During a March 14 City Council meeting, city staff presented the project’s eighth change order for approval. The new expenditure will allow the project’s contractor, DeNucci Constructors, to remove a 12-inch asbestos water line discovered while work was underway on the project.
In February, officials approved a $553,313.07 change order to relocate the water line, effectively redirecting and replacing it, and assist with other project modifications, a process separate from removing the existing asbestos pipe.
DeNucci Constructors won the $12,028,913 University widening project contract in late 2020. The additional costs approved by council are to be paid through the city’s transportation and economic development corporation and the self-financed water fund.
Drivers who utilize University can also expect lane closures that went into effect April 6 to persist for several months as the project shifts to complete the lanes on the southern side of the road, according to the city.
The next phase of the project is expected to begin July 18, according to the city, with full completion anticipated in early 2023.
