ISLES of CAPRI WATER SYSTEM

This blog will follow daily the progress of the installation of our new water pipes. The company will be working 4-10 hour days with friday open for surveying and cleaning up on the previous weeks work. The company and the county request that all people that are watching the progress to maintain a safe distance from working personal and equiptment. This blog hopefully will show you the progress daily in order to keep you as informed as possible.













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Friday, June 11, 2010

CONCRETE DRIVEWAYS ALONG CAPRI BLVD POURED

"BRANDY", THE REGIONAL MANAGER WITH DN HIGGINS(the company that is installing the water pipe), ARRANGED THE REPLACEMENT CONCRETE FOR THE  DRIVEWAY CUTS. HE IS ALSO ARRANGING THE REPLACEMENT SOD. EMPTY LOTS WILL BE SEEDED ONLY.
WHEN THE NEW WATER PIPE WAS PUT IN, THE CONCRETE  DRIVEWAYS THAT HAD TO BE CUT WERE TEMPORALLY COVERED WITH DIRT..

THE CREW, DIRECTED BY "SOLOMON RAMOS", ARE NOW CUTTING THE DRIVES..

THEY ARE GRADED OUT AND COMPACTED..

THE EXPANSION JOINT INSTALLED, AND THE GRADE SET TO 6" DEEP..
POURED AND LEVELED..

THEN FINISHED OFF.


THE BORING COMPANY HAS FINISHED GRENADA AVE. AND IS WORKING ON LUZON AVE. THEY ARE BORING A 4" SLEEVE ACROSS THE STREETS TO EACH SET OF WATER METERS. THE NEW WATER PIPE WILL BE SLIPPED THROUGH THE SLEEVE.



CAPRI BLVD. WAS ONE LANE AS THE CREW DUG UP THE BASE COAT, CLEANED THE CUT AND COMPACTED THE LIME ROCK..
THE ASPHALT WAS LAID AND COMPACTED.


THE MAIN WATER LINE HAS ENDED FOR NOW AS THE CREW WILL GO BACK AND DO THE 5 SIDE STREETS. A WATER CANON IS TEMPORALLY INSTALLED TO ALLOW FLUSHING OF THE 12" MAIN BEFORE ANY HOME IS CONNECTED TO THE NEW SERVICE. GRENADA AVE WILL BE THE FIRST TO COME ON LINE.
WHEN THE UPPER SECTION IS COMPLETED, THE CREW WILL CONTINUE DOWN CAPRI BLVD TOWARDS THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

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