The summer of construction continues to rumble on, belching and stinking, distracting and delaying, up and down the valley.
I saw a large plume of smoke coming from the east side and I thought it was controlled burning. The foothills were fading from visibility as the smoke moved north and south.
Turns out it was the asphalt cooker, the thing that’s been cranking out the black stuff which is resurfacing our former perfectly good highway.
Downtown project mission statement: To replace failing road surface and water line, and redesign the Main Street in the downtown core to achieve a more attractive and pedestrian-friendly streetscape and also address stormwater drainage and traffic flow issues and add wheelchair accessible curb ramps at existing sidewalk corners.
Downtown project funding: $4,307,000 State Transportation Improvement Program funds. This does not include the fact that they are rebuilding Hwy 33 from one end of the valley to the other.
SlideShow (Asphalt)