December 3, 2024
Construction on this project was completed in November 2024.
Looking east, toward the Railway Inn, the background image above shows the new roadway surface on Front Street. Looking west toward US Highway 12 (US 12), the two smaller images show a section of Front Street before and after construction.
November 7, 2024
Traffic Control Update:
- Minor concrete work is in progress to transition the new roadway surface to the storm drain facilities and sidewalks.
- Crews plan to start striping the roadway the week of November 11, weather and other factors permitting. Traffic control may include single-lane traffic, reduced speeds, and flaggers directing motorists. Please watch for workers throughout the project area and follow all posted signage.
- Front Street paving is complete. Crews plan to begin striping the roadway next week, weather and other factors permitting.
- Work is in progress to transition the new road surface to the new storm drain facilities, sidewalks, and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) improvements.
- Crews are installing final components of the underground storm drain system by boring drainpipe under the railroad, just south of Main Street and east of 14th Avenue.
Looking south toward Front Street, crews bore pipe under the railroad for the new storm drain system.
October 17, 2024
Traffic Control Update:
Crews are currently paving Front Street. Work is anticipated to last for one week, weather and other factors permitting. Traffic control will be in place. Motorists should expect reduced speeds, loose gravel on the roadway, narrow travel lanes, and flaggers controlling traffic. Watch for workers throughout the project area and follow all posted signage.
- Resurfacing work on Front Street is in progress. Striping will be completed after paving.
- Construction of new sidewalk and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) improvements on the south side of Front Street is mostly complete. Remaining concrete work will be completed after resurfacing.
- Installation of underground storm drain facilities is mostly complete. In the coming months, crews anticipate boring storm drainpipe under the railroad.
October 14, 2024
Traffic Control Update:
Resurfacing work on Front Street is in progress. Please follow traffic control and watch for reduced speeds, loose gravel, and narrow travel lanes.
Business access will be maintained throughout construction although you may need to use alternate parking or a different entrance.
- Resurfacing work on Front Street is in progress. Striping will be completed after paving.
- Construction of new sidewalk and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) improvements on the south side of Front Street is mostly complete. Remaining concrete work will be completed after resurfacing.
- Installation of underground storm drain facilities is mostly complete. In the coming months, crews anticipate boring storm drainpipe under the railroad.
September 23, 2024
Traffic Control Update:
Crews plan to begin resurfacing work on Front Street the week of September 23, weather and other factors permitting. Please watch for reduced speeds, loose gravel, and narrow lanes when traveling through the project area.
- Resurfacing work on Front Street is expected to begin the week of September 23, beginning with pulverizing the roadway surface. This work is dependent on weather and other factors.
- Construction of new sidewalk and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) improvements on the south side of Front Street is mostly complete. The remaining concrete work will be completed after resurfacing.
- Installation of underground storm drain facilities is mostly complete. In the coming months, crews anticipate boring storm drainpipe under the railroad.
September 12, 2024
- Construction of new sidewalk and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) improvements on the south side of Front Street is in progress as work continues westward. Please watch for workers near the roadway and traffic control such as narrow travel lanes and reduced speeds.
- Installation of underground storm drain facilities is mostly complete. In the coming months, crews anticipate boring storm drainpipe under the railroad.
- Roadway resurfacing is expected to begin this fall after concrete sidewalk and ADA upgrades are completed. Paving is dependent on weather and other factors.
July 29, 2024
- Construction of new sidewalk and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) improvements on the south side of Front Street is in progress as work continues westward. Please watch for workers near the roadway and traffic control such as narrow travel lanes and reduced speeds.
- Installation of the new underground storm drain system is in progress.
- Roadway resurfacing is expected to begin in early September, weather and other factors permitting.
Concrete work at the southeast corner of the Front Street with 11th Avenue S. intersection.
Concrete work including the upgraded approach in front of Town Pump.
June 21, 2024
- Concrete demolition of curb and gutter on the south side of Front Street is in progress to prepare for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) upgrades.
- Construction of new sidewalk sections and ADA improvements is expected to begin the week of June 24 and will be completed in three-block sections. This work is expected to take approximately one month to complete. Please watch for workers near the roadway. Business and pedestrian access will be maintained while this work is being completed.
- Installation of the new underground storm drain system is in progress.
- Roadway resurfacing is expected to begin in the coming weeks, weather and other factors permitting.
May 31, 2024
- New stormwater facilities have been installed on Front Street including an underground storm drain between 4th Avenue and 12th Avenue and stormwater inlets on the south side of Front Street and adjacent streets.
- Stormwater facilities are being installed at the outflow of the new drainage system on the east end of town. This work is progressing westward, toward 18th Avenue.
- Riverside Contracting Inc. plans to begin resurfacing work in the coming weeks.
- The gravel areas over the new storm drain are scheduled to be paved in conjunction with Front Street later this summer. Paving demands longer periods of warm weather for best quality and proper drying times.
- Sidewalk and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) upgrades are expected to start at the end of June.
May 21, 2024
- New stormwater facilities have been installed on Front Street including an underground storm drain between 4th Avenue and 12th Avenue and stormwater inlets on the south side of Front Street and adjacent streets.
- Stormwater facilities are being installed at the outflow of the new drainage system on the east end of town. This work is progressing westward, toward 18th Avenue.
- Riverside Contracting Inc. plans to begin resurfacing work at the end of May or early June. This project includes a resurfacing technique called pulverization which grinds up the existing asphalt so it can be reformed into a smooth surface during the paving process. The graphic below provides a visual representation of this.
- The gravel areas over the new storm drain are scheduled to be paved in conjunction with Front Street later this summer. Paving demands prolonged periods of warm weather for optimal quality and proper drying times.