Street Work 2015

Street Work 2015

We'd been warned that chaos was planned for our street - it was our turn to have the streets and utilities updated.   What ensued was mass disruption and a stream of machines, mostly big ones. Now that we can look back, it was worth it.  

It started with gas line works and there were multiple holes in our yard, as if a large gopher had invaded.  This was what our corner looked like.

The new plastic gas lines were punched through the soil using this contraption.

There was quite a hole in our street for a few days.  The smaller machine on the right - a hydraulic tamper - shook our whole house and irritated my wife.

I was fascinated with the work rebuilding the sewers.

A drain basin was added so that part of the storm sewer water would soak into our soil, pure sand actually.

We decided to replace our asphalt driveway with cement and using this machine, the crew made quick work of the old driveway.

The cement crew made impressive speed with the new driveway.

There was a good-sized crew and everyone had a job.  Because cement sets so quickly, quick work was essential.

A substantial amount of sod had to be put down and again, a large machine helped.

Replanting mailboxes was done with dispatch.  They did a much higher-quality job than I would have but they had the tools.

My grandson was fascinated by all the big machines.   I had him sitting or draped over six different machines, this just one of them.

The summer project was beautifully orchestrated and came out well.   The workers were considerate and friendly so the experience wasn't that painful.   Unless you paid attention, you wouldn't notice much difference in our street but we know that maintenance is now up to snuff.