PINK section paving schedule - week of November 4
Revised paving schedule this week:
Ajax will be laying the second and final course of asphalt on the remaining streets in the PINK section this week as follows, weather permitting:
Tuesday November 5 — Glenhurst, Westwood, Pine
Saturday, November 9 — Oak Blvd., Tilbury north of Pine, Yarmouth west of Cranbrook, Dorstone and Tottenham (likely in that order)
Ajax will make an assessment early on each day that paving is scheduled as to whether the paving can be completed based on the weather. If paving is cancelled for any given day, Ajax will make that decision in the morning and communicate it to us. Please check for blog posts on this website for any updates to the paving schedule.
Roads will be closed and driveway access restricted during paving
During the paving process, the streets will be completely closed to ALL traffic and parking; streets will remain closed until the morning following paving. For example, for streets paved on Tuesday, the road will remain closed overnight and will reopen on Wednesday morning. Residents will not have access into or out of their driveways until the street is reopened the next morning. The contractor will place barricades at intersections to block traffic from entering the newly paved surface.
Just prior to laying the final asphalt, the contractor will spray “tack” over the existing first layer of pavement. The tack is a sort of glue to adhere the two layers of asphalt together. The tack is very, very sticky, like a black tar. It will stick to tires, shoes, etc. — and will be almost impossible to remove. Drivers who choose to drive on the tack, in spite of the road being closed, will likely end up with the tack on their vehicles and will be responsible for the cost of attempting to remove it. The final asphalt layer will cover the tack.
The final layer of paving, known as the “wearing course,” will be the permanent surface we will drive on for the next 10-20 years. It is important to allow the wearing course of asphalt extra time to cool, cure, and fully and completely harden. If there is vehicle traffic on the new pavement before it is fully cured, there may be tire tracks and other marks on the surface. While these marks will be cosmetic in nature, they will also be permanent. If someone chooses to move the barricades (or exit their driveway) and drive over the surface before it is fully cured, we will have to live with the cosmetic marks on the road surface. To be very clear, the contractor will not repair any such marks. It has been a long summer of construction to build up to this point where we will have new, beautiful and smooth roads. It is up to us, as residents, to be patient, respect the barricades (even if they are just cones!), and allow the asphalt time to cure.
Parking alternatives
The contractor is planning the paving schedule to ensure that residents will have parking alternatives when their roads are closed. Parking suggestions:
Glenhurst, Westwood and Pine — options include parking at the Lutheran Church on Maple, on Glenhurst or Westwood north of Pine, or on Waddington or Tilbury.
Tilbury north of Pine — Tilbury south of Pine will be the closest option.
Yarmouth and Oak west of Cranbrook - Covington Place, Amberly or Endsleigh west of Covington, Cranbrook Crook near the park, Yarmouth east of Cranbrook are options.
Oak east of Cranbrook — parking on Waddington would be the closest option.
Dorstone and Tottenham — parking at Covington school, on the Birmingham streets or Yarmouth east of Cranbrook are options.
Packages, contractors and garbage
Once a street is closed for paving, FedEx, UPS and other delivery drivers will have to park elsewhere and walk in to make their deliveries. Similarly, sitters, cleaning people, landscapers and contractors working in resident homes will have to park outside the paving zone and walk in. Residents are encouraged to schedule contractors on a different day than the paving day. On Friday, Ajax will work with Priority Waste to allow them to pick up garbage placed at the curb if at all possible. However, once the tack is laid, the garbage truck cannot access the street to get the trash. Priority has been good about coming back Monday for any trash the trucks miss because of the paving.
What happens after paving?
Some restoration work may remain after the wearing course of asphalt is laid. Residents who still need sprinkler repairs or other restoration work should contact Wayne Dabrowski of the Road Commission at wdabrowski@rcoc.org.
Sprinkler winterization and repairs in the spring
Mike’s Landscaping is nearing completion with sprinkler repairs in the Pink section. Residents will want to get their winterization done at this point, whether or not Mike’s has completed repairs on their lot. Residents who discover issues during winterization should have their sprinkler people flag the areas that need repair, and email Wayne Dabrowski at wdabrowski@rcoc.org to be placed on the list for spring repairs. Mike’s will be back in the spring to repair any remaining issues that resulted from the road construction. Residents can choose to have their own contractors repair any such damage, but will not be reimbursed for doing so.
We are almost done!! Thank you for your patience in getting to this final phase in our Road project!