New traffic pattern for project
Whittier Street will be one-way during construction hours
The traffic management plan for the Whittier Street sidewalk project was updated this week. Beginning Monday, Aug. 1, Whittier Street will be one-way, with traffic flowing from Glenwood Avenue to Sixth Street during construction hours. Previously, the plan was to alternate traffic flow utilizing flaggers.
- One-way traffic pattern will be in place 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, from Aug. 1 through Sept. 9.
- Traffic reverts to two-way traffic after hours and on weekends.
- Access for residents will be provided at all times.
- The contractor will notify residents 48 hours before temporarily impacting driveways. No driveway will be out of operation at the end of any day and no more than several hours at a time.
Upcoming tentative work schedule
The contractor has completed digging test pits. The project layout did not occur this week as originally planned and now will occur next week. The contractor still anticipates completing the project on Sept. 9 as originally planned.
Aug. 1 through Aug. 12
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Project layout: The contractor will survey the project area and mark the location of the new sidewalk.
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Drainage: The contractor will install new catch basins, drainage maintenance holes and drainage pipes. The new drainage system will collect the stormwater traveling along the new granite curb and deposit it into the existing city’s drainage system on Whittier Street.
Aug. 15 through Sept. 2
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Sidewalk installation: The contractor will be constructing the new concrete sidewalk. First, the contractor will excavate to the bottom of the sidewalk section, then install the granite curb, followed by backfill materials, and then pour concrete for the sidewalk. Mailboxes will be relocated during this period. The area in front of the granite curbs and driveway aprons will be paved after the sidewalk is completed.
Sept. 6 through Sept. 9
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Landscaping: Impacts to properties impacted by the work will be restored with loam and seed. New trees will be planted at properties where trees were removed.
