Crooked Creek Area Sewer Improvements Project Update
(Belmont North Relief Interceptor)
June 9, 2010

CONSTRUCTION UPDATES

Section 1: 10th Street/Miley Avenue to 19th Street/Lafayette Road
Tentative Schedule: Ongoing through December 2010

Tunneling and structure construction for the new sewer continues along Lafayette Road between 16th and 19th streets. Roadway surface restoration activities are complete along White River Parkway West Drive between Belmont and Pershing avenues.

The following traffic restrictions are still in effect:
Lane restrictions on Lafayette Road are scheduled to continue until December, and one lane of traffic in each direction will be maintained. Tenth Street at Miley Avenue is scheduled to be closed from late July until late October for new sewer and structure construction. Visit the project website, www.indy.gov/crookedcreeksewer to view traffic maps detailing road closures, lane restrictions and posted detours.

Section 2: 19th Street/Lafayette Road to 2700 Cold Spring Road
Tentative Schedule: Ongoing through August 2010

The road closure on Cold Spring Road from Lafayette Road to the 2700 block (Granada Circle) is now underway. The street will be closed to through traffic, allowing local access only. The official detour for through traffic is Lafayette Road to Kessler Boulevard to 30th Street.

Visit the project website to view traffic maps detailing road closures, lane restrictions and posted detours.

Section 3: 2700 Cold Spring Road to Grandview Drive/Fox Hill Drive
Tentative Schedule: Ongoing through December 2011

Merryman Excavation will continue the Septic Tank Elimination Program (STEP) and storm water improvements at 59th Street and Grandview Drive through June. Construction will occur mainly along 44th Street, Knollton Road and 51st Street as the force main sewer installation begins in that area.

Also, the contractor has begun installing the sewer along 30th Street between Cold Spring Road and White River Parkway West Drive. Construction and road closures along White River Parkway West Drive have begun and will continue through June. Advance notice of any new closures will be posted prior to any road closures.

Work began on the gravity sewer along Grandview Drive just west of Michigan Road and is expected to be completed in early June. The road closure for Grandview Drive from Michigan Road to Kessler Boulevard is currently in effect. The street will be closed to through traffic, allowing local access only. The official detour for through traffic is Michigan Road to Kessler Boulevard.

In addition, the water main relocation at Grandview Drive and 54th Street is planned to begin in early June.

The contractor is scheduled to complete Section 3 by December 2011. Visit the project website for traffic information including traffic maps, details on road closures, lane restrictions and posted detours.

Section 4: Juan Solomon Park lift station and Coffin Golf Course flow transition building
Tentative Schedule: Ongoing through October 2011

FA Wilhelm Construction Company has mobilized on site at Juan Solomon Park and completed signage posting. The contractor continues to set up field office trailers; deliver pipe, gravel, materials and equipment; excavate and install the 18” storm drain pipe from the rain garden along Grandview Avenue.

On or after June 14, parking at Juan Solomon Park may be restricted as the contractor installs temporary dewatering wells used to lower the groundwater level. On or after June 21, the park will be closed for approximately seven days to install a 48-inch storm pipe. Signage will be posted prior to these restrictions and closures.

No work has been performed yet at Coffin Golf Course, as this phase of work is scheduled to begin on or after October 1. However, the contractor intends to begin tree removal at this location in the coming weeks.

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Indianapolis Clean Stream Team
1200 Madison Ave. Suite 200
Indianapolis, IN 46225

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