Category: Project Updates

Weekly Overview: April 6 to April 10 Langman continued placement of the 30-inch sanitary sewer pipe on the North Liberty waste water treatment plant facility property. They placed approximately 900 feet of pipe. They set manhole No.2 and No. 3. • The rest of the field fence was installed on the Scanlon property. What to expect…

Weekly Overview: March 30 to April 3 Progress Meeting 1 was held and minutes distributed. FOX attended the project open house on March 31. Additional silt fence was placed to control erosion control. Discussions about stabilization required for the stream channel realignments. Langman started laying the 30-inch sanitary sewer pipe. They made the connection to…

Last week, ahead of a March 31 deadline, clearing was completed for the first step of North Liberty’s utilities expansion to serve Liberty High School and the surrounding area. Soon, crews will begin installing pipe from the waste water treatment plant. Part of the project goes through what environmental consultant Kevin Griggs calls “marginally suitable habitat”…

On Tuesday, April 7, from approximately 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., some delays are expected on Penn Street between Kansas Avenue and Alexander Way. These delays to allow field surveys as part of the planning for widening Penn Street, planned for 2016. This work will cause delays. Drivers are encouraged to allow extra travel time…

Overview for March 23 to March 27 Langman finished tree removals and chipped the trees that were removed. Wood chips were spread as mulch for erosion control on the project. Pre-pipe installation silt fence was installed throughout the project. Langman healed up some soft areas on Naples Avenue that were likely created from the thawing…

As part of work to increase sanitary sewer capacity to the west of Front Street, Front Street will be reduced to two lanes near James Van Allen Elementary School beginning Monday, March 30, 2015. Additionally, the sidewalk along the west side of Front Street will also be closed from Vendello Drive to Abigail Avenue. School…

The intent of this weekly update is to give an overview of work completed and a projection of work in the following week. It is intended to be a general overview and be tentative in nature. Things may differ from the listed schedule if weather or other unknown factors come into play. Weekly Overview Contractor continued with clearing…

The City of North Liberty has a number of projects planned for this year and invites the public to an open house to learn more about the plans, meet engineers and staff, and ask questions about the projects. The open house will be held on Tuesday, March 31, from 5 to 6:30 p.m., in the…

The City of North Liberty has asked the District Court for Johnson County to look at the amount awarded to Dr. Gary Weinman for the access required to install underground utility infrastructure to serve Liberty High School and the surrounding area. In setting the price, we believe the commission ignored the standards laid out in…

The City of North Liberty awarded the $4.86 million construction project to Langman Construction, Rock Island, Illinois on Feb. 23, 2015. There was preconstruction meeting with the contractor on Feb. 27, 2015. The contractor started construction on March 4, 2015. The intent of this weekly update is to give an overview of work completed and a project…