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Roseland Drive storm-sewer project delayed after contractor change, residents face driveway closures
Summary
Urbandale engineers told council members that the multi-year Roseland Drive storm-sewer project has been slowed by record rainfall and the underground subcontractor going out of business; 13 residences currently lack driveway access while the city plans to reopen the road for winter.
Kristen, a staff member presenting the City of Urbandale's annual construction update, said the Roseland Drive storm-sewer project has been slower than planned because of record rain this spring and summer and because the original underground subcontractor went out of business in August. The city notified residents in the first three construction stages by letter in mid-August and said stages 1–3 will be completed this year.
The project covers about 6,300 linear feet of storm sewer and is budgeted at about $4 million. It includes 13,000 square yards of reconstruction and roughly 5,000 square yards of new sidewalk; the work ties back to the city's 2021 stormwater drainage study, Kristen said. She said there are 13…
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