Construction is scheduled to begin April 1 on South Commerce and South streets in Mineral Point.
The project will start at the bottom of the hill on South Commerce and work its way up.
On South Commerce from Fountain Street to 200 feet south of Old Darlington Road, the project will include sanitary sewer, water main, storm sewer, street lighting and street replacement.
That work is scheduled to be done by July 3, except for concrete pavement, which is expected to be completed by July 17.
At least one lane will be kept open. On South Street from Vine Street to South Commerce, the project includes sanitary sewer, storm sewer, street lighting and street replacement. On Vine Street from High Street to
Fountain, sidewalk and curb and gutter will be replaced.
Work hours will be 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. weekdays.
Rule Construction, Dodgeville, is the general contractor. Completion is scheduled for Sept. 4.
About 20 people, mostly utility representatives but some property owners, attended a two-hour informational meeting on the project Friday morning.
Representatives of Delta 3 Engineering of Platteville, which will manage the project, said the aim is to minimize inconvenience.
“The sooner we get it done, the sooner we get back to normal,” said Mark Digman, Delta 3 project manager.
They asked crews to coordinate schedules due to tight working space, and asked business owners to let them know about scheduled deliveries.
Property owners will be notified 48 hours in advance of planned water outages.
The water work means “if you have lead or galvanized water service pipes, you have to have it replaced,” said Bart Nies, owner of Delta 3.
The removal is mandated by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and federal Environmental Protection Agency.
Laterals on private property are replaced at the homeowner’s expense.
Weekly emails will update construction progress and outline plans for the next week.
The first update meeting will be 9 a.m. April 28 at City Hall, and then monthly if there is interest.
Nies stressed coordination, cooperation and communication.
“We are all on the same team,” he said. “There were some incidents on High Street (during reconstruction) with property owners that were unacceptable. Please treat people as professionally as you can.”