August 15, 2014 Update

Rain, Rain, you know the rest!

The weather is impacting the progress of the project and at this point work is halted until at least Monday but the current forecast for Monday through Wednesday is not much better.  We'll update next Monday again if there are any further delays due to weather.

As of today here is the schedule moving forward:

Section from Northwestern to the RR Tracks -
Paving of the final lift of asphalt is currently scheduled for Monday, August 18th.  If we stay on that schedule the road will open to all traffic sometime on Tuesday, August 19th.

Section from the RR Tracks east to the alley between Ontario and Geneseo Streets -
Milling will occur on Monday, August 18th or the same day as the paving of the section from Northwestern to the RR Tracks.  This will close the section of road to through traffic.  Access to businesses and parking will be on side streets only.  Depending on the condition of the road cross traffic MAY be allowed on Ontario Street.

Patching of this section will immediately follow with paving of the first lift to follow that.  The second lift will be done in conjunction with the paving of the rest of the section east of the RR tracks.

Section from the alley between Ontario and Geneseo Streets to Lake Avenue -
As of right now it is anticipated that milling on this section will occur late next week or early the week of August 25th.  Patching and the first lift of paving will follow.

The map below shows the work sections for the downtown area.

August 11 Update

Here is the latest schedule as of this afternoon:

Sub-contractor will be patching areas on the section between Vestal Street and the RR tracks to the east today and tomorrow (August 12).

On Wednesday, August 13th the contractor will place the first lift of asphalt down on the section between the RR tracks and Vestal Street.

That work will be immediately followed by the placement of the second lift from Northwestern to the RR tracks.  Based on this schedule the section from Northwestern to the RR Tracks will be open on Friday, August 15th.

On Thursday, August 14th the contractor will start the milling and removal of asphalt from the section east of the RR tracks to Lake Avenue.  That work is anticipated to take two days followed by the required patching that is needed.

Later this week we will have a map available of the closures once work starts on the eastern most phase of the project so check back to the blog later this week to see that map.

Again once paving starts in the respective areas the road will be closed to all traffic in that section until the paving is complete.

Next Steps

We are ready to move east yet again as the contractor today starting placing the first lift of asphalt down on the section from Northwestern to Vestal Street.  They hope to finish that lift yet today but if not they will most likely finish on Monday.  Driving on the road while the lift is being put down and cooling is no allowed so residents will be asked to park on side streets for this section while this work is being done.

The contractor is ready to start the milling process on the next section from Vestal Street to the railroad tracks.  They are scheduled to start the milling process on this section on Saturday, August 9th.  Patching will follow immediately after they have finished the milling to be followed by the placement of asphalt in this section.

More information next week on the section east of the railroad tracks.

Stage A Almost Complete & Other Updates

The contractor was back onsite today placing asphalt in Stage A from Vista Drive to Northwestern.  That section should be finished up tonight and should be open to thru traffic yet today!

Work will not focus on the section from Northwestern to Vestal Street with potentially the start of paving in that are tomorrow (weather pending).  If we have rain tomorrow, which is highly predicted, it will push back the first lift to Thursday.  Once the first lift on this section has been placed the contractor will start removals in the next section from Vestal to the RR Tracks.  Once removals start there the section will be closed to through traffic and local traffic will have limited access until the paving starts which would currently be anticipated to be around Tuesday (August 12th) next week.

Asphalt Delay - August 1st

The contractor has a problem with the asphalt producing equipment at his plant which is delaying the placement of asphalt in the first area of work from Vista Drive to Northwestern Drive.  They are currently planning to be back in operation by Monday, August 4th.

In the Vista Drive to Northwestern area the first layer of asphalt has been placed and has cured.  As such the City is going to open up that stretch of road from Friday through the weekend; however, the section will close again early Monday, August 4, 2014 in the morning (estimated to be around 5:30-6AM).

The road will be closed on Monday, August 4, 2014 until they are done paving with the exception of emergency room traffic to Buena Vista Regional Medical Center which will still have access from the west at the intersection of Vista Drive and West 5th Street.

The section of road from Northwestern to Vestal Street will remain closed over the weekend and through next week to allow for construction and reduce traffic on the milled surface.  Local residents can access their driveways in this section by entering at Barton Street from the south or the north.