Project Updates - June 16

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 6/9 – 6/13 and the schedule for the week of 6/16.

NORTH VIEW AREA - CWB

CONTRACT NO. 1 - BEAR CONTRACTING

The contractor has finished the new water line on North Ohio Avenue and tied in the customers to the new line. The new water line is installed on WV Avenue to the corner of 14th Street, and the contractor has started laying the new water line on 14th Street to Williams Avenue. Sections of 14th Street will be closed to traffic Monday–Friday during working hours and possibly overnight. The contractor plans to continue with the new line on 14th Street to Franklin Avenue over the next few weeks. No parking signs will be placed in the sections they are working on that week; please find alternate parking during working hours. If you need access to your driveway, please speak to the contractor onsite.

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

HARTLAND/STEALEY AREA - CWB

CONTRACT NO. 2 - DOSS ENTERPRISES

The contractor continued laying a new 6” water line on Magnolia Avenue towards Reynolds Street this week. And will continue on Magnolia Avenue out to Milford Street over the next couple of weeks. Magnolia Avenue will be closed to through traffic from Traction Street to Reynolds Street this coming week. No parking signs are placed in the sections they are working on for the upcoming week; please find alternate parking during working hours. If you need access to your driveway, please speak to the flaggers on-site. The work schedule for the upcoming week is to continue installing the new 6” water line on Magnolia Avenue and to start making customer service connections and trench repairs in the areas where the new lines have been tested.

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.

ARMORY ROAD - 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 continued installing the new customer service connections along East Pike Street and making the permanent trench repairs. The new 16” main water line on Main Street from the State Building/DMV towards 2nd Street was started and will be completed this coming week. The schedule for the upcoming week is to complete the new main water line on Main Street from 2nd Street to EB Saunders Way and continue connecting customers to the new water line on East Pike Street. The main water line connections to the remaining side streets off East Pike Street will also be started this coming week. The Clarksburg Water Board will notify customers in the affected areas when the water will be off during the tie-ins.

Fire and EMS service to the streets off East Pike Street could be affected this coming week. The work on Main Street will only affect one lane, and no disruptions should occur. Flaggers will be on site to help with rerouting service.

DOWNTOWN AREA (NEAR WENDY'S) - CSB

CONTRACT NO. 4S - INDEPENDENT CONTRACTING

The contractor continued the installation of the new sanitary sewer system along with the new storm system near McDonald's this week. For the upcoming week, work will continue on the new sanitary sewer and storm system along West Pike Street from McDonald’s towards the Pike and Main Streets split.

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