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November 1, 2008

Walsh & Kelly is planning on placing sidewalks this week in Phase 4. They will be working on concrete curb and driveways in Phase 5, as this is done the residents will be parking in the street so we can replace the driveways. Dyer is working on grading driveways and sideslopes to Jackson Street to get it ready for concrete. Hawk will be placing conduit, wiring, and foundations for the street lights. During this, the driveways from Fairlane Street to Jackson Street will be replaced, so residents will have to park in the street. Letters were passed out to those affected stating that they will not be able to use the driveways until they are complete and asphalt has been placed.

October 27, 2008

Walsh & Kelly is planning on placing sidewalks this week. They will be placing asphalt later this week. If they get the asphalt done they will be working on concrete curb. Dyer is working on underdrains and curb inlets to Jackson Street. They have started placing stone down to Jackson street. Hawk will be in to place conduit, wires and foundations for the street lights.

October 20, 2008

Walsh & Kelly is planning on placing sidewalks late this week. Dyer is planning on placing pipe and structures up to Jackson Street. When they get done, they will start removing dirt and placing stone down to Jackson street. Hawk will be in to place conduit, wires and foundations for the street lights. We are maintaining access to all driveways and all town streets.
This schedule is subject to change due to unforeseen problems or weather.
Please be careful of equipment and workers if you need to drive though the jobsite.

October 6, 2008

Walsh & Kelly is planning on paving on Wednesday and Thursday. They plan on paving just past Fairlane Drive. The concrete crew will be here working on drives and sidewalks.
Dyer is currently working on the pipe and plan on placing pipe and structures up to Jackson Street.

September 22, 2008

Walsh & Kelly has requested that we extend the work area that they are working on down to Jackson Street. We are considering this request. If we agree to this, Walsh & Kelly will milling out the asphalt up to Jackson Street. The concrete crew will be here to start constructing driveways on Tuesday.
Dyer is currently working on the pipe outlet to Cobb Creek. They then plan on placing pipe and structures up to Fairlane Street.

September 8, 2008

This week, Dyer is working on getting the roadbed ready for asphalt from the south town limits to the half of the driveway for the DeMotte State Bank. We are maintaining access to the bank. The plan right now is to start paving the first layer of asphalt on Monday, September 15th.
As soon as Dyer gets the road ready for asphalt, they plan on beginning the pipe out to Cobb Creek.
This schedule is subject to change due to unforeseen problems or weather.
Please be careful of equipment and workers if you need to drive though the jobsite.

August 18, 2008

This week we are continuing to place pipe and removing concrete. Dyer is scheduled to start placing pipe going towards Cobb Creek. H.I.S. is currently working on removing contaminated material.
There have been a number of vehicles that are driving through the project that are not local residents or doing business in this phase. We ask if you are not local residents or have business in this phase that you take the detour. This would increase productivity and safety.
For the residents who live on the east side of SR 2 as we proceed with the installation of the new storm sewer, there will be a temporary closer of their driveways.

Update 8/11/2008

Dyer Construction is scheduled to begin working on excavating and placing pipe starting on the south end of town. We are expecting to encounter some contaminated material under the road. H.I.S. Construction Co. will be here to remove this material properly.

For the residents who live on the east side of SR 2, as we proceed with the installation of the new storm sewer, there will be a temporary closure of their driveways.

Please be careful of equipment and workers if you need to drive though the jobsite. Avoid the jobsite if at all possible as there will be delays getting through.

Update 8/4/2008

We plan on closing the road for Phase 4 on or after August 4th. This phase is from the south town limits to Fairlane Street. The official detour will be SR2 - I-65-US 231. The first work will consist of Walsh & Kelly milling out the asphalt. Then Dyer will come in and start doing the pipe work. This phase is scheduled to take 8 weeks to complete.

August 4th, 2008 construction area

Update 6/2/2008

Dyer is working on forming the retaining wall along US 231. Walsh & Kelly has finished the first 3' of sidewalks. They plan on paving the last 3 layers starting on or after Thursday the 5th. While they are here, Walsh & Kelly says they will fix the manholes on phases 2 & 3. Hawk is currently working on placing the new traffic signal and possibly the new street lights. We are maintaining access to all the businesses in this area. Thanks for your patience as we work on this phase. Please be careful of equipment and workers if you need to drive though the jobsite. We are currently working on some issues that concern what phase we are going to do next.

Update 5/16/2008

Walsh & Kelly is currently working on placing concrete curbs and sidewalks. Monday, they are planning to open the Marathon Gas Station south driveway and construction to their north driveway. So, you will be able to get to the Marathon station from the south end. The paving crew will be here after the concrete work is completed.
Dyer Construction is getting the areas behind the sidewalk ready for sod and excavating for driveways. Slusser's will be here on Monday to continue placing sod behind the sidewalk and seeding the detention pond.
We are maintaining access to all the businesses in this area. Thanks for your patience as we work on this phase. This schedule is subject to change due to unforeseen problems or weather.

Update 4/21/2008

As it turned out the sub-grade material was not stable enough to not have to undercut the roadbed. We had to go down the extra 18" like we did last year. The section of SR 2 has been excavated and the stone placed. This week, we are scheduled to excavate the section on US 231. There is another subcontractor coming in on Monday to excavate the contaminated material. This part should be stoned by the end of the week.

For access to all of the businesses affected, go the intersection of SR 2 & SR 8 and Sigler Street and go north.

This schedule is subject to change due to unforeseen problems or weather. Again, we thank you for your patience and cooperation as we do this phase.

Update 4/14/2008

Monday, Dyer Construction plans on starting the excavation of the roadbed at the south end by Alyea Street up to the north end of Phase 6 (Richway Restaurant). We are anticipating that the sub-grade material will be good enough that we will not have to excavate to the depth that we had to last year. But when we get close to the old RR tracks section, we will have to there. Assuming that this is the case, the excavation process should go quicker.

We will maintain access to all the businesses in this area. This schedule is subject to change due to unforeseen problems or weather. We thank you for your patience and cooperation as we do this phase.

Update - 3/31/2008

We are scheduled to close the road for phase 6 tomorrow, March 22nd. Walsh & Kelly will start milling the asphalt on Monday. Dyer might start working on placing new pipe and structures.

We will maintain access to all the businesses in this area. This schedule is subject to change due to unforeseen problems or weather. We thank you for your patience and cooperation as we do this phase.

Update - 3/20/2008

The Main Street construction has been moved back to an approximate start date of Wednesday, March 26th, weather permitting.

Update - 3/4/2008

The construction at the corner of Bates and Main Street is slated to begin soon. Alternate routes are being planned and we'll keep you up to date as soon as the information is available. The construction will be from Washington Street on US 231, 175 feet of Bates Street at Main Street, and Main Street, from Richway to Alyea Street.

The south end of the project is being reviewed, so it's on hold for the time being. The drainage issues are being looked at by the engineers.

Main Street update - 1/23/2008

The Town Council announced at their meeting that INDOT has confirmed that the manhole covers on Main Street that were installed too low will be fixed this spring from Bates to the North end of Town.