PUBLIC WORKS PROJECT UPDATES November 9, 2018 Update #26

WISCONSIN RAPIDS PUBLIC WORKS DIVISION
PUBLIC WORKS PROJECT UPDATES
November 9, 2018   Update #26

Director of Public Works:
Joseph Terry
Phone (715)-421-8255
Email [email protected]
 
City Engineer:
Joe Eichsteadt Phone (715)-421-8251
Email [email protected]

High Street - 7th Ave N to 10th Ave N
This portion of High Street is complete.
 
Wastewater force main river crossing
The new sanitary force main project is mostly complete with the exception of some additional topsoil restoration that will be completed next spring. A final connection to the new wastewater lift station will be made once the lift station is completed in February.
 
West Side Lift Station
Miron Construction constructed a temporary enclosure around the new lift station and will continue work on the new control room. August Winters Inc. ran a new water line into the station and began construction on a 30” sewer line to the new sump well.
 
Wisconsin River Green Space and Recreation Project
This week Revi Designs completed the majority of the landscaping in the East Riverbank Conservancy. Next week Janke will continue to finish installation of handrails under the Riverview Expressway bridge, by the fishing pier, along 2nd Street and along the stairs in the East Riverbank Conservancy.
 
High Street - 12th Ave N to 17th Ave N
Pember was back this week and completed concrete work on the driveway approaches on the last two blocks of this project. They hope to pour the remainder of sidewalk next week. American Asphalt completed the final surface layer of asphalt. The street has opened from 14th Ave N to 17th Ave N, and the street remains closed to through traffic from 12th Ave N to 14th Ave N.
 
Van Buren Street – 8th Ave N to 10th Ave N
Van Buren Street is open and the last piece of sidewalk at 8th Ave N was poured this week. This project is now complete.
 
10th & 12th St Sidewalk Project
10th St. (Grove-Wood), Wood Ave (10th-12th) and 12th St (Wood-River Run) Pember completed all the remaining sidewalk this week. City crews also completed the majority of the hot-mix asphalt patching. Topsoil and boulevard restoration remains to be completed for this project.
 
City Hall Generator
Work continued this week on the conduit and electrical system for the new emergency generator.
 
 Centralia Center Gardens 
This week, City crews completed the concrete sidewalk near the patio for this site.