First Avenue Water Main Replacement

This project is estimated to include 7,900 feet of new 4” to 36” water main pipe and related improvements throughout the project area, which consists of First Avenue, between Morgan Avenue and Colonial Avenue, and along the railroad tracks west of First Avenue, near Morgan Avenue. 

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Project Team

Project Owner - Evansville Water & Sewer Utility

Evansville, Indiana

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Program Manager - American Structurepoint, Inc.

Evansville, Indiana

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Project Designer - HNTB Corporation

Indianapolis, IN

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Construction Manager - American Structurepoint, Inc.

Evansville, Indiana

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Contractor- MAC Construction & Excavating, Inc. 

New Albany, IN

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Road Closures

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Boil Advisory Information

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Alerts and Announcements

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Project Update

Recent Progress (November 21 to November 27) 

• MAC continued the installation of new 36” ductile iron water main on First Avenue between Idlewild Drive and Fairway Drive. 

• MAC completed the installation of new 16” ductile iron water main on First Avenue at Allens Lane. 

• RiverTown began performing concrete pavement restoration on First Avenue between Pigeon Creek and Diamond Avenue. 

• RiverTown began installing steel reinforcement bars for concrete pavement installation on First Avenue between Pigeon Creek and Diamond Avenue. 

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 Anticipated Activities for Upcoming Week (November 28 to December 4) 

• MAC intends to continue installing new 36” ductile iron water main on First Avenue between Idlewild Drive and Fairway Drive. 

• MAC intends to begin connecting new ¾”-1” water services on First Avenue between Diamond Avenue and Colorado Avenue. 

• RiverTown intends to complete the installation of concrete pavement on First Avenue between Pigeon Creek and Diamond Avenue. 

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Project Schedule​

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First Avenue, Morgan Avenue to Pigeon Creek

• Water Main Installation - Ongoing

• Water Service Line Installation (individual customer outages) - Mid January 2022

• Water Main Final Connections (water main outages) - Late November 2021

• Restoration (pavement patching, lawn seeding) - Late January 2022

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First Avenue, Pigeon Creek to Diamond Avenue

• Water Main Installation - Complete

• Water Service Line Installation (individual customer outages) - Complete

• Water Main Final Connections (water main outages) - Complete

• Restoration (pavement patching, lawn seeding) - Ongoing

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First Avenue, Diamond Avenue to Allens Lane

• Water Main Installation - Ongoing

• Water Service Line Installation (individual customer outages) - Ongoing

• Water Main Final Connections (water main outages) - Ongoing

• Restoration (pavement patching, lawn seeding) - Late December 2021

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First Avenue, Allens Lane to Colonial Avenue

• Water Main Installation - Ongoing

• Water Service Line Installation (individual customer outages) - Early January 2022

• Water Main Final Connections (water main outages) - Late December 2021

• Booster Station Installation- Early February 2022

• Restoration (pavement patching, lawn seeding) - Mid March 2022

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