Over
the past week, we have experienced consistent heavy afternoon thunderstorms
with substantial rainfall. This rain has caused wet conditions across the
site and slowed progress in some cases. The wetter conditions have
temporarily slowed the placement of fill material along the south side of
President Street. If the fill material is too wet, it prevents the
material from meeting optimal compaction requirements required on the
project.
Utility
line installation has slowed slightly due to the wet conditions, but crews
continue to finalize new utility lines along Randolph Street and the new 24”
water main along the east side of General McIntosh.
Although
dealing with extremely wet conditions, a crew continues preparing for the
installation of jack and bore steel casings underneath the railroad tracks,
just south of President Street and west of Truman Parkway.
The
crane required for the start of the Bilbo Canal and bridge construction arrived
on site this week. Crews are currently working to erect the crane and
begin construction on the future canal and bridge.
Additional
preparations continue for the traffic shift along President Street and closure
of the east bound traffic turn lane onto the Truman Parkway. This traffic
shift and turn lane closure onto south bound Truman Parkway is tentatively
scheduled for two to three weeks from now. As we get closer to the
closure and can narrow down the closure date, motorist will be notified via
message boards along the project, media outlets, and through this weekly blog
posting. A detour to Truman Parkway (south bound) from downtown will be
via Wheaton Street to Bee Road. This closure and detour will remain for
the majority of the project duration, but will allow for maintaining four lanes
of traffic (two in each direction) for President Street east and west bound
thru traffic.
