Paving for Progress Construction Update

Memorial Drive SE // Forest Drive SE

Construction Update | May 9, 2019

Forest Drive Update

Last week, the contractor completed the water main work and restored the travel lanes at the intersection of Mount Vernon Road. The contractor is currently working on underground utilities and pavement patching, starting at Mount Vernon Road and working north toward Bever Avenue. This will include removing and prepping various patches on one side of the road, pouring new patches back on Friday, May 10. Forest Drive remains open to property owners only; all other traffic is required to detour. The project is on schedule and should wrap up by this fall.

Memorial Drive Update

Bever Avenue to Mount Vernon Road

Contractors are currently installing new retaining walls at a handful of properties between Bever Ave and Meadowbrook Dr. Once the retaining walls have been placed, sidewalks and curb ramp placement will be completed.

Between Meadowbrook Dr and Mt Vernon Rd, water main installation has been completed; over the next few weeks, crews will work to connect the new water service to homes. Please watch for door hanger notices that will let you know when you can anticipate temporary water service interruptions (usually lasting approximately a half hour). Storm sewer work will also begin in this area soon.

The project is scheduled to be completed by mid-July.

Memorial Drive Update

Mt. Vernon Road to McCarthy Road

South of Mt Vernon Rd to 14th Avenue, crews will continue to replace curb and gutter, driveways, and patch poor areas of existing pavement.

Between 14th Avenue and McCarthy Rd, crews are patching poor areas of existing pavement after milling off the existing surface. Weather pending, asphalt will begin to be placed between McCarthy Rd and 14th Avenue on Monday (May 13), with completion scheduled for Thursday (May 16). During this time, flaggers will be on site to direct traffic to and from residential properties within the construction area. There will be short periods of time when cars will not be able to turn on the new asphalt.

The project is scheduled to be completed by mid-July.

FOREST DR PROJECT TEAM

CONTRACTOR

BWC Excavating, LLC

563-321-8669

CITY CONSTRUCTION TEAM

Dillon Feldmann

319-286-5703

d.feldmann@cedar-rapids.org

MEMORIAL PROJECT TEAM

CONTRACTOR

Bever to Mt. Vernon

Rathje Construction

Chuck Albert

319-936-1853

CONTRACTOR

Mt. Vernon to McCarthy

Dave Schmitt Constr.

Ben Hosch

319-365-8669

CITY CONSTRUCTION TEAM

Eric Bahl

319-286-5531

e.bahl@cedar-rapids.org

Thad Harper

319-440-9693

t.harper@cedar-rapids.org

City of Cedar Rapids Public Works Department 500 15th Avenue SW | 319.286.5802

www.CityofCR.com/PavingforProgress