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The 5* progress meeting was held on March 16,
1999. One of the main items of discussion was
the closure of Heartz Road during Spring Break
(March 15 March 19). There was also
discussion on the installation of the 30" water
line and how it will tie into a new water line
beginning at Denton Tap and proceeding west to
the new elevated storage tank. As always, there
was discussion concerning utility relocations.
water line in the same location without having to
shutdown water service to the adjacent retail
development on the south side of Sandy Lake.
The City of CoppeH will be meeting with Dallas
Water Utilities during the first week of April to
discuss the lowering of the existing 30" water line
in Sandy Lake Road. That work will not start for
some time, but the coordination efforts involve
Dallas, Coppell, Flower Mound, Upper Trinity
River Water District and the contractor.
Utility_ Relocations
Since Last Update
One concern that the City has had is the holes
resulting from TU Electric pulling their power
poles. For safety reasons, TU Electric has been
asked to fill the holes as soon as possible. It
appears TU Electric is going to stay ahead of
our contractor in removing their power poles
and should not cause any delays in the project.
You may have noticed the new construction
taking place by Frost Bank at the northeast
corner of Denton Tap Road and Sandy Lake
Road. This is not another franchise utility
company beginning work in the area but it is a
City contractor working on the installation of
the 24" water line that goes from Denton Tap to
the new elevated storage tank. The contractor
is boring beneath Denton Tap Road to install
this pipe.
The City is waiting on a change order for the
installation of an 8" water line on the south side
of Sandy Lake and Moore Road. This water
line will enable us to lower the existing 16"
March 26, 1999
Ken Gri~n, Director of Engineering
Approximately 850 linear feet of 16" water line
from Fountain View Place through the
MacArthur Blvd. intersection has been installed,
tested and tied back into the City's water system.
Several inlets and manhole structures were
constructed on the south side from Mockingbird
to Sugarberry. The installation of the City's 30"
water line was begun and approximately 900 feet
of the 10,000 linear feet has been installed. The
30" water ~J-~-e ~ the large concrete pipe stored
along the north side of Sandy Lake. The
contractor has also begun work on the concrete
lined channel from Mapleleaf north to Sandy
Lake Road. Approximately 25% of that work has
been completed. As I am sure everyone is aware,
a 48" stormdrain line approximately 20 feet deep
was installed at Heartz Road and Sandy Lake
Road. To safely accomplish the work, Heartz
Road was closed off during Spring Break (March
15-March 19). Also, portions of Heartz Road
were closed off periodically several days
afterwards to install the 30" water line across
Heartz Road. I appreciate your patience during
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Denton Tap to MacArthur
SANDY LAKE ROAD
CONSTRUCTION
Progress Meeting Held
The 5th progress meeting was held on March 16,
1999. One of the main items of discussion was
the closure of Heartz Road during Spring Break
(March 1S - March 19). There was also
discussion on the installation of the 30" water
line and how it will tie into a new water line
beginning at Denton Tap and proceeding west to
the new elevated storage tank. As always, there
was discussion concerning utility relocations.
water line in the same location without having to
shutdown water service to the adjacent retail
development on the south side of Sandy Lake.
The City of Coppell will be meeting with Dallas
Water Utilities du~ng the first week of April to
discuss the lowering of the existing 30" water line
in Sandy Lake Road. That work will not start for
some time, but the coordination efforts involve
Dallas, Coppell, Flower Mound, Upper Trinity
River Water District and the contractor.
Utility_ Relocations
Since Last Update
One concern that the City has had is the holes
resulting from TU Electric pulling their power
poles. For safety reasons, TU Electric has been
asked to fill the holes as soon as possible. It
appears TU Electric is going to stay ahead of
our contractor in removing their power poles
and should not cause any delays in the project.
You may have noticed the new construction
corner of Denton Tap Road and Sandy Lake
Road. This is not another franchise utility
company be~nning work ~ the area but it ~ a
City contractor wor~g on the ~llation of
the ~" water ~e that go~ from Denton Tap to
the new elevated storage ~. The contractor
is boring beneath Denton Tap Road to install
this pipe.
The City is waiting on a change order for the
installation of an 8" water line on the south side
of Sandy Lake and Moore Road. This water
line will enable us to lower the existing 16"
March 26, 1999
Ken Gri~n, Director of Engineering
Approximately 850 linear feet of 16" water line
from Fountain View Place through the
MacArthur Blvd. intersection has been installed,
tested and tied back into the City's water system.
Several inlets and manhole structures were
constructed on the south side from Mockingbird
to Sugarberry. The installation of the City's 30"
water line was begun and approximately 900 feet
of the 10,000 linear feet has been installed. The
30" water UJn-e ~ the large concrete pipe stored
along the north side of Sandy Lake. The
contractor has also begun work on the concrete
lined channel from Mapleleaf north to Sandy
Lake Road. Approximately 25% of that work has
been completed. As I am sure everyone is aware,
a 48" stormdrain line approximately 20 feet deep
was installed at Heartz Road and Sandy Lake
Road. To safely accomplish the work, Heartz
Road was closed off during Spring Break (March
15-March 19). Also, portions of Heartz Road
were dosed off periodically several days
afterwards to install the 30" water line across
Heartz Road. I appreciate your patience during
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the installation of this stormdrain system and
water line. Without the Heartz Road closure,
the installation of those two facilities would have
been quite difficult and somewhat dangerous to
both the contractor and the public.
Current Issues
Other than utility relocations and some
coordination issues with lowering the city's
water line, no new issues have been brought to
the table in the prior month.
Complaints / Concerns
There have been some concerns expressed by
the residents who live along the concrete
channel work concerning rutting adjacent to the
alley section. Those issues will be addressed by
the contractor and repaired to the homeowner's
satisfaction. Also, there is still some dirt being
placed against trees and fences along the
construction area. That has also been discussed
with the contractor. The City has received some
inquiries concerning the contractor's intent in
regard to relocating or repairing existing
irrigation systems along Sandy Lake Road. The
City would request that the existing condition of
the irrigation systems and your property in
general be documented prior to any work taking
place. If there is any damage due to utility
companies or the City's contractor, immediate
notification to those entities or ~to the City is
requested. The City does not control or direct
the franchise utility companies in the relocation
of their work. Our only control is over our
contractor. Any damage caused by the
franchise utility companies needs to be dealt
with directly through the utility company. If no
resolution is reached, the City would offer to
inquire on behalf of the property owner to
determine if the franchise utility companies will
be resolving the issue.
In the Future
The main thrust of the contractor work in the
next several months will be the installation of
March 26, 1999
Ken Gri~n, Director of Engineering
the 30" water line. The contractor has two crews
on the project completing that work. Also,
during the next month the concrete channel work
should be near completion. One thing which
could happen periodically in the coming months is
additional road closures for installation of
utilities. The City has requested that the
contractor provide some idea of what future road
closings are anticipated and that it be discussed in
future progress meetings. If the City has
adequate warning of anticipated road closures,
that information will be passed on via the monthly
newsletter. Also, during the coming month, Lone
Star Gas will be installing gas lines from Moore
Road to MacArthur Blvd. and TU Electric will
continue relocating their power lines and
removing their existing power poles.
The City has requested an updated schedule from
the contractor. It should be provided during the
first part of April. Once that schedule has been
provided and reviewed by the City, it will be
passed on to you via the monthly newsletter. To
date it is anticipated that the contractor is
approximately 2 months behind schedule.
However, there is still an opportunity to make up
large portions of that time during other phases of
the construction.
Contact Numbers
·Stan Phillips, City's Project Inspector
972/745-6592 pager 214/877-3483
· Gary Pryor, Contractor's Superintendent
214/358-6581
· Ken Griffin 972/304-3686
· Mike Martin 972/304-3679
· After hours emergency
Police Department 972/304-3610
E-mail addresses (Non-emergency)
· Ken Griff'm - kariffin_~ci.co0oell.tx, us
· Mike Martin - mmartin(~ci.coppell.tx.us
· Lee Allison - lalison(~_kimley-horn.com
City's consultant w /Kimley-Horn Engineers
· Robert Weber - robertw8~airmail.net
Project Manager w/Ed Bell Construction
Web site
· ~vww.ci.coppell.tx.us/engineer/en~,ineer.htm
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