It's been another productive week on the 8th Street project with multiple crews working throughout the corridor. Dane County Contracting bored new water services for Dunkin' Donuts, Subway, McDonald's, and Dearth Motors and connected them to the new water main. They also installed cleanouts on the sanitary services in preparation of sewer relining, which is set to occur in the next construction stage.
Rock Road Companies continued to remove the existing road base and place new stone, making great progress through the intersections of 4th Avenue West, 1st Avenue and 2nd Avenue. They also brought storm castings up to grade in preparation of new curb and gutter and repaired the temporary drive surface at 6th Avenue West.
Next week will bring more underground work with temporary water service connections for Dairy Queen, Phillips 66, and Zersen Flooring. World Buffet and Keep'er Klean Car Wash water services are planned to be switched over to the new main early in the week. There will be short service interruptions while these services are tied in but we will continue to work with the businesses to limit disruptions.
Once services are connected, Dane County will work to install new water main from 5th Avenue to 3rd Avenue. Rock Road will begin installing storm sewer from Wisconsin 69 to 5th Avenue and Red Arrow will be on-site to install new underground conduit for traffic signals and roadway lighting.
As an effort to promote communication, we have scheduled a public informational meeting for 5 p.m. Thursday. The meeting will be held in the basement of the Behring Senior Center, located at 1113 10th St., Monroe. We encourage residents and businesses to attend as the contractor will give a short update on the project, upcoming work stages, and answer questions or concerns from the public.
Please continue to drive careful and keep your eye out for workers and construction equipment. Also, feel free to contact Ken Plowman or myself if you have any questions or concerns. Thank you all for another safe and successful week.
- Jesse Duff is a senior project engineer for Fehr Graham, which the city of Monroe hired to oversee the 8th Street project.
Rock Road Companies continued to remove the existing road base and place new stone, making great progress through the intersections of 4th Avenue West, 1st Avenue and 2nd Avenue. They also brought storm castings up to grade in preparation of new curb and gutter and repaired the temporary drive surface at 6th Avenue West.
Next week will bring more underground work with temporary water service connections for Dairy Queen, Phillips 66, and Zersen Flooring. World Buffet and Keep'er Klean Car Wash water services are planned to be switched over to the new main early in the week. There will be short service interruptions while these services are tied in but we will continue to work with the businesses to limit disruptions.
Once services are connected, Dane County will work to install new water main from 5th Avenue to 3rd Avenue. Rock Road will begin installing storm sewer from Wisconsin 69 to 5th Avenue and Red Arrow will be on-site to install new underground conduit for traffic signals and roadway lighting.
As an effort to promote communication, we have scheduled a public informational meeting for 5 p.m. Thursday. The meeting will be held in the basement of the Behring Senior Center, located at 1113 10th St., Monroe. We encourage residents and businesses to attend as the contractor will give a short update on the project, upcoming work stages, and answer questions or concerns from the public.
Please continue to drive careful and keep your eye out for workers and construction equipment. Also, feel free to contact Ken Plowman or myself if you have any questions or concerns. Thank you all for another safe and successful week.
- Jesse Duff is a senior project engineer for Fehr Graham, which the city of Monroe hired to oversee the 8th Street project.