Winter Shutdown Arrives As Thursday drew to a close, the construction zones that have hummed all year with activity in Triangle Park, Printer’s Alley, Riverfront Park, and Water Street north to the Battell Block fell silent. Winter weather has now brought eleven months of construction, most of it focused on building a new stormwater drainage system in the central downtown, to a close. Offsite though, in offices at VTrans, VHB, and Kubricky, other kinds of wheels are turning a

Snow, Rain, Enough This week winter finally caught up with our downtown construction project. The weekend’s snowstorm and subzero temps forced cancellation of work on Monday (the equipment wouldn’t start) and caused a rethink of the week’s work plan. Then the rain arrived . . . Let’s review what we were able to accomplish this week and then look ahead at what remains to be done in what, barring a February thaw, will likely be the last week of this construction season. Your

What Winter? Snow, wind, subzero temps . . . not exactly ideal conditions for an outdoor construction project, but the Kubricky and ECI crews are experienced with winter operations and so work continued apace this week. Let’s review what we accomplished this second full week of January and what, weather permitting, lies ahead next week. Your Weekly Construction Update You may recall from last week’s update that VTrans had negotiated a weekend closure of the rail line through

A Productive Start to the New Year A belated Happy New Year! I hope that 2019 is off to a great start for you. I’m looking forward to keeping you updated throughout the year as our downtown construction project continues into its second full year. As I mentioned in my last post of 2018, the work currently underway will wrap up at the end of January and then we’ll start up again in April. During February and March, we’ll review what we accomplished in 2018 and set the stage