Construction on Phase IV of the Maine Street streetscape project is finally underway. Crews broke ground on November 16th after the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) added $280,000 in funds to the project in August.
Plans have been underway since 2017 when the City received $900,000 in NDOT funds for the much-needed improvements on south Maine Street. Lumos & Associates completed the engineering and design work in 2018 for approximately1,000 linear feet of streetscaping at the edge of Fallon city limits. The work extends from the intersection of Front Street and Maine, south to the intersection of Maine Street and Tolas Place.
Construction was originally scheduled to begin last January; however, groundbreaking was delayed due to a funding shortfall. “We were fortunate in that NDOT came up with essentially all of the funding,” stated Brian Byrd, City public works director, after the City received the additional funds in August. “We did not have to come back and think about our policy to not improve properties that are not in the City.”
The streetscape project, contracted to A&K Earthmovers includes new asphalt, car ramps, curbed and guttered sidewalks, storm drains, and street parking at the Pennington Life Center. Additionally, the decades-old underground infrastructure is being replaced and includes water lines, sewer lines, and City utilities.
According to A&K foreman Todd Lehman, Phase IV of the Maine Street project is on schedule to be complete by Spring 2021. Phase V of the improvement project is due to start next week. The Front Street reconstruction project, separate from the Maine Street project, and is also contracted to A&K. According to Lehman, that work extends east on Front Street from Maine Street to Humboldt Street. They will also be continuing improvements from Front Street onto Churchill Street as far as Douglas, and onto Esmeralda Street as far as Fairview Street.
A&K advises drivers to use alternate routes as traffic control is in place and to expect road closures, heavy equipment, and work crews in the area.
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