Frequently Asked Questions – Street Project

1.)     Will residents be notified in advance of when the streets will be closed for renovation?  Yes.  1 to 2 weeks in advance.   Information on street closures will be relayed periodically to residents from either postings through the city’s website or by distribution of flyers.

2.)     Will residents have access to their driveways at all times during construction?  No.  One side of the street will be renovated at a time therefore leaving just one lane of traffic open.  The contractor will place down temporary driveways and residents will have access to their driveways until such time new concrete is poured.  Once the new concrete is poured residents will unfortunately have to park their vehicles elsewhere until the concrete has cured.  The cure time could take up to 5 days before vehicles are allowed back on the concrete.

3.)     Can residents chose to pay and replace the remaining section of their driveways past the City’s Right -of-Way at the same time the road renovations are occurring?  Yes.  You will need to obtain and fill out the work agreement form with the contractor.  This work agreement will be a separate and independent contract between you and the contractor and will not be related to the City’s project in any way.

4.)     Will my water services be interrupted ?  Possibly.  If there is a chance where a specific address will be without water for any period of time, the contractor will notify that resident 24-48 hours in advance of shutting off the water in order to make the repair.  Under normal circumstances, the water should be off for no longer than 1-2 hours.

5.)     My yard has an irrigation system in it and I have sprinkler heads along the back side of the curb – will they be affected?  Possibly.  The City is requesting for those residents who know they have an irrigation system with spray heads behind the curb to please turn the system completely off at the pressure vacuum breaker (PVB) so the system is not pressured with water in the event a line is accidentally broken.  Please either notify Erik or Oscar and the contractor will make every effort to flag or mark where those specific spray heads are located on the back side of the curb to eliminate possible damage to them.  If irrigation heads are broken during construction, the contractor will contract out with a licensed irrigator to repair the broken head(s) at no cost to the resident.

6.)     What will happen to my mail box and mail services?  Concerning single post mailboxes, these will be carefully lifted from the ground and placed on the opposite side of the street being renovated.  For those residents who have their mailboxes inside decorative brick, the contractor will make every effort to restore the decorative brick as it was prior to the construction occurring. If your current mailbox does not either have you last name or physical address ledgeably on it, now may be a good time to properly identify it.  Mail services will not be interrupted during the construction process.

7.)     Will sidewalks be replaced?  Yes.  Sidewalks will be replaced on all streets identified in the project.

8.)     Will sidewalks be placed on vacant lots?  Yes.

9.)     I have decorative brick inlaid around the sidewalk landing where it abuts to the curb.  What will happen to these bricks?  The contractor will make every effort to carefully remove these bricks and concrete them back in place when time comes to complete the sidewalks.

10.)  I have a nice tree which provides shade to my yard between the existing sidewalk and the curb.  Will the tree be kept alive during the construction process?  The strip of land between the sidewalk and the curb is considered to be within the City’s Right-Of-Way, of which, is not considered personal property but City property.  If trees currently in this area die due to construction efforts they will not be replaced.  However, if there is a tree located between the sidewalk and the house which dies as a direct result of the sidewalk being constructed then it will be replaced at no cost to resident.

11.)  Will the project affect services currently provided by the police, fire, &  EMS departments ?  No.  At all times access for emergency related vehicles will be maintained so construction will not affect those services. EMS Services FAQ

12.)  How will traffic be controlled on the streets which have one lane of traffic?  During construction hours a designated flagman will direct traffic on site when one lane traffic is required.  After construction hours, when a designated flagman is not on site, drivers will have to carefully share the one lane that is available.  At night there will be barrels with blinking lights placed on the street being renovated warning drivers designating the one lane that is open for traffic.  Detour signs indicating alternate routes will be posted adjacent to street(s) under construction.

13.) Will my trash services be interrupted ?  No.