Construction Starts Today & Schedule Update

Remember that works starts today on the West 5th Street Project with the sawing and removal of portions of curb and gutter and sidewalks.  This work will cause some temporary slowing of traffic and potential for one lane of traffic at times.  If you have to use West 5th Street for travel we encourage you to reduce speeds be extra alert and allow for extra time to reach your destination.

We'll be updating the blog on a more regular basis now that work has begun and try to include some pictures as we move forward.  There will be some times when sections of West 5th Street will be closed and those updates will be released through this blog and on our Facebook (www.facebook.com/cityofstormlake) and Twitter (@Storm_Lake) accounts.  If you haven't "liked" us on Facebook or "followed" us on Twitter we would encourage you to do so.

Crews were out late last week and on Saturday sawing curb and gutter and sidewalk areas.

Contractors working on sawing areas of curb and gutter and sidewalks to be removed.

PROJECT SCHEDULE
I also want to take a minute to clarify some confusion on the schedule for the project.  It was reported last week locally that the project will be complete by the 4th of July, this is not the case.  The project specifications call for and require the contractor to have the street in a smooth driving condition for the 4th of July.  It is most likely that the asphalt milling and resurfacing phase of the work will not start until AFTER the 4th of July so that they can comply with the specifications of the project documents.

The City apologizes for the error and we'll continue to provide real time updates here on our project blog.