Article Contributed on: 8/27/2009 8:15:28 PM
Crews are working on a temporary parking lot in the Jefferson County Government Center to facilitate employee parking during peak construction.
They are also constructing a drainage culvert (Lena Gulch) at the northwest corner of 6th Avenue and Ulysses and continue to build retaining walls in that same area.
Moving east, construction of the light rail bridge over Colfax Avenue is apparent.
Crews have almost completed drilling the bridge caissons and are planning to set the girders by early September.
This activity will require a complete night time closure of Colfax Avenue and traffic control measures and warning signs will be placed to move traffic around the construction area.
Bridge construction at Indiana Street continues with crews working on piers and abutments. The work zone for the Indiana Bridge is located adjacent to 6th Avenue on both the northwest and southeast sides of Indiana.
From Indiana east to Simms/Union crews are working on utility upgrades and relocations, storm drain installations and retaining wall construction. Relocation of the agricultural ditch under Union Blvd. is near completion and crews should be leaving that area within the next few weeks.
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