Residents & Business Owners,
Work this week has been similar to last week, with storm sewer installations, grading and rock placement.
The asphalt paving contractor is scheduled to complete the temporary tie ins at the roundabout tomorrow. That will tentatively put the traffic switch at the roundabout sometime early next week, likely Monday. Traffic will no longer be on the USH 14 lanes from the north end of town to Black River. All traffic will be on the new concrete and temporary lanes through the roundabout. The intersection of USH 14 and STH 27 will be slightly different, with the STH 27 traffic split on the new pavement. Access to Hansen’s will be available from STH 27 south and access to Zzipstop will be from STH 27 north. I have attached the map from last week again for reference.
Late next week, concrete paving is scheduled to be placed from Black River to Coon Prairie. This could extend even further south if the grading contractor is able to have more sections ready for paving. During this time, residents and business owners who have driveway access within the work zone section of USH 14 will need to arrange alternate parking. The concrete could take up to 7 days before it has sufficient strength for traffic use.
During concrete placement, traffic will have to be flagged along USH 14. The machine requires additional space to operate, and only a single vehicle will be able to fit through the work area during this time. This will create delays to traffic. If you can utilize alternate routes late next week, it could greatly reduce your commute time. The contractor will be reaching out to the school to help clarify bussing access and when we have a clear plan, we will provide an update for the recommended routes during the next few weeks.
Additional message boards will be out with real time traffic details during paving. Please keep and eye out for changes as the work progresses through the downtown.
Overnight sawcutting of concrete may be required during this time. As was noted earlier this year, concrete must be sawcut during a certain window of time after placement. This could mean that the contractor needs to sawcut the concrete at any point in time, including evening, overnight and early morning hours. We apologize for this inconvenience, as we know this operation is loud, but incorrect timing of this sawcutting can result in the pavement having to be removed and replaced.
Thank you for your patience and enjoy your weekend.
Thanks,
Elizabeth Reis |