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$3.8M East Stevenson Road project on track in Ottawa · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Three point eight million dollars East Stevenson Road project on
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  Speaker 1: track in Ottawa. Written by Matthias Warner. This article is
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  Speaker 1: being read by an automated voice brought to you by Everlett.
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  Speaker 1: Drivers in North Ottawa may have a few more months
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  Speaker 1: of navigating construction traffic ahead, but construction on East Stevenson
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  Speaker 1: Road remains on track. The nearly three point eight million
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  Speaker 1: dollars project is set to do more than just repave
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  Speaker 1: and add to East Stevenson Road by the target completion
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  Speaker 1: timeline of the end of November. Ottawa Commissioner of Streets
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  Speaker 1: and Public Improvements Marla Pearson said that in addition to
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  Speaker 1: the repaving of the road, renovations include the installation of
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  Speaker 1: a storm sewer, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, bike lanes, and new
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  Speaker 1: crossings at the intersection of East Stevenson Road and Route
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  Speaker 1: twenty three to connect to the existing sidewalks. The project,
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  Speaker 1: which began with prep work in February, is expected to
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  Speaker 1: be completed by November thirtieth, one month after the Illinois
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  Speaker 1: Department of Transportation is scheduled to wrap up its bridge
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  Speaker 1: construction project just south of Stevenson Road on Route twenty
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  Speaker 1: three over I eighty. Pearson said that the simultaneous projects
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  Speaker 1: have produced some congestion, but that alternate routes have alleviated
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  Speaker 1: much of it for businesses and residents Alike. Road signs
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  Speaker 1: and guided detours to get around the road closure at
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  Speaker 1: East Stevenson Road are posted encouraging drivers to use East
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  Speaker 1: Dayton Road to continue on East Stevenson Road east of
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  Speaker 1: MBL Drive. The biggest impediment to completion on the stated
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  Speaker 1: timeline is weather, which has popped up before with the project.
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  Speaker 1: The large amounts of rain over the summer, Pearson said,
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  Speaker 1: have impacted progress. Currently, the East Stephenson Road project is
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  Speaker 1: halfway through the installation of the storm sewer. The curb
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  Speaker 1: and gutter portions of the project are finished on MBA
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  Speaker 1: All Drive. The repaving in these areas is also complete.