Construction Briefing No. 30
Pioneer Way Reconstruction Project

December 20, 2011

Sidewalks, Paving Now Complete!

Just after 10:00 am this morning, the last section of new sidewalk paving was finished. Effectively, this milestone brings to a close the installation of hard surfaces on Pioneer Way and literally “paves” the way toward final completion. Obviously, some work remains to dress up the Ireland to Ilwaco block consistent with the rest of the street (railing, landscaping, benches, sidewalk grid, planter pots, etc.). Strider will also be busy starting January 3 checking off the remaining punchlist items. Plus, everyone seems to be looking forward to the day when the private utility conversions are complete and the wires and poles can be removed, very likely within the first three months of 2012. Bringing the wires down will also allow the contractor to install the rest of the streetlights. Bottom line, a significant threshold crossed in completing the paving and sidewalks, but some work still to accomplish early next year.

Please note that starting this Thursday, December 22, and continuing until Tuesday, January 3, neither Strider nor any of their subcontractors will be working. However, you may see one or more of the utility companies (PSE, Frontier, Comcast) or private electrical contractors working on the underground conversion work during this period.

A Big Thank You from your Project Staff

A number of you with businesses and/or properties on and around Pioneer Way have been kind enough to express your appreciation for our day to day efforts to keep the project moving and find ways to make a tough situation just a little bit more tolerable. Rhonda, Joe and I (along with all City staff who had a hand in supporting the project) thank you for that support but, truly, it is all of you who deserve our thanks. You welcomed us to downtown, your neighborhood, and we hope that we have paid back that welcome to the best of our abilities. Our work with you continues into 2012 and we look forward to wrapping things up in style. For the moment, seasonal warm wishes to one and all and see you soon on Pioneer!

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