Dry weather needed to finish Iris Street

Finishing work is largely what needs to be done before the Iris Street reconstruction project is complete.

However, engineers say that all of the finishing work is dependent on dry weather.

The color crosswalk at the Monroe/Iris streets intersection will be poured early this week. Shipley Construction, the general contractor for the project, also will be finishing the intake top south of Monroe Street.

Jones Contracting is working on pouring the driveway to Anderson Equipment early this week and also forming and pouring all remaining driveways this week.

Remaining driveways in addition to Anderson Equipment include Sloan Printing, the Iris Bowling Center and all the driveways to Innovairre.

A water tie-in also must be completed this week.

Work on the trails will soon be completed by Jones Contracting.

As soon as it gets dry enough Cole Construction will be finishing final adjustment to intake tops, backfill and final grading.

Warner Engineering, the engineering firm for the project, says all work on the railroad crossing has been completed except for striping.

Warner also reminds residents that concrete cannot be poured in the rain, dry weather is needed to backfill and fine grade and the striping cannot be painted when it?s wet.