Third Street Improvement Project – 02/24/2023 weekly update

Posted on February 24, 2023


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 closure updates, and other relevant information for this project. To receive these updates, please sign up using the form at the left-hand side of the project website.

THIS WEEK (February 20 – February 24):

  • No work was performed on Monday 2/20/23 in observance of Presidents’ Day.
  • Construction crews replaced sanitary sewer lateral on Second Street from Miramar Avenue to Shaver Street.
  • Crews completed the new sewer lateral on G Street.
  • Crews saw-cut pavement on Third Street from A Street to Lootens Place. This work required a lane closure on Third Street.
  • Crews placed concrete for curb ramps at the northwest corners of Third Street and C Street, and Third Street and B Street.
  • Crews replaced the separator island between Ida Street and Second Street.
  • Crews removed the sidewalk and driveway apron at the south entry to the West End Shopping Center.
  • Crews removed and replaced a section of sidewalk at 1654 Second Street.
  • Crews shifted traffic lanes to the south on Second Street, between Marquard Avenue and Shaver Street.

NEXT WEEK (February 27 – March 3):

  • Crews will continue removing and replacing a section of sidewalk at 1654 Second Street. This work requires a lane closure and no parking on westbound Second Street.
  • Crews are placing concrete for curb ramps at the north east corners of Third Street and C Street, and Third Street and B Street. This work will require a curb lane closure and no parking adjacent to the intersections.
  • Crews will install and raise sidewalk pull boxes along Third Street. This work will require a curb lane closure during the installation of the pull boxes.
  • Crews will replace the sanitary sewer main lateral on Third Street between A Street and Lootens Place. This work will require the closure of two lanes on Third Street.

IMPACTS:

  • The stairway from Second Street to Jessup Street (south of Ida Street) is closed.
  • For the lane shift on Second Street, the posted speed limit is 25 mph. Drivers should be aware of changed conditions and be alert.
  • Traffic Controls (temporary signs, message boards, traffic cones, delineators and detour signs) will be put in place to direct motorists through the work area.
  • Curb parking spaces will be marked “No Parking.”

The hours of work will be 6:00am – 6:00pm and lane closures 6:00am – 3:00pm on Third Street and Second Street westbound, and 9:00am – 6:00pm on Second Street eastbound.

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