ALGONQUIN – Algonquin trustees will consider at their meeting Tuesday extending hours for construction on Longmeadow Parkway.
The current section is the second of five in the $115 million road project, and is expected to cost about $13 million, stretching from Randall Road to Karen Drive.
The road is being installed as a concrete pavement, according to a village memo, and requires specialized processes and equipment because of the magnitude of the project.
“Under the current working hours of the contract, these processes are greatly impacted and will have a negative impact to the quality and durability of the roadway,” Shawn Hurtig, project manager with the village, wrote in a memo. “These impacts range from excessive jointing and higher potential for cracking, to long-term issues, such as road noise and increased maintenance.”
Although the village’s code normally allows for construction work from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday and between 8:30 a.m. and 8 p.m. Sunday, Plote Construction Inc., the general contractor of the Longmeadow Parkway project in Algonquin, is asking to extend hours for a maximum of two weeks from 6 a.m. to 11:30 p.m., according to village documents.
In addition to the improvement in quality, the extension also is being requested to help make up for project delays.
“Due to a project suspension, above average rainfall, and the recent state budget impasse, the Longmeadow Parkway project is currently running behind schedule,” senior project manager with Plote Construction Joseph Weishaar wrote in a letter to the village. “The extended shifts would [save] time and assist in expediting the overall project completion.”
Weishaar could not be reached Monday for more information.
Construction on the section of the road in Algonquin previously had been stopped because of the possible presence of an endangered bumblebee and the state budget impasse.
Despite this, Kane County Department of Transportation Assistant Director Steve Coffinbargar has maintained the project will be completed by Nov. 15.
The Algonquin Committee of the Whole meeting starts at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Ganek Municipal Center, 2200 Harnish Drive, Algonquin. To view the complete agenda, visit www.algonquin.org/
