Project Description

Highland Avenue and Spruce Lane have existing four and six-inch water mains located under the street pavement and an additional water main located in the rear yard of the homes along Highland Avenue. The backyard main is difficult to access without impacts to the adjacent properties and would require the Public Works Department to rent equipment to access the area. The existing four-inch water main along Highland Avenue results in limited water flow and fire flow for the area that includes the Dole Mansion. As part of this project, a new 8-inch diameter water main will be constructed along Highland Avenue and Ringling Road to replace the existing four-inch and six-inch water mains. The existing backyard water main will be abandoned and the homes will be serviced from the mains on Highland Avenue and Spruce Lane. This project requires replacement of the water services along the backyard main.

This project is scheduled to begin in May, and to be completed in the month of August.

Current Project Update

  •  August 15, 2024: All concrete and asphalt work is now complete. Final parkway restoration will be completed over the following week.
  • August 8, 2024: The contractor continues to work on pavement and landscape restoration, and should be complete early next week. 
  • July 31, 2024: All water main work is now complete. The contractor is working on concrete and asphalt restoration this week.
  • June 13, 2024: The contractor continues to install water main along Highland Avenue. Once complete, the contractor will begin the required testing and sampling of the new main as required by the IEPA. The contractor will begin coordinating with residents to begin water service installation next week. 
  • May 30, 2024: The contractor mobilized to the site this week and began water main installation along Ringling Road. Water main installation is expected to continue for approximately 3 weeks.  
  • May 1, 2024: The contractor is expected to begin mobilizing to the project site the week of May 20th, with work beginning on May 28th. 
  • April 2, 2024: Berger Excavating was awarded the construction contract for the project. Work expected to begin at the end of May.