9/20/11 Traffic Update

Construction on NID’s Banner Cascade Pipeline project continues on Banner Mountain during good weather conditions between 7:00 AM and 7:00 PM.  NID is coordinating vehicle traffic in an effort to help families get to the bus stop and school on time. Therefore, vehicles traveling into town on will have an open lane until 8:00 AM.

Raw water pipeline installation on Red Dog Cross Road continues.  Watch for flaggers to safely direct traffic through the construction zone, and expect delays up to twenty minutes.

Wings of Morning Drive area residents will need to use the Sesame Street detour as Wings of Morning Drive is closed to through traffic between Clipper Creek Road and the western route to Banner Lava Cap Road. The Sesame Street detour is available without delays. Watch for signage and equipment.  Construction equipment and trucks will continue to enter and exit Wings of Morning Drive from both ends.  Turnouts are available along the alignment route allowing for passing residential traffic.

Construction on the Overland section’s creek crossing will continue to create heavier than usual traffic on Red Gate Road, Banner Lava Cap Road, and Old Tunnel Road.  Residents should expect minimal delays during construction activities.

If you need further information, contact Hugh Gordon, Project Ombudsman, at (530) 263-4352, email: Hugh-lu@att.net, or visit our webpage at www.nidbannercascade.com. 

Notices:

Raw water pipeline installation on Red Dog Cross Road continues.  Watch for flaggers to safely direct traffic

through the construction zone, and expect delays up to twenty minutes.  Emergency vehicles will be given immediate access.

Thank you for being patient.

Residents using Wings of Morning Drive should

use the Sesame Street detour this week without delays.

Banner Cascade Pipeline Project Construction Schedule

9/19/11 to 10/14/11

■ Banner Lava Cap Road, between Red Gate Road and E. George WTP:

·        Raw water pipeline installation is completed.  Pipeline testing will start in late-September.  

■ Red Gate Road:

·        Raw water pipeline installation is completed.  Construction equipment will continue to use Red Gate Road to access the Overland section.  Residents should expect minimal delays during construction activities.

■ Overland from Madrone Forest Drive to Red Gate Road:

·        Work at the creek crossing will continue this week followed by restoration.

■ Madrone Forest Drive: Final cleanup ongoing.  No delays anticipated.

■ Overland between Madrone Forest Drive and the airport:

·        Additional erosion control and hydroseed to be applied this fall.

■ Airport and Loma Rica Water Treatment Plant: 

·        Erosion control and hydroseed to be applied this fall.

■ Lee Lane:  

·        Curb replacement has been postponed due to neighborhood residents’ request; resume date to be determined.

·        Erosion control and hydroseed to be applied this fall.

■ Idaho Maryland Road, between Lee Lane and Banner Lava Cap Road:

·        Nevada County is responsible for road striping and expects the work to be completed in the next few weeks.

·        Restoration work and final hydroseed to be scheduled this fall.

■ Banner Lava Cap Road, between Idaho Maryland Road and Wings of

Morning Drive:

·        Restoration work and final hydroseed to be scheduled this fall.

■ Wings of Morning Drive (WOMD):

·        Raw water pipeline installation continues west of Clipper Creek Road.  WOMD closed to through traffic between Clipper Creek Road and the western route to Banner Lava Cap Road.  Residents will use the Sesame Street detour with minimal delays; watch for signage and equipment.

·        A dedicated water truck for the WOMD area will regularly apply dust control measures during construction activities throughout the day.

·        Construction equipment and trucks will enter and exit Wings of Morning Drive from the temporary access on the east end and the permanent access on the west end.  Turnouts are available along the alignment route allowing for passing residential traffic.

■ Opalite Way/Snow Mountain Flow Control/Overland:

·        Control building construction work is progressing.

·        Raw water pipeline installation on Overland is completed.

■Red Dog Cross Road, Lola’s Echo Road, and Oak Ridge Road:

·        Raw water pipeline installation is completed on Oak Ridge Drive and Lola’s Echo Road; the detour to Banner Lava Cap Road is no longer available.

·        Work on Red Dog Road will continue this week.  Watch for flaggers and expect delays up to twenty minutes.