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Progress seen on road, bridge, retaining wall
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During the week of July 11, Rock Road Companies completed the storm sewer installation with the pouring of the concrete flow lines in all of the structures and adjusting storm sewer structures to final grade with the placement of the metal castings. Rock Road completed the street cut, and road base installation with 6" to 12" of breaker run, depending on soil conditions, and an initial layer of the 13" of gravel base course.

Rock Road also placed the top lift of the 1-1/4 " stone base and fine graded the entire corridor in preparation for curb and gutter installation.

The bridge contractor, Edward Kraemer & Sons, completed the bridge installation with the sealing of the construction joints on the abutments with a rubber membrane prior to backfilling the approach ends of the abutments.

Voegeli Landscaping continued with the construction of the retaining walls along 8th Street between 9th Avenue and 10th Avenue.

They completed 250 feet of retaining wall varying from 4 feet in height to 8 feet in height. Voegeli also continued with the construction of the retaining walls along the southeast side of the bike trail. They installed 100 feet of retaining wall varying from 2 feet to 4 feet in height.

Next week, Rock Road Companies will continue with fine grading of the road corridor. The curb and gutter contractor, Parisi Construction Co., will be preparing for curb installation by setting string line for the curb machine.

They plan to have curb and gutter installed from 20th to 16th Avenue on Wednesday. Voegeli Landscaping will continue with retaining wall installation along 8th Street working towards 10th Avenue as well as along the southeast side of the bike trail.

The electrical contractor, Westphal and Company Inc., will continue with the installation of the electrical conduit for the street lighting and traffic signals from 13th Avenue to 16th Avenue.

All intersections will remain open the majority of the time, with the barricades being offset to allow for cross traffic.

Please feel free to call the engineering department at (608) 329-2532 if you have any questions, comments or concerns.