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Engineer outlines Well No. 5 work and Gillette repairs; city to phase pours to reopen lanes
Summary
Public works reported progress at Well No. 5, plans to pour curbs and repair travel lanes at Gillette, and described techniques to reduce summer buckling and reopen one lane with stop signs during work.
The city engineer/public-works speaker reported on several infrastructure projects, including work at Well No. 5 and concrete repairs at Gillette.
The speaker (agency official, speaker 7) said the contractor at Well No. 5 is prepared to return parts of the site so the city can redistribute dirt piles and clean vegetation. On Gillette, crews plan phased pours to open one lane with stop signs while finishing curves; the speaker said hot weather can cause concrete to expand and buckle and explained plans to provide expansion room in new pours. “When it grows, it just it'll buckle just like they do down the interstate,” the speaker said, describing prior failures and proposed fixes.
The speaker estimated trying to pour one curve by the end of the week, weather permitting, and noted additional panel pours and electrical-panel work tied to new service at South Washington Street. Councilors asked scheduling and closure questions and staff clarified that some pours will require two separate pour days for intakes and curves.
