12th Street Connection to Lewis and Clark Water System

• Project valuePhase 1 - $2,752,582.19
• Contractor nameMetro Construction, Inc.
• Completion DateNovember 14, 2025

Phase 1 Project Update: 09/29/2025

The contractor has finished installing the water main in the north ditch of 12^th Street and will be placing topsoil and seed mixture on the west end of the project along 12^th Street. Lakeside Drive and Cherry Lake Avenue at 12^th Street will be paved by the end of September; these intersections will be closed one at a time and should last one or two days.

Commuter Route Information

Traffic control will be split into phases for the project. The remaining phases are as follows:

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 and Sidewalk
3. Remove Pavement
4. Install the Water main
5. Install Storm Drainage
6. Install Traffic Fiber Optic Cable</li> <li class=" list-group-item="" completed="">Pavement Patching
7. Sidewalk Replacement</li> <li class=" list-group-item="">Seeding / Restoration

Phase C - 12th Street (Hwy 42):

1. Traffic Control
2. Trenchless Construction - install water main under 12th Street
3. Remove Pavement</li> <li class=" list-group-item="">Install the Water main
4. Install Storm Drainage
5. Pavement / Driveway Patching
6. Seeding / Restoration

Phase D - 12th Street (Hwy 42):

1. Traffic Control
2. Remove Pavement & Sidewalk
3. Install the Water main
4. Pavement Patching
5. 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

Contractor installing water main along 12^th Street.

Installing the water main across Cherry Lake Avenue after the pavement was removed.

Contractor installing a fire hydrant along 12th Street.

Bore pit on the northwest corner of 12^th Street and Ellis Road, where Horizontal Boring & Tunneling Co. was boring soil out from under 12^th Street and removing it with the excavator to install the new water pipe.

A top view of what the bore pit/trench box looked like – the top of the photo shows the boring drill bit that pulls soil out from the bore hole, and the control equipment near the bottom of the photo.

Photo of a water valve, a blue 24” water pipe, and an elbow/bend connection before it was installed under Ellis Road near Windmill Ridge.

Ellis Road and Windmill Ridge intersection, where the contractor connected a new 24” water valve and pipe to the existing water main under Ellis Road. The metal valves and connections are installed with white wrapping around them for soil corrosion protection, as shown in the photo.

The photo shows 24” water pipes and valves with various connections attached (such as T’s, Crosses, Elbows/bends) along the west end of Windmill Ridge