Sunday, April 26, 2015

Landscape Restoration On-Going. Construction to begin week of May 11th

Work Completed Last Week:
·         Landscape restoration of Phase I Improvements

 Work Anticipated This Week:

·         Complete landscape restoration of Phase I Improvements.

The contractor is anticipating to begin mobilizing equipment and performing preparatory work for the Phase II Improvements during the week of May 4th. Phase II underground utility construction is anticipated to begin the week of May 11th.

Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Phase I Landscaping Being Completed. ComEd and Nicor Improvements Nearly Complete

Perez Landscaping is on-site performing the remaining landscape restoration that could not be completed last year.  The contractor will install sod in locations not previously done and make any repairs to damaged sod due to the utility improvements completed.

The ComEd Electric and Nicor Gas utility improvements are nearing completion. They are currently expecting to be completed with their improvements in the first part of May.

ComEd improvements are completed with the exception of a few connections between the existing and new systems throughout the neighborhood. 

Nicor Gas mainline and service improvements are also completed. The only remaining work associated with the Nicor Gas improvements is transferring from the old to the new services lines at each individual home. Notifications have been provided to each resident instructing you to contact Nicor directly to schedule a time for these connections.  If you have not received a notification or have not scheduled an appointment, please do so at your earliest convenience.  Please contact Russ Jensen with the Village of Glenview at 847-904-4418 or rjensen@glenview.il.us if you have any questions or need contact information for Nicor Gas.

The general contractor, DiMeo Brothers, is anticipated to begin early to mid-May, depending on availability and completion of the ComEd and Nicor work. The contractor’s work will include installation of new water main, storm sewer, sanitary sewer services, and roadway reconstruction. Additional information regarding exact start dates will be provided in the near future as schedules are finalized.

Friday, December 5, 2014

Construction Coming to an End.

The last few weeks the contractor has been trying to get as much of the project completed as possible prior to the construction season ending. The cold weather we experienced over the past few weeks came a little sooner than expected. Nonetheless, all the work anticipated to be completed was done.

The concrete curb & gutter and first layer of asphalt pavement was completed on Westview Road from the cul-de-sac to Glenarye Drive prior to the Thanksgiving Holiday.

The asphalt pavement surface layer was installed on Central Road, Glendale Drive, and Westview Road. A temporary asphalt surface layer was installed along Glenayre Drive at Glenview. The restoration of asphalt driveways was also completed.

Other work completed through the week included landscape grading and installation of topsoil, pouring benches in manholes, installing chimney seals in manholes, removing debris from catch basins and inlets, adjusting fire hydrant elevations, general site clean-up, and removing equipment from job site. The contractor also installed a strip of erosion control blanket approximately 3 feet wide adjacent to the concrete curb & gutter where the sod will not be installed this year. This is be prevent washout of the topsoil on the roadway. The concrete contractor also applied a protective coating on the concrete curb & gutter, driveways, and sidewalks.

Anticipated work to be completed this construction season includes the following:
·         Internal Televising of storm and sanitary sewers.
·         Re-Install street signs.
·         Pavement markings.
·         Site clean-up. 

Work to be completed in Spring of 2015 (As part of Phase I Improvements):
·         Reconstruction of Glenayre Drive from Glenview Road to Westview Road including concrete curb & gutter, new aggregate base course, asphalt pavement, and landscape restoration
·         Sod restoration not completed this year. 

Phase II Improvement along Glenayre Drive, Glenridge Drive, and Glen Court will be bid during the Spring of 2015 with construction to begin in the spring or summer of 2015.

Thank you again for all your patience and understanding through this construction season. It was greatly appreciated.

Friday, November 21, 2014

First Layer of Asphalt on Westview Scheduled for Saturday, November 22nd

This past week the concrete contractor, Landmark Construction, poured the concrete curb & gutter along Westview Road from the cul-de-sac to Glenayre Drive.

DiMeo Brothers continued with the roadway reconstruction process along Westview Road by grading and preparing the base course for the first layer of asphalt pavement. The contractor also adjusted manholes in the roadway along Glendale Drive to the height of the final asphalt surface elevation. The contractor continued to grade and install soil behind the concrete curb & gutter along Westview Road.

Anticipated work to be completed this construction season includes the following:
·         First layer of asphalt pavement on Westview Road: Saturday, November 22nd
·         Final lift of asphalt pavement surface on the entire project site: Week of December 1st.
·         Grading of landscape areas and installation of topsoil: Weather dependent
·         Installation of asphalt driveways: Week of November 24th or December 1st, weather dependent.
·         Installation of temporary asphalt pavement along Glenayre Drive, Week of December 1st.
·         Miscellaneous repairs and utility work along the project site including manhole adjustments, cleaning of structures, televising of storm sewers, fire hydrant relocations, and others.
·         Site clean-up.

Work to be completed in Spring of 2015 (As part of Phase I Improvements):
·         Reconstruction of Glenayre Drive from Glenview Road to Westview Road including concrete curb & gutter, new aggregate base course, asphalt pavement, and landscape restoration
·         Sod restoration not completed this year. It is unlikely that sod will be available for the remaining of this construction season. The landscape will be graded. Topsoil will be installed if material is available. If topsoil and sod become available due to favorable weather conditions, additional topsoil and sod restoration will be completed. 

Phase II Improvement along Glenayre Drive, Glenridge Drive, and Glen Court will be bid during the Spring of 2015 with construction to begin in the spring or summer of 2015.

Monday, November 17, 2014

Roadway Reconstruction On-Going along Westview Road. Landscape Restoration On-Going.

Following the installation of the concrete curb & gutter the week of November 3rd, the contractor continued with the roadway reconstruction of Glendale Drive from Central Road to Westview Road.

Last week, the first layer of asphalt pavement was installed along the remaining portions of Central Road and Glendale Drive from Central Road to Westview Road.

The contractor also continued with landscape grading, installing topsoil, and laying sod along Central Road and Glendale Drive The contractor will continue with landscape restoration this week with the hopes of having all the sod installed by the end of the week in this area. The sod will be evaluated again in the spring to ensure a healthy stand of grass is established and repair any areas that have settled.

By the end of this week, the contractor is anticipating to have all of the underground utility work completed associated with this project. There are only a few minor items remaining to be completed.

The contractor also started the roadway reconstruction process along Westview Road from the west end towards Glenayre Drive.

This week, the schedule includes concrete curb & gutter being installed along Westview Road on Monday or Tuesday, November 17th or 18th. The contractor will continue with the roadway grading following the concrete curb & gutter installation. The first layer of asphalt pavement is currently scheduled for the end of this week or beginning of the week of November 24th. It is anticipated the first layer of asphalt will be installed along Westview Road prior to the Thanksgiving Holiday.

The current schedule includes installing the final asphalt surface layer on all roadways with concrete curb & gutter that have been previously paved with the first layer of asphalt. This work is scheduled for the first week of December.

As evident by the falling temperatures, the construction season is coming to an end. The contractor is committed to getting as much work completed this year as possible and weather permits. We are still evaluating the extents of the work that will be completed. Whatever roadway reconstruction is not completed this year, a temporary asphalt surface will be installed for easier travel and snow-plowing operations. The roadway improvements will then be completed in 2015 and the temporary asphalt will remain in place until the roadway is reconstructed.

Thank you again for all your patience and understanding throughout the entire construction process, it has been greatly appreciated. We do understand what a huge inconvenience living in and around a construction site can be. We hope you are satisfied with the end result as the asphalt pavement and landscape restoration is being completed.

Friday, November 7, 2014

Work on Saturday November 8th to Begin at 7:00 AM

DiMeo Brothers will be working on Glendale Drive between Central Road and Westview Road starting at 7:00 AM this Saturday, November 8th. The start time is an hour earlier than other Saturday’s due to tight timeframes and change in daylight savings time. The contractor will be performing the landscape grading behind the newly installed curbs and storm sewer improvements on Westview Road.

The asphalt binder pavement along Glendale Drive from Central Road to Westview Road is scheduled to be installed on Tuesday, November 11th.

Thank you for your understanding dealing with this earlier start time.