The summer construction project on Fisher Avenue in Crookston by Draft’s Sports Bar and Grill is starting the final phases of completion. The project needed to be completed by the beginning of September, and with the drought and lack of rain that the City of Crookston has received, the contractors have continued moving forward with the project without delays.
Polk County Engineer Richard Sanders gave a project report earlier this week. “The project is moving along quite well,” said Sanders. No rain is a good thing in our business, and we’ve been hoping for no rain and haven’t gotten any really on that project. The contractor Davidson Construction out of Newfolden, Minnesota has been doing a great job, and if you look at the status right now, we actually have one sidewalk on the north side of the project complete”.
Sanders also looked at what will be taking place in the next couple of days with the project and the timeline moving forward. “They’re working on the sidewalk on the south side. Curb and gutter work will take place this week as well,” said Sanders. “That will take a couple of days to complete that portion of the project, and once that’s done, they can start paving with the only thing slowing that down being rain.”
The project is on pace to be completed sometime in the middle of August. All the materials for the project were delivered in the early part of the summer when the project started, and the only thing that would prevent the project from being completed on time would be the weather which looks good for the upcoming week.
Sanders expects paving on the project to start up soon based on where they’re at in the project. “I would expect paving to start taking place sometime in the first or second week of August,” said Sanders. “It should definitely be completed well before the September due date.”
There will also be a few other aspects of the project that will be starting shortly. One of those is the Mill & Overlay aspect of the project, which will start sometime near when the paving will occur.
The Polk County Highway Department has a camera in place on their website in which you can view the work on the project and see the progress that is being made. Sanders explained how to do that if you’re interested in checking it out without leaving your home. “Right now, the camera is set up, so you’re looking at Barrette Street and Fisher Avenue and all the work that is going on there,” said Sanders. “You can go to the Polk County Highway Department webpage or our Facebook page, and there is a link that will allow you to pull that up and see it live.”
The link to the camera can be found on the Polk County Highway Department Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/polkcountyhighwaydeptmn
In a year without much rain, construction companies are the ones not complaining and thriving this summer. Bad news for most businesses, but good news for anyone not wanting to deal with construction or detours moving forward.
