Construction Update No. 34
Pioneer Way Reconstruction Project

February 22, 2012

Final Stretch for Pioneer Way

With the wires and poles now a memory, Strider returned today to begin wrapping up the remaining work on Pioneer Way. The list is not long but includes several tasks that could cause some minor traffic delays. In particular, the concrete subcontractor returns tomorrow (Thursday) to patch the holes left following pole removal. Weather permitting, the first concrete truck is scheduled to arrive around 9:00 am and the patching work should be completed in one day. The sawcutter is tentatively scheduled to be here early next week to cut the grid pattern in the newly patched areas. Also tomorrow, the Oak Harbor Garden Club will be planting the new pots that have been placed in the block between Ireland and Ilwaco Streets.

Strider will also be working on punchlist items this week and next, which include replacing three broken windows, a broken tile threshold, a damaged screen door, brick cleaning and general façade scrubbing up and down the street. Please note also that we plan to schedule one final window cleaning service after Strider finishes their work.

Last Tuesday Morning Coffee Set for March 6 at 9:00 am

On March 6, 2012, exactly 365 days since Strider Construction first broke ground on Pioneer Way, project staff, interested merchants and others will gather one last time at Angelo’s Caffe. We are grateful for our “regulars,” our “occasionals” and our “one-timers” and the conversations that have helped shape this project. It is not an overstatement to say that your willingness to express concerns and questions led to several significant design changes, more effective public information and quicker responses to safety issues. While this may be the last regular Tuesday morning coffee, we can safely say that none of us will be strangers to Pioneer Way even after that last Strider truck rolls out of town. Hope to see you there!

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