Construction update - PINK section 10/23/24
Construction update from the Road Commission
This week
Grading will continue on Oak Blvd., Yarmouth west of Cranbrook, Dorstone, Tottenham and Tilbury north of Pine.
Final grading and paving are scheduled for Oak Blvd., Dorstone, and the part of Tilbury north of Pine on Friday 10/25 and Saturday 10/26. These streets will be closed to ALL traffic and parking both of those days. Because of the amount of traffic on Oak and parking on Dorstone, they will be closed for final grading on Friday 10/25, and will remain closed until they are paved on Saturday 10/26. Alternative routes for travel to/from Quarton Elementary include Yarmouth east of Cranbrook, Maple and Quarton Road. (Pine Street may not be a good alternative, due to the grading/paving of Tilbury north of Pine.) Alternative routes to Covington School include Maple and Quarton. Residents should place trash at the curb on Friday for pick up by Priority Waste.
ART will continue structure lining and adjustments.
Doan will continue finish up concrete work in the Pink section, including replacement of some curbing damaged in the paving process or in the intervening weeks. See discussion HERE.
Mike’s Landscaping will continue restoration work. Sprinkler repairs should be completed in the Pink section by the end of this week. See discussion below on scheduling sprinkler winterization. Mike’s is responsible to continue watering the new sod for the next few weeks in yards where sprinklers are not operating. Any sod that does not “take” will be replaced in April/May (timing will depend on the weather in the spring).
Next week
Paving of Tottenham and Yarmouth west of Cranbrook is scheduled for Monday 10/28, weather permitting. These streets will be closed to ALL traffic and parking on Monday and residents will not be able to get into or out of their driveways. Asphalt trucks will be staged on Maple Road, will travel north on Cranbrook and back into the street being paved to supply the paver. Residents may experience delays traveling on Cranbrook because of the asphalt trucks. See further discussion and parking alternatives below.
Asphalt driveway approaches will be laid on Tuesday 10/29.
The final lift of asphalt on streets that already have the first layer of pavement will begin Wednesday October 30. The order in which the streets will be paved is still being evaluated and will be announced by Monday 10/28.
Parking, driveway access and traffic restrictions during grading and paving
Please see discussion of what these operations entail, and how parking, driveway access and traffic will be impacted HERE.
Key points:
Drivers will likely experience delays in traveling streets being graded. Traffic using Oak Blvd to/from Quarton Elementary and Dorstone to Covington School will need to allow extra time or find an alternative route. As indicated above, Oak Blvd. and Dorstone will be closed on Friday 10/25 for final grading and remain closed until paving is completed.
Streets being paved will be completely closed to ALL traffic and there will be no driveway access until the street is reopened (usually a few hours after the asphalt is laid). Residents will want to park vehicles outside of the paving zone the night before paving, if they need access to them on paving day. Lawn crews or other contractors should be scheduled on a different day.
There can be no street parking during grading and paving work. Cars parked in the street will be towed. Driveway parking is an option during grading. During paving, residents will not be able to get into or out of driveways until the asphalt has sufficiently cooled and the street is reopened. See suggested parking options during grading and paving below.
Parking suggestions during grading and paving
For the blocks of Oak west of Cranbrook and the block of Yarmouth running from Cranbrook north to Oak, parking on streets west of Covington (Amberly, Endsleigh, Covington Place) are options. The blocks of Yarmouth and Tilbury south of Pine are also options.
For Yarmouth north of Oak, the part of Oak east of Cranbrook, Tottenham and Dorstone — Waddington and streets in Birmingham are good options.
For Tilbury, parking south of Pine Street will be the closest option.
Sprinkler winterization
As part of the restoration work, Mike’s Landscaping crews will be repairing any damage to sprinkler systems caused by the construction. Residents will be asked to turn their systems on and confirm damage is repaired. Residents with systems needing repair will want to schedule sprinkler winterization as late as possible to allow time for the systems to be be fixed before winterization is done. If winterization is completed before the Mike’s crews can fix construction damage, Mike’s will repair the damage in the spring once the systems are re-charged. Please ask your winterization contractor to flag areas where repairs are needed, and email Wayne Dabrowski @ wdabrowski@rcoc.org regarding the damage. This will help the Road Commission assemble a comprehensive list of repairs that will be needed in the spring. As a reminder, residents may choose to have their own contractor repair sprinkler damage but will not be reimbursed for the cost of doing so.
Pool closings and water discharge
We have been advised of several instances in which pool water has been discharged into the street when pools are being closed for the winter. Bloomfield Township ordinance prohibits discharge of pool water into the storm sewer system. Further, pool water discharged into streets under construction will saturate the road base, especially after the existing pavement has been milled off. If discharged onto the first layer of asphalt, the pool water will soak the pavement, and it may not dry sufficiently before the next asphalt course is laid. Wet pavement or sub-base will impact the integrity of the asphalt on the new roads. For the sake of the quality and longevity of the new roads for which Pink section residents are paying over $48,000, do not drain your pool into the street or the storm sewers. Residents with pools have the option to either drain pool water on their own lawns/landscape or hire someone to truck it away.
Looking ahead . . . .
Restoration work and structure lining/adjustments will begin on Tilbury north of Pine, Oak Blvd., Yarmouth west of Cranbrook, Dorstone and Tottenham after the first course of paving has been laid. In this period between asphalt courses, the Road Commission and its inspectors are reviewing the paved surface to identify any soft spots that indicate additional conditioning of the sub-base is needed. It is not abnormal for some soft spots to occur, particularly when the road to be paved continues to have traffic on it while it is being graded and prepared for paving. These areas will be repaired before the final asphalt course is laid.
Thank you for your continued patience and understanding as we sprint to the end of the road project in the Pink section!