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Route 1 Project - Weekly Update (7-15-14)

Posted on: July 15, 2014 - 4:23pm

FALMOUTH ROUTE ONE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT

Construction Update #11, July 15, 2014

 

The following information reflects what you are likely to see on Route One in Falmouth in the upcoming seven days. Please note that this is a projection based on the best available information at the time that it was sent and is subject to change due to weather and other variables.

 

WORK HOURS:

 

For the next seven days, crews are expected to work day shifts only, Monday through Friday. You may expect to see activity from approximately 5:00 a.m. to approximately 5:00 p.m.

 

GENERAL OVERVIEW:

 

In our last major update, we anticipated that road crossings necessitating night work would extend into this week. We’re pleased to report that these projects, which brought utilities conduits and stormwater runoff piping across Route One, were generally completed ahead of schedule and wrapped up early Saturday morning. No more night work is anticipated until later in August. With rare exceptions – such as the need to move heavy equipment or supplies – we expect that two-way travel will be continually maintained during the upcoming week.

 

Most areas involving road openings have had temporary pavement work done. However, there are several locations in which pavement has not yet been restored. These are being carefully monitored and maintained. Further, paving crews last week didn’t get quite as far on sidewalks at the south end of the project zone as we anticipated. Weather permitting, more paving work is scheduled for Friday of this week; remaining road cuts and possibly some driveway cut paving is expected, as is sidewalk work.

 

 

WORK CURRENTLY UNDERWAY:

 

As of Tuesday, July 15, work is occurring in various locations:

  • Installation of light pole bases continues. This work is currently occurring off the roadway on the west side (the Wal-Mart side) of Route One and does not impact traffic.
  • Grading of sidewalks, starting at Waldo’s and moving north.
  • Tie-ins of conduits involved in the crossings: at several locations, most notably in the vicinity of Morong. Tie-ins mean that crews are connecting road-crossing conduits into the main conduit bank.
  • Tie-ins of stormwater crossings: You’ll see work areas involved in stormwater runoff in the vicinity of Pratt-Abbott Cleaners on the east side and the Starbucks/Tripquipment/Keybank building on the west side.
  • Stormwater catchments and structures: Additional installations to manage stormwater runoff are under way.

 

 

 

 

WORK YOU MAY SEE IN THE UPCOMING WEEK:

 

  • On Friday (or possibly somewhat earlier, weather dependent), crews plan to install a large drainage structure between Pratt Abbot and McDonald’s. Access to both businesses will be maintained and there will be equipment and personnel in the Pratt-Abbott parking lot.
  • Sidewalk grading will continue
  • Light base installation will continue
  • A duct bank tie-in opposite the Allen Sterling and Lothrop will commence shortly.
  • Earthwork for biofilters will be done in the vicinity of True North and Simply Home (Biofilters remove particulates and other contaminants from stormwater runoff).
  • On Friday, paving work is expected to seal all remaining cross-road openings and much of the currently-open sidewalk areas on the south end of the project, up to the crosswalk between the Morong buildings on the east and west sides of Route One.
  • A crossing of the south end of the entrance to Maine Real Estate/F.O. Bailey Antiquarians is expected early next week. The north entrance to the property will remain open, and crews will examine the possibility of “half-and-half” installation allowing the south entrance to remain partially open.
  • Early next week, main duct bank work is expected to resume at Clearwater Drive near Bernie’s and continuing north towards Wal-Mart.  Some manhole castings are likely to be positioned as well, specifically located near TrueNorth and Wal-Mart.
  • Late next week, several 100’ runs of stormwater runoff piping will be installed in the vicinity of Depot Road. We’ll provide more precise information in next Tuesday’s update.

 

PHOTOGRAPH:

“Utilities Tie In North of Morong”

Last week, overnight crews installed utilities crossings in numerous location. In this scene, we see a crew connecting the conduits crossing Route One to the main duct bank. These conduits will carry electrical service and telecommunications lines.