The project is under construction by Gorham Sand and Gravel from Buxton ME. Construction will continue throughout 2021.
Construction Update: 10/13/2021
Ocean Avenue Gorham Sand & Gravel has finished installing utilities in Ocean Avenue. Currently they are working on removing pavement, grading the roadway gravel and prepping it for paving. During working hours of 7am to 7pm Ocean Ave within this area will be reduced to alternating one way traffic or detoured down to Clifton Street. This work is scheduled to be finished by the end of October.
Walton Street Gorham Sand & Gravel, continues to install utilities in Walton Street. They are finishing up the water services and will begin to install the new storm drains. Walton Street from Ocean to the school entrance is open to two way traffic. Walton Street from the school entrance to Canco Road will remain one way until the utility work is completed.
Sawyer Street Gorham Sand & Gravel, continues to install water main for PWD in Sawyer Street. Saywer Street is currently closed off during the day where they are working. They will be working on Sawyer for the next few weeks installing utilities then they will start putting the street back together.
Construction Update: 9/08/2021
Ocean Avenue Gorham Sand & Gravel is currently installing a new water main for the Portland Water District in Ocean Avenue from Parsons Road to Chenery Street. During working hours of 7am to 7pm Ocean Ave within this area will be reduced to alternating one way traffic or detoured down to Clifton Street. This work is scheduled to be finished on 9/17/2021. An updated schedule has been posted below.
Walton Street Gorham Sand & Gravel, will continue to install new storm drains, sewers, and water main in Walton Street towards Canco Road. Walton Street from Ocean to the school entrance is open to two way traffic. Walton Street from the school entrance to Canco Road will remain one way until the utility work is completed and the road is paved which is scheduled to occur in October.
Construction Schedule (Updated 9/8/21)
Construction Update: 8/27/2021
Ocean Avenue Gorham Sand & Gravel has finished installing new sewer and storm drains in Ocean Avenue. Ocean Avenue is scheduled to be paved on 8/27/2021 from Walton Street to Parson Road. On 8/30/2021 Ocean Ave will be opened back up to two way traffic during non working hours. The contractor still needs to install water main for the Portland Water District in Ocean from Parsons Road to Chenery Street. During working hours of 7am to 7pm Ocean Ave will be reduced to alternating one way traffic.
Walton Street Gorham Sand & Gravel, during the month of August, has been installing new sewer in Walton Street. Starting in September they will go back to installing storm drain and water main from the school entrance towards Canco Road. Walton Street from Ocean to the school entrance will be opened up to two way traffic. Walton Street from the school entrance to Canco Road will remain one way until the utility work is completed and the road is paved which is scheduled to occur in October.
Hammering Ledge on Ocean Ave
Sewer and Storm Pipes on Ocean Ave
TRAFFIC ADVISORY UPDATE 4/9/2021
Beginning April 16, 2021
Ocean Avenue: from Read Street to Forest Avenue will be One–Way Traffic Only & Walton Street: from Ocean Avenue School Entrance to Ocean Avenue will be One-Way Traffic Only
Construction Update: May 12, 2021
Gorham Sand & Gravel over the past few weeks have been installing new sewers, storm drains, and water mains with two crews onsite daily. Over the next few weeks one crew will continue installing underground utilities in Walton Street while the other crew continues to work from Mackworth towards Mayland in Ocean Ave. Also, beginning the week of 5/17 there will be a crew working on Mackworth restoring the edges of the roadway. Traffic seems to be getting used to the new one way pattern but there are still cars traveling the wrong way. Cars should not be going towards Washington Ave within the one way zone at any time. All traffic needs to travel towards Forest Avenue.
New Catch Basin Connection
New Drain Manhole Installation
New Sewer and Storm Drain
Removing Ledge in order to install the pipe.
Construction Update: April 21, 2021
Gorham Sand & Gravel has now made Ocean Avenue one way from Read Street to Forest Avenue. Also last week, tDone Editinghe temporary water main has been activated and all of the houses are now on temporary water. Work will now commence with two crews onsite daily. One crew will be installing sewer and storm drains from Mackworth Street toward Irving Street. The other crew will be working near Walton Street installing sewer, storm and water main towards the Elementary School on Walton St. This work will continue for the next month.
Gorham Sand & Gravel continues to install temporary PWD water mains in preparation for upcoming water main work. Once the temporary main is active, work will start for Water, Sewer, and Storm Drain in Ocean Avenue.
Gorham Sand & Gravel has been installing PWD water valves in preparation for upcoming water main work. Starting next week they will begin to lay temporary water main. Once the temporary main is active, work will start up again for Water, Sewer, and Storm Drain in Ocean Avenue.
Gorham Sand & Gravel continues to install 30" RCP reinforced concrete storm drain as well as 12" PVC plastic sewer pipe in Ocean Ave. They are heading towards Walton Street.
Also this week, GS&G finished installing the new 8" PVC plastic sewer pipe in Sawyer St to replace the existing 8" Vitrified Clay Pipe which is full of roots.
Totals for the week: 71 feet of storm drain installed and 175 feet of sewer.
Gorham Sand & Gravel continues to install 30" RCP reinforced concrete storm drain as well as 12" PVC plastic sewer pipe in Ocean Ave. They are heading towards Walton Street.
Also this week, GS&G started to install the new 8" PVC plastic sewer pipe in Sawyer St to replace the existing 8" Vitrified Clay Pipe which is full of roots.
Totals for the week: 24 feet of storm drain installed and 130 feet of sewer.
Installing new sewer
Hammering ledge next to gas main
WHAT’S HAPPENING
New 10” – 48” storm drain and 8” – 12” sewer main will be installed within the following streets
Mackworth Street
Ocean Avenue (Walton Street to Forest Avenuet
Walton Street (Ocean Avenue to Canco Road)
Mayland Street
Irving Street
Sawyer Street
Forest Avenue at Baxter Woods
Hersey Street
Clifton Street (Hersey Street to Vannah Street)
Vannah Street
In total the project will construct 15,000 linear ft of new storm drain and new sewer main
New green infrastructure tree filters will be installed on Mackworth St and Walton St.
Streets within work area will be reconstructed, new pavement installed
New 1,590’ of 12” D.I. pipe, and approximately 3,690’ of 8” D.I. pipe water main on the project streets
Update: Curbing on Mackworth has been eliminated due to budget cuts.
Update: Sidewalk on Mackworth has been eliminated due to budget cuts.
WHAT TO EXPECT DURING THE PROJECT
Noise
Large equipment and machines moving through the area creating vibrations
