ST9302-UP 990701SANDY LAKE ROAD
CONSTRUCTION
Progress Meeting Held
The 8t~ and 9'~ progress meetings were held on
June 15 and July 20. The main item of
discussion at the June 15 meeting was the
process for closure of the intersection of Moore
and Sandy Lake for utility installation. There
was discussion concerning the sequencing of the
paving operation to begin in July. At the July
20'~ progress meeting there was discussion
concerning the overall cleanliness of the work
area plus the remaining conflicts that are
preventing the completion of all the utility
relocations. The timetable for moving in on the
north side for the paving phase was discussed.
Utili~_ Relocations
There are still several utility confficts that are
preventing the completion of the utility
relocations by the franchise utility companies
along Sandy Lake Road. I have contacted
representatives of the franchise utility
companies to discuss timetables for the
completion of the relocation of utilities and
resolutions to any conflicts. If these issues are
not resolved in the very near future, additional
meetings with the utility companies wifl be
scheduled to attempt to bring closure to the
relocation of all the franchise utilities along
Sandy Lake Road.
_Since Last Update
Since the last update, approximately 1,970
l,.'near feet of 30" water line has been in~_a_lled
July 1999
Ken Griffin, Director of Engineering
from Trailwood to just east of Moore Road.
As you are aware, the installation of the 30"
water line through Moore Road necessitated
the closure of Moore Road at Sandy Lake.
The roadway reopened on July 27a. In
conjunction with the 30" water line, the
lowering of the 16" water line was completed
through the Moore Road intersection. The
contractor also installed 409 linear feet of
storm sewer laterals at several locations from
Trailwood to Denton Tap. The channel
section at the southwest corner of
MacArthur/Sandy Lake was completed with
the installation of the hydro mulch. It is the
contractor's responsibility to insure that the
hydro mulch takes hold and grows.
The contractor has also uncovered and
located the existing 30" City of Dallas water
line in 20 locations. This was performed to
insure the accuracy of the as-built plans to
the actual location of the water line. A large
portion of the Dallas Water line will have to
be lowered. The latest schedule shows that
the lowering should take place in about one
year
Current Issues.
In late July the contractor moved in his
paving equipment and began the rough
excavation for the outline of the roadway.
The general location of the north side (west
bound) lanes near Iteartz Road is now
visible. A traffic control and paving plan has
yet to be submitted to the City, but the
Projea gl' 95-02
contractor has indicated that the paving
operation will generally begin at Denton Tap
and proceed to Moore Road as Phase H-North
Paving as shown on the schedule provided in
Update #6. According to that schedule, the
contractor should have the rough grading
completed by the middle or end of August with
actual paving operations to begin by the middle
to end of September. Those dates differ slightly
from the dates on the schedule due to delays
caused by conflicts with the 16" water line
lowering. Sandy Lake Road will be kept open to
through traffic at all times during the paving
operation. However, at various times during
the paving operation traveling along Sandy Lake
Road could be delayed. If the weather holds out
and no major problems arise during the paving
operation, it is anticipated that traffic from
Denton Tap to Moore Road will be switched to
the new paving before the end of this year.
Complaints / Concerns
The main concern that has recently been
brought to the City's attention is the overall
cleanliness of the project. During any
construction project, debris from the excavation
and removal of existing facilities will be
stockpiled for a short period of time before
being removed from the project site. In this
particular case, the City had requested that the
contractor remove the various stockpiled items
of debris from the project. Indication was that
those items would be removed during the last
week of June or the first week of July. When
that did not happen, the City took a more active
approach to the cleanliness of the project and
the contractor has removed a substantial portion
of the debris from the project: The City will
continue to monitor the cleanliness of the
project. However, we understand that it is not
always feasible to stop operations to remove
debris from the project.
In the Future
With the rdocation of utilities, various side
streets will be closed periodically. Typically, any
July 1999
Ken Griffin, Director of Engineering
side street closures for construction purposes
are only closed after 9:00 a.m. and must be
reopened before 4:00 p.m. There have been
situations, such as Heartz and Moore, where
it was not feasible, due to the depth and
amount of work, to safely reopen the road
each day. Each of those closures had prior
warning signs indicating the timetable when
the road would be closed. In addition to
Heartz and Moore, it is anticipated that
sometime prior to the start of school,
Woodcrest Lane will be closed for
approximately 7 days to allow for utility
relocations. Notification and signage will be
provided prior to the closing. The City of
Coppell appreciates your patience in allowing
the contractor the flexibility to safely perform
relocations by closing off various roads.
At the next progress meeting on August 17,
1999, we should have more detailed
information from the contractor on how he
will proceed with the paving operation. Once
the City and the contractor have agreed on
how to proceed, that information will be
conveyed to you via the newsletter.
Contact Numbers
· Start 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-emer~encv)
· Ken Griff'm - kgriff'mt~ci.coopell.tx.us
· 1Mike Martin - mmartin(/~ci.coooeil.tx.us
· Lee ,Allison - lalli~on(~kimley-horn.com
City's consultant w/Kimley-Horn Engineers
· Robert Weber - robertw80~airmail.net
Project Manager w/Ed Bell Construction
Web site
· www.ci.coppell.tx, us/en.Mneer/encrineer.htm
Project ST 93-02
Denton Tap to MacArthur