Construction update - May 20 to May 31
Note: Construction updates are being provided as a courtesy to keep residents appraised of upcoming work. Due to the nature of construction, schedules can quickly change and residents should be prepared for unexpected changes.
The current plan for construction over the following two weeks is:
- Monday May 20th – Holiday, no work.
- Following successful commissioning of new watermain (results pending), connect new water service at property line. Bury service lateral pits.
- Final connections of new watermain to existing watermain at William Street and at Alexandra. Decommission and dismantle temporary watermain.
- Excavate soil from roadway and place granular road structure.
- Following placement of granular road structure, set up of stringlines for concrete curb and gutter, followed by placement of curb and gutter.
Note: At the curb placement stage, vehicular access to driveways on evenings and weekends is interrupted for days on end. The bars and wires used to setup for curb placement frequently block driveways. Once curb is placed, it cannot be driven on for roughly 72 hours. In the days following curb placement, the contractor will form and pour sidewalks which starts the 72 hour clock again. Then new concrete driveway aprons (bottoms) will be poured which resets the clock once again. Even though concrete cannot be driven on for 72 hours, it can be walked on by the morning after placement. Please keep pets (especially cats) inside or on a leash during concrete placement. Concrete will not be replaced for aesthetic reasons such as cats prints in the finish.
Reminder: The contractor found Rogers cable wires running shallow through the boulevard which resulted in the wires being cut. At this stage, the probability of further strikes to Rogers service wires is low.
Residents frequently complain to the City regarding the wires strung through the trees after construction is finished. Please note these wires are owned by Rogers and only they are permitted to re-bury them. For more information on this please refer to the following link: https://www.rogers.com/support/internet/cable-burial-process
