Work is substantially complete with the exception of punch list work.

Work is substantially complete with the exception of punch list work.

Work is substantially complete with the exception of punch list work.

The contractor has paved the final lift of asphalt (surface course) this week and work is substantially complete with the exception of punch list work.

The contractor has completed the first lift of hot mix asphalt (binder course) this week. The contractor will work on hot-mix asphalt driveway aprons, topsoil placement, tree pruning and utility structure adjustments today and tomorrow. The contractor is scheduled to pave the final lift of asphalt (surface course) early next week.

UPDATE: Weather permitting, tomorrow, Thursday, November 4th, the contractor will be placing the first 2 lifts of asphalt on your street. The gravel ramps to your driveways will be removed today so that final grading can be completed. Parking is available on Indian north of Glenview Rd, Hunter Rd or Juniper during daytime work hours. No parking is permitted on the street from 7 AM to 6 PM.

Cars will be allowed in and out of the driveways once the asphalt has been placed and compacted. The street will still be open during paving for emergencies, deliveries, to drop off or pick up individuals, etc. If you must use the road, please do not leave vehicles unattended, it will only cause delays in the completion of the work.

The final top coat of asphalt will not be placed until the restoration work is done. You will again be notified when this work occurs.

All concrete work (curb and gutters, driveways) is complete. The contractor is scheduled to pave the first lift of hot mix asphalt (binder course) later this week (possibly Thursday, November 4).

The contractor is scheduled to install curb and gutter and concrete driveways on the east side of Indian next week. Resident’s cars will need to be removed and parked on a side street between the hours of 7 AM and 6 PM. Concrete pouring is scheduled for Tuesday and residents on the east side of Indian will not have access to their driveways for approximately one week. Paving of the first lift of hot mix asphalt (binder course) might be on Friday.

The contractor is scheduled to work Saturday doing grading in preparation for installing curb and gutter, concrete driveways and sidewalk next week. Resident’s cars will need to be removed and parked on a side street between the hours of 7 AM and 5 PM. Concrete pouring is scheduled for Tuesday and residents on the west side of Indian will not have access to their driveways for approximately one week.

The contractor is scheduled to continue preparation of the aggregate road base course next week. Next week the contractor is also scheduled to prepare for curb and gutter installation. Resident’s cars will need to be removed and parked on a side street between the hours of 7 AM and 5 PM.

Water services, sanitary sewer and storm sewer work will be complete this week (photograph - water main installation). The contractor is scheduled to begin preparation of the aggregate road base course next week. Resident’s cars will need to be removed and parked on a side street between the hours of 7 AM and 5 PM.

Water services and the sanitary sewer system have been completed. The contractor will continue storm sewer work into next week. The contractor is scheduled to begin preparation of the aggregate road base course the end of next week. Resident’s cars will need to be removed and parked on a side street between the hours of 7 AM and 5 PM.

Water services have been completed. The contractor will continue sanitary and storm sewer work into next week. Resident’s cars will need to be removed and parked on a side street between the hours of 7 AM and 5 PM.

The contractor is aiming to complete the water services this week or early next week. On Monday the contractor will begin concrete pavement removal in order to continue with sanitary sewer installation. Resident’s cars will need to be removed and parked on a side street between the hours of 7 AM and 5 PM.

The water main chlorination reports have been received and water service installations should commence on Tuesday. Residents will be notified the morning of the shutoff for each home. The contractor has taken advantage of the dry weather over the past several weeks to work on the storm sewer in the low part of the street to the south and will continue replacing the sanitary main down the middle of the street along with sewer services.

The water main installation is complete, filling and pressure testing has been done and the new main is being chlorinated and tested. Test results should be in Tuesday and then the contractor will begin water service installations to each home. On the day the contractor works on your service they will knock on the door to notify residents of the water shutoff. At the same time the contractor will be working on the sanitary and storm sewer systems.

The water main and fire hydrants have been installed. The water main will now be pressure tested and chlorinated before water service installation can begin. This is a several day process, so in the meantime, the contractor has started installing storm sewer.

The contractor is pulling the last section of water main pipe and will be making the connection to the existing water main. This connection is scheduled for Monday weather permitting which will require a water shutoff for 6 – 8 hours. Residents should receive notices on their doors today. After the connections are made, the contractor will install the fire hydrants. Then the water main will need to be pressure tested. It’s actually quite a simple test, in that the main is filled with water and pressurized to 150 pounds per square inch (psi). To pass the pressure test, pressure must be held at 150 psi for 2 hours. Once the pressure test passes, the water main gets chlorinated. Once the chlorination tests pass, the contractor can begin on water services.

Water main installation is continuing.

The water main installation started on Thursday. The water main is being installed by a method call Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD). In this method, a reamer is used to push a tunnel through the ground. Then the pipe is pulled through/into this tunnel. This process will be done in two sections due to the length of the main. Once the pipe is installed, the contractor comes back and installs the valves (which turn the water on and off), fire hydrants and water services.

STRIKE HAS BEEN RESOLVED, CONSTRUCTION RESUMES!

The strike was resolved this week and new contracts between the unions and contractors have been signed and are in effect. The contractor resumed work this week!

The contractor plans to begin watermain installation early next week.

Strike Continues

As of this morning, the strike continues. The Unions and the Contracting Companies are still in negotiations and have not yet reached an agreement. It is our understanding that the next scheduled meeting is set for Monday, July 19.

We continue to ask for your patience and understanding during this time. We are continuing to monitor each construction site so that they remain safe to the general public.

As stated below, please do not hesitate to contact the Village Project Manager or the Capital Projects Department at (847) 998-9500.

STRIKE NOTICE

Dear Resident:

Thank you for your ongoing patience during the Village construction project adjacent to your home. At this time, the Village has been notified that Chicagoland Construction Labor Unions are going on strike. The conflict is between the Contracting Companies and the Unions, not involving the Village.

Work has therefore been temporarily shut down on your street. We are insuring that all construction sites are safe to the general public and will continue to actively monitor each site.

If any issues arise, or if you should have any questions, please contact the Village Project Manager or the Capital Projects Department at (847) 998-9500.

As of today, we do not have any information on how long this strike could last. We will inform you when this issue is resolved and work will resume.

Thank you again for your patience while this matter is resolved.

RESIDENT MEETING

We invite all residents to the Informational Meeting at the Police Station on Thursday July 8th at 6 PM.