Construction update - May 6 to17
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 construction plan for the following two weeks:
- Monday, May 6 – If needed, finish replacing water and sanitary service laterals from the mains to property line for all houses.
- Starting Tuesday, May 7 - Close intersection of Hillcrest and William St W to allow for installation of new watermain, sanitary and storm sewer in intersection. All access in and out of the street will be via Alexandra during this time.
- Once all watermain is installed, the contractor will start the watermain commissioning process. This process involves filling the new watermain with water, swabbing, disinfecting, and testing water in the new main.
- Note: The process of commissioning the new watermain ensures the safety of the water provided to residents. The process takes time as several steps need to be completed in sequential order, and some need to be completed 24 hours apart. Additionally, the water quality testing requirements are extremely stringent. The process takes roughly a week to complete, but it’s not uncommon to take several weeks if portions of the process need to be repeated. If this occurs, the contractor may run out of work that can be done while waiting for the watermain to be commissioned. At this point it may seem like work on the project has shutdown. This is frequently a source of frustration for residents, but please note that the work of commissioning the watermain is of critical importance and is still happening even though you may not see anyone on site.
- While the new watermain is being commissioned, the remaining storm sewer on Hillcrest will be installed. This will involve starting at Alexandra and working south down Hillcrest.
- Towards the end of the two week period, if the watermain is successfully commissioned, the new watermain will be connected to the existing system. Following this, residents will receive notices regarding water shutdowns for the purposes of transferring water from the temporary watermain to the new watermain.
- Schedule permitting, the contractor may start excavating the roadway and placing a new granular base for the roadway.
The contractor has found Rogers cable wires running shallow through the boulevard on the west side of the street. Theses wires were not located, are unexpectedly shallow and in certain areas hugging infrastructure that is being removed. Some wires have already been accidentally cut by the Contractor and repaired by Rogers. If you have Rogers internet/cable and it stops working, please refer to the instructions in the “Public Information Package from public meeting 2” regarding loss of internet.
Residents frequently complain to the City regarding the wires strung through the trees after construction is finished. Please note that 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
