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Troy Company Awarded Field Park ContractBy Tammy Daniels
iBerkshires Staff
01:09AM / Tuesday, April 28, 2009
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The project to create a smoother ride around Field Park is expected to begin around May 15 and be completed by Labor Day.
The town awarded the contract for the reconstruction of the rotary to DelSignore Blacktop Paving, which had the low bid of $744,462.
DelSignore, of Troy, N.Y., beat out Virgilio Construction Co.'s bid of $798,500, David G. Roach & Sons' of $881,567, LB Corp.'s $895,594 and Petricca Industries of $997,292.
The reconstruction will include making the ends of the oval park more symmetrical, leveling the west end and reconfigure the entrances so they slow drivers as they move around the park. The Guntlow and Associates design also includes pathways through the park, crosswalks and changes to the veterans' memorial to make handicapped accessible.
"It's a complex process because it will be difficult to detour [traffic]," said Town Manager Peter Fohlin. "The contractor and traffic will have to work together."
The project itself is fairly straightforward, he told the Selectmen on Monday night, because the work will primarily be above ground. The town has already completed a new water main through that area and several utility poles will be relocated by National Grid. DelSignore will be more concerned with surface improvements.
The west end of Main Street and Thornliebank Road may see more traffic as work progresses during the summer, said Fohlin. "The options are pretty clear and pretty limited."
When questioned by Selectmen as to the ability of DelSignore to complete the reconstruction before Labor Day, Fohlin replied that "it's not an unrealistic schedule but certainly an aggressive one."
At the very brief meeting, the board approved a nonresident request for a cemetery lot, Suzanne Schroeder of Pittsfield who wishes to be buried with her family in Eastlawn Cemetery, and the renewal of victualer license for The Dep Inc., operating as Harvest Moon on North Hoosac Road; and set a public hearing on a request for Water Street Ventures, operating as Water Street Grill, to serve alcoholic beverages on its deck for its next meeting on May 11, at 7:05 p.m.
The Selectmen voted to go into executive session to discuss strategy in negotiating with nonunion employees. |
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| Thanks for the information on the field park reconfiguration. I hope we will still be able to get to the library, without having to go "around the mulberry bush" or worse putting our lives in jeopardy. | | from: phyllis | on: 04-28-2009 12:00AM
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| Agressive? They didn't even work yesterday. Was this just torn up prior to Memorial Day weekend to aggravate the residents? I saw one National Grid truck on site yesterday only for a short time. Delsignore nowhere to be found. I think the town needs to be a bit more agressive when selecting a contractor. Maybe I am over reacting. Theu could have been "waiting for parts" to come in. | | from: Concerned | on: 06-02-2009 12:00AM
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| One of the items that would have solved 40% of the traffic problems would be removing the big bushes blocking the view of traffic in the right of way in the West Main Street/Route 7 entrances to the oval. It is not a true traffic circle, rather it is an oval. Let's hope the solution taking place improves the situation. | | from: Biggest Need | on: 06-03-2009 12:00AM
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