ST9801-CS000605 MEMORANDUM
FROM
DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING
To:
From:
Date:
Jim Witt, City Manager
Kenneth M. Griff'm, P.E., Dir. of Engineering/Public Works
June 5, 2000 _f~
Coppert Road Project ST 98-01
· AHow contractor to dose Coppell Road from Parkway Blvd. to Sandy Lake Road during
the summer only to allow for paving of Coppert Road.
· If the contractor is not allowed to close the roadway, it will still be necessary to restrict it
to one-way traffic only during construction of the roadway. This will lengthen the time
of construction and could impact traffic when school reopens in August.
· Informational note: Traffic will be restricted to one-way only from The Mansions to
Parkway Blvd. to allow for construction of Coppell Road.
As you are probably well aware progress on Coppell Road paving has been somewhat slow. One
of the concerns is that the initial paving on the east/west portion by GTE has problems associated
with the finished product. We have had cores taken to insure that we are getting proper thickness
and strength. Based on those results, we are now asking the contractor to remove approximately
6 to 8 inches of the inside portion of the paving to eliminate the voids that have taken place along
the edge of the paving. Once that has been accomplished, the contractor will pave the other half
of the roadway to complete the east/west portion. We are also asking the contractor to
completely remove approximately 200 feet of concrete paving that was placed adjacent to The
Mansions. Our opinion is that the finished product is unacceptable. The contractor has agreed to
remove approximately 75 to 100 feet, however, we are still in conversation with the contractor.
I am providing this status to you to discuss options to expedite the paving of Coppell Road. You
may remember that the contractor had requested that we allow hitn to close Coppell Road
between Westminster Way and Parkway to allow for the construction of the box culverts. That
item was discussed at Council on January 25, 2000. Because of concerns with through waffle
utilizing residential streets, Council chose to deny that request. The contractor subsequently
worked out an arrangement with Mr. Callejo, owner of the property to the west, to place a detour
on his property. While the issue concerning the construction of the box culvert has been
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resolved, there are greater issues with how this roadway can actually be consuucted given the
.confines of the existing right-of-way and improvements. In an attempt to expedite construction of
the roadway, it is my opinion that the City should consider the closure of Coppell Road south of
Parkway Blvd. to Sandy Lake Road during the summer months. The contractor is of the opinion
that if he is allowed to close that section of the roadway he should be able to pave it prior to the
middle of August. If the contractor is not allowed to close the roadway, he will still need to
restrict it to one-way traffic only while he constructs the roadway. Also, the construction of the
roadway from The Mansions to Parkway will require that traffic be restricted to one-way.
In summary, to expedite the construction of Coppell Road this summer, staff is recommending
that Coppell Road from Parkway Blvd. to Sandy Lake Road be closed to through traffic to allow
for construction and that Coppell Road from The Mansions to Parkway Blvd. be restricted to
one-way traffic during construction.
To provide direction to the contractor I need to respond back to him in a timely manner. If you
should have any questions please feel free to contact me at your convenience and I will be happy
to discuss this with yOU.
cc: Clay Phillips, Deputy City Manager
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