Water main, storm sewer and box culvert installation occurred during winter as weather and crew availability has allowed. Box culvert and most water main construction are completed.
Starting this week, construction activity will ramp up considerably:
- O Avenue will be closed to through traffic from the end of new pavement to the Neddermann Farms entrance. Existing pavement will be removed, and that section of street will be prepared for paving.
- Residents within the closure area, including the Nedderman Farms condos, will have access from the west via Edgewood Road. Access to individual driveways will be affected during removals until rock is placed.
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While pavement removal and preparation is underway, crews will also install remaining water main services and storm sewer pipe and intakes from Neddermann Farms to Edgewood Road. Except for Hillside Drive NW going South from O Avenue, side street intersections onto O Avenue will be closed starting this week. Keeping Hillside Drive NW open will facilitate access to Madison Elementary School.
- Construction of new pavement, sidewalks and driveways is expected to follow closely behind the removals and preparation work.
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During this phase of the project, residents north of O Avenue will have access from Edgewood Road via 29th Street. Residents south of O Avenue will have access from F Avenue.
- Temporary mailbox banks will be set up in coordination with the US Postal Service.
- Rathje Construction Co. personnel will move garbage and recycling bins to designated locations and return them on pickup days.
Starting approximately March 17, the O Avenue project detour will be shifted from F Avenue NW to Ellis Boulevard and Edgewood Road. This is being coordinated in conjunction with the upcoming extension of 6th Street NW to Ellis Boulevard NW.
As always, if you have questions or concerns about the project, please do not hesitate to contact a member of our project team.
