Other construction activities scheduled for the week of July 7 include:

• Pouring the concrete for Span 4 (in the areas where the green epoxy-coated rebar has been placed, above), which connects Pier 4 to Abutment 5 on the north side of the river.
• Removing the falsework (temporary support structures) under the approach span on the south side of the river.
• Additional highway paving between University Avenue and Fourth Street Southeast, including the medians, shoulders and ramps.
• Installing light poles along the highway south of Washington Avenue and the northbound entrance ramp from Washington Avenue to I-35W (several light poles were installed last week along the highway on the north side).
• Grading and other roadwork in preparation for paving the highway from Washington Avenue to the abutment wall on the south end of the bridge.

Potential Noise Impacts 

• As crews pave the roadway on the north side of the project, backup alarms may be increasingly noticeable in that area, especially at night.
• Following paving, crews will cut expansion joints in the concrete once it has cured. This work involves saws that will create noise intermittently during the day and night.
• Toward the end of the week, crews will need to remove sheet pile near the new retaining wall along the exit ramp from northbound I-35W to University Avenue. This work will take approximately two days to complete and will require the use of equipment that causes noise and vibrations. Because this work can be loud, it will only be done during the day, between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m.

Potential Traffic Impacts

As the project progresses, residents and commuters may encounter activities that will affect traffic in the area. In particular: 

• The right lane of University Avenue will be closed from 7 p.m. Thursday to 6 a.m. Friday while the entrance and exit ramps are paved with concrete.
• During roadway paving operations, concrete trucks will travel from the concrete plant on I-35W south of Washington Avenue through the project site and up the northbound ramp to Washington Avenue. Trucks will go left on Washington Avenue to 19th Avenue, then across the 10th Avenue bridge to the north side of the project. Most of this activity will take place at night. There will be traffic control at the top of the ramp at Washington Avenue.
• Construction traffic will continue in the vicinity of the site. Some of the streets affected include Second Street Southeast (between 11th Avenue Southeast and Sixth Avenue Southeast), First Street South, Second Street South (between 13th Avenue South and 11th Avenue South), 19th Avenue South and Bluff Street.
• Due to large crowds attending Sidewalk Superintendent Talks, the bike lane on the west side of the 10th Avenue Bridge will be closed from 11 a.m. until noon on Saturdays until further notice in an effort to ensure the safety of everyone using the bridge. Signs are posted at each end of the bridge noting the restriction. Bikes and pedestrians should use the east side of the bridge between 11 a.m. and noon on Saturdays.

Potential Light Impacts

Crews are working night shifts seven days a week on both sides of the river. Lights and construction traffic may be noticeable around the clock.