Thursday, October 14, 2010 - On-site Personalities

Good Thursday morning and welcome back to Dawson Road Today!

Wednesday morning started out cold but the day quickly warmed up and turned into a very pleasant fall day. Good for construction and good for getting around. That all changed last evening when it started to rain over the supper hour and just kept on going. The weather for today is supposed to be wet and cool, so we'll have to wait and see how that affects construction. At the start of today when you enter the construction site you will be directed by the orange and black arrow to drive into the right lane. Watch for and obey the direction signs. It will make your driving on Dawson Road a lot easier.

When I arrived at my shop on Dawson Road yesterday morning it was apparent that at least one driver had not heeded the warning to drive slowly and watch for the exits that access to the businesses. A jeep had tried to exit right off of Dawson Road and with no ramp built up on the side of the exit the jeep had no where to go. It was hung up on the curb and had to be towed off backwards. Please slow down and watch where you're going.

Much earlier in the construction project you may recall that Guelph Hydro installed some new poles in predetermined areas that would better facilitate the smooth flow of traffic in and out of some driveways. The work to remove the old poles started Wednesday. Aecon, a subcontractor who has been on site before working on natural gas pipelines, was on site Wednesday working on accessing the wires carried on the old poles for the services of telephone, cable and fiber wire. Now that the workers have accessed the wires, as shown in this photo, someone else will come in to splice the wires together for connection to the new pole.  My thanks to Joe from Aecon for talking to me and letting me know what they were doing.

I reported last week that one of the construction crew was struck by a car by someone traveling in the wrong direction. There was a newspaper report of the incident in the Guelph Tribune of Tuesday, October 12. The feeling of the crew on site is that the construction worker who was injured may be able to return to work next Monday.

Tomorrow is Friday, October 15 - the QB2 restaurant at 86 Dawson Road is featuring their second Menu Tasting Buffet Event. The first time they staged this event it was an overwhelming success. Plan to attend and arrive hungry because there will be lots of excellent food to eat at a very affordable price. For more information about this event or to see a detailed menu click on the header above - QB2 Menu Tasting Buffet Event October 15 - or call the restaurant at the phone number in the sidebar at the right.

Just a heads up that Rona Cashway will be closed this Sunday, October 17 for inventory. Come down to Dawson Road before then to get your building supplies so you can keep her busy all weekend long.

I don't need to tell anyone that this construction project has been a long haul (I guess I just did), with lots of pressures and stress for everyone concerned.  But we've come a long way baby and had a few good laughs thrown in for seasoning. Here are a few photos of some of the front-line personalities that were on site Wednesday as captured by Linda from Plants For All. Remember you can left click on the picture to enlarge it.

The grading and compacting of the road base continued on the westside lane and the crew got as far as the south entrance to the Plaza at 86 Dawson Road, before stopping for the day on Wednesday. I don't imagine it should take long to finish that, when they can get back at it.

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If it's going to be rainy today, you know that means the traffic on Dawson Road will be lighter. So come on down and pay a visit to the businesses of Dawson Road today.

Brian

Plants For All