Project Updates - July 7

Weekly update from Bobby Tenney (Senior Project Representative) on the Clarksburg Water Board (CWB) and Clarksburg Sanitary Board (CSB) Projects:

This is the update for the week of 6/30– 7/4 and the schedule for the week of 7/7.

NORTH VIEW AREA - CWB

CONTRACT NO. 1 - BEAR CONTRACTING

The contractor continued laying the new water line on 14th Street to Pride Avenue to the North and completed the new water line on 14th Street to Alpha Avenue to the South. The contractor plans to continue with the new line on 14th Street to Franklin Avenue and on Hamill Avenue from 14th to 15th Streets over the next few weeks. The new water line added on 13th Street is scheduled to be installed this coming week, and new customer service connections will be installed on the completed sections of 14th Street. Once the service connections are completed, the gravel trench will be replaced with an asphalt patch. NO PARKING signs will be placed in the sections where the contractor is planning to work; please find alternate parking during working hours. If you need access to your driveway, please speak to the contractor on-site.

Fire and EMS access to 14th Street will be restricted from West Virginia Avenue to Goff Avenue. No flaggers are in place on this project.

HARTLAND AND STEALEY AREAS - CWB

CONTRACT NO. 2 - DOSS ENTERPRISES

The contractor continued making customer service connections on Verdun Street and South Alexander Avenue. The contractor was also making asphalt trench repairs on Verdun Street, South Alexander Avenue, Hartland Avenue, and Bridge Street this past week. The schedule for the upcoming week is to continue with customer service connections on Verdun Street, Hartland Avenue, and Magnolia Avenue. The contractor will also be continuing with the asphalt trench repairs this coming week. NO PARKING signs will be placed in the areas of the paving work a day ahead of starting on that section. Please find alternate parking during the posted work hours. If your vehicle is parked in the work zone, it will be towed to a safe location if you cannot be located. If you need access to your driveway, please speak to the contractor onsite.

Fire and EMS service to the lower Hartland area should not be affected, though Magnolia Avenue will be closed between Reynolds and Traction Streets. Flaggers are set up in the work area to allow local traffic to enter and exit.

CHESTNUT HILLS (KRAMER DRIVE) - CWB

CONTRACT NO. 3 - D&M CONTRACTING

The contractor has moved on to another project until the materials for the Chestnut Hills portion of the project arrive. It is anticipated that the materials will arrive sometime in late August to early September.

DOWNTOWN AREA - CWB

CONTRACT NO. 4W - INDEPENDENT ENTERPRISES

The contractor removed the temporary asphalt trench patch and installed a permanent asphalt patch in the trenches along East Pike Street from Florence Street to Oak Avenue this past week. The contractor will continue with the asphalt trench repairs along East Pike Street this coming week. The remaining service connections and main water line connections will also be worked on this coming week.

Fire and EMS service along East Pike Street should not be affected, and one lane of traffic will be controlled by flaggers.

DOWNTOWN AREA (WEST END) - CSB

CONTRACT NO. 4S - INDEPENDENT CONTRACTING

The contractor continued the installation of the new sanitary sewer system along with the new storm system near Hartland Planning Mill this week and began making lateral service connections for businesses and residents to the new system. For the upcoming week, work will continue on the new sanitary sewer and storm system from the Pike and Main Streets split and onto West Main Street. The contractor is also scheduled to level out the asphalt in the area from Hartland Planning Mill to Wendy’s.

Fire and EMS service in the West End of Pike Street should not be affected, though traffic may be congested at times.