Multiple crews continue to work on various portions of the Main Street project, working on Saturday to
keep the project moving forward.
On the reclamation portion of the project (west of County 34 and east of 5th Avenue Southeast) R.L. Larson
has continued to remove the top five inches of reclaimed pavement and aggregate to prepare the material
for the injection of a stabilizing oil next week. On Tuesday, one of the underground crews from R.L. Larson
installed a storm sewer inlet at the intersection of County Highway 34 and County Highway 80. On
Wednesday, Knife Lake Concrete constructed a concrete curb island to direct runoff to the inlet and create
a right turn from County 80 to County 34. On Friday they finished the removals of the top five inches of
material on the western portion and jumped to the east side working through Saturday, completing the
removals from Highway 10 to the Perham Stockyards.
In town, a second underground crew came to town to assist with the utility replacement in Phase 4. The
last of the sanitary sewer mains were installed by mid-week, along with the sewer services in the phase. A
minor water shut down occurred Wednesday to allow for the replacement of hydrants at Second and Third
Avenues West. Storm Sewer replacement started on Friday and will continue through early next week
concluding the utility replacement on the phase.
Parson’s Electric worked on the project throughout the week, installing conduits and other items at the
intersection of First Avenue to prepare the area for the signal system replacement.
Upcoming Activities
Early next week, the last of the storm sewer will be installed in Phase 4, which will include new inlets and
manholes at select intersections in the phase. Parson’s will begin installing signal bases at the intersection
of First Avenue and begin running conduits on the first block west of First Avenue for the future lighting and
electrical outlets where the new trees will be installed.
Ottertail Aggregate will also begin removing the existing subgrade material and preparing the sand base for
new aggregate. Aggregate hauling will also begin next week on the first block in advance of Knife Lake
returning to the site late in the week to begin construction of the curb and gutter on the first block of Main
Street in Phase 4, from First to Second Avenue West.
On the reclamation sections, R.L. Larson will continue removing the top section of the reclaimed material
through mid-week on the east side of the project working from the Perham Stockyards into town. On
Tuesday, the reclaiming contractor, All States Pavement Recycling, will be returning to the site to begin
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Main Street, Second Avenue Northeast, and Seventh Avenue Southeast
injecting a stabilizing agent on the westerly portion from Highway 10 to County Highway 34. All State’s
anticipates the activities to take approximately three days on the west side of town and an additional three
days on the east side of town. Grading of the stabilized material will follow the work in advance of
scheduled paving of the highway.
