitary until it is complete, then switch to the water main construction. Ulland is also building the road section from Clover Street to Griggs Place. We have kept the pavement at the Elizabeth Street intersection as long as possible. This will be removed within a week. When work starts in the intersection of Elizabeth Street, the contractor has been directed to keep one lane of traffic open at all times. Salo Engineering has invited the Duluth Fire Department to attend the last three construction meetings. We have kept them informed of the upcoming construction activities and the accessibility to the end of Elizabeth Street.
Schedule:
Here is a quick look at the remaining work items.
August 13-28 - Ulland will be placing water main, sanitary sewer & services between Norton Street and Griggs Place. They will also be building the roadway section from Clover Street to Griggs Place.
September 1-11 - Ulland will be placing new storm sewer from Norton Street to Griggs Place.
September 14-25 - Ulland will be rebuilding the roadway from Norton Street to Griggs Place.
Curb & gutter, sidewalks, bituminous paving, and landscaping will start in middle of September. These operations will continue through October. The contractor has a completion date of November 1, 2009 for this segment of the project.