Construction This Week

TOPEKA DRIVE PROJECT, Strand Report
Curb and gutter was started by Yeske Construction on July 3rd and completed on July 7th. Concrete breaks on the work from July 3rd shows that the concrete is already above 3000 PSI.
BR Amon will start fine grading the base course July 8th.
The sequence going forward is expected to be binder paving, then sidewalk excavation and installation, then driveway aprons, then surface asphalt. BR Amon will be completing the sidewalk excavation. Yeske Construction will be installing the sidewalks and driveway aprons. BR Amon will be installing the asphalt pavement.
All sanitary sewer, water main, and storm sewer has been installed.
The project is currently on schedule and on budget.
This project has a completion date of July 31st.

PRAIRIE/OWEN/CP INTERCEPTOR RECONSTRUCTION, Strand Report
This project will replace an existing 10-inch clay sanitary pipe that is undersized for current and ultimate flows. New pipe, manholes, laterals, and pavement will be installed.
Project was advertised on July 2nd, and will be advertised on July 9th in the Leader.
Bid opening will be July 16th.
Expect to be under construction by the first half of August. The assumed sequence for the contractor is starting at the manhole near Stony Road and CP Avenue, and working north along CP to Owen Street. Then east along Owen to Prairie Avenue. Then north along Prairie to Mulberry Street.
The project has a base bid of 2,087 feet of 15-inch pipe and 813 feet of 18-inch pipe on CP Avenue, Owen Street, and Prairie Avenue to Mulberry Street.
The project has an alternative bid of an additional 1,070 feet of 15-inch pipe past Mulberry on Prairie Avenue.
This project has a completion date of October 16th for the base bid, and a completion date of November 13th if the alternative bid is accepted.