The City does its best to ensure paving impacts are limited, but delays should be expected. Road paving can include lane reductions, when construction crews work on one lane at a time. When this occurs, crews work to maintain two-way traffic around the work, and a flag person may be used to direct vehicles on busier roads.
Sometimes there are on-street parking restrictions when the road work requires it, such as work on a narrow road. When this occurs, residents are notified and alternatives for parking are provided where needed.
The City also strives to maintain pedestrian access. When one sidewalk is closed, we try to keep the other sidewalk or walkway available, or we create a temporary path.
Public transit can be effected when there are detours and/or when delays occur. Our construction notice and updates include information about any bus routes that are being detoured.
Often there are no impacts to waste collection. When waste collection is affected, residents are notified in advance with information about how the City will address collection. Usually this is as simple as asking people make sure their address is written on their carts so crews can move carts to a central collection area, and return carts to the right address when waste collection is done.