Curb & Gutter to Begin South of East Lake Avenue

This past week the contractor installed water main along Bellwood Lane at the Greenwood Road intersection, near Longmeadow Drive and East Lake Avenue, and within the East Lake Avenue easement near the pedestrian bridge. The contractor also began installing new water services to homes north of East Lake Avenue where the existing water main has been tested.

Last week, south of East Lake Avenue, no work was performed on-site.

South of East Lake Avenue: Next week, the contractor is anticipating to complete the storm sewer improvements. The contractor will also complete the abandonment of the fire hydrants and water valves on the old water main system.

The contractor will begin spot concrete curb & gutter removal and replacements on Longmeadow Drive south of East Lake Avenue next week. Additional information will be passed along to residents regarding the procedures during this process, including parking restrictions and access to driveways.  

North of East Lake Avenue: The contractor will begin performing the required testing on the remaining sections of water main not previously tested. The contractor will continue to install water services along Bellwood Lane, Ralmark Lane, and Longmeadow Drive in areas that have been previously tested and approved.

The contractor has scheduled to bring a second crew to help with water services on the north side of East Lake Avenue starting on Friday, August 16^th. Starting on Monday, August 19^th, a third crew is scheduled to be on-site working on the south side of East Lake Avenue performing the remaining underground utility work and begin removing the concrete curb & gutter marked to be replaced. Immediately following the concrete curb & gutter removal, the concrete sub-contractor will be on-site to begin forming and pouring the new concrete curb & gutter.

During water service installation and connection to the existing service, water to individual homes will be shut off for a short period of time. The contractor will knock on the door of any home that will not have water prior to turning it off. The contractor will attempt to give each resident approximately 1 hour notice prior to turning of the water to install the water service.

Thank you for your patience during the construction operations.

Directional Drilling Complete

This past week the contractor installed water main along Bellwood Lane between Ralmark Lane and Greenwood Road, made the connection to the existing system along Longmeadow Drive (North) and Bellwood Lane that leads to St. Catherine’s Church and School, and performed directional drilling of the 12-inch water main along the East Lake Avenue Easement. All of the water main scheduled to be installed via directional drilling has been completed. The remaining water main installation will be installed via open cut methods.

Last week, south of East Lake Avenue, no work was performed on-site.

South of East Lake Avenue: Next week, the contractor is anticipating to complete the storm sewer improvements. The contractor will also complete the abandonment of the fire hydrants and water valves on the old water main system.

The contractor will begin spot concrete curb & gutter removal and replacements on Longmeadow Drive south of East Lake Avenue in the near future. Additional information will be passed along to residents regarding the procedures during this process, including parking restrictions and access to driveways.  

North of East Lake Avenue: Next week, the contractor will complete the water main installation at the Bellwood and Greenwood Road intersection and installation of water main along Longmeadow Drive near East Lake Avenue. The contractor will also begin performing the required testing on the remaining sections of water main not previously tested. The contractor will likely begin installing water services later in the week within the areas of water main previously tested and ready for water service installation.  

During water service installation and connection to the existing service, water to individual homes will be shut off for a short period of time. The contractor will knock on the door of any home that will not have water prior to turning it off. The contractor will attempt to give each resident approximately 1 hour notice prior to turning of the water to install the water service.

Thank you for your added patience and cooperation on Wednesday during an unanticipated water main shut down that effected most of the project site north of East Lake Avenue due to complications encountered while making the connection to the St. Catherine’s Church & School.

Thank you for your patience during the construction operations.

Water Main Along Greenwood Road On-Going

This past week the contractor performed water main testing along Bellwood, Ralmark, and Longmeadow Drive north of East Lake Avenue. The contractor also installed water main along Longmeadow Drive south of Ralmark Drive and along Greenwood Road from Bellwood to the south, including directional drilling under Greenwood Road.

Last week, south of East Lake Avenue, no work was performed on-site.

South of East Lake Avenue: Next week, the contractor is anticipating to complete the storm sewer improvements. The contractor will also complete the abandonment of the fire hydrants and water valves on the old water main system.

The contractor will begin spot concrete curb & gutter removal and replacements on Longmeadow Drive south of East Lake Avenue in the near future. Additional information will be passed along to residents regarding the procedures during this process, including parking restrictions and access to driveways.  

North of East Lake Avenue: Next week, the contractor will continue to install the water main along Greenwood Road and Bellwood Road. The contractor is also anticipating to directionally drill the water main in the East Lake Avenue Easement west of Longmeadow Drive. The contractor will also likely begin water service installations along Bellwood Lane.

During water service installation and connection to the existing service, water to individual homes will be shut off for a short period of time. The contractor will knock on the door of any home that will not have water prior to turning it off.

Thank you for your patience during the construction operations.

Water Main Installation along Greenwood Road to Begin

This past week the contractor installed water valves and vaults, fire hydrants, and made connections between with previously directionally drilled water mains along Ralmark Lane and Bellwood Drive north of East Lake Avenue. Testing of the new water main system also began last week.  

The contractor also completed directional drilling a new 12-inch water main along Bellwood Lane from Ralmark Lane to Greenwood Road.

Last week, south of East Lake Avenue, the contractor performed various spot repairs to the existing storm sewer and began removing or abandoning fire hydrants and water valves on the old water main system.

South of East Lake Avenue: Next week, the contractor is anticipating to complete the storm sewer improvements. The contractor will also complete the abandonment of the fire hydrants and water valves on the old water main system.

The contractor will begin spot concrete curb & gutter removal and replacements on Longmeadow Drive south of East Lake Avenue the week of August 5^th. Additional information will be passed along to residents regarding the procedures during this process, including parking restrictions and access to driveways.  

North of East Lake Avenue: Next week, the contractor will continue the water main testing on the previously installed water main along Bellwood Lane, Ralmark Lane, and Longmeadow Drive. The contractor may begin water services along these roadways should all of the required tests pass.

During water service installation and connection to the existing service, water to individual homes will be shut off for a short period of time. The contractor will knock on the door of any home that will not have water prior to turning it off.

The contractor will also directionally drill a new 16-inch water main across Greenwood Road and begin installing a new 16-inch water main approximately 250 south of Bellwood Lane on the east side of Greenwood Road.

Thank you for your patience during the construction operations.

Water Main Installation On-Going North of East Lake Avenue

This past week the contractor installed water valves and vaults, fire hydrants, and made connections between with previously directionally drilled water mains along Bellwood Lane, Ralmark Lane, and Longmeadow Drive north of East Lake Avenue.   

The contractor also completed the directional drilling of the new water main along Ralmark Lane from the cul-de-sac to Bellwood Lane.

No work was completed last week south of East Lake Avenue.

South of East Lake Avenue: Next week, the contractor is anticipating to complete the storm sewer improvements. The contractor will then begin and concrete curb & gutter replacements and paving of the stone trenches. Residents will be notified if any work will affect the access to their driveways.

North of East Lake Avenue: Next week, the contractor will perform water main testing on the previously installed water main along Bellwood Lane and Longmeadow Drive. The contractor will also continue to install fire hydrants, water valve and vaults, and make connections between the previously directional drilled water main along Ralmark Lane. The contractor will also begin directional drilling along Bellwood Lane from Ralmark Lane to Greenwood Road.

Due to the extreme heat conditions, the contractor did work reduced hours throughout the week and did not work on Friday, July 19^th.

Thank you for your patience during the construction operations.

Water Main South of East Lake Avenue Complete

This past week the contractor completed the transferring of water services to the new water main along Longmeadow Drive south of East Lake Avenue. The contractor also completed the connections to the existing water main at Knollwood Lane and Crestwood Lane. The new water main has been completely installed and is 100% operational along Longmeadow Drive from East Lake Avenue to Glenview Road.  

This past week, the contractor also installed water valve vaults, fire hydrants, connections between the previously directionally drilled water main, and connected to the existing water main at Bellwood Lane and Executive Court. The contractor also began directional drilling the new water main along Ralmark Lane on the easterly side from the cul-de-sac to Bellwood Lane.

South of East Lake Avenue: Next week, the contractor is anticipating to complete the storm sewer repairs. The contractor will then begin and concrete curb & gutter replacements and paving of the stone trenches.

North of East Lake Avenue: Next week, the contractor will complete the directional drilling of the water main along Ralmark from the cul-de-sac to Bellwood Lane. The contractor will also begin directional drilling along Bellwood Lane from Ralmark Lane to Greenwood Road. Work will continue along Longmeadow and Bellwood installing the water valve vaults, fire hydrants, and making connections to the previously directionally drilled sections of pipe. Testing of the new water main will likely begin next week prior to starting to install new water services.  

Thank you for your patience during the construction operations.

Water Main Nearly Complete South of East Lake Avenue

This past week the contractor continued to install new water services to individual homes along Longmeadow Drive between Crestwood Lane and East Lake Avenue. The contractor also directionally drilled the new water main along Ralmark Lane from the cul-de-sac to Longmeadow Drive. 

South of East Lake Avenue: The contractor will complete installing the new water services along Longmeadow Drive. The contractor is also anticipating making the connection between the new and existing water mains at the intersections of Knollwood Lane and Crestwood Lane. A water shut down will be required for this work. Residents will be notified 24-hours in advance of any scheduled water main shut down.

During water service installation and connection to the existing service, water to individual homes will be shut off for a short period of time. The contractor will knock on the door of any home that will not have water prior to turning it off.

North of East Lake Avenue: The contractor will directionally drill the new water main along Ralmark Lane from the cul-de-sac to Bellwood Drive. The contractor may also begin directional drilling along Bellwood Drive from Ralmark Lane across Greenwood Road.  The contractor will begin installing water valves and fire hydrants along the new water main previously directionally drilled in this area.

Thank you for your patience during the construction operations.