9th Street Paving Operations Begin

After a long and unusually wet spring, we are happy announce that the 9^th Street roadway improvement project will begin paving operations on Tuesday, July 12^th. The project area is 9^th Street between Rhododendron Drive and Kingwood Street.

In order to begin paving, the contractor will first rotomill (grind) and pave the trench patches. Once completed, the contractor will rotomill the entire width of 9^th Street between Rhododendron Drive and Kingwood Street, including the side streets where construction activities occurred. After the milling is complete, the contractor will place a layer of glass grid pavement fabric, repave 9^th Street and re-stripe the road. The placement of the glass grid pavement fabric helps to prevent ‘reflection’ of any cracking of the existing pavement through the new paving to the surface of the roadway. Once completed, 9^th Street from Rhododendron Drive to Kingwood Street will have a new paved road surface.

Below is the latest schedule from our contractor:

• Tuesday, July 12^th, crews from RiverBend Materials (the City’s subcontractor) will rotomill and pave the trench patches on 9^th Street. They will also begin to rotomill the east bound lane of 9^th Street. Motorists are advised that flaggers will be controlling traffic for one-way operation while work is being completed.
• Wednesday, July 13^th, continue rotomilling operations and complete east bound lane, west bound lane and side street areas.
• Thursday, July 14^th, apply the hot oil, pavement fabric and pave the west bound lane.
• Friday, July 15^th, apply the hot oil, pavement fabric and pave the east bound lane.
• Monday, July 18^th, pave the side streets to the limits of the areas that were within the project area.
• Tuesday, July 19^th, complete any remaining paving operations.

Residents and businesses are advised to use alternate routes to avoid the work area beginning July 12^th. If you do need to travel in 9^th Street corridor, traffic control will be in place. Please slow down, be patient and attentive to the traffic control flaggers.

The City would like to extend our thanks to our community and emergency response partners for your patience as we bring this very important project to a close. The project has improved water supplies for fire suppression to the Hospital and surrounding area. The contractor and City will continue to work to minimize any inconveniences to all that travel along 9th Street during the paving process. 

If you have any questions about any of our projects, you can visit the City's Website at https://www.ci.florence.or.us or contact the Public Works Department at 541-997-4106.