Update - 6/15/17
Update 6/15/17 – Anticipated construction work for the week of June 19-23:
East Side Streets
- Banbury Avenue and Court – Saw cutting of concrete/pavement to begin.
- Bent Avenue - No work at this time.
Project News
Update - 06/09/17
Anticipated construction work for the week of June 12-16:
East Side Streets
- Banbury Avenue and Court - Utility repair work and saw cutting of concrete/pavement is scheduled to begin.
Update - 06/01/17
Mass grading of the solar part of the site started this week (May 29). The current schedule includes solar site construction through August.
Update - 06/01/17
The pavement in the center of the road and the median has been poured and concrete is curing. Next week (June 5), the right northbound lane and northern shoulder will be closed for the placement of the final section of conduit within the roadway. That pavement is planned to be poured and curing the week of June 12 so that all lanes and shoulders will reopen soon thereafter.
Update - 5/24/17
A short period without rain allowed grading and gravel placement at the substation site to be mostly completed. The site is close to grade with gravel. Next steps including getting station power and some lighting installed, which will occur in June. The installation of the fence around the site will not be completed until the adjacent solar field construction is completed so as to not complicate their construction activities. Fence installation is expected in July or August. Substation electrical equipment installations are scheduled for the winter/spring. The project is still on targ
Update - 5/18/17
Underground work on the western shoulder and the right southbound lane is completed. Concrete road paving on the lane will occur on Thursday 5/18, and the asphalt shoulder on 5/19. The concrete will cure over the weekend, still closed to traffic.
On Monday, May 22, southbound traffic will be transferred onto the new pavement and the left lane of southbound Kirk will be closed, along with the northbound turn lane to Tyler and left northbound lane, effectively the center section of the road. Duct will be placed there during the week of May 22.
Update - 5/12/17
The work on the west side of Kirk Road is on schedule. The new manhole is in, and work has begun to place new pipes across the street.
Update - 5/12/17
Grading work on the substation has restarted on 5/12/17 and is expected to go through 5/19/17. Work on the solar plant can begin once the substation grading work is completed.
Update - 05/05/17
The existing duct bank is exposed and broken apart, and excavation continues for the scheduled manhole delivery on Wednesday, May 10th. On Wednesday, the planned delivery of the will include a large crane to lift the bottom and top halves of the precast manhole into place. After that is completed, the duct installation across Kirk Road will start.
Update - 04/19/17
Site work has been delayed due to wet conditions. Major equipment, including overhead bus structures, and the transformer have been ordered. We are targeting the substation to be online for summer of 2018. Development of the solar plant at the site progressing with solar panels expected to be installed in July.
