Trees, Trees & More Trees!

Trees will be going in on Second and Third Streets today!

Temporary Closure

North 2nd Street is temporarily closed from Palmer Ct. to Lincoln Hwy. Monday July 27 thru Wednesday, July 29, 2009.

What to expect next...

Things are continuing to move along on Second and Third Streets. Work is scheduled to begin soon on South Second and Third Streets. Below is a tentative schedule of work for the next few weeks. Please note the red text indicates work on South Second and Third Streets.

Week of July 20:

N. 3rd (Lincoln Hwy to Locust)
- Finish pouring concrete

N. 2nd (Lincoln Hwy to Locust)
- Pour concrete
- Begin manhole work between Lincoln and Palmer Court on Friday, July 24
* THIS WILL INVOLVE A ROAD CLOSURE

Week of July 27:

N. 3rd (Lincoln Hwy to Locust)
- Installation of tree’s

N. 2nd (Lincoln Hwy to Locust)
- Continue manhole work between Lincoln Hwy and Palmer thru Wednesday July 30
*THIS WILL INVOLVE A ROAD CLOSURE
- Continue pouring concrete
- Installation of remaining light bases
- Installation of tree’s


S. 2nd (Lincoln Hwy to RXR tracks)
- Layout of construction plan
- Saw cutting
- Demolition of sidewalk

S. 3rd (Lincoln Hwy to RXR tracks)
- Layout of construction
- Saw cutting
*NO demolition until 2nd St. is completed

Week of August 3:

N. 3rd (Lincoln Hwy to Locust)
- Could possibly see the start of precast curb and planter installation

N. 2nd (Lincoln Hwy to Locust)
- Final pouring of concrete
- Set light poles
- Could possibly see the start of precast curb and planter installation

S. 2nd (Lincoln Hwy to RXR tracks)
- Continued demolition and removal of sidewalk
*ALLEY ENTRANCE WILL BE CLOSED STARTING ON AUGUST 3 – 24 ON S.2ND (S. 3RD ALLEY ENTRANCE WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL WORK ON 2ND IS COMPLETED)

Week of August 10:

N. 2nd and 3rd (Lincoln to Locust)
- Installation of BRICKS!!!

S. 2nd (Lincoln Hwy to RXR tracks)
- Begin to frame and pour the sidewalk and underlayment

Week of August 24:

N. 2nd and 3rd (Lincoln Hwy to Locust)
- Mill and resurface road!!!

Moving Right Along

Things are moving right along on 2nd and 3rd Street...
3rd Street lighting is in and the street should be parkable by the end of the week!

The remainder of this week-

3rd Street
-Patching the road
-this work could cause possible road closures
2nd Street
-Pour concrete sidewalks and underlayment all along the west side
-set lighting

Week of July 20-

3rd Street
-precast planters, etc.
-trees

2nd Street
- Manhole work will begin next to Diamond Tour as soon as concrete work is complete on the west side.
*This will require a Road Closure from just south of Palmer Court to Lincoln Hwy. Traffic can still come down 2nd Street, but will have to turn at Palmer Court. Palmer Court will be open to Third Street or the Van Buer Plaza.
-precast planters, etc.
-trees

Concrete is a treat!

Things are really coming together on the sidewalks and underlayment. Soon enough the gravel pathways will be a thing of the past.
Here is what you can tentatively expect the next week or so –

The remainder of this week -
3rd Street
- Concrete will start being poured on Wednesday at the NIU Monat building and then continue to the rest of the remaining areas

2nd Street
- Installing light bases
- Pouring more concrete sidewalks and underlayment Friday

Week of July 13 –
3rd Street –
- Set lights and pull wire
2nd Street –
- Pour concrete sidewalks and underlayment all along the west side

Week of July 20 -
3rd Street –
- Possibly start patching the road
2nd Street –
- Manhole work will begin next to Diamond Tour.
· Road Closure from just past Palmer Court to Lincoln Hwy will be up Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Traffic can still come down 2nd Street, but will have to turn at Palmer Court. Palmer Court will be open to Third Street or the Van Buer Plaza.
- Set lights

On Firmer Ground

This week and next is more than exciting for the folks on 3rd Street who have not seen a sidewalk in a few weeks. We have already started pouring the first of the concrete sidewalks on 3rd and will work to get the rest in Monday pouring on both 2nd & 3rd Street. Best of all .......TREES are coming as well!

FYI – the good folks at Elliott and Wood and Walker Construction are working on Friday to keep things moving along!

Here is what to expect the rest of this week and next week::

N. 2nd Street Locust to Lincoln -
- pour sidewalks/underlayment
- finish conduit
- pour light bases
- install trees

N. 3rd Street Locust to Lincoln
- pour sidewalk/underlayment
- install trees

Have a great 4th of July and thanks to everyone for the great cooperation!

Finding your way...

For those that have them, using alternate back entrances are a great way to help your customers while the sidewalks are little harder to navigate.