W. Grant/Main St. Wastewater and Paving Improvements

Water: Work has returned to day shift, with work from Monday through Thursday from 8am to 5pm. The contractor will test the new water main on W Grant Street, between Carr and Yamhill Streets. Once testing is completed and the new piping is disinfected, connections will be made to water meters. Water meters are being changed out for new models. Two existing hydrants will also be replaced. Road closures for remaining water work are expected to be limited to single-block closures at most, but will typically be limited to only one lane.

Sewer: Final work on the downtown area of Main Street has been delayed due to subcontractor scheduling issues, meaning that the remaining work is expected to occur in late March or early April. This remaining work is the installation of three new access points to sewer service pipes (called clean outs) in the sidewalk, and lining of the main sewer pipe. This work will occur at night and will require a detour during working hours for southbound traffic on Hwy 47, with vehicles detoured onto W Madison Street, rejoining Hwy 47 at the intersection of Main St and Pine Street. Flaggers will be in place to control traffic. Northbound traffic on Hwy 47 will not be detoured.

Sidewalks and paving: Work will occur from Monday through Thursday, from 8am to 5pm. The contractor will install new, wider sidewalks on the north side of W Main Street between Cunningham and Yamhill Streets. Paving preparation will also begin for the north side of W Main St and for Grant St. Paving is weather-dependent and is currently expected to be occur in late March or early April.

Work occurred during both day and night shifts on the weeks of 2/9 and 2/16. The contractor installed replacement sewer pipe on W Main Street, between Cunningham and Yamhill Streets, and finalized sewer service connections on W Main and W Grant Streets. The contractor reconnected existing sanitary sewer services (connections to houses) to the new pipe. The contractor installed new water main and water service connections on W Grant Street, between Carr and Yamhill Streets. The contractor constructed new sidewalk on S Cunningham Street, between Main and Grant Streets.

Work occurred from Monday through Thursday from 8am to 5pm. The contractor installed replacement sewer pipe on W Main Street, between Cunningham and Yamhill Streets. The contractor also reconnected existing sanitary sewer services (connections to houses) to the new pipe. 

Work occurred from Monday through Thursday from 8am to 5pm. The contractor installed replacement sewer pipe on W Main Street, between Cunningham and Scott Streets. The north lane of W Main St will be used by the contractor's crew and equipment, while the south lane of the street will be open. Flaggers will be in place to control traffic in the work area. Pedestrian access on the south side of the road will not be impacted by the work.

Work will occur from Monday through mid-day Wednesday. The contractor will continue install replacement sewer pipe on Grant Street, between Yamhill and Pine Streets. The majority of work is expected to be the installation of a new sewer manhole at the intersection of Grant and Park Streets. Individual blocks under construction will be closed to through traffic during working hours. Pedestrian access will be maintained whenever possible. 

Work occurred from Monday through Thursday. The contractor installed replacement sewer pipe on Grant Street, between Yamhill and Park Streets. On the night of 12/18, closed circuit video footage was collected for sewer pipe on Main Street, which required a temporary detour of southbound traffic on Highway 47.

Work occurred from Monday through Thursday. The contractor installed replacement sewer pipe on Grant Street, between Yamhill and Park Streets. Sawcutting of existing asphalt was conducted on Main St between Cunningham and Yamhill Streets, in preparation for upcoming sewer replacement. 

The contractor installed replacement sewer services (connections to houses) on Grant Street, between Carr Street and Yamhill Street, connecting these houses to the new pipe previously installed in Grant Street. Previously installed connections between new pipe and existing manholes were finalized by grouting the connections within the manholes. Installation of replacement sewer pipe on Grant Street east of Yamhill Street was started.

The contractor will install replacement sewer services (connections to houses) on Grant Street, between Scott Street and Yamhill Street, connecting these houses to the new replacement sewer pipe previously installed in Grant Street. Individual blocks under construction will be closed to through traffic during working hours. Pedestrian access will be maintained whenever possible. Overnight road closures will not be employed due to the type of work being performed. The contractor has made an agreement with a local landowner to receive some excavated soil from the project, and during active excavation soil will be transported from the construction site to the agreed field. This soil will be tilled into the field by the landowner.

The contractor installed replacement sewer services (connections to houses) on Grant Street, between Carr Street and Scott Street, connecting these houses to the new pipe previously installed in Grant Street. At two houses, it was necessary to extend the construction onto private property, with the permission of the homeowners, in order to correct issues with the existing services.  

The contractor installed replacement sewer pipe on Grant Street, between Howe Street and Yamhill Street. After replacing the sewer main, existing sanitary sewer services (connections to houses) were reconnected to the new pipe. The intersection of Grant and Yamhill Streets has multiple other utilities crossing the sewer main, which slowed progress as the contractor located and protected these utilities while constructing the new pipe under them.  

The contractor installed replacement sewer pipe on Grant Street, between Scott Street and Yamhill Street. After replacing the sewer main, existing sanitary sewer services (connections to houses) were reconnected to the new pipe. On Friday 10/31, the contractor added crushed rock to previously excavated areas, in anticipation of increased vehicle and pedestrian traffic on Halloween night. 

The contractor installed replacement sewer pipe on Grant Street, between Carr Street and Howe Street. The existing sewer in this area is shallower than pipe replaced in previous weeks, and the contractor has been able to install more pipe per day as a result. After replacing the sewer main, existing sanitary sewer services (connections to houses) were reconnected to the new pipe. The contractor has made an agreement with a local landowner to receive some excavated soil from the project. This soil will be tilled into the field by the landowner. 

The contractor installed replacement sewer pipe on Grant Street, between Carr Street and Scott Street. After replacing the sewer main, existing sanitary sewer services (connections to houses) were reconnected to the new pipe. 

The contractor replaced sanitary sewer services (connections to houses) on Grant Street, between Cunningham Street and Carr Street. The new sewer pipe had been replaced the prior week, so this work returned to the same locations to replace service piping and connect it into the new pipe.

The contractor installed replacement sewer pipe on Grant Street, between Cunningham Street and Carr Street. Pipe installation was slowed by rain and soil conditions to allow greater progress during working hours (8am - 5 pm) a limited road closure was permitted to be left in place on Thursday night and may also be permitted over the weekend. Leaving the road closed allows equipment to be left in place at the trench, reducing daily shutdown and setup time. 

Work officially begins. For the safety of residents, please stay out of the construction area during construction hours.

City Council approves Recommendation to Award to Lawson Corp.

Intent to Award

Invitation to Bid