Downtown Construction
Weekly Update - October 24, 2007
MAIN STREET UPDATE
CONSTRUCTION UPDATE
ACCOMPLISHED
- Curbs were installed in the parking lot adjacent to 111 Reading Road.
- Crews have continued to install the fascia stone to the walls in the plaza area.
- Additional cement for the pavers was poured in the plaza area.
- A portion of Time Warner Cable’s lines has been switched to the underground service.
- Duke Energy continues work to prepare the 300 block for underground service.
- Workers have installed pavers in the 100 and 200 blocks of Main Street.
- Conduit installation continued in the plaza area for streetlights and the irrigation system.
OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS:
- Masonry wall installation will begin in front of the parking lot for Muennich’s Garage and the Barber Shop.
- Workers will continue installing the stone fascia to the walls in the plaza.
- Pavers will be installed in the strips along the sidewalk areas of the 100 to 200 blocks of Main Street.
- Conduit installation will be completed in the plaza area for streetlights and the irrigation system.
- Trench drains and concrete benches will be installed in the plaza area.
- Electrical services will continue to be transferred from overhead to underground for some individual buildings.
- Milling of the asphalt in the roadway will begin.
NOTES OF INTEREST:
- Inclement weather has caused some delays for crews in certain areas. Mainline has now reported three lost workdays due to the recent torrential rains.
MASON-MONTGOMERY ROAD PROJECT
ACCOMPLISHED THUS FAR:
- Conduits for the streetlights will continue to be installed.
- Restoration and seeding work for disturbed areas continued.
- Time Warner Cable continued cable line installation and relocation of the fiber optic lines.
- Embarq began work on telephone line relocation.
OUTLOOK FOR NEXT TWO WEEKS:
- The restoration and seeding of disturbed areas will continue.
- Street light foundation installation will begin.