Downtown Construction
Weekly Update - December 19, 2007

MAIN STREET UPDATE

CONSTRUCTION UPDATE

ACCOMPLISHED

• Paver installation work continued on the plaza and in bands of the sidewalk areas.
• Sidewalk installation continued in front of the Embarq building and in the plaza area.
• Crews completed work on the stone fascia for all of the walls in the plaza area.
• Installation work continued on the irrigation system.
• Embarq began pulling cable for underground conduits.
• Workers continued electric line upgrades on South West Street and Reading Road.

OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS:

• Paver installation will continue in the plaza area.
• Sidewalk installation will continue in the plaza area and some miscellaneous sections throughout the project.
• Irrigation installation will continue for the planting areas in the plaza.
• Crews will install landscaping in the plaza planting areas.

NOTES OF INTEREST:

• There will be a 2-week period of inactivity during the Christmas and New Year’s holidays. The next downtown update will be January 9, 2008.
• Work will resume in January with a reduced work force and as weather conditions allow.

MASON-MONTGOMERY ROAD PROJECT

ACCOMPLISHED THUS FAR:

• Duke Energy has pulled the remaining utility poles.
• Lighting system installation continued.
• Crews have re-opened East North Street to traffic.

OUTLOOK FOR NEXT TWO WEEKS:

• Lighting system installation will continue.