Thursday, August 19, 2010 - A Lot of Things are Going Well

Good Thursday morning and welcome back to Dawson Road Today!

Wednesday was another good weather day for construction on Dawson Road. The crew finished up the day very close to Speedvale Avenue as shown in the attached picture. I have identified Speedvale Avenue in yellow lettering. I estimate they have about 40 feet to go. They are working on installing another one of those very large manhole assemblies. Remember to left click on the image to enlarge it.

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I recently mentioned that two additional large power shovels were brought on site. The crew were using two together on this manhole assembly shown above.  You may remember from a previous post that these large manhole assemblies with a separate top and a separate bottom are extremely heavy.

If you would like a descriptive flyer for the Menu Tasting Buffet coming up August 26th at the QB2 Cafe and Dining at 86 Dawson Road, e-mail me at  plantsforall@ody.ca  and I will e-mail you a full colour copy.

Also on site Wednesday was a crew from G-Tel Engineering. Their job was to identify where the hidden utility lines are under the ground. They use equipment including a transmitter and receiver to identify where the lines are and then paint the ground so the construction crews know where the lines are. Orange paint indicates that it's a telephone line, as shown in this picture, yellow paint indicates a natural gas line and red paint indicates electric lines. This crew is contracted by On1Call who in turn is contracted by the utility companies. If you need their services for your own location you can get a hold of  On1Call  at 1-800-400-2255 or www.on1call.com  My thanks to Linda at Plants For All for getting this information.


On a personal note, this blog is and always has been intended as a public service and to support the Dawson Road businesses during this construction. This blog will stop when the construction is finished. Sometime in September, I will be launching a new blog specifically geared towards our business, Plants For All. If you would like to be advised how it is developing, please e-mail me at plantsforall@ody.ca to be added to our list.

That seems like a lot for today. Your comments are welcomed and appreciated by me.  Your patronage is appreciated by the businesses of Dawson Road.

Brian