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8th Street NW & 9th Street NW

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Contractor: Ulland Brothers, Inc.
Project Cost: $1,081,516.25
Start Date: 8^th Street NW –May 31^st, 9^th Street NW – Late July
Project Updates:
February 10, 2021 – Public Information meeting held to present information about the project.
February 16, 2021 – Public hearing on proposed project held at the City Council Meeting.
March 15, 2021 – Final public hearing held on proposed project at City Council Meeting.
April 5, 2021 – City Council awards construction contract to Ulland Brothers, Inc.
April 20, 2021 – A pre-construction meeting was held to discuss the project with the contractor. Work on 8^th Street NW will begin on June 1^st. Work on 9^th St NW will begin in late-July.
June 1, 2021 – The project is set to begin on Wednesday morning. The contractor will be removing the asphalt pavement from 8^th Street NW. After the asphalt is removed, they will finish tree removals and start removal of curb & gutter and driveways. Please park your vehicles on an adjacent street.
June 7, 2021 – Austin Utilities will begin working on water main replacement this week.
June 21, 2021 – Austin Utilities will continue working on water main replacement this week.
June 28, 2021 – Austin Utilities will be working on water service replacement this week.
July 6, 2021 – Austin Utilities will continue working on water service replacement this week.
July 12, 2021 – Austin Utilities will continue working on water service replacement this week.
July 19, 2021 – Austin Utilities will be wrapping up work on 8^th St NW this week. The contractor will also be finishing work on sanitary sewer and storm sewer on 8^th St NW. 9^th Street NW is scheduled to begin work on Friday, July 23^rd.
July 26, 2021 – The contractor will begin roadway excavation this week on 8^th St NW. Austin Utilities will begin working on water main replacement on 9^th St NW.
August 2, 2021 – The contractor is working on drain tile installation and roadway excavation on 8^th St NW this week. Austin Utilities is working on water main replacement on 9^th St NW this week.
August 9, 2021 – The contractor continues to work on drain tile and roadway excavation on 8^th St NW this week. Austin Utilities will be wrapping up water main and service replacement on 9^th St NW this week.
August 16, 2021 – The contractor plans to finish up drain tile work on 8^th St NW this week. After that aggregate base will be placed on 8^th St NW. Storm sewer and sanitary sewer work is scheduled to begin on 9^th St NW later this week.
August 24, 2021 – The contractor has completed placing rock on 8^th Street NW. The next step in the project will be sidewalk removal and replacement. This week the contractor will be working on storm and sanitary sewer on 9^th St NW.
August 30, 2021 – The contractor will be working on storm sewer and sanitary sewer in the 9^th Street & 10^th Avenue NW intersection and the 9^th Street & 8^th Avenue NW intersections this week. Sidewalk removal on 8^th St NW is expected to begin soon.
September 7, 2021 – The contractor plans to finish storm sewer work in the 9^th St & 8^th Ave NW intersection and begin sidewalk removal on 8^th St NW this week.
September 13, 2021 – The contractor is finishing up storm sewer work on 9^th St on Monday. They will then begin sidewalk removal on 8^th.September 22, 2021 – Roadway excavation will be taking place on 9^th St NW this week, followed by drain tile installation. Curb and gutter work has been delayed due to covid cases on the crews. Curb and gutter is expected to begin October 4^th.
September 28, 2021 – The contractor completed drain tile installation on 9^th St NW this week. Later this week aggregate base will be placed on 9^th We are still waiting for the concrete crews to get here on 8^th St NW. The latest update from them is that they plan to begin work on curb and gutter next week.
October 5, 2021 – The contractor has started curb and gutter work on both 8^th St & 9^th They plan to complete all curb and gutter this week. They will also begin removing sidewalk panels for replacement.
October 11, 2021 – The contractor will be removing sidewalk panels early this week, followed by replacement later in the week. They will also begin replacing driveways.
October 18, 2021 – The contractor will continue working on sidewalk and driveway replacement this week. They will also be working on paving the 8^th St & 9^th St intersections with 8^th Ave and 10^th Ave, and the alley east of 8^thOctober 26, 2021 – The contractor plans to finish concrete driveways and sidewalks this week. The tentative plan is to pave both 8^th St and 9^th St on Monday, November 1^st.

1st Avenue SE & 1st Street SE

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Contractor: Doyle Conner Co.
Project Cost: $823,551.50
Start Date: May 3rd
Project Updates:
February 10, 2021 – Public Information meeting held to present information about the project.
February 16, 2021 – Public hearing on proposed project held at the City Council Meeting.
March 15, 2021 – Final public hearing held on proposed project at City Council Meeting.
April 5, 2021 – City Council awards construction contract to Doyle Conner Co.
April 16, 2021 – A pre-construction meeting was held to discuss the project with the contractor.
April 27, 2021 – Work on the project is scheduled to begin on Monday, May 3^rd. Detour signage and temporary accesses have been constructed to parking lots.
May 3, 2021 – Construction has begun. The contractor will be removing concrete pavement early this week. Austin Utilities will then begin water main construction.
May 10, 2021 – This week Austin Utilities will be working on water main and water service installation on 1^st Avenue SE.
May 17, 2021 – Austin Utilities has completed water main construction and will be working on water services this week. The contractor has completed sanitary sewer main replacement and will be working on sanitary sewer services. Later in the week storm sewer construction will begin.
May 24, 2021 – Austin Utilities has completed water work on the project. The contractor has completed sanitary sewer work as well. Storm sewer replacement work will take place this week.
June 7, 2021 – The contractor plans to complete storm sewer replacement this week. After the storm sewer is finished the contractor will begin excavating the roadway in preparation for rock placement.
June 21, 2021 – All underground work has been completed. The contractor will be placing aggregate base this week.
June 28, 2021 – Aggregate base has been placed. The next step in the project is concrete paving. The contractor plans to move in at the end of the week to begin the paving process.
July 6, 2021 – The contractor is expected to move in at the end of this week to begin the concrete paving process.
July 12, 2021 – The concrete paving contractor has begun to move equipment in today. Paving is expected to begin at the end of this week.
July 19, 2021 – The contractor will continue paving operations this week.
July 26, 2021 – The contractor will be back on Wednesday to finish concrete paving on the streets. Later in the week they will begin working on replacing sidewalks and driveways.
August 2, 2021 – The contractor is working on sidewalk and driveway replacement this week.
August 9, 2021 – The contractor will be pouring the last remaining pieces of concrete on Tuesday. They will also be working on grading the dirt in the boulevards and installing signage. Due to the drought sod will not be placed until later in the fall. We plan to reopen 1^st Avenue and 1^st Street SE to traffic this week.
August 16, 2021 – 1^st Avenue & 1^st Street SE are now open to traffic. Thank you for your patience throughout the project.

19th Street NW & 1st Avenue NW

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Contractor: Ulland Brothers, Inc.
Project Cost: $770,390.10
Start Date: 19^th Street NW – May 17^th, 1^st Avenue NW – Early August
Project Updates:
February 10, 2021 – Public Information meeting held to present information about the project.
February 16, 2021 – Public hearing on proposed project held at the City Council Meeting.
March 15, 2021 – Final public hearing held on proposed project at City Council Meeting.
April 5, 2021 – City Council awards construction contract to Ulland Brothers, Inc.
April 20, 2021 – A pre-construction meeting was held to discuss the project with the contractor. Work on 19^th Street NW will begin on May 17^th. Work on 1^st Ave NW will begin in early August.
May 10, 2021 – Work on 19^th Street NW is scheduled to begin on Thursday, May 20^th.
May 17, 2021 – The contractor is still scheduled to begin work on 19^th Street NW on Thursday, May 20^th. Please remove all vehicles from your property and 19^th Street NW by early Thursday morning.
May 18, 2021 – The contractor has made an adjustment to their schedule, and will now be starting the project on Wednesday, May 19^th. Please remove all vehicles from your property and 19^th Street NW by early Wednesday morning.
May 24, 2021 – Austin Utilities will begin working on water main replacement this week.
June 1, 2021 – Austin Utilities will continue working on water main replacement this week.
June 7, 2021 – Austin Utilities will continue working on water main replacement this week.
June 21, 2021 – Austin Utilities has completed water main work on 19^th St NW. The contractor is working on sanitary sewer manhole replacement and storm sewer this week.
June 28, 2021 – The contractor continues to work on storm and sanitary sewer on 19^th St NW this week.
July 6, 2021 – The contractor will be finishing up storm sewer and sanitary sewer work this week. They will also begin roadway excavation.
July 12, 2021 – The contractor will begin roadway excavation on 19^th St NW this week.
July 19, 2021 – The contractor will be working on roadway excavation on 19^th St NW this week.
July 26, 2021 – The contractor will be finishing up drain tile installation early this week. Later in the week aggregate base will be place on 19^th St NW.
August 2, 2021 – The contractor is placing aggregate base on 19^th St NW this week. Late this week, curb and gutter is expected to be poured.
August 9, 2021 – On 19^th Street NW, the contractor will be working on sidewalk early this week. Later in the week they plan to pour curb and gutter. Work is scheduled to begin on 1^st Avenue NW late this week or early next week. A letter will be handed out to provide a specific date.
August 16, 2021 – Austin Utilities will begin work on 1^st Ave NW on Tuesday. The concrete contractor will be finishing up their work on 19^th St NW on Tuesday as well. Asphalt paving on 19^th St is tentatively scheduled for late this week.
August 24, 2021 – The contractor paved 19^th St NW on Monday. Later this week, weather permitting, the contractor will begin grading boulevards in preparation for sod. Austin Utilities will begin water service replacement on 1^st Ave NW this week.
August 30, 2021 – The contractor will be grading boulevards in preparation for sod this week. Austin Utilities will be working on water service replacement on 1^st Avenue NW.
September 7, 2021 – Austin Utilities has completed water service replacement on 1^st Ave NW. Next the contractor will begin work on replacing sanitary sewer manholes.
September 13, 2021 – The contractor plans to begin sanitary sewer manhole replacement on 1^st Ave NW this week. They also plan to continue restoring boulevards on 19^thSeptember 22, 2021 – This week the contractor will be working on roadway excavation on 1^st Avenue NW. They will also continue preparing boulevards for sod.
September 28, 2021 – This week the contractor will be working on drain tile installation on 1^st Avenue NW. Sod is expected to be laid on 19^th St NW next week.
October 5, 2021 – The contractor will be finishing up drain tile installation this week. They also completed sodding on 19^th Next will be replacing curb and gutter on 1^st Ave.
October 11, 2021 – The contractor will be placing rock on 1^st Ave NW this week.
October 18, 2021 – The contractor plans to begin replacing curb and gutter this week.
October 26, 2021 – The contractor plans to begin replacing curb and gutter on 1^st Ave NW on Thursday of this week. Paving is tentatively planned for Monday, November 1^st.

16th Street NE & 1st Avenue NE

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Contractor: Ulland Brothers, Inc.
Project Cost: $1,278,099.50
Start Date: 16^th St NE & 1^st Ave NE (from Oakland Pl NE to 16^th St NE) – May 3^rd, 1^st Avenue NE (from 16^th St to 19^th St NE) – Late June
Project Updates:
February 10, 2021 – Public Information meeting held to present information about the project.
February 16, 2021 – Public hearing on proposed project held at the City Council Meeting.
March 15, 2021 – Final public hearing held on proposed project at City Council Meeting.
April 5, 2021 – City Council awards construction contract to Ulland Brothers, Inc.
April 20, 2021 – A pre-construction meeting was held to discuss the project with the contractor.
April 27, 2021 – Work on Phase 1 (16^th St NE and 1600 block of 1^st Ave NE) will begin on May 3^rd. For the residents on Phase 1 please have all vehicles out of your driveway and street. They can be parked on an adjacent street. Phase 2 will begin in late June.
May 3, 2021 – Pavement removal on 16^th Street NE and the one block of 1^st Avenue NE has been delayed to Wednesday, May 5^th.
May 10, 2021 – This week Austin Utilities will be working on water main and water service replacement on 16^th Street NE.
May 17, 2021 – Austin Utilities will be wrapping up water main and service replacement on Phase 1 this week. The contractor plans to begin sanitary sewer work on Wednesday.
May 24, 2021 – Austin Utilities has finished water main work on Phase 1. The contractor will be working on storm sewer and sanitary sewer this week.
June 1, 2021 – The contractor will be working on storm sewer this week.
June 7, 2021 – The contractor completed storm sewer work last week. This week they will be working on roadway excavation and drain tile installation.
June 21, 2021 – Aggregate base has been placed on Phase 1. New curb and gutter is expected to be poured this week. Phase 2 will begin after paving is completed on Phase 1.
July 6, 2021 – Phase 1 has been completed. Phase 2 is scheduled to begin on Wednesday, July 7^th. The contractor will be removing concrete pavement from 16^th St to 1814/1815 1^st Ave NE. The remainder of 1^st Ave NE will be removed after water main construction is finished on the west end of 1^st Ave NE.|
July 12, 2021 – Austin Utilities has begun water main replacement on 1^st Ave NE this week.
July 19, 2021 – Austin Utilities will continue water main replacement this week.
July 26, 2021 – Austin Utilities will continue water main replacement this week.
August 2, 2021 – Austin Utilities will continue water main replacement this week.
August 9, 2021 – Austin Utilities will continue water main replacement this week. Later in the week, the contractor is scheduled to begin work on storm sewer and sanitary sewer repairs.
August 16, 2021 – Austin Utilities continues to work on water service replacement this week. Storm sewer and sanitary sewer work will begin on Tuesday.
August 24, 2021 – Austin Utilities will be finishing water service replacement this week. The contractor has also finished storm sewer and sanitary sewer work. This week the contractor will begin excavating the roadway.
August 30, 2021 – The contractor will be pumping out water from the west end of 1^st Ave NE early this week. Once the area is dry enough, they will resume roadway excavation.
September 7, 2021 – The contractor will be finishing roadway excavation this week. They will also begin installing drain tile and sump pump connections.
September 13, 2021 – This week the contractor will be finishing up drain tile and sump service installation. They will also begin building back 1^st Ave NE with sand and rock.
September 22, 2021 – This week the contractor will finish up placing rock on the street and in driveways.
September 28, 2021 – The next step in the project is curb and gutter installation. The concrete contractor is expected to begin that work next week. Sod is also expected to be placed on phase 1 next week.
October 5, 2021 – The contractor will be pouring curb and gutter on 1^st Ave NE on Wednesday or Thursday of this week. They will also be sodding Phase 1 on Tuesday.
October 11, 2021 – The contractor will be finishing sidewalks and curb & gutter on Monday. They will then begin working on driveway replacement.
October 18, 2021 – The contractor has completed all concrete work on the project. Monday and Tuesday they plan to grade out the rock base. Paving is planned for Wednesday.
October 26, 2021 – 1^st Avenue NE is now open to traffic. The contractor plans to begin preparing boulevards for sod this week.

8th Avenue NW, 8th Place NW & 8th Avenue SW Mill & Overlay

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Contractor: Ulland Brothers, Inc.
Project Cost: $207,881.20
Start Date: May 24th
Project Updates:
February 10, 2021 – Public Information meeting held to present information about the project.
February 16, 2021 – Public hearing on proposed project held at the City Council Meeting.
March 15, 2021 – Final public hearing held on proposed project at City Council Meeting.
April 19, 2021 – City Council awards construction contract to Ulland Brothers, Inc.
May 10, 2021 – Work is scheduled to begin during the week of May 24^th.
May 17, 2021 – The contractor is scheduled to mill the existing asphalt pavement on both 8^th Avenue SW and 8^th Avenue/Place NW on Monday, May 24^th.
May 24, 2021 – Pavement removal took place on Monday morning. The contractor will begin working on tile installation this week on 8^th Ave SW. 8^th Ave NW is open to traffic.|
June 1, 2021 – The contractor hopes to have the tile finished on 8^th Ave SW this week. The concrete contractor will be in at the end of this week or early next week to begin replacing curb and gutter.
June 7, 2021 – The contractor plans to place the new rock at the west end of 8^th Ave SW this week. They also plan to replace the curb and gutter on both 8^th Ave NW and 8^th Ave SW.
June 21, 2021 – Curb and gutter work has been completed on both 8^th Ave NW and SW. Early this week the contractor will be paving the base lift of asphalt on 8^th Ave SW. Later in the week the final lift of asphalt is expected to be paved on both 8^th Ave NW and SW.
June 28, 2021 – Both 8^th Ave/Place NW and 8^th Ave SW have been paved. Work on 8^th Ave NW is now complete. The tile line has been completed on 8^th Ave SW and residents may now connect to their sump pump service. Restoration of grass areas will take place soon.