The following is a press release issued by the City of Ukiah:
On the south side of the project, concrete crews are working the complete the formation of new sidewalks and driveways. Additionally, old streetlights are being removed to make room for new. Please use extra caution while driving in this area, as it will be a little darker than usual. There will be temporary impacts to some driveways, but crews will provide advance notification and mitigate impacts to the best of our ability.
On the north side (Norton to Henry), there will be some miscellaneous finish work occurring. However, beginning on May 20th, removal of the west side of the existing street will begin. Much of this part of State Street was constructed out of 8” thick concrete (back when it was Highway 101), which makes the process a little more difficult, and probably a little noisier. For the entire week, only northbound traffic will be allowed on State Street; southbound traffic will be detoured to the east (Clara to Mason to Perkins). As quickly as possible, the street will be backfilled with gravel to maintain access to driveways, but driveways will be obstructed for roughly one day when the work is in front of them. Work will begin at Norton and progress to the south. The following week, demolition of the other side will occur, and only southbound traffic will be allowed.
On Main Street, as part of the “Urban Core” project (www.cityofukiah.com/ucrt), replacement of the underground sewer lines will begin at Marshall and work toward the south. For the duration of the week (May 13-17) Main Street will be closed to through traffic between Gobbi and Mill Streets.
Where will the work occur? Work on sidewalks and driveways between Mill and Gobbi continues, along with electric infrastructure and irrigation; on the north side, miscellaneous finish work will occur.
What are the construction days/hours? Construction hours will be Monday-Friday, 7 a.m. – 6 p.m., depending on the weather.
Will there be dust and noise? Yes. There will be some noise associated with the south section; not much dust.
Will there be any disruptions to parking access or streets? Yes. On the south side, on-street parking in the construction zone will be closed; however, on-street parking on the north side of the project is open in most areas (see above). Pedestrian access to businesses will be maintained at all times. Through traffic on State Street will be allowed in both directions. Traffic signals at Gobbi/State and Mill/State and Scott/State will remain on flash.
No notice was given to anyone that lives off Main Street. Just drove by and seen that they plan to close the street I need to drive on to get anywhere. They plan to give us access back into our homes during construction hours? Any sort of notice or a phone number to call with questions would have been appreciated.