Village of New Berlin reopens road ahead of schedule
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NEW BERLIN – Village of New Berlin officials recently reopened West Street after over a month of construction and an early completion date for their new culvert.
According to Village of New Berlin Mayor Terry Potter, village officials voted to accept a $173,000 bid last month as part of a culvert replacement project, and at that time the construction company handling the work estimated that the project would be completed around Thanksgiving.
“We finished ahead of schedule thanks to the engineer’s and the contractor’s efficiency,” said Potter. “That allowed us to get the street back open before the Thanksgiving holiday, a time where a lot of families are traveling through the area, and we want to ensure that traversing the village is as convenient as possible.”
“We appreciate the public’s patience while we did the necessary repairs, and we were happy to be able to get this done without raising village taxes.”
He said during the village’s October meeting board members awarded the bid to Bothar Construction for the amount of $173,000 which was covered using the village’s reserve money.
He added that the situation needed to be addressed immediately, and the village quickly worked to find a solution.
“Back in the spring, one of the edges of a culvert under West Street collapsed,” said Potter. “We called in engineers and contracts to take a look at it, and based on their assessments it needed immediate attention.”
“We’re pleased with the completion of the project, and we’ll continue to monitor the culvert in the future.”
He said the culvert’s slabs were installed on Tuesday, November 19, and the paving took place on November 21.
“The street was reopened on the 21st, and I can’t thank Principle Engineering and Design, Bothar Construction, the village clerk, treasurer, and board enough for their hard work throughout the project,” said Potter.
He said prior to reopening the road, the village was detouring traffic that came from County Route 320, also known as Kings Settlement Road.
He added that the village reached out to local businesses at the time of the road closure to let them know that some of their larger trucks would have to travel from Route 23 to Route 8, and that he appreciated their patience as the village worked to finish the project.
According to Village of New Berlin Mayor Terry Potter, village officials voted to accept a $173,000 bid last month as part of a culvert replacement project, and at that time the construction company handling the work estimated that the project would be completed around Thanksgiving.
“We finished ahead of schedule thanks to the engineer’s and the contractor’s efficiency,” said Potter. “That allowed us to get the street back open before the Thanksgiving holiday, a time where a lot of families are traveling through the area, and we want to ensure that traversing the village is as convenient as possible.”
“We appreciate the public’s patience while we did the necessary repairs, and we were happy to be able to get this done without raising village taxes.”
He said during the village’s October meeting board members awarded the bid to Bothar Construction for the amount of $173,000 which was covered using the village’s reserve money.
He added that the situation needed to be addressed immediately, and the village quickly worked to find a solution.
“Back in the spring, one of the edges of a culvert under West Street collapsed,” said Potter. “We called in engineers and contracts to take a look at it, and based on their assessments it needed immediate attention.”
“We’re pleased with the completion of the project, and we’ll continue to monitor the culvert in the future.”
He said the culvert’s slabs were installed on Tuesday, November 19, and the paving took place on November 21.
“The street was reopened on the 21st, and I can’t thank Principle Engineering and Design, Bothar Construction, the village clerk, treasurer, and board enough for their hard work throughout the project,” said Potter.
He said prior to reopening the road, the village was detouring traffic that came from County Route 320, also known as Kings Settlement Road.
He added that the village reached out to local businesses at the time of the road closure to let them know that some of their larger trucks would have to travel from Route 23 to Route 8, and that he appreciated their patience as the village worked to finish the project.
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