Good Monday morning and welcome back to Dawson Road Today! This is a good news/bad news sort of day.
First the bad news. Two weeks after the scheduled finished date the Dawson road reconstruction project is not complete. Now the good news.
- paving crews worked Saturday, yes Saturday, to catch up on some of their backlog
- the first base of paving was done at the Speedvale Avenue intersection and also about 125 m of the northbound lane from Speedvale
- preparations are in place for paving to continue this morning with all the equipment on site and ready to go
- the crew from NJF Concrete from London will be on site to finish the curb work and the sidewalks this week
- it is anticipated that, subject to weather conditions, everything will be complete by the end of October (2010)
The paving is being done by subcontractor EE Seegmiller of Kitchener. They brought their equipment on to site late Friday afternoon. This first picture shows the Caterpillar paver that will be used to lay the asphalt. This paver weighs in at about 20 tons and uses a unique rubberized belt traction system that "just won't get stuck". Scott from Seegmiller was telling me that Bel-Air Construction has made a real good base, "just like concrete". Seegmiller also did the paving on the Westmount Road job and others around town. With all the construction work going on in Guelph and with several bad weather days, they are very busy trying to catch up and will be working most Saturdays from here on in.
After the asphalt is laid several passes with different types of roller machines are needed to compact and smooth the asphalt. This picture shows four different sizes of rollers that will be used. The largest steel drum roller will weigh in at about 10 tons and has a vibrating feature that will help to compact and smooth the asphalt. In the picture after the first three drum rollers is a rubber tire roller. This roller weighs about 12 tons and has a series of smooth rubber tires that are offset. The purpose of this roller is to seal the surface of the asphalt. Someone from Pitura Hussin will be taking samples of the asphalt to ensure that it has reached the required level of compactness. Remember left click on the picture to enlarge it.
Linda and I attended at the QB2 restaurant Menu Tasting Buffet last Friday evening after 6 p.m. There was a full crowd again, so I suspect that it was a success. We shared our table with an interesting chap named Paulo, who was a veterinarian specialist living in Guelph and working around southern Ontario, in his own business.
The weather for today looks like it will be good for construction and a little bit on the cool side. As you come on to Dawson Road today into the construction site you will be directed to drive into the right northbound lane. With all of the paving equipment being active today and tomorrow, please pay particular attention to follow directions and pylons to get you safely through the construction site and to the businesses you want to attend.
Linda will be speaking to the Heart and Home Group at the Salvation Army tomorrow morning. Her topic will be "Disaster Recovery For Your Tropical Plants".
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