Construction Alert No. 20
Pioneer Way Reconstruction Project

September 27, 2011

Final Paving Tomorrow and Thursday - Details

Assuming the weather forecast for tomorrow is reasonably accurate (dry and warming), the paving crew will arrive tomorrow morning to lay down the final layer of asphalt from end to end with the obvious exception of the block between Ireland and Ilwaco Streets. The work is scheduled from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm both Wednesday and Thursday. This Alert contains the most current information we have on how this work will progress.


* PLEASE NOTE *
For those merchants with breakables on shelves, we would ask that you please pay special attention to securing them as the vibration of the steamroller can work these items off a shelf pretty quickly. Thanks!


WEDNESDAY

1. Pioneer Way will be closed to traffic and parking beginning at 7:00 am between Ireland and Ely Streets.

2. The paving crew will start with the side streets at Hathaway and Dock Streets.

3. Next up will be the parking areas between Ireland and Dock Streets. The striping subcontractor will apply the parking space lines while the asphalt is still warm.

4. The pavers will then move back to Ireland Street and lay the driving lane as far as the western side of Dock Street. Once again, the striping crew will apply stop bars and crosswalks on the warm asphalt.

5. Once past Dock Street, the crew will first pave the parking areas as far as Ely Street, and then pull back to Dock to pave the driving lane to just west of Ely. Striping follows as before.

6. Pioneer Way between City Beach and Ely Street will be closed when the crew reaches Ely, probably sometime during early to mid-afternoon.

7. The pavers will finish the day using the same parking areas first and driving lane second sequence as before. They estimate that paving will conclude for the day just short of the City Beach Street intersection.

8. Segments of Pioneer Way will be re-opened for traffic once the inspector has determined that the asphalt and striping have cured sufficiently to support heavier vehicles.

THURSDAY

1. Again starting at 7:00 am with a detour at City Beach Street, the crews will pave and stripe the intersection first thing in the morning.

2. Once the intersection is complete, the paving contractor will re-mobilize to the east end of the project between Ilwaco and Midway. This section of the street will be closed at that time which the contractor estimates will be around 10:30 or 11:00 am.

3. The first paving will occur within the parking spaces next to Whidbey Coffee, move to the side street at Jensen Street, then to the parking spaces just east of the archaeological enclosure and in front of My Fathers House Thrift Store.

4. The crew will then pave the driving surface between the archaeological enclosure and Midway Boulevard.

5. As needed, asphalt patches will be placed in those private parking lots which were disturbed during construction.

6. In common with the Wednesday paving, this east section of Pioneer Way will be re-opened for traffic once the inspector has determined that the asphalt and striping have cured sufficiently to support heavier vehicles.

City staff and Strider’s flaggers will be out in force to assist with getting customers where they need to go and to help facilitate deliveries to shops up and down the street. If you are a merchant and need help tomorrow or Thursday, please do let one of us know so we can provide assistance.


Key City Contact People

Larry Cort
Project Manager
360 914-7107
lcort@oakharbor.org

Joe Stowell
Project Engineer
360 279-4520
jstowell@oakharbor.org

Rhonda Severns
City Utilities
360 914-7256
rhseverns@oakharbor.org