Major Construction Completed!!! Final Blog Post

Work Performed, September 5^th to September 8^th   

·         Final walk-through of project with Village staff.

·         Made repairs as identified during final walk-through.

·         Sod Restoration

Work to be Performed:

·         Make any additional minor repairs as needed.

The project is nearly completed and this will be the final blog post for the project. We hope you found the information to be helpful and insightful regarding the current status of the project and upcoming work.

The Village of Glenview will provide resident surveys in the coming weeks for you to complete regarding the construction work and notifications provided. Please take a few moments to complete this survey. The information will allow us to know what aspects of the project we are doing well at and which areas we need to improve upon in the future.

Thanks again for all your patience and understanding throughout the construction project. We hope that you are happy with the improvements made.

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact James Tigue, Village Project Manager, at 847-904-4334.

Sod Restoration to Begin in a Few Weeks

Work Performed, August 28^th to September 1^st  

·         Asphalt driveway restoration

·         Pavement patching near Wagner Road

·         Final inspection with Village staff prior to project close-out.

Work to be Performed

·         Minor repairs identified outside the pavement

·         Sod Restoration, to be performed in mid-September when growing conditions are typically more favorable.

Asphalt Paving Completed

Work Performed, August 21^st to August 25^th  

·         Paved final surface layer of asphalt

·         Performed final testing of water main system

Work to be Performed

·         Asphalt driveway restoration

·         Pavement patching near Wagner Road

·         Minor repairs indentified outside the pavement

·         Final inspection with Village staff prior to project close-out.

·         Sod Restoration, to be performed in mid-September when growing conditions are typically more favorable.

Final Layer of Asphalt Surface Pavement being Scheduled

Work Performed, August 14^th to 18^th   

·         Started final testing of water main

·         Made repairs to water main identified during testing

·         Adjust manholes prior to final grade

·         Excavate, grade, and install topsoil in landscape area

·         Internally televising underground storm and sanitary sewers

·         General site clean-up.

Work Anticipated to be Performed, August 21^st to August 25^th  

·         Complete final testing of water main

·         Complete excavation, grading, and installation of topsoil in landscape areas

·         Pave final layer of asphalt

The contractor will continue to install and grade topsoil; however, sod will not be installed until mid-September when the growing conditions are typically more favorable.

Hopefully a majority of the construction work, with the exception of sod installation, will be completed in the next 1-2 weeks.

Thanks again for all your patience and understanding.

Preparing for Final Layer of Asphalt Pavement

Work Performed, July 31^st to August 11^th  

·         Graded base course of gravel prior to paving first layers of asphalt pavement

·         Paved first layer of asphalt pavement

·         Restored concrete driveways

·         Prepared for asphalt driveway restorations

·         Reinstalled mailboxes

Work Anticipated to be Performed, August 14^th to August 18^th

·         Perform final testing of water main

·         Adjust manholes prior to final paving

·         Perform internal televising of sewers

·         Rough grade and install topsoil along the edge of pavement

With the installation of the first layers of asphalt pavement, hopefully the driving condition are much improved by reducing the amount of dust and providing a smooth driving surface. The asphalt driveways will be restored following the installation of the surface layer of asphalt.

The contractor will be working to performing several miscellaneous tasks prior to paving the final layer of asphalt including all final testing of the underground work performed.

The contractor will be installing and grading topsoil; however, sod will not be installed until mid-September when the growing conditions are typically more favorable.

Hopefully a majority of the construction work, with the exception of sod installation, will be completed in the next 2-3 weeks.

 

Thanks again for all your patience and understanding.

Roadway Excavation Nearly Complete. Paving Next Week.

Work Performed, July 24^th to July 28^th

·         Performed excavation and installation of gravel base materials within pavement widening area.

·         Removed unstable materials under proposed pavement widening area.

·         Removed existing asphalt pavement

·         Excavated under existing pavement and installed new gravel base materials

Work Anticipated to be Performed, July 31^st to August 4^th 

·         Fine grading of aggregate base materials

·         Paving first layer of asphalt pavement

·         Rough grading of landscape restoration areas

It is anticipated the first layer asphalt pavement will be installed next week. This is a major project milestone because the amount of dust will be greatly reduced as well as providing a smooth driving surface.

Thank you for all your patience as you have been traveling along a roadway under construction for an extended period of time.

Roadway Widening Started

Work Performed, July 17^th to July 21^st  

·         Started excavation for roadway widening

·         Removed driveways in preparation for roadway improvements

Work Anticipated to be performed, July 24^th to July 28^th

·         Continue with excavation for roadway widening

·         Remove existing asphalt pavement to allow for new pavement to be installed

·         Grading the existing roadway prior to paving first layer of asphalt pavement.

Roadway improvements along Queens Road will continue next week.  The roadway improvements include pavement widening, removing the existing asphalt pavement, making needed repairs to existing base under the roadway, and new asphalt pavement.

There have been several unforeseen delays over the past weeks, including inclement weather and threat for heavy rains.  Due to the work being performed, we were closely watching the forecast to ensure the work could be completed during dry weather as much as possible. Please be assured the Village and contractor are committed to completing the work as quickly as possible.

Thanks again for all your patience and understanding during these delays.