Construction update — Pink section 9/12/24
Construction Update from RCOC
This week and next week
After several delays, paving is now scheduled for:
Waddington Road on Friday 9/13. Residents have already been notified. Please see blog post HERE regarding garbage pick-up for Waddington on Friday.
Tilbury Road, Tilbury Place and Bradway east of Cranbrook on Saturday 9/14. Residents were notified this afternoon (9/12).
Pine Street and Yarmouth east of Cranbrook, on Monday 9/16 or Tuesday 9/17. The specific paving day will depend on how long it takes to grade the road (which depends on the condition of the sub-base, and how much restoration is needed).
Grading will continue on Tilbury, Tilbury Place, Pine and Yarmouth and Bradway east of Cranbrook. Grading is the last step to be completed just before paving. Expect grading work on Tilbury, Tilbury Place and Bradway on Friday 9/13; grading work on Pine Street and Yarmouth east of Cranbrook can be expected on Saturday 9/14 and possibly Monday 9/16.
Once the grading work is completed, Springline will move back to the northern part of the section — Yarmouth and Oak west of Cranbrook, Dorstone and Tottenham — to begin curb removal and underdrain installation on the remaining side of each street.
Mike’s Landscaping is focusing on sprinkler repairs and restoration on N. Glenhurst and Westwood. Once the sprinkler crew has completed their work, Mike’s will lay topsoil and sod on the right of way areas damaged by construction.
The schedule for grading and paving for roads east of Cranbrook is somewhat fluid — residents should check the Roads website frequently for blog post updates, especially over the next week.
About the Paving Process
Paving is a full-width operation. Streets being paved will be closed to ALL traffic and there can be no street parking. The operation will begin at 7 am; any vehicle parked on the street at that point will be subject to towing. (A single vehicle parked on the street will hold up the entire paving process.) Residents will not be able to enter or leave their driveways during the paving work.
The full-width paving operation on Waddington, Tilbury and the south part of Yarmouth will begin at the north end of the street and work south toward Maple. A procession of asphalt trucks will be staged on Maple Road and will back down the street to supply the asphalt for paving. Flaggers will be placed on Maple Road and at the north end of each street to ensure no traffic enters the street. For the east-west streets (Pine, Tilbury Place, north end of Yarmouth), the work will likely proceed from east to west. Asphalt trucks will be staged on Maple, will follow Cranbrook to Yarmouth/Pine/Tilbury Place and then back into the street being paved. Flaggers will be placed on both ends of the street.
Paving on Waddington will require closure of the intersection of Pine and Waddington as asphalt will be laid in that intersection. Therefore, east-west traffic, including traffic to/from Quarton Elementary, should avoid Pine Street on Friday 9/13. The intersection of Waddington and Oak will be paved when Oak is paved; this intersection will remain open to traffic on Friday 9/13 when Waddington is paved. However, asphalt trucks will be passing through the intersection throughout the time the northern block of Waddington is being paved. The paving equipment will also have to pass through the Oak/Waddington intersection. This cross-traffic his may result in temporary delays for drivers traveling east and west on Oak Blvd. Drivers will want to allow extra time in anticipation of potential delays.
When laid, the asphalt is hot enough to melt shoes and tires and cause significant injury. The asphalt will cool over several hours; once it is cool enough to drive on, that portion of the street will be opened to vehicle traffic. Homes at the south (or west) end of the streets, which will be paved last, may need to wait until the next morning for the asphalt to be sufficiently cooled.
Residents on streets impacted by paving will want to remove any vehicles they need from the driveway/garage and park them out of the construction zone the night before paving (see below for parking suggestions). Residents will want to schedule lawn crews, construction crews, other contractors and visitors for a different day (not the paving day), unless they can park elsewhere and walk down the sidewalk to your home.
Grading operations
Grading prepares the sub-base to receive the asphalt pavement. Please do not park during the workday on any street being graded; cars need to be removed from the street before 7 am. Parked cars interfere with the grading process and cause significant delays for the construction crew while they search for the owner to get the car moved and/or wait for the tow truck. The vast majority of residents in the Pink section have been diligent in parking elsewhere during the milling/grading and paving operations. However, the few who leave their cars parked in the street hold up the construction process. PLEASE make sure to inform the babysitter, contractors and all drivers in the household of parking restrictions.
Parking suggestions during the milling and paving operations
In general, residents will want to park behind the work (i.e., after work is completed on a street, park on that street).
For Waddington residents, Westwood or Glenhurst are alternatives. Tilbury Road and Tilbury Place will be graded on Friday 9/13, and are thus NOT options.
For Tilbury Road and the south part of Yarmouth, Yarmouth west of Cranbrook may be an option if there is not construction work there on the paving day. Waddington will be an option after it is paved. Bradway Blvd. next to Bradway Park is also an alternative.
Residents on east end of Tilbury Place and Pine may want to consider Westwood (or Waddington once it is paved); on the west end, parking on Cranbrook Cross or Bradway near Bradway Park are options.
The Lutheran Church of the Redeemer on Maple has also given permission for residents to park on the west side or in the rear of their parking lot (please leave room for the church’s staff and visitors to park close to the buildings).
Questions and concerns during the construction process should be directed to Wayne Dabrowski at the Road Commission — 248-858-4862 or wdabrowski@rcoc.org.
Thank you for your patience and understanding during this project.