Plaza Foundation Continues


plaza wall foundation

Downtown Construction
Weekly Update - September 26, 2007

MAIN STREET UPDATE

CONSTRUCTION UPDATE

ACCOMPLISHED

  • Sidewalk Installation continued along the 100 and 200 blocks of Main Street.
  • Concrete base installation work for pavers was completed by Busken’s, at the northwest corner of Mason-Montgomery Road and Main Street.
  • Installation work continued on the foundations for the plaza walls.
  • Grading work continued for the public parking area located at the old Speedway lot.
  • Installation work was completed for the driveway aprons at State Farm Insurance and Fifth Third Bank’s rear access drive.

OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS:

  • Construction work on the planting walls of the plaza area will continue.
  • Sidewalk installation will continue on Main Street, from Forest Avenue to the plaza area.
  • Time Warner will begin pulling cable lines underground.
  • Crews will begin installing the water tap and meter for the plaza’s drinking fountain, irrigation and future icon.

MASON-MONTGOMERY ROAD PROJECT

ACCOMPLISHED THUS FAR:

  • Paving work continued along parts of Mason-Montgomery Road, to assist with the opening of lanes for northbound traffic.
  • Restoration work continued. Crews are seeding, mulching, and laying topsoil for the yards affected by the construction.
  • Cincinnati Bell completed relocating fiber optic lines. Time Warner has begun to relocate their lines to the new poles.

OUTLOOK FOR NEXT TWO WEEKS:

  • Storm sewer installation work continued across North Street.
  • Installation work will continue on miscellaneous curbs, aprons, and sidewalks that have yet to be completed.
  • Once Time Warner completes cable relocation, Embarq will begin relocating their lines.