UPDATES
October 8
Mayor, City Council and
Neighborhood Leaders Celebrate Opening
of
North High Street Revitalization Project
June 11, 2009
The
contractor is currently working later hours
Monday to Thursday and adding some work on
Saturdays to meet the October completion.
The main
work zone has now been shifted to the east
side of the street. Work will continue in
this general pattern until the project is
completed this fall.
Two-way
two-lane traffic is maintained with parking
behind the barrels available from Oakland to
Maynard and from Hudson to Dodridge. –
Hudson
Street is fully open to two-way traffic.
On-street parking is available.
Side
street work continues on both sides of High
St. Various closures will occur with signs
posted. Some parking will be eliminated
from High St. to the first alley
particularly during work hours.
May 11, 2009
An
incentive has been worked out with the
contractor that will push the completion to
as early as October this year. The
contractor has added additional crews and is
working some later hours Monday to Thursday
and some additional hours on Saturdays.
High St.
from Arcadia to Wilcox: AEP is installing
cable for their facilities. The roller
compacted concrete installation did not meet
specifications and is being repaired. NO
parking is currently available in this
section.
High St.
from Wilcox to Northwood:
The
barrier wall has been removed.
On-street parking is available (one side
only) along this stretch. Some temporary
traffic set ups will eliminate some parking
during the daytime.
High St.
from Northwood to Lane:
Intermittent operations may occur in this
area that will have a localized impact on
parking. The concrete barrier will be
removed as the sidewalk is completed.
Two-lane, two-way traffic that is currently
in place will remain in effect.
Hudson
Street will fully open to two way traffic
this week. On-street parking will be
available.
Side
street work continues on both side of High
St. Various closures will occur with signs
posted. Some parking will be eliminated
from High St. to the first alley,
particularly during work hours.
A shift
of the work zone to the east side of High
street is scheduled to start the first week
of June.
April 8, 2009
FYI
AEP procedures for notification of
scheduled power outages:
Residential customers – Door hangers or
blast phone messages that an outage is going
to take place within 48 hours. Customers are
notified of the planned duration of the
outage but not the exact time. There is also
a phone number given to call for further
information.
Business customers – Are contacted directly
in face to face meetings to coordinate the
time, schedule and duration of the outage.
March 30, 2009
Public Meeting Scheduled
A public meeting is
scheduled to review the High Street
Construction Project and share what work
will be done in the coming months.
Please feel welcome to attend and bring
with you any questions or concerns.
Tuesday, April 07,
2009 2:00 PM-3:00 PM
Alana's Food and
Wine, 2333 North High Street
Parking available
behind Alana’s
March 23, 2009
The City is accelerating
work on the project to
ensure completion this year. The
contractor has added more crews and is
working 10-hour days Monday to Thursday,
with some additional work occurring on
Saturdays.
1. High St. from Arcadia
to Dodridge:
2. High St. from Dodridge
to Northwood:
-
The barrier wall is
in place for pedestrians to walk
safely in the street.
-
The contractor’s
operation is moving from north to
south. After conduit and pole
foundation work, the concrete
sidewalk is going back in. As each
block is completed, the barriers
will be removed.
-
On-street parking is
available (one side only) along this
stretch.
3.
High St. from Northwood to Lane:
-
Intermittent
operations may occur in this area
that will have a localized impact on
parking.
-
The 2-lane 2-way
traffic that is currently in place
will remain in effect otherwise.
4. Eastbound Hudson
Street is closed between Neil Avenue and
High Street. Westbound traffic will be
maintained. This is a 24-hour-a-day
closure and will be in effect until
early May, weather permitting. Eastbound
traffic will be detoured to Dodridge
Street. No on-street parking will be
available.
5. Hudson east of High
will remain open to traffic with some
flagging operations.
6. Side-street work
continues on the west side of High
Street. Various closures will occur
with signage posted. Parking will be
eliminated from High St. to the first
alley.
7. AEP will continue
with pole work. Their work typically
has a short-term impact on parking
availability and movement in the
alleys.
March 2, 2009
1. High St. from Dodridge to Blake:
-
On-street parking is available (one
side only) along this stretch.
-
The contractor will begin work on
the walk behind the barrier to
complete the conduit and restore the
permanent sidewalk from Dodridge to
Hudson.
-
The barrier will be extended south
to Blake to protect pedestrians
walking in the street. Conduit
installation will proceed south as
the walkway is established.
2. High St. from Blake to Lane:
3. Eastbound Hudson Street is closed
between Neil Avenue and High Street.
Westbound traffic will be
maintained. This is a 24-hour-a-day
closure and will be in effect until
early May, weather permitting. Eastbound
traffic
will be detoured to Dodridge Street. No
on-street parking will be available.
4. Hudson St. east of High will remain
open to traffic.
5. Side street work
starting at Duncan on the west side of
High Street
and moving south will start after
the barriers are installed. Traffic
will be maintained. Parking will be
eliminated from High St. to the first
alley.
6. AEP
will continue with pole work on Duncan.
Their work typically has a
short-term impact on parking
availability
and movement in the alleys.
December 18, 2008
1. From Tompkins to Lane: This section will
be fully opened to traffic, with parking on
both sides, as soon as conditions for
temporary re-striping occur. This section
will remain open for the winter.
2. From Arcadia to Dodridge: As soon as
weather allows this section also will be
re-striped and open for the winter.
3. From Dodridge to Tompkins:
-
The contractor has completed
installation of the concrete barrier for
pedestrians to walk in the street.
-
Temporary asphalt walkways to individual
store fronts for the winter have been
installed.
-
On-street parking is available (one
side) along this stretch.
-
This traffic pattern will remain in
place through the winter.
4. Hudson is fully open to traffic.
On-street parking is available. This
section will remain open during the winter.
5. Various spot utility work may continue at
irregular intervals over the winter. This
work typically has a short-term impact on
parking availability and movement in the
alleys.
6. Activity has ceased until spring in the
parking lot at the North Street apartments
at the end of Neil Avenue. Final pavement
restoration will occur in the spring.
7. Emergency sewer work and ongoing
renovation work by Giant Eagle will continue
with construction activity in the ravine
area. This work is not connected with this
project.
November 21, 2008
1. Minor work is occurring in the
parking lot at the
North Street apartments at the end of
Neil Avenue and North Street. Once this
work is complete activity will cease in
this area until spring when final
pavement restoration will occur.
2. From Dodridge to Tompkins, concrete
base and the intermediate asphalt course
has been installed.
-
The contractor is completing
installation of the concrete barrier
for pedestrians to walk in the
street while the sidewalk is removed
and a conduit bank is placed. The
installation of wood walkways to
individual store fronts is in
progress.
-
On-street parking is (one side) is
partially available along this
stretch and will be completely
available next week.
-
This traffic pattern will remain in
place through the winter.
3. From Tompkins to Lane, the paving
operation is in progress and no on
street parking is available. This
section will be fully opened to traffic
in mid-December, with parking on both
sides when paving is complete. This
section will remain open for the winter.
4.
Hudson is open to one way west-bound
traffic. No on-street parking is
available from East to Neil.
5. Various spot utility work will
continue at irregular intervals over the
winter. This work typically has a
short-term impact on parking
availability and movement in the
alleys.
November 7, 2008
1. Work is wrapping up on the storm sewer
outfall in Glen Echo ravine. The pipe
connecting the outfall structure is
currently being extended across the parking
lot at the
North Street apartments at the end of Neil
Avenue and North Street. This work will
take 20 parking spaces in the apartment out
of service for the next two weeks.
2. The paving operation is now under way on
High Street.
-
From Dodridge to south of
Hudson, concrete base has been
installed.
-
Depending on the weather, the
intermediate asphalt base course will be
placed on Monday 11/10.
-
Following the asphalt work, the
contractor will install a concrete
barrier for pedestrians to walk in the
street while the sidewalk is removed and
a conduit bank in placed.
-
Once the barrier is in place and the
pavement is re-striped, on-street
parking will become available along this
stretch. The parking should be
available in about two weeks.
3. The pavement operation will proceed south
from
Hudson to Maynard. The same sequence as
above will follow. On-street parking will
not be available for at least the next three
weeks in this section.
4. From Maynard to Northwood, a variety of
minor operations are ongoing, including
inlet work on the east side of the street.
The barrels are being pulled back to allow
parking after hours and on weekends.
5. From Northwood to Lane, the contractor is
completing installation of the trunk storm
sewer. As the installation is finished, the
paving operation will start. Continuous
activity and no on-street parking in this
section will extend until December.
6. East Hudson will remain closed through
mid-November for storm installation and
pavement widening work. After that
Hudson will open to one way east bound
traffic. No on-street parking will be
available from East to Neil in the near
future.
7. Overhead utility work will continue on
side streets and alleys along the length of
the project. This work typically has a
short-term impact on parking availability
and movement in the alleys.
8. Columbia Gas crews will be on site in
various locations for at least another two
weeks. Their work typically has spot impact
on parking availability.
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