August updates

Stage 1

Stage 1 opened to local traffic as planned--ON TIME!!! Yay for our state highway workers.

Stage 2

Grading and placing aggregate continues on Stage 2. Peterson is also preparing for sidewalk between Grand and Horicon Street.

Stage 3

Larabee Street has officially started. Temporary water has been set up and they have begun the sanitary sewer work.

update 8/06/09

Phase 1:

Construction activity occurring within the downtown intersection of Lake and Vine Streets is nearing completion. Karla is reporting that “hopefully” the Lake & Vine intersection can be re-opened to vehicular traffic sometime late tomorrow (Friday) afternoon.

Efforts to erect the Lake & Vine intersection traffic signals are also occurring this afternoon.

In addition, landscaping activity and the installation of informational and directional signage will continue the remainder of this week and into next week. Pavement marking/paint striping is also occurring today.

Phase 2:

Both the eastbound and westbound traffic lanes between Columbia Street and Chandler Street now have paved concrete….concrete “tie-in” work continues at some intersections. Curb and gutter installations in the same area has started this week and will continue next week.

Storm drain/sewer installation activity will be completed later this week or early next week.

Grading and the placement of aggregate/stone in the Barstow Street area between Valley Street and Larabee Street is also a current event.

Overall, Karla is reporting that activity in the Stage 1 construction area will be completed sometime next week. In addition, initial activity in the Stage 3 construction area (Larabee Street) will probably commence sometime next week.

This week's update

Stage 1

This week was definitely a busy week and next week should be more of the same! The Lake/Vine Street intersection was closed this past Monday and the crews have been working continually to get all the electrical work installed and concrete placed. Alliant Energy was onsite placing some of the decorative lights in the downtown area. Peterson also began placing topsoil on Stage 1.

Next week, will should be finising the concrete in this intersection and the signals will hopefully be getting installed. Peterson will continue placing topsoil in Stage 1 and also prep for sidewalk at the Lake/Vine intersection as well as down West Lake Street. Highway Landscaping will be onsite to finish placin signs and start laying sod. Pavement marking will probably begin at the end of next week as well.

Stage 2

On stage 2, we poured half of the concrete pavement from Grand Street to Chandler Street. The other half will be poured on Monday, August 3rd. Trierweiler will have a hand crew working on intersections in Stage 2 next week. Storm sewer is continuing in the Kansas Street Intersection. Hopefully storm sewer will be finished up by mid week. Grading will also begin next week from Valley Street to Larabee Street.