Progress Last month, the contractor completed the new intersection and road tie-ins at SR-297 (Bryant Bridge) and Rice Mine Road, and traffic transitioned to the new intersection. This marked a major milestone for the project. Now that traffic has moved off of the existing Rice Mine Road, the contractor continues constructing the remaining travel lanes and side…
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Progress The current focus of the project is to complete the roadway tie-ins at Rice Mine Road and SR-297 (Bryant Bridge). The Rice Mine Road north tie-in in front of Randall Reilly is complete, and the SR-297 tie-in is completed and preliminarily paved. The new traffic signal at SR-297 and Rice Mine Road is operational, and the…
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Progress Progress continues on the new portion of McWright’s Ferry Road with the placement of topsoil, grass, and stone base and pavement. Sanitary sewer installation on McWright’s Ferry Road has been completed from near North River to New Watermelon Road including the recently completed line across McWright’s Ferry Road to Oak Chase. At the SR-297 (Bryant Bridge)…
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Progress Primary areas of material haul-off have been completed, and only minor grading work remains on the project. Grading work has begun to widen McWright’s Ferry Road, and fill material is visible on the east side of McWright’s in preparation for new curb and gutter. Sanitary sewer installation has progressed from south of Oak Glen to north…
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Progress All of the blasting for this project has been completed, and material haul-off is progressing on schedule. Waterlines were installed in April, and the lines on McWright’s Ferry Road have been switched over to the new feeds. Sanitary sewer line installation is in progress as of early June. On the SR-297 (Bryant Bridge) side of…
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Progress Grading is almost complete! Only three areas of earthwork involving blasting and mass hauling remain. In April, the focus shifted to complete installation of around 3,800 feet of waterline on McWright’s Ferry Road. An additional crew was assigned to this effort, taking the completion time from the projection of a couple of months down…
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Progress Drilling, blasting, and excavation continue to be the primary focus of the project. The contractor is nearing the end of the large-scale earthmoving, and the majority of the rock has been moved. The roadway is on grade between SR-297 (Bryant Bridge) and North River. Grading and earthwork south of SR-297 are progressing as well. The new…
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Progress Work continues on each side of SR-297 (Bryant Bridge). A significant percent of the earthwork leading to North River is complete, and the right of way is beginning to take shape between SR-297 and Rice Mine Road. East of North River, preparations are underway for final grading between North River and Oak Glen. All girders on both…
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Progress Work has begun south of SR-297 (Bryant Bridge) and continues between SR-297 and North River. A substantial portion of the cut and fill is complete on the new portion of the road between North River and Oak Glen. Construction is in process of the roadway bridge over North River, and the truss span of the…
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Progress The contractor has moved 60% of the required material on the project, installed girders on 3 of the 7 spans for the vehicle bridge, and laid asphalt on around 2000 feet of new roadway. Currently, blasting and earthwork continues between SR-297 and North River and in the new section of the roadway south of…
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