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Route 1 Project - Weekly Update (5-12-15)

Posted on: May 12, 2015 - 2:03pm

FALMOUTH ROUTE ONE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT

Construction Update #36 – May 12, 2015

The following information reflects the latest available information regarding the Route One Infrastructure Project in Falmouth. Please note that forward-looking information is based upon projections and is subject to change due to weather and other variables.

WORK HOURS:

Work in the Route One Infrastructure Project zone for the remainder of this week and next week will begin at approximately 6:00 a.m. and last until approximately 4:30 p.m.; In addition, some overnight work will be occurring at select locations.

GENERAL OVERVIEW:

Sargent Corp. and Moulison North will resume construction activities this week.  Their work will consist of initial cleanup and connecting new electrical lines to the new underground power system.

Central Maine Power, Fairpoint Communications, and Time Warner Cable contractors are also on site. They are placing cables inside the underground conduits in anticipation of converting the overhead utilities to underground.

As most businesses affected by the power/communications conversion have been contacted by the Town, the goal is to begin power/communications conversions this week and complete them by mid-June.  This will allow for demolition of the overhead utilities by the end of June.

WORK YOU’RE LIKELY TO SEE THROUGH THE END OF THIS WEEK:

  • Moulison North and Central Maine Power will begin electrical ‘cutovers’, which will transfer services to businesses from the overhead power line to the newly energized underground electrical system. Work will begin Wednesday night at businesses with single-phase power supply. Businesses that will be affected have been contacted directly by the Town, Sargent, and/or Central Maine Power.
  • Sargent Corp. will be working on the drainage system in front of Foreside Plaza and Gorham Savings Bank on Thursday.

WORK YOU’RE LIKELY TO SEE THROUGH THE END OF MAY:

  • Continued utility work by C.M.P., Fairpoint, Time Warner Cable, and Oxford Networks.
  • Restoration of lawn areas where electrical service work was performed and also behind the sidewalks.
  • Loam and seeding of esplanade areas.
  • General Cleanup, manhole adjustments, and other related activities.