Town of Berlin schedules culvert replacement project

The Town of Berlin has scheduled a culvert replacement project to start on Tuesday.

Officials say that the project will require William Street between Cedar Avenue and Powelltown Avenue to be closed to through traffic for the next several weeks.

Mayor Gee Williams says, "This is the second phase of our stormwater projects which have already reduced flooding in our community. It's a temporary inconvenience for a permanent solution to our flooding problems."

Laura Allen, Town Administrator says, "We expected to start the project sooner, but the State Highway Administration requested additional information about some components of the project we submitted for their review. William Street is a state highway therefore their approval is required."

Allen also says, "The contractor anticipates starting on Tuesday, September 5, 2017 around 9 a.m., after the school buses come through.  Working hours will generally be 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. with some longer days as we work to move the water and sewer utilities. The roadway will be open to residents during construction but it will be closed to through traffic.  We have a temporary walking path to enable residents to walk to and from downtown."

The project will reportedly take several weeks to finish. Allen says, "It's hard to tell exactly how many days of the project will take because of the nature of the work and our dependence on the weather."