FORNEY, Texas — The Forney City Council received a construction update for the Trinity Street project from interim Public Works Director Ron Sullivan on Tuesday night during their regularly scheduled meeting.
FORNEY, Texas — The Forney City Council received a construction update for the Trinity Street project from interim Public Works Director Ron Sullivan on Tuesday night during their regularly scheduled meeting.
The Trinity Street project will replace the 2,800-feet of flat concrete roadway and bar ditches with a complete sub-grade drainage system and a new concrete roadway with curbs and gutters. The project, originally estimated at just over $2 million, also included the replacement of 2,700 feet of existing cast-iron water lines with eight-inch PVC and the replacement of half of the sewage lines along the roadway.
Sullivan says the city’s contractor, in November 2016, discovered a gas line which was supposed to be out of the way was in fact not, requiring Atmos to relocate the lines.
“We've been held up by Atmos while they are relocating their gas lines and their services,” Sullivan told the council. “They are projecting to finish that in two to three weeks.”
“At which time our contractor can move in, re-mobilize, and come back on the job,” he said. “So we expect our contractor to be back out there in early February.”
Sullivan says it will take the crews approximately six to eight to complete the section of Trinity Street from the west end of the project to Austin Street.
It will be another four to six weeks before crews complete the final section from Austin Street to Bois D’Arc due to the addition of parking and stamped concrete sections, according to Sullivan.
“We’re looking at substantial completion, by substantial completion that means the road will be open and you will be able to use it as designed, in late April or May,” he said.
The original project called for a cul-de-sac at the end of Trinity Street, but, due to right-of-way issues, Sullivan says the cul-de-sac was removed from the plans and will have to be reevaluated.
