Construction News: Cars Sharing Lower Main Street 5/14/19
05.14.19
Contractors working on Canalside and Cars Sharing Lower Main Street projects are hard at work, and are taking turns accessing their many projects near Scott Street.
Upcoming Cars Sharing Main Street work includes:
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- Trackbed and rail replacement. Demolition in front of One Canalside is complete except at the two new catenary pole bases, to be completed this weekend.
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- Trackbed demolition started up this week in front of HarborCenter, just south of Scott.
- Work continues on the foundations for two new catenary poles near Scott Street.
- Unfortunately, overnight work is needed this Friday night/ Saturday morning – May 10 – 11th, and next Friday night/ Saturday morning – May17th – 18. Pole foundations are too close to moving Metro Rail trains for work to proceed unless during the overnight shutdown.
- This weekend contractors will demolish the remaining trackbed pavement surrounding new catenary poles, and they will replace an internal metal pipe in the top of the foundations. (See above left photo, below rectangular metal plate at the bottom west (left) edge of the trackbed.
- Next weekend work will include setting 48” anchor bolts in place, installing conduit for future electrical connections and pouring concrete to finish the pole foundations.
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- National Grid is working at Scott and Washington Streets to provide power to the Benderson development site. Scott Street traffic is reduced to one lane to accommodate this work.
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- Water line installation near East Canal Park is progressing. When completed, the east side pedestrian walkway will move over to make room for Verizon to join the construction site as they provide service to the new Benderson development site between the East Canal Park and Scott Street.
- The west side of Main Street remains fully open for pedestrians. Metro Rail is open on the west side of Main for both inbound and outbound service.
- Mixed commercial/residential construction by Sinatra & Company on the NW corner of Main and Marine Drive is expected to start in late summer.
