2103 - Meadow Park North of Constance Boulevard Lead Engineer : Luke Zellmer E-mail: lzellmer@rfcengineering.com (763) 862 - 8000
7/24/24 - Subgrade excavation on 163rd Lane is scheduled to begin Monday 7/29/24. The excavation will remove the first 4 feet of soil below the roadway. The soil will be replaced with better suited soils for the road base.
7/22/24 - All of the storm sewer has been installed. The next phase is to do subgrade excavation along 163rd Lane and to do the rest of the earthwork along Isanti street. This will bring the road to its designed profile.
7/16/24 - A majority of the storm sewer has been installed. The remaining portions of the storm sewer will be installed once all the utility conflicts have been removed.
7/11/24 - The storm system on Isanti Street has been fully installed. Storm structures and pipes are currently being installed on 163rd Lane.
7/3/24 - The contractor will not be on-site for the remainder of the week. Storm installation will resume Monday 7/8/24.
7/1/24 - Storm structures and storm pipe installation has begun. The current plan has the storm being installed at the low point of the road and then proceeding to 163rd Lane.
6/26/24 - Storm pipes are being delivered throughout the site. Please use caution when driving through the site help avoid any accidents.
6/25/24 - The Contractor has indicated that they plan to begin the storm installation by the wetland on Isanti Street. At times during the storm installation the road may be impassable during times of the day. The Contractor will make the road passable at the end of every day.
6/25/24 - Topsoil salvaging is happening today. Surveyors are scheduled to be on-site 6/26/24 to begin marking out storm structure locations. Please do not move or remove any lath that is installed. Storm installation is scheduled to begin on 6/27/24. Storm pipe and structures will begin the be delivered to the project.
6/24/24 - Tree clearing is in progress today and will be finished by the end of the day.
6/19/24 - Tree clearing is scheduled for Monday 6/24/24. The only trees that are being removed will have a pink X painted on them. For the property owners who have trees marked for removal, if you would like to keep the wood, contact RFC by Friday 6/21/24. Wood that can be kept by the property owner will include anything 4-inches in diameter or greater and will be cut into 4-foot-long segments and piled outside of the construction limits on your property.
6/17/24 - For those who are inquiring about having their entire bituminous driveways redone during the project. The bituminous driveways for the project are being done by Knife River Corporation. The contact for Knife River is Tom Dobrick. His email is tom.dobrick@kniferiver.com.
Note: Any additional work done for driveways beyond what is called out within the approved plans, is solely between the property owner and the selected contractor. The City cannot make the contractor take on any extra work beyond what is called out in the project's contract. If Knife River chooses to do the additional work, the City will pay for the portion of driveway that is currently planned to be installed. If a different contractor is chosen by the property owner to do the additional work and waives off the City's contractor, the City will not pay/reimburse the property owner for the driveway.
6/17/24 - Mailboxes are scheduled to be removed on 6/19/24. The mailboxes will be temporarily relocated to 164th Lane for the duration of the construction.
6/12/24 - Traffic control signs will be installed on 6/17/24. Reclamation of the existing pavement and driveway removals are scheduled for 6/18/24. Selected tree clearing is planned for 6/19/24.
6/12/24 - The project schedule has been moved up. The construction start date will now be 6/17/24. Please avoid parking on the street during construction hours of 7am-7pm for the remainder of the project. The project start date notice can be found here 2103 Resident Notice - Project Start Date
6/3/24 - The project is scheduled to begin 6/24/24. The proposed project schedule can be found here Meadow Park Street Reconstruction Schedule. Note that this schedule is subject to change depending upon weather and Contractor scheduling.
5/6/24 - Project bids were accepted by the City Council. The project has been awarded to Northdale Construction.
4/30/24 - Surveyors will be on-site either 5/2/24 or 5/3/24 to markup select areas for utility relocations. Comcast is planning on doing relocation work starting 5/6/24.
10/24/22 - Centerpoint Engergy will be on site to install a new gas line starting the week of 10/31/22.
10/11/22 - City Council directed a change in scope of the project. The project will be reduced to an overlay of the existing roadway on Hastings Street, 164th Lane and Kenyon Street. Reconstruction will be limited to 163rd Lane and Isanti Street. Due to this modification, some redesign will be required due to storm water assumptions made with the original plan.
8/8/22 - Construction will not commence until Spring 2023. Tree stumps will be removed by Rivard Contracting in conjunction with Public Works in upcoming weeks.
6/16/22 - Notices was been sent out via mail to inform residents of updated project timelines.
3/11/22 - Rivard Construction will be performing the tree clearing portion of the road construction project due to the Ham Lake Oak Wilt requirement that no oak trees are to be removed between April 1st and July 15th.
