From the project coordinator:
Two houses have been demolished.
Clearing of trees and vegetation continues.
Anticipated that water pipe installation beginning at Henderson Blvd. will begin next week
Currently, two lanes of traffic open each direction; however, the left turn lanes in some areas are closed.
Friday, June 25, 2010
Thursday, June 17, 2010
WORK HAS BEGUN!!
Work on the project was officially started on June 15th.
Some of the first work being done is the falling of trees and clearing of vegetation along the roadway. Safety rules dictate that traffic must be stopped while trees are being cut down if there is a chance of them landing in the roadway. This has resulted in single lane closures and significant traffic delays. The travelling public is encouraged to find different routes to their destination, or plan for 30+ minute delays.
Water pipe has been delivered and soon the contractor will begin installing it starting at Henderson Blvd.
Demolition of three houses will also begin soon, along with clearing of the adjacent property.
Once again, traffic impact will be significant. Please allow additional travel time or look for a different way to get where you are going. Consider using Intercity Transit. Route 68 runs through the project area. The 10 existing bus stops in the project area will continue to be served as best as possible but are being made into ‘temporary stops’ that can be moved by the contractor as construction could disrupt or impact any given area and a stop moved to safer location.
Some of the first work being done is the falling of trees and clearing of vegetation along the roadway. Safety rules dictate that traffic must be stopped while trees are being cut down if there is a chance of them landing in the roadway. This has resulted in single lane closures and significant traffic delays. The travelling public is encouraged to find different routes to their destination, or plan for 30+ minute delays.
Water pipe has been delivered and soon the contractor will begin installing it starting at Henderson Blvd.
Demolition of three houses will also begin soon, along with clearing of the adjacent property.
Once again, traffic impact will be significant. Please allow additional travel time or look for a different way to get where you are going. Consider using Intercity Transit. Route 68 runs through the project area. The 10 existing bus stops in the project area will continue to be served as best as possible but are being made into ‘temporary stops’ that can be moved by the contractor as construction could disrupt or impact any given area and a stop moved to safer location.
Friday, June 4, 2010
This week's update is courtesy of the Project Coordinator:
Photo: Early 1900's Woodworth project. 11th Ave E in Tacoma. Company history at http://www.djc.com/special/century/wood.htmlMiles Resources, LLC dba: Woodworth and Company (Woodworth) were awarded the project on May 18 by the Board of County Commissioners. We are in the paperwork processing phase where Woodworth is signing the contract, getting their bonds and insurance, putting together a schedule, clarifying materials to be ordered, etc.
There will be a pre-construction meeting on June 14th, with a Notice to Proceed effective June 15th. This does not mean equipment will appear and start work that day, it may take a week or more to get mobilized, set up job shacks, get material delivered, and other related start up work. Woodworth has 360 working days to do the job, and they need to coordinate with utilities. Qwest and Puget Sound Energy (PSE) in particular have some underground work to do on the west end of the project.
PSE's subcontractor, Potelco, has moved all the electric to the new poles, and Comcast is working on moving their lines over to the new poles. There is a WSDOT information line on the east end of the project that needs to also be moved over to the new poles. Once all have moved to the new poles, Potelco will come in and remove the old poles.
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