A Parade of Dirt and Pipe

There is a lot of dirt and a lot of pipe staged on Marshall Drive near Wille (south of Oakton). So we can now see physical evidence that work has begun on the Storm Sewer improvements in our neighborhood.

Folks are very anxious for these improvements; and with the rain and subsequent flood damage this past July 24th,  there is a renewed sense of urgency.
Perhaps a meeting of 8th Ward residents may be a method for the city to hear from the community much like what is being done on Wednesday, August 18, 6:00 PM for the 
storm sewer improvements on Nelson Lane.


A note to community members reading this blog: Please post comments to this post about the flood damage you experienced this past July 24th and your thoughts about the value of a neighborhood meeting.

Storm Sewer Work on Marshall

See the Des Plaines construction blog. Looks like launch date is tomorrow Aug 12, 2010. Should we have a parade?

Best Laid Plans

As plans were developed for the storm sewer improvements in the Des Plaines community, the work on Marshall Dr. was scheduled for a June 2 2010 start. However, who would have predicted a strike by road construction laborers to hold up not only storm sewer projects, but also others -- including the casino.

Rains, please stay away. And we will need to utilize the race track and river boats to "invest" our money.

June 2010 News

The word from the City of Des Plaines Engineering Dept on a notice letter dated May 24th is that the project will begin on Tuesday, June 2, 2010 with an estimated completion date of Friday, September 3,2010. However, folks on Marshall Dr. will not see any activity until mid-July 2010 as construction will begin on the south end at Wille and Marshall.
The City Contractor is John Neri Construction.

See the City's construction blog post for further details.

Also see the Google Maps tags for this and related project location details
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=http://www.desplaines.org/KML/CIP2010ContractA.kml.

City To Expand Sewers (from JOURNALOnline)

Its official! Bids awarded and work to commence. Mayor says all completed by October. Engineering says work should be starting by June's end.
Read more at
http://www.journal-topics.com/dp/10/dp100421.4.html

The details of storm sewer work on Marshall

The following is a recap of an email from Becka Shipp (City of Des Plaines Public Works and Engineering Department):

The Marshall Drive work is anticipated to begin July 2010 with a contractor to be selected after the May 5 bid opening.
The project consists of installing a parallel storm sewer system for flood relief. The work will begin at Wille near the Higgins Creek (the intended destination of the flood water) and proceed to the north. Various existing catch basins will be replaced,  as well as a sanitary sewer (northwest corner of Marshall and Courtesy) and a few water main repairs. As the work moves north across Oakton into the neighborhood, the storm sewer will be installed in the pavement on the west side of Marshall Drive from Oakton to Cordial.
The storm sewer installation process is a moving operation where the contractor excavates, installs the pipe, then back-fills in one continuous sequence at the rate of  100-200 feet of pipe per day, depending on underground utility conflicts.
Events in your neighborhood such as garage sales, deliveries, property construction, appointments, etc, may be impacted with this storm sewer work. Contact Des Plaines Public Works and Engineering Department (847) 391-5388 to be sure your event does not conflict with the storm sewer work.

Des Plaines also maintains a blog at http://desplainescipupdates.wordpress.com/ where information about this and other construction projects will be posted as available.

Spring has sprung and work will be done on Marshall Drive

According to Becka Shipp (City of Des Plaines Public Works and Engineering Department) the storm sewer work on Marshall Drive will begin sometime in July. The kickoff is the bid opening scheduled for May 5. It seems that the Marshall Project will be combined with another main area of work (near Lake Opeka) which will begin in late May. The Marshall portion is scheduled to begin in July with all completion by Sept 2010. Watch for letters about parking, street closures, and other news about the work.

Des Plaines also maintains a blog at http://desplainescipupdates.wordpress.com/ where info will be posted as available.