What you need to know
Public Works Director James Corn spoke to council members regarding the challenges being faced by Ballast Point Construction on the project, including incorrectly relocated gas and water lines.
"[Construction workers] are actually hitting some of the new gas lines that were moved and not installed correctly at the correct depth," Corn said.
Corn also told council members that concrete work would likely begin on the westbound side of Robinson Road within two weeks, but work on the railroad crossing could also delay the project. Corn said the Union Pacific Railroad only provided a timeline of within 12 months for the railroad crossing replacement to begin work, but the city is expecting an updated timeline as the project nears, he said.
City officials have said the current railroad crossing will remain open until the new crossing is complete, once that work begins.
In their words
- "We've had nothing but trouble with this engineer that the county wanted us to use, and, you know, this shouldn't be costing us money, it should be costing them money," council member Rick Moffatt said.
- "There's a lot of design flaws that [Ballast Point] are trying to accommodate for; so that's being tallied on the back end as well," Corn said.
The estimated timeline for completion of the Robinson Road realignment project is still set at March, but Corn said that could likely be pushed back to April pending any additional issues.
