Tried driving down Depot Road, but couldn’t get far?
The construction, which has the road closed to through traffic, should be completed by the end of the week, says Art Pappas, city manager.
It began last Wednesday, April 16, as part of Phase II of the City of the Village of Clarkston’s water project. The road is currently ripped up from the parking lot exit on the south side of the road, west to Holcomb, in order to lay a water line there.
In conjunction, the city is making some minor changes to Depot Park. The Clarkston City Council approved at their April 14 meeting, to remove and reposition several flower boxes at the north end of the park (on the gazebo side).
The Clarkston DPW will transplant bushes, from within the flower boxes, to the berm between the Clarkston Conservatory and the parking lot. When returned to the park, the bushes will be placed in new masonry boxes. The project will cost the city $12,000 more than what was budgeted in their contract. The total cost is $89,407. The DPW is also exploring the cost of relocating seven trees.
Pappas says the work should be completed before May 4, the date of the SCAMP Walk & Roll, which starts a jam-packed summer of activities in the park including weddings, prom pictures, Concerts in the Park and much more.
However, beginning May 12, the Depot Road parking lot on the south side of the road will be repaved due to imperfections. The city is paying $13,000 for an extra inch of asphalt on top of the contractor’s two inches for more stability and longevity. The resolution was also adopted at the April 14 meeting. Once begun, the work should be completed within a week, Pappas said.
Other action at the April 14 City Council meeting included:
? Gary Tressel of Hubbell, Roth and Clark, Inc. (HRC) told council members he believed the city overpaid the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) during Phase I of the water project. The council authorized an HRC representative to audit MDOT records in Lansing at an estimated cost of $2,500.
? The council approved a proposal by the Road Commission of Oakland County to retime various traffic signals in the city.
? Tressel informed council members of a recent meeting he had with Finkbeiner, Pettis and Strout Inc. regarding installation of new traffic signals at Main Street and Washington as well as Main Street and Waldon. Project proposals will be presented to the council by the above firm at a later date.
The next Clarkston City Council meeting will be Monday, April 28 at 7 p.m. at the city offices at 375 Depot Road.