Mill St Bridge REPLACEMENT PROJECT
As of June 3, 2019 our bridge replacement project is officially under way. This means that Mill St is completely closed from NAPA to the intersection of Mill and Auburn Streets. This closure affects all traffic including foot traffic. This also means there is no access from Mill St to the Wolcott Falls Park. No trespassing signs have been placed around the worksite. Please be mindful of this and for your own safety keep out of the work zone even if there are no workers present. This project is expected to last into the early fall of this year.
Please note that any trespassers going into the work area will be arrested and will be prosecuted by the contracting company. No one should be crossing the barriers in place.
We apologize for the inconvenience this might cause for those that walk across the bridge on a regular basis but this project is much needed and the end result will be well worth the trouble.
Please note that any trespassers going into the work area will be arrested and will be prosecuted by the contracting company. No one should be crossing the barriers in place.
We apologize for the inconvenience this might cause for those that walk across the bridge on a regular basis but this project is much needed and the end result will be well worth the trouble.
MILL ST BUSINESSES REMAIN OPEN DURING CONSTRUCTION
We cannot express enough that the merchants on Mill St remain open and welcome your patronage as always. Please remember to support them:
Wolcott Liquor
Three Sisters Boutique
NAPA Auto Parts
We cannot express enough that the merchants on Mill St remain open and welcome your patronage as always. Please remember to support them:
Wolcott Liquor
Three Sisters Boutique
NAPA Auto Parts
We will make an attempt to update you through pictures as to what is taking place during construction. The following will show the progress.
We will place newest pictures at the top of this update
We will place newest pictures at the top of this update
These next pictures come to us again from Norma Stewart. Given to us on 8/2/19
The following photos are from village resident Donna Graham, given to us on 7/29/19
June 27, 2019
Some more pictures from Norma Stewart depicting the progress being made.
If you didn't know, this bridge is actually classified as a culvert. The replacement will com in as a pre-cast concrete structure which will be placed into the same position as the current culvert and will have a new dam incorporated with it.
Some more pictures from Norma Stewart depicting the progress being made.
If you didn't know, this bridge is actually classified as a culvert. The replacement will com in as a pre-cast concrete structure which will be placed into the same position as the current culvert and will have a new dam incorporated with it.
July 25, 2019
The following pictures from Village resident Donna Graham show some close up detail of some of the demolition and rerouting of water around the old dam. The torrential rain fall we had in the days previous to these pictures certainly did not help the dam to hold back the water in the pond.
The following pictures from Village resident Donna Graham show some close up detail of some of the demolition and rerouting of water around the old dam. The torrential rain fall we had in the days previous to these pictures certainly did not help the dam to hold back the water in the pond.
July 13, 2019
After the removal of the concrete barriers on the bridge, controlling the water flow while still allowing for water to continue upstream is the next step. Placement of a temporary dam to block off the work site from running water is first. Then adding 2 large pumps to flow the pond water around the worksite to the other side of the falls was the solution to keeping water flowing to the creek.
Photos by Norma Stewart
After the removal of the concrete barriers on the bridge, controlling the water flow while still allowing for water to continue upstream is the next step. Placement of a temporary dam to block off the work site from running water is first. Then adding 2 large pumps to flow the pond water around the worksite to the other side of the falls was the solution to keeping water flowing to the creek.
Photos by Norma Stewart
