Green Section Construction Update — 5/8/26
Construction update from RCOC
Week of May 4
This week, Allied began pre-construction activities in the Green section; these will continue into the week of May 11.
Placement of construction signage.
Placement of soil erosion control bags on drains in the construction zone.
Placement of porta-johns.
Weeks of May 11 and May 18
Starting Thursday May 14, Allied will begin milling the asphalt next to the curb (or next to where the buried curb would likely be) to prepare for curb removal in Phase 1A (see below). Construction work will start on Glengarry and address the streets in the order shown below.
Allied will begin removing sod between the curb and sidewalk in Phase 1A. Don’s Restoration will coordinate with the sod removal crew to verify sprinklers and move heads out of the way for construction.
Week of May 18
Allied will begin curb and driveway approach removal following the asphalt milling and sod removal work. See discussion of this operation below.
Don’s Restoration will continue sprinkler verification and moving sprinkler heads, staying ahead of the curb removal operation.
Allied will begin underdrain installation addressing the streets in the same order as curb removal. This work will continue into the following weeks. See discussion of underdrain installation under “Looking ahead” below.
Construction order by street
Allied will begin in Phase 1A of the Green Section, on the east and north sides of the streets:
East side of N. Glengarry starting at Glengarry Circle and moving south to Amberly; then
North side of Amberly, moving east to Covington Road; then
East side of N. Glengarry picking up at Amberly and moving south to Endsleigh; then moving on to
North side of Endsleigh, moving east toward Covington Road; then
North side of Covington Place, moving east to Covington Road, then
East side of N. Glengarry starting at Endsleigh and moving south to Bradway.
Once curb/driveway approach removal and underdrain installation are completed in Phase 1A, the area will be ready for curb and driveway approach installation.
Work on Phase 1B - the opposite sides of each street — will begin after curbs have been laid in Phase 1A.
Phase 2A and B will address Tuckahoe, Sunnydale, Hupp Cross, Drury Lane, Overhill and Morningview Terrace. The north or east side of each street will go first, then the south or west side. More specifics will be provided as we get closer to work beginning in this area.
Phase 3A and B will address Bradway Blvd. and Cranbrook Cross, north sides of the streets first, then the south sides.
Curb and driveway approach removal
The first step in the construction process is to remove the existing curbs and the asphalt layers that cover them. As part of this step, Allied will also remove driveway approaches back to the sidewalk. Once the driveway approach is removed, Allied will place a temporary stone approach that will allow residents to get in/out of driveways. Please note, however, that there WILL be a relatively short period of time during which you will not have driveway access after the existing approach is removed and before the temporary stone is replaced. Allied will work to minimize this period, but residents should plan that it could be 2-3 hours.
Residents are advised to plan ahead - if you are on a tight schedule as curb removal comes down your street, move cars from the garage/driveway and park them on a different street to make sure you can get out when you need to. Or arrange with a neighbor across the street to park in their driveway temporarily.
Traffic and parking during construction
In general, our streets will remain open to traffic throughout the road construction, except for a few days around paving. Even if the street is open for traffic, there WILL be times when the road is temporarily blocked by construction work or equipment. Allied is responsible for providing flaggers or other means of alerting drivers to temporary blockages or closures. The best option for residents throughout the project is to leave a bit early and plan some cushion if your travels take you through the construction zones.
Our experience for the past two summers demonstrated that our roads are simply too narrow to have construction on one side of the street, plus room for traffic to pass, plus parked vehicles. For that reason, PLEASE do not park on the street during the workday when there is active construction. Park in your driveway, or on an adjacent street. We realize this is inconvenient, but it will help ease congestion on our streets and help the construction progress more efficiently. Please inform babysitters, contractors in your home, visitors, etc. of these parking limitations.
Looking ahead
Once curbs and driveway approaches have been removed, Allied will dig trenches parallel to the road into which they will place underdrain. The underdrain will be positioned under the new curbs and is designed to gather water from lawns/sidewalks and funnel it into catch basins such that the water doesn’t get to the roadbed. Once the underdrain is laid and the ground prepped, concrete work — new curbs and driveway approaches — will be next. The contractors will complete these operations in sequence on one side of the street, then begin the same series of work steps on the opposite side of the street.
More information on planned timing of these construction steps will be provided as the schedule is further defined.
Contacts during construction
Questions or concerns arising during construction should be addressed to Wayne Dabrowski, Project Engineer for RCOC, with a copy to Mark Meszler, Bloomfield Township representative for the project.