Midway Road Revitalization Update

Work on the Midway Road Revitalization project continues to progress. The road paving is completed from Spring Valley Road to Proton Drive, except for a couple of driveways and leave-outs that are still in progress. The medians and crossover areas will be constructed next, with street lighting, landscape, irrigation, sidewalks, ramps, and trail to follow.

Construction will then move north to the section of Midway from Proton Drive to Belt Line Road. Traffic will be switched over to the northbound lanes and the southbound lanes will be closed to allow the demolition and reconstruction of the main lane paving, followed by the other project amenities. Once this is completed, the traffic will be shifted to the newly constructed southbound lanes and the northbound lanes will be closed as the construction continues.

The contractor has also made significant progress with the installation of the water mains, sanitary sewer mains, and storm sewer improvements from Keller Springs Road to Belt Line Road. This will allow the paving operation to begin along this section sooner than scheduled. 

The project schedule anticipated that main lane construction from Spring Valley Road to Belt Line Road would be completed by the end of 2022. As with any large project in an urban environment, several challenges and events have delayed the paving process:

• Utility Relocation: The number of underground franchise and private utilities in the corridor is staggering and many lines were actually buried shallower than the plans shared by providers showed them to be. In order to protect lines from damage, crews have had to hand dig in several areas and then wait on utility companies to relocate lines.

• Weather: Winter storm events in 2021 and 2022, as well as a couple of months of record rainfall, also contributed to the challenges and delays for the project. Any rain during the demolition and subgrade stabilization process can delay work for several days.

• Material and Labor Shortages:  Like many projects around the country, supply chain issues, material and labor shortages, and lost time for workers with COVID have also contributed to challenges and delays.  

The newly adjusted schedule now predicts that the main lane paving operation from Spring Valley Road to Belt Line Road will be completed by the end of March 2023, a delay of three months from what was previously communicated.  The Town and its contractor are exploring options to advance construction to still meet the original project completion date of February 2024.

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