As City Council may recall, the 2021/2022 Street Improvement Project included the milling and paving of streets in the West Grand, East Grand, and East Madison neighborhoods. In addition to paving, areas where the existing sidewalk was cracked or damaged was removed and replaced as part of the project. In areas where existing stormwater inlet structures were located in the grass adjacent to the street, concrete flumes were constructed from the edge of the street to the inlet structure as part of a best management practice.
In an effort to expedite the 2022/2023 Street Improvement Project, City Council recommended that staff add the project as a change order to the 2021/2022 Street Improvement Project. On December 19, 2023 at a City Council regularly scheduled meeting, City Council approved the change order presented by staff. As a result of the change order, the project time frame was expedited by eliminating the bid phase and contract phase which resulted in a reduction of consultant fees. Finally, the change order avoided a possible increase in construction cost due to inflation. Areas of street improvements included West Grand, East Grand, East Madison, Downtown, and Oak Hill Heights neighborhoods.
As previously mentioned, areas where the existing sidewalk was cracked or damaged was removed and replaced as part of the change order. In areas where existing stormwater inlet structures were located in the grass adjacent to the street, concrete flumes were constructed from the edge of the street to the inlet structure as part of a best management practice.