12th Street Connection to Lewis and Clark Water System

• Project value$2,752,582.19
• Contractor nameMetro Construction, Inc.
• Completion DateNovember 14, 2025

Project Update: 04/29/2025

An Open House was held April 8^th, and the exhibits DGR brought to the meeting can be seen in the photos below. The watermain will be bored under 12^th Street using trenchless construction in late May 2025 and last a couple weeks. Construction will take a break after that until mid-July when Metro construction starts installing the watermain along Ellis Road which will take about 2-3 months. Details will be communicated on this webpage and via mail to residents in the construction zone.

Commuter Route Information

Traffic control will be split into three phases for the project, starting with Phases A&B on Ellis Road.

During Phase A:

• Northbound traffic traveling in the outside northbound lane on Ellis Road will be required to merge into the inside northbound lane sooner than usual for the contractor to install a temporary asphalt lane on the east side of Ellis Road.

During Phase B:

• Windmill Ridge Street access to Ellis Road will be closed for 3 – 4 weeks; traffic will be directed to use 22^nd Street.
• Traffic on Ellis Road will be reduced to two lanes of head-to-head traffic on the east side of the median.
• Stoney Creek Road intersection will be open as a two-way stop with no left turns; traffic will be encouraged to use 22^nd Street.

During Phase C:

• Lakeside Drive intersection will be closed for 1 – 2 weeks.
• Traffic entering and exiting the Cherry Lake Subdivision from 12^th Street (Hwy 42) will be required to use Cherry Lake Avenue.

During Phase D:

• Cherry Lake Avenue intersection will be closed for 1 – 2 weeks.
• Traffic entering and exiting the Cherry Lake Subdivision from 12^th Street (Hwy 42) will be required to use Lakeside Drive.

Project Milestones

Phase A & B - Ellis Road:

1. Traffic Control
2. Install Temporary Asphalt Lane
3. Remove Pavement & Sidewalk
4. Install Water main
5. Install traffic Fiber Optic Cable
6. Pavement Patching
7. Sidewalk Replacement
8. Seeding / Restoration

Phase C - 12th Street (hwy 42):

1. Traffic Control
2. Install Temporary Asphalt Lane
3. Remove Pavement & Sidewalk
4. Install Water main
5. Install traffic Fiber Optic Cable
6. Pavement Patching
7. Sidewalk Replacement
8. Seeding / Restoration

Phase D - 12th Street (hwy 42):

1. Traffic Control
2. Install Temporary Asphalt Lane
3. Remove Pavement & Sidewalk
4. Install Water main
5. Install traffic Fiber Optic Cable
6. Pavement Patching
7. Sidewalk Replacement
8. Seeding / Restoration

Project Location Map

Traffic Control Phasing Maps

Phase A Traffic Control – Windmill Ridge and Ellis Road Intersection

Phase B Traffic Control – Ellis Road

Phase C Traffic Control – Hwy 42/12^th Street Traffic Control – Lakeside Drive Closure

Phase D Traffic Control – Hwy 42/12th Street Traffic Control – Cherry Lake Ave Closure