Upcoming Lead and Coal Construction

LEAD & COAL IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT
LOOKING AHEAD: CONSTRUCTION UPDATE
FOR WEEKS OF JANUARY 17-21, 2011,
JANUARY 24-28, 2011 AND JANUARY 31-FEBRUARY 4, 2011
Creating beautifully landscaped, environmentally sensitive, neighborhood, bicycle and pedestrian friendly streets and improving storm drainage.
NOTE: All work is weather permitting and is subject to change without notice

Coal Avenue from Mulberry to Sycamore:
Jan. 24-28 – Repave roadway*

Coal Avenue from Oak to Sycamore:
Jan. 17-21 – Install conduit for intelligent traffic system (ITS) and lighting, install driveways and sleeves, install fine grade base course on roadway

Coal Avenue from Sycamore to Hazeldine:
Jan. 24-28 – Repave roadway*

Coal Avenue from Sycamore to Ash:
Jan. 17-21 – Install valley gutter to direct water away from road and across intersections, install driveways and sleeves
Jan. 24-28 – Install conduit for intelligent traffic system (ITS) and lighting, install driveways and sleeves, install fine grade base course on roadway
Jan. 31- Feb. 4 – Install fine grade base course on roadway

Coal Avenue from Sycamore to Coal Place:
Jan. 17-21 – Install inlets for storm drainage
Jan. 24-28 – Install inlets for storm drainage

Coal Avenue from University to Yale:
Jan. 17-21 – Install curb and gutter, prepare sub grade and base course for curb and gutter
Jan. 24-28 – Install curb and gutter, install inlets for storm drainage, install valley gutter to direct water away from road and across intersections

Coal Avenue from Yale to Harvard:
Jan. 17-21 – Install sleeves and prepare intersection crossings, prepare sub grade and base course for curb and gutter
Jan. 24-28 – Prepare sub grade and base course for curb and gutter, install curb and gutter
Jan. 31-Feb. 4 – Install curb and gutter

Coal Avenue from Harvard to Cornell to Stanford;
Jan. 17-21 – Install storm drainage trunk line and lateral lines
Jan. 24-28 – Prepare sub grade and base course for curb and gutter
Jan. 31-Feb. 4 – Install inlets for storm drainage, prepare sub grade and base course for curb and gutter, install curb and gutter

Coal Avenue from Stanford to Columbia to Princeton:
Jan. 17-21 – Install storm drainage trunk line
Jan. 24-28 – Install storm drainage trunk line and lateral lines
Jan. 31-Feb. 4 – Prepare sub grade and base course for curb and gutter, install sleeves and prepare crossings

Coal Avenue from Princeton to Vassar:
Jan. 17-21 – Relocate water lines
Jan. 24-28 – Install storm drainage trunk line and lateral lines

Coal Avenue from Vassar to Girard:
Jan. 17-21 – Relocate water lines
Jan. 24-28 -- Remove asphalt paving on roadway
Jan. 31-Feb. 4 – Install storm drainage trunk line and lateral lines

Coal Avenue from Girard to Dartmoth:
Jan. 24-28 – Remove asphalt paving on roadway, relocate water lines
Jan. 31-Feb. 4 – Install storm drainage trunk line and lateral lines

Coal Avenue from Dartmouth to Richmond:
Jan. 24-28 -- Remove asphalt paving from roadway, relocate water lines, install storm drainage lateral lines

Coal Avenue from Richmond to Bryn Mawr to Wellesley:
Jan. 24-28 -- Remove asphalt paving from roadway

Coal Avenue from Wellesley to Tulane to Amherst:
Jan. 31-Feb. 4 – Remove asphalt paving from roadway

Coal Avenue at Montclaire:
Jan. 17-21 -- Relocate gas lines

* Repaving is dependent on daytime temperature of 40-50 degrees Fahrenheit or warmer for several hours.

General Information:
Construction is expected to last approximately 18 months, through spring 2012. The contractor will work in approximate 5-block areas, finishing all construction in one area before moving on to the next. 2 crews will be working on the project at the same time. Initial work zones will be at Coal & I-25, heading east and at Coal & University, heading east. Regular work hours will be daylight hours (7 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday) although crews may work later hours or on weekends if needed due to an emergency or unforeseen circumstance.