(Sept. 21, 2017) Installation of an offline wetland and expansion of a culvert will continue to close portions of William Street in Berlin for several more weeks.
“It’s moving along nicely and the project seems to be on schedule,” Town Administrator Laura Allen said, last Thursday. “[The contractor] is really focused on getting that culvert in and that road back open because of the impact on school and folks in the neighborhood.”
Allen said the contractor, Goody Hill Sand & Gravel, set up a makeshift pedestrian pathway to allow foot traffic on the busy street to pass by construction areas. She said the pathway moves around with construction.
The offline wetland, or stormwater pond, will be constructed opposite the Berlin Electric plant. Allen said the pond would not be as large as the wetland installed behind the multipurpose building on Flower Street, last year.
She said a $10,000 grant from Maryland Coastal Bays would cover some of the engineering and inspection costs. Additional funding for the project, part of townwide stormwater upgrades, comes from nearly $2 million in state and federal grants obtained by the town during the last several years.
Goody Hill gave the town a 60-day window to complete the project.
“We can’t say specifically when the road will be back open, but we figure it will be at least a few more weeks,” Allen said.
Elsewhere in the town, Maryland State Highway is close to finishing sidewalk repairs designed to bring several areas up to ADA standards. Work started on South Main Street, last month.
Allen said additional work was being done on Broad Street, to help with drainage there, and a crosswalk will be installed near the Island Creamery on Main Street, Allen said.
“It’s moving along nicely and the project seems to be on schedule,” Town Administrator Laura Allen said, last Thursday. “[The contractor] is really focused on getting that culvert in and that road back open because of the impact on school and folks in the neighborhood.”
Allen said the contractor, Goody Hill Sand & Gravel, set up a makeshift pedestrian pathway to allow foot traffic on the busy street to pass by construction areas. She said the pathway moves around with construction.
The offline wetland, or stormwater pond, will be constructed opposite the Berlin Electric plant. Allen said the pond would not be as large as the wetland installed behind the multipurpose building on Flower Street, last year.
She said a $10,000 grant from Maryland Coastal Bays would cover some of the engineering and inspection costs. Additional funding for the project, part of townwide stormwater upgrades, comes from nearly $2 million in state and federal grants obtained by the town during the last several years.
Goody Hill gave the town a 60-day window to complete the project.
“We can’t say specifically when the road will be back open, but we figure it will be at least a few more weeks,” Allen said.
Elsewhere in the town, Maryland State Highway is close to finishing sidewalk repairs designed to bring several areas up to ADA standards. Work started on South Main Street, last month.
Allen said additional work was being done on Broad Street, to help with drainage there, and a crosswalk will be installed near the Island Creamery on Main Street, Allen said.