Monday, July 25, 2016

Major Construction Completed. Final Blog Post

Work Completed Last Week, July 18th to July 22nd 
·         Milled asphalt surface at intersection of Grove Street and Hutchings Avenue
·         Milled asphalt surface at intersection of MacLean Court and Hutchings Avenue
·         Final cleaning and work to prepare for paving the final layer of asphalt pavement
·         Applying layer of tack coat (oil) and sand prior to asphalt paving
·         Asphalt surface paving

Work Remaining to be completed
·         Repair damaged sidewalk at Grove Street and Hutchings Street
·         Continued watering of sod

The major construction operations along Hutchings Avenue is now completed. The only remaining items are to remove and replace a few vandalized sections of concrete sidewalk and continued watering of the previously installed sod. The contractor will continue to water the sod until a healthy stand of grass is established.

We are hopeful that you are happy with the improvements made to your street and neighborhood. We understand it was a long construction process and your patience has been greatly appreciated.

Since major construction is now completed, this will be the final Blog Post for the project. We hope you found the information provided in the blog useful regarding the construction progress and schedule for the upcoming weeks as well as providing information regarding the overall construction process.

If you have any further questions, concerns, or comments please contact the Village Project Manager, James Tigue, at 847-904-4334.

Thanks again for all your patience, understanding, and cooperation throughout the construction process.

Friday, July 15, 2016

Asphalt Surface Paving Scheduled for Next Week

Work Completed Last Week, June 11th to July 15th
·         Grading of area disturbed during construction
·         Installation and final grading of topsoil
·         Sod Installation
·         Adjusting structures to final grade
·         Performed final testing for underground utilities
·         Performed walk-through with Village staff to find any items that need additional work
·         Made minor repairs at locations identified by Village staff
·         General site clean-up

Work Anticipated to be completed Next week, July 18th to July 22nd
·         Asphalt surface paving
·         Milling asphalt surface at intersection of Grove Street and Hutchings Avenue
·         Milling asphalt surface at intersection of MacLean Court and Hutching Avenue
·         Repair damaged sidewalk at Grove Street and Hutchings Street

Paving of the asphalt surface layer is scheduled for next week. Additional information will be provided when the schedule is finalized regarding travel cautions and restrictions during the paving operations and prior when the existing asphalt will have a thin layer of oil sprayed on it.

The contractor has completed the landscape restoration with sod. The contractor will continue to water the sod until a healthy stand of grass is established.

The project is nearly completed with only the asphalt surface paving and a few other minor items of work to perform. Now that the sod is completed, hopefully you feel your yards are back to the way they were prior to the project starting.

Thanks again for all your patience, understanding, and cooperation during this long construction season.

Friday, July 1, 2016

Landscape Restoration Started

Work Completed Last Week, June 27th to July 1st
·         Limited work completed on-site
·         Asphalt driveway restorations completed
·         Began installation and final grading of topsoil
·         General site clean-up

Work Anticipated to be completed Next week, July 4th to July 8th  
·         No work over the July 4th Holiday
·         Complete installation and final grading of topsoil
·         Sod  Installation

Once the topsoil installation is completed, we request those residents with irrigation systems damaged during construction to please have them replaced and / or repaired by your irrigation contractor. It is typically easier for your irrigation contractor to repair the irrigation system after topsoil installation, but prior to sod installation.

Currently, the contractor is anticipating to perform the asphalt surface paving the week of July 11th.

Thanks again for your patience as the landscape restoration was delayed.

The contractor will not be on-site over the July 4th Holiday. Have a safe and enjoyable Holiday Weekend!!!

Friday, June 24, 2016

Landscape Restoration to Begin

Work Completed Last Week, June 20th to June 24th
·         No work completed on-site

Work Anticipated to be completed Next week, June 27th to July 1st
·         Installation and final grading of topsoil
·         Sod  Installation

The contractor is anticipated to begin landscape restorations next week. The work will including grading the existing landscape that was disturbed during construction, removing any excess material from the project site, installation and grading of topsoil, and sod installation. Once the contractor has installed the new sod, they will continue to water it until a healthy stand of grass is established.

Due to some delays in construction scheduling, the landscape contractor was unable to being landscape restoration last week. It is anticipated the landscape contractor will be on-site next week and have the sod restoration completed prior to the July 4th Holiday.

Thanks again for your patience as the landscape restoration was delayed.

 

Friday, June 17, 2016

First Layer of Asphalt Pavement Installed. Landscape Restoration to Begin

Work Completed Last Week, June 13th to June 17th  
·         Paved first layer of asphalt pavement
·         Performed final testing of the water main system
·         Internal televising of storm sewers and sanitary sewers.

Work Anticipated to be completed Next week, June 20th to June 24th
·         Grading of existing areas disturbed by construction
·         Installation and final grading of topsoil
·         Sod  Installation

The first layer of asphalt pavement being installed was a significant project milestone as the amount of dust is greatly reduced and a smooth driving surface is re-established.

The contractor is anticipated to begin landscape restorations next week. The work will including grading the existing landscape that was disturbed during construction, removing any excess material from the project site, installation and grading of topsoil, and sod installation. Once the contractor has installed the new sod, they will continue to water it until a healthy stand of grass is established.

Thanks again for all your patience and understanding through the construction progress. Hopefully with the asphalt pavement installation and the upcoming landscape restoration, you can begin to see what the final project will look like.

Friday, June 10, 2016

Roadway Improvements Continue

Work Completed Last Week, June 6th to June 10th
·         Poured concrete driveways along the site
·         Rough grading of landscape restoration areas
·         Grading of roadways in preparation for asphalt pavement
·         Provided access to driveways

Work Anticipated to be completed Next week, June 13th to June 17th
·         Paving of first layers of asphalt pavement
·         Perform final testing of underground utilities

 The Village of Glenview is extremely grateful for your patience and understanding over the past several weeks as you endured an extended period of time without access to your driveways. Access to your driveways will be restored by the end of the day on Friday so you can park in your garages and driveways over the weekend.

A significant milestone is scheduled to be reached next week with the first layers of asphalt pavement being installed. Once the asphalt is installed, the amount of dust will be greatly reduced and a smooth driving surface will be provided. There will still be additional work along the project, but hopefully the most significant inconveniences are behind you.

Once the first layer of asphalt pavement is paved, the contractor is scheduled to begin the landscape restoration with topsoil and sod in the coming weeks.

Thanks again for all your patience.

Friday, June 3, 2016

Concrete Replacement to be Completed.

Work Completed Last Week, May 30th to June 3rd  
·         Removal of previously installed concrete curb & gutter and driveways
·         Asphalt patching along Grove Street and MacLean Court
·         Grading under concrete curb & gutter that needed to be replaced
·         Pouring of concrete curb & gutter that needed to be replaced
·         Pouring of concrete driveways that needed to be replaced

Work Anticipated to be completed Next week, June 6th to June 10th 
·         Complete pouring of concrete curb & gutter and driveways that needed to be replaced
·         Grading and removal of excess aggregate base materials
·         Paving 1st layer of asphalt pavement within roadway
·         Rough grading of landscape restoration areas.

As you are aware, there was an error in the construction survey performed by the contractor that required the previously installed concrete curb & gutter and driveways to be removed and replaced. The error caused the roadway to be constructed higher than originally planned. This caused driveways to be pitched towards the sidewalks (typically driveways pitch towards the road) or to be extremely flat with minimal pitch. The higher road could also have an effect on the overall drainage patterns within the neighborhood. Please understand, a major discussion point with all parties involved was the additional inconvenience caused to the residents living along the project site. Weighing all the options, it was determine the best decision was to remove and re-install the concrete curb & gutter and driveways to the designed elevations.

In order to reduce the additional inconvenience to the residents, as soon as the error was found, all parties involved were informed. The decision was made quickly and the contractor worked diligently to correct the error as quickly as possible.

Thank you again for all your patience and understanding during this unfortunate circumstance. Please understand, the Village is doing everything possible to get the errors corrected as quickly as possible.