HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-19-2010 Miami Street will re-open at the end of the work day on Monday, November 22, 2010
Office of the Mayor
MEDIA ADVISORY
Friday, November 19, 2010
3:00 PM
Contact:
Mikki Dobski, Dir. of Communications & Special Projects, 574-235-5855/876-1564c.
Miami Street Update
Miami Street will re-open at the end of the work day on Monday,
November 22, 2010.
South Bend, IN
: The Miami Street project, that began on May 3 of this year and was
scheduled to be completed in 2011, will be finished months ahead of schedule. “We are
very pleased with the efforts of our project team including Consulting Engineer for the
design, Ken Herceg and Associates, the Contractor, Hoffman Brothers Construction, the
Concrete sub-contractor, Rieth-Riley Construction, and Lawson-Fisher Associates, the
Construction Engineer responsible for contract administration,” said Littrell. No work
days were lost to weather in July, August, September, and October. During that time the
Contractor was grading and preparing sub-grade, placing concrete pavement,
constructing curbs, and replacing the driveway approaches modified to fit the new road.
Littrell noted that, “all these items are rain and high-temperature sensitive and in the
typical year we would expect to lose as many as fifteen working days due to weather
during those four months.”
The contractor and subs were on the job during those months, diligently working on the
project with the expectation that adverse conditions would force sidewalk and landscape
construction to next year. “We ‘lucked out’ with the weather and we appreciate that the
contractors were pro-active in taking advantage of these conditions resulting in the early
completion of a major road project,” said Littrell.
Project Background:
Total Construction cost: $4.48 million
Funding: The project initially was funded through federal aid for construction at 80% of
project cost. Due to the efforts of MACOG, the project was qualified for $1.9 million in
American Reinvestment and Recovery Act funds, reducing the City's share to 10% or
approximately $490,000.
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Features:
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Four lanes of concrete pavement 5,750 long with curbs and inlets
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Drained by a 42" diameter storm sewer at the south end and an 18" diameter
storm sewer at the north end and in compliance with South Bend’s long-term
CSO (combined sewer overflow) control plan
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5' wide sidewalks parallel the street on both sides
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Lawn restoration using locally grown sod
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25 street lights will line the project at completion
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Reduced delays for turning vehicles
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