CLEARFIELD -- Roughly 60 households are being impacted by construction along Maple Street, but officials say the short-term inconvenience will provide big benefits.
Kapp Construction is in the process of upgrading the sanitary sewer line, storm drain, sidewalk/curb/gutter, and repaving along Maple Street. Their bid was one of 11 that council members reviewed and ultimately approved in early July.
Work began on the project in August. The total project cost is estimated at $413,400, including $80,555 in engineering and contingency fees.
Public Works Director Scott Hodge said the quarter- mile long street was in need of repair, though the work temporarily inconveniences the 60 households there.
He explained that not only was the infrastructure suffering, but the road had had a lot of patchwork.
"There were uneven spots there," Hodge said. "There was also broken curb, gutter and sidewalks that needed replaced.
"You will definitely see a visual difference when the improvements are finished."
Though in the end there will be a smooth, new asphalt road, that isn't the case right now. He said the city is sorry for the inconvenience, but it is only temporary.
Crews have about two to three weeks left on installing the sewer line, which goes done the length of the road in the middle portion of it.
To be able to do that, the road was stripped down to what appears to be road base. Hodge explained that the crews used a milling machine to grind off the pavement to be able to access the pipes.
"It is just a rough looking road right now," he said. "There are pretty rough conditions right now. It's not a nice, smooth asphalt road."
Even after the sewer work is finished, the road will remain in this unfinished state.
Crews will move to work on tearing out the curb, gutter and sidewalks and then replacing them. Once that is installed, the asphalt will go back in. That is expected to start in the next few weeks.
City work began on the project at the beginning of August, though the gas company had been in previously replacing the gas line to bring it up-to-date.
The project is expected to be fully completed by mid-October. Hodge said the timeline could change as work progresses.
This project is just one of many as part of the city's aggressive efforts to manage and improve the road infrastructure, according to City Manager Chris Hillman.
He said the city will continue to work on improving its infrastructure as funds are available.
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