MATC Matters

Here’s the planned work for the week of April 23, for East Washington Avenue (Second Street to Marquette Street)

Reconstruction of the outbound lanes continues including:

• Pavement Removal and grading on Milwaukee Street
• Water Main construction from 5th Street to 6th Street
• South 4th Street will be CLOSED on Monday morning April 23 thru Friday, April 27. Work on South 4th will include water main installation, sanitary sewer, and storm sewer.
• Traffic will be on the new temporary bypass for Milwaukee Street
• Sanitary Sewer construction from Oak to Marquette
• Marquette Street may be CLOSED on Tuesday morning April 24th thru Friday, April 27. Work on Marquette Street will include water main installation, sanitary sewer and storm sewer.
• Bridge work for the roadway structure over Starkweather Creek, and for the new pedestrian structure
• Work by private utility companies

Here’s the planned work for the week of April 23rd, for East Washington Avenue (Thornton Avenue to Second Street)

• Work is continuing on grading for the bike paths, and work on the retaining walls on the south side of the bridge
• Tree planting in the terraces is anticipated this week

Anticipated work for the week of April 30

• Median lanes will be closed from Dickinson to 2nd Street and parking removed from these areas.
• The parking lane will become a travel lane to maintain 3 lanes of traffic in each direction.
• Work will begin in the median including: decorative concrete, planting beds, and signing. Paving the bike paths along the river will begin.

Bus stops will be maintained in the construction zone, See Metro website or project website - “Metro Transit During Construction” for details.

There will be no parking on East Washington Avenue in the construction zone. Alternative Routes are I90/94 and the beltline. The field office phone is (608) 242-7305, fax is (608) 242-7317.The website will be updated: http://www.eastwashington.org/

Tom Riffle
Facilities Operations Manager