Water system improvements scheduled for Spring 2015
Published 3:12 pm Thursday, February 19, 2015
Mercer Island is preparing to start the construction of the 2015 water system improvement project in March of this year, consisting of the replacement and installation of 5,480 feet of water mains, 107 water services and 17 fire hydrants.
These are pre-scheduled Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) and not related to the upgrades required to fix issues found after the boil water advisories, said city communications and sustainability manager Ross Freeman.
Project locations will be: Island Crest Way from S.E. 44th/Merrimount Drive to S.E. 40th Street; 85th Avenue S.E. from S.E. 42nd to S.E. 40th Street; 89th Avenue S.E. and 90th Avenue S.E. from S.E. 41st Street to S.E. 40th Street; and 93rd Avenue S.E. south of S.E. 72nd Street.
On Island Crest Way, the work area is limited to the two northbound lanes, but during construction traffic flow will be impacted significantly. Except for the Island Crest Way portion, all other work areas are within residential neighborhoods and should have minor impacts.
Construction is anticipated to start in mid or late March and is estimated to take 120 working days to progress through all work areas, with projected completion in September 2015. Information regarding the dates for impacts to each specific work area will become available in a few weeks.
On Feb. 4, 2015, the city determined that Earthwork Enterprises from Mukilteo, Wash., submitted the lowest of six bids. The construction contract will be awarded at the Feb. 23 Council Meeting.
A public open house for this project is planned for 5 p.m. on Feb. 26 at City Hall.
For information regarding this project, please contact project manager Rona Lin, Utilities Engineer at 206-275-7806.
