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| ![](media/  | **U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION**    | **2004      |
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|             | # FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION         | 35**        |
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|             | ########                                 | **September |
|             | # WESTERN FEDERAL LANDS HIGHWAY DIVISION | 09, 2004**  |
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SANDLAKE -- GALLOWAY ROAD

CONSTRUCTION PROJECT

**What's happening on the job?**

**With fall rains showing up the amount of roadway under construction is
limited. Hopes are high that we can get at least over the hill with new
pavement before our winter rains begin. The contractor is working the
segment on the east side of the hill and over the top. The large side
hill fills started last year are nearly complete. We are close to
tearing out the old road adjacent to these fills but when that happens
is weather dependent. It might mean a day-by-day shift of the roadway in
order to avoid a clay roadway.**

**On the east side of the hill, adjacent to the slide, we moved the
roadway away from the hill and realigned this section in order to
construct the roadway this year. As it was, the roadway would not have
been built this year due to the slide. The slide repair as it now stands
includes a drainage system about mid point on the hill, removal of the
loose material, reshaping the bank to flatten out the slope, and a
drainage system along the bottom of hill, a French drain. A French drain
is nothing more than open graded rock that provides a path for the water
to follow. We are wrapping the rock with a synthetic fabric to separate
the dirt from the rock yet allow water passage. As a further measure of
drainage, a pipe with drain holes is being install within the rock. With
the drainpipes drilled into the hillside, a mid hill drain system and
the French drain at the base, water coming from the hill and cause for
the initial slide is contained.**

**On Friday of this week if weather permits, you could see asphalt work
on Galloway Road and some on Sandlake Road. This is minor asphalt paving
in preparation to placing the final asphalt lift later this month. Next
week expect pilot cars running from M.P. 0.80 to M.P. 4.0 Monday through
Friday. The contractor has said that with restrictions lifted to what
days he can work, they might try to capitalize on remaining sunshine by
working on Saturdays if it allows them to finish work started or
continuing from Friday. We know this cuts into the weekend but the dry
days are getting fewer and farther apart in the coming months.**

**\* \* EXPECT 30-MINUTE DELAYS DAWN TO DUSK \*\***

Friday thru Friday and possibly Saturday weather permitting

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| Federal Highway Administration   | ELTE, Inc.                        |
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| Chuck Mikkola, Project Engineer  | Wes Forman, Superintendent        |
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| \(503\) 842-0030                 | \(503\) 965-5077                  |
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