by Kimberly Adams
TRINIDAD — Wet spring weather is to blame for delays on the Commercial Street construction project, according to project manager Tom Beach with the city public works department.Construction of the quarter-mile long project in the hub of downtown Trinidad began April 6. The construction zone begins on the south side of the Commercial Street bridge and ends at the intersection with Main Street. The project is scheduled for completion at the end of September.
Weather is not the only factor slowing down the project. During excavation of the first block, public works crews determined the 25-year-old water lines needed to be replaced. “That has put us back and with all the rain we’ve had, we’re really at a standstill,” Beach said. “We have had a hard time getting equipment into the site without burying it and damaging work already performed.”
According to a weekly update from the city, the sewer slip lining company is on site this week to complete their work on the 15-inch line and to install slip lining on the adjacent 10-inch line. This means the closure of Commercial Street where it intersects with Main Street for a few days while work continues between Church and Elm streets. Right now, the block between the Commercial Street Bridge and Cedar Street is closed, but businesses on the street remain open.
The City of Trinidad thanks merchants and citizens for their patience during this construction process,” the city press release states. “We look forward to providing a much more appealing Commercial Street area upon completion.”
For questions on the construction project, contact Beach at (719) 846-9843, ext. 126.
