Friday, July 31, 2015

Storm Sewer Installation On-Going

Work Completed Last Week:
·         Continued with storm sewer main line installation along Heatherfield Lane.

Work Anticipated This Week:
·         Complete storm sewer main line installation along Hetherfield Lane.
·         Install catch basins and inlets along Hetherfield Lane.
·         Begin storm sewer service installations.

 Thank you again for your patience and understanding during the on-going storm sewer construction.

Monday, July 27, 2015

Water Main and Service Replacement Completed

Work Completed Last Week:
·         Completed water service replacements along Heatherfield Lane.
·         Made connections between existing water main and newly installed water main at:
o   Heatherfield Lane and Sherwood Road
o   Heatherfield Lane and Beech Drive
o   Heatherfield Lane and Ferndale Road
·         Installed storm sewer catch basins and inlets at the intersection of Ferndale Road and Heatherfield Lane.
·         Water main and service replacements are completed.

Work Anticipated This Week:
·         Continue with storm sewer installation along Heatherfield Lane.
·         Begin storm sewer service replacements along Heatherfield Lane.
·         Abandon old fire hydrants and valves.

Now that the water main and service replacements are completed, we do not anticipate any more water main shut downs. Thank you for your patience and understanding during the various water main shut downs over the past few weeks, either scheduled or due to emergency repairs.

Monday, July 20, 2015

Connections Between Existing Water Main and New Water Main Scheduled This Week

Work Completed Last Week:
·         Continued with water service replacements along Heatherfield Lane.

Work Anticipated This Week:
·         Complete water service replacements along Heatherfield Lane.
·         Make connections between existing water main and newly installed water main at:
o   Heatherfield Lane and Sherwood Road
o   Heatherfield Lane and Beech Drive
o   Heatherfield Lane and Ferndale Road
·         Continue with storm sewer installation along Heatherfield Lane.

New water services are being installed from the new water main to the existing b-box within the Village right-of-way. New services will not be installed all the way to your home. During water service installation, water to individual homes will be turned off while the transition is made. Typically the water is turned off for 1-hour. The contractor will knock on the door of each home prior to turning off the water. It is difficult to determine the exact timing of the water shut-off; therefore, 24-hour notice is not given. The contractor will work with you to determine the best time to shut-off the water to the greatest extent possible.

Due to the condition of the existing water main, there have been several water main breaks during the water service replacements. Most of these repairs are being made without needing to turn off the water main; however, in several instances the water main has been required to be turn off to make the needed repairs. We apologize for these inconveniences. We are committed to letting all affected residents know about the emergency shut-downs as quickly as possible and to reduce the amount of time the water main is turned off to the greatest extent possible. We thank you for your understanding.

This week, there will be several scheduled water main shut downs to make the connections between the existing water main and newly installed water main. For this work, residents will be notified 24-hours prior to the water main being turned off.  

Friday, July 10, 2015

Water Service Replacements On-Going

Work Completed Last Week:
·         Storm sewer installation at intersection of Ferndale Road and Heatherfield Lane
·         Storm sewer installation along Heatherfield Lane from Ferndale Road to Beech Drive
·         Water service replacement along Heatherfield Lane starting at Ferndale Road and working north towards Sherwood Road.

Work Anticipated This Week:
·         Water service replacements along Heatherfield Lane continuing to work north towards Sherwood Road.

New water services are being installed from the new water main to the existing b-box within the Village right-of-way. New services will not be installed all the way to your home. During water service installation, water to individual homes will be turned off while the transition is made. Typically the water is turned off for 1-hour. The contractor will knock on the door of each home prior to turning off the water. It is difficult to determine the exact timing of the water shut-off; therefore, 24-hour notice is not given. The contractor will work with you to determine the best time to shut-off the water to the greatest extent possible.

Thank you for all your patience and understanding on Monday while the intersection of Ferndale Road and Heatherfield Lane was closed to accommodate the construction of the large diameter storm sewer in the area. There is additional work to be performed within the intersection, but we are not anticipating it will require the entire intersection to be closed for an extended period of time.

We also appreciate the understanding of those residents that were without water on Monday to accommodate the storm sewer construction at the intersection of Ferndale Road and Heatherfield Lane.

Friday, July 3, 2015

Ferndale & Heatherfield Intersection to be Closed During Working Hours

Work Completed Last Week:
·         Water main improvements at intersection of Ferndale Road and Heatherfield Lane.
·         Completed required testing of newly installed water main along Heatherfield Lane. Water main can now be placed into service.
·         Nicor Gas completed gas main and service replacement between Beech Drive and Fernadale Road. If you have any concerns regarding your gas service, please contact Nicor Gas.
·         General site clean-up

Work Anticipated This Week:
·         Storm sewer installation at the intersection of Ferndale Road and Heatherfield Lane.

 Due to the storm sewer improvements scheduled next week, the intersection of Heatherfield Lane and Ferndale Road will be closed 7/6/15 through 7/10/15 during construction hours only, 7am-5pm – (weather delays could shift closure dates). If weather delays occur, additional notification will be provided. The intersection will be open to traffic before and after construction hours each day.

Thank you in advance for dealing the traffic delays and inconvenience associated with the closure of the Heatherfield Lane and Ferndale Road intersection. Your patience and understanding is greatly appreciated.

Have a safe and happy July 4th Holiday.