The project web page is here https://www.madsewer.org/project/west-interceptor-shorewood-relief/
UPDATE: Friday December 20, 2024
MMSD West Interceptor Shorewood Relief Phase 3 (SHWD3)
Construction Update
SHOREWOOD BLVD TO OPEN NEXT MONDAY DECEMBER 23, 2024
- Please do not attempt to use Shorewood Blvd between the RR tracks and Tallyho over the weekend.
- Speedway has installed a temporary concrete road patch to last through the winter.
- The concrete is insulated and needs to cure over the weekend to avoid cracking once it is opened to traffic.
WORK COMPLETE
- 30-inch sanitary sewer interceptor pipe and manholes have been installed from Marshall Court to the upstream end of the project, west of Shorewood Blvd.
ONGOING WORK
- Cleaning up the project site for overwinter shut down.
- Testing the installed pipe.
UPCOMING WORK – EARLY NEXT SPRING
- Close Shorewood Blvd again. Dates and duration of closure to be determined.
- Install monitoring manhole on local sewer in Shorewood Blvd.
- Line approximately 60-feet of 15-inch diameter West Interceptor pipe in Shorewood Blvd.
- Remove concrete patch and restore Shorewood Blvd with asphalt.
- Restore pool deck and fence.
- Realign bike path from Shorewood Blvd to Columbia Street.
- Remove and reinstall Purdue Street with 8-1/2 foot wide bike path south of the road.
- Rebuild bike path from Swarthmore to Marshall Court.
- Landscaping.
- Install 30-inch pipe and manholes from Marshall Court to University Station.
- Restore Marshall Court and University Station parking lot.
OVER-WINTER CONDITIONS (Bike Path Detour)
- The asphalt bike path between Swarthmore and Marshall Court has not been restored and will remain closed.
- Purdue Street asphalt remains and will be open to traffic.
- The existing bike path from Shorewood Blvd to Columbia remains and will be open to traffic.
- Overwinter detour will be shortened to use the Bike Path on the north side of the pool between Swarthmore and Marshall Court.
- Asphalt plants typically open in late April or early May
UPDATE: Wednesday, November 27, 2024
MMSD West Interceptor Shorewood Relief Phase 3 (SHWD3)
Construction Update and Upcoming Work
The Shorewood Boulevard closure that started on November 12 was originally anticipated to last for four weeks (until December 10). Due to a few challenges/issues that have come up as the contractor works, the road closure is now anticipated to last up to an additional two weeks (until ~December 23). That is a conservative estimate with some bad weather days built in.
The pedestrian access through the site has been maintained on the west sidewalk along Shorewood Blvd. This will be maintained through the long holiday weekend. When work begins again December 2, construction will occur under the west sidewalk and the east sidewalk along Shorewood Blvd. will be reopened.
Now that the temperatures have dropped, temporary concrete will be needed to restore the roadway over the winter, with final restoration/paving in the Spring of 2025.
UPDATE: Monday, November 4, 2024
MMSD West Interceptor Shorewood Relief Phase 3 (SHWD3)
Construction Update and Upcoming Work
UPDATE: SHOREWOOD BLVD CLOSURE START DELAYED DUE TO WEATHER. WILL NOW START ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2024
- Shorewood Blvd will be closed between the RR tracks and Tally Ho
- Detour will use Tally Ho – Western – Locust (see attached map)
- Expected duration of closure is approximately 4 weeks
- Contractor will begin by staging materials in Shorewood Blvd and laying out the construction.
Work During the Closure Includes:
- 30-inch Interceptor Pipe across Shorewood Blvd. including 2 manholes to pick up flow from existing MMSD Interceptors.
- 130 feet of 30-inch pipe will be installed west of Shorewood Blvd.
- The pipe west of Shorewood Blvd will connect to an existing structure on the north side of the RR tracks.
- A monitoring manhole will be installed over a local Village sanitary sewer
WORK COMPLETE SINCE LAST UPDATE
- 30-inch sanitary sewer interceptor pipe and manholes have been installed from MH08-311 which is in the pool deck 60 feet east of the large oak tree to MH08-313 which is in the bike path 70 feet west of the large oak tree.
- Concrete pool deck was removed in order to install the new 30” pipe and manholes.
- Existing 18” West Interceptor (WI), installed in 1932, was cut and removed under the pool deck and the new 30” pipe was installed in the same location as the removed pipe.
- Work close to the oak tree was observed by arborist, WI Cut Trees. Fewer roots than expected were cut to make way for the construction. The tree was protected per plan. No trimming was done and the tree was not struck or scarred by the construction equipment. The Village arborist will observe the spring leaf out of the tree which will give an indication of its health.
- Phase 3 Status Update Map
ONGOING WORK
- Construction materials and equipment are staged in the pool parking lot, in Purdue Street, and between Purdue Street and Shorewood Blvd.
- Stone base for the bike path is being placed and graded above the new pipe as the pipe is installed and backfilled.
UPCOMING WORK – NEXT TWO WEEKS
- Install 30-inch pipe from MH08-313 to Shorewood Blvd.
- Begin work in Shorewood Blvd.
OVER-WINTER CONDITIONS
- Currently we do not anticipate that the bike path will be restored with asphalt before winter.
- Purdue Street asphalt will remain.
- Overwinter detour would be shortened to use Shorewood Blvd – Harvard - Swarthmore - Bike Path on north side of pool
- Asphalt plants typically close in November and open in late April or early May
The project web page is at: https://www.madsewer.org/project/west-interceptor-shorewood-relief/
Starting October 8: Phase 3 of the Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) project will require a closure of Purdue Street (between Columbia Road and Swarthmore Court) from October 8 until the end of November (or later) depending on the weather. The 900 block of Columbia Road will be a dead-end during the closure. Access to the Pool/Community Center parking lot (and Community Gardens) will be available via Swarthmore Court. Now that the pool season is done, Swarthmore Court and Columbia Road are back to two-way traffic. See the map of the bike/pedestrian path HERE.
The week of October 1: Trees were removed, light poles were depowered and taken down, and erosion control measures such as silt fence and inlet protection were installed between Marshall Court and Shorewood Blvd.
The path between Shorewood Blvd and Marshall Court is closed. Informational signs with maps have been placed on the westbound barrier at the bridge over University Bay Drive, on the west side of Marshall Court, and on the east side of Shorewood Blvd. See the Road Closure link below for more details and a map of the closure.
The following activities are expected next week starting Monday 10/7/24:
- Mobilizing in equipment and materials.
- Tuesday, Purdue Street will be closed and crews will start piling bedding stone in the street. Access to the Pool parking lot will be available from Swarthmore Ct.
- Wednesday. pipe will begin to arrive.
- Friday, excavation and sanitary sewer installation will begin on the west side of Marshall Court.