Mon Feb 08 2010
by Laura Freeman
Reporter
Hudson -- For the past year, residents offered input about problems on Atterbury Boulevard, a narrow street downtown that has been plagued by flooding and lacks sidewalks and curbs.
On Dec. 2, City Council will begin seeking solutions for those problems by accepting bids for a $3.7 million improvement project.
City engineer Thom Sheridan said major improvements will include a new sanitary sewer pump station at Oxford Drive and Atterbury Boulevard. Natural landscaping would hide the pump station.
Many residents on Atterbury have had sewer backup problems, and Sheridan said the pump and installation of a new 8-inch sanitary sewer collector line to the pump station should alleviate the problem.
"It's the best design to alleviate the problem, which was caused by a reduction in the sewer line at Boston Mills and a turn in the line that caused water [flow] to stop," Sheridan said.
A new stormwater sewer system will be installed along the west end of the project and the east end will have a partial storm sewer replacement.
The existing road, which is 16 to 18 feet wide, will be widened on the north side to 26 feet. The road would be graded to drain, Sheridan added. Currently, water sits on the road or sides when it rains.
The existing waterline will be replaced in locations impacted by the project, and new fire hydrants and water valves will be installed.
Sheridan said alternate bid items, which may not be funded as part of the project and could be assessed to property owners, include 110 street trees within the construction area and a 5-foot wide concrete sidewalk on the south side of Atterbury Boulevard from Stratford Drive to Lake Forest Drive.
Street lamps will replace the overhead street lamps on the west end of the project. Two styles were discussed by Council members. The Town and Country style, which is in nearby neighborhoods and cost $750 each, and the Buckingham fixture, which cost $1,500 each.
Sheridan said 68 lamps will be replaced, and the department recommended the Town and Country style.
Council members Kristina Roegner and John Jeffers said they should consider the savings and choose the Town and Country style.
Council member George Roth said the city at one time decided to make all lamps standard with the Buckingham fixture.
Council President David Basil asked the city to check if the Buckingham fixture was formally adopted as a standard for street lights.
Basil thanked Sheridan for the work on the project.
"I'm planning to fix Atterbury Boulevard for good," Sheridan said. "As much as I like Atterbury residents, I don't want to have to see them again."
E-mail: lfreeman@recordpub.com
Phone: 330-688-0088 ext. 3150
Comments
By Posting to this site, you agree to our Terms of Service Be polite.
Inappropriate posts may be removed.
Hudsonhubtimes.com doesn't necessarily condone the comments here, nor does it review every post.
Login above or Register to comment.
0 Total Comments Home | Back
Copyright Record Publishing Co, LLC. 1995-2010. All Rights Reserved.
Content may not be republished without the expressed written consent of the publisher.
Content may not be republished without the expressed written consent of the publisher.
Dix Communications