July 14, 2022

Construction has begun on this year’s street improvement project. The contractor has split the project into smaller areas for coordination and scheduling (see project area Map on City website www.ci.oakdale.mn.us):

31st Avenue neighborhood west of Ideal Avenue and north of Stillwater Boulevard (Anna's Grove).
4th Street between Helmo Avenue and Inwood Avenue.
Imperial Avenue/Oak Marsh Drive/3rd Street from 4th Street to Inwood Avenue.

The improvements include miscellaneous storm sewer/sanitary sewer/water main repairs and replacement, replacement of isolated sections of structurally damaged curb and gutter, repaving of the asphalt pavement section, installation of new street lighting, and some trail and walk improvements. On 4th Street the rural roadway with ditches will be replaced with an urban roadway with curb and storm sewer.

Miller Excavating is the Contractor for this project. They have successfully completed many similar projects locally. All project work is scheduled to be complete by September.

Current and Planned Work

Area 1: 31st Avenue Neighborhood west of Ideal Avenue and north of Stillwater Boulevard (Anna's Grove)

Driveways are being patched in now.
Topsoil placement in the disturbed boulevard areas is being done now. Sodding is planned for next week.
Adjusting manhole castings and water valve boxes to their final elevation is also planned for next week.
The final layer of asphalt paving is planned for the week of July 25th and will take about 2 days.

Area 2: 4th Street between Helmo Avenue and Inwood Avenue

Work has begun and a detour is in place around the project area using Inwood Avenue/10th Street/Helmo Avenue.
Access to Guardian Angels Church is off of 3rd Street during this work. Access to Oak Meadows Senior Living and to Holly Lane is available off of 4th Street from the west.
The pavement has been reclaimed into gravel.
Storm sewer and grading work will be done next.

Area 3: Imperial Avenue/Oak Marsh Drive/3rd Street from 4th Street to Inwood Avenue

Imperial Avenue/Oak Marsh Drive pavement has been reclaimed into gravel.
Storm sewer and water main repairs are continuing.
Isolated sections of damaged cub and gutter are planned to be removed next. Curb placement in these areas is planned for next week.
The first layer of asphalt paving on Imperial Avenue and Oak Marsh Drive is planned for the week of July 25th.
3rd Street will have the top surface of asphalt pavement milled off and then repaved. This work is proposed to be done at night to minimize business and traffic disruption. This will take about 2 nights depending on weather and is planned to be done later in the week of July 25th or the following week.

As construction progresses, please use caution traveling within the project area. Also, please do not park vehicles on the street from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. within the project area unless instructed to by the Contractor to accommodate driveway work. This will help the Contractor to work more efficiently, and will create a safer work zone. Thank you, as always, for your ongoing patience and cooperation.

If there are any questions or comments regarding the project, please contact one of the following people:

Mike LaDoux, 651.256.0438, On Site Project Representative, SEH
Brian Bachmeier, 651.704.9970, Oakdale Consulting City Engineer
Todd Blank, 651.490.2017, Project Manager, SEH