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Monroe street, utility projects to resume
The projects include 7th Street from 20th to 28th Avenue, 14th Street from 20th Avenue to 23rd Avenue, and 15th Avenue from 9th Street to 12th Street
2021-paving-maintenance-maps
Purple highlighted streets will be reconstructed between March 14 and July. Map available at https://cms2files.revize.com/monroewi/2021%20paving%20maintenance%20maps.pdf

MONROE — City of Monroe’s sewer and water project contractor, Maddrell Excavating, will spend the first few weeks of the continued 2021-22 CDBG Utility and Street Project plan focusing on 15th Avenue and will have additional crew members starting sewer work in the 2000 and 2100 block of 7th Street. 

In a press release March 14, the City of Monroe stated it anticipates completing the work in this area by the end of July. The work projects will include replacing water mains, sanitary sewer mains, storm sewer, sewer and water laterals, and road base. 

Maddrell crew members will be assessing water service lines in the area to document if any are lead. If a lead service line is found leading into a house, it will be replaced and crew members will work with the occupants to determine and document if service material leading to that meter is also lead. Maddrell will be on-site the week of March 14 to stage materials, equipment, and set up traffic control.

Once Maddrell has completed its portion of the project, the curb and gutter contractor will begin to pour new curb and drive approaches. Access to driveways will be restricted for 10 days while the curb work is being completed. The city will try to keep access to driveways at night during the week as Maddrell is working and on the weekends. Once the curbs have been completed, the city will place the final lift of road base and grade for pavement installation, followed by pavement placement and restoration.

During this project, it is anticipated three to four occurrences when the water service will temporarily be shut off for 4-6 hours at a time. The Water Department will give a 24-hour temporary shut off notice to those who might be affected during the following:

●  initial tie-in for the new water main

●  complete final tie-in of the new main

●  abandonment of the old main.

There will also be a temporary water shut-off when connecting a property’s service line to the new main, typically 15-30 minutes. Crews will also purge air out of the lateral line if there is an outside faucet accessible and active.