Sewer Project Status Update

April 1, 2021

Sewer Project Status – April 1, 2021

The clock has started for all of the contractors to be completed by the fall of 2022.

Tech Industries has completed laying a main from the Stonebridge pump station south along Lake Road. They have completed Lake Road, Hickory Grove, Zani and Lundy Lanes and are working toward France Lane to the end of Hill-Dale at the Clifton Park boundry.
Vacri Construction has competed the directional drill under the bridge on Outlet Road. They are now working on Westside Drive from Carney’s Tavern to the North.
Trinity Construction has completed work on Buell Ave and North Street. They plan to restart at the end of April.
The East Side Drive contractor has completed work on Hill-Dale and is working on East Side.
The project team will work with the residents to specify planned connection locations to be delineated with stakes.
Driveways may need to be cut and will be repaired, several at a time. Straw will temporarily cover trench area to prevent erosion. Seeding will be done in the spring.
The sewer committee is developing a document to assist residents on the connection process. The system will be ready between the end of 2021 and Fall of 2022. Residents do not need to do anything in the near term.
Residents should be aware that sewer construction contractors are not allowed to perform residential connections until after the construction is completed.
The Town of Ballston is developing a formal deferral request process.
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Road Remediation

Sewer construction is a messy process in the short term. Contractors are required by our written contract to remediate any damage, including property and roads. Initial remediation is temporary to ensure safety and protect from erosion.

Contractors typically install the main lines, manhole structures, pressure test and then come back and install individual resident connections last. Because of this process it doesn’t make sense to do the final remediation until all other work is done.

Westside Drive will be repaved because the sewer line must go down a cut in the roadway due to the locations of gas and water lines on opposite sides of the road. Other roads, public or private, will be evaluated after work is completed and appropriate repair or repaving done to return the road to equal or better than the initial condition.

Contractors are required to take “before” pictures (or videos) to document the conditions. This protects both the residents and the contractor. It’s perfectly fine for residents to take their own “before” pictures of their property.

“Retainage” is withheld from each payment to the contractor. This is a percentage of the payment retained by the Town and paid to the contractor at the end of the project. This is an industry practice to assure that the contractor satisfactorily completes the entire project including any required remediation.

A letter is distributed to each resident prior to work starting in their area. It includes a contact number for the Project Manager, Adirondack Mountain Engineering (AME). There is also an AME inspector onsite monitoring each contractor. If residents have specific concerns, they should either discuss them with the onsite inspector or contact AME. Residents should refrain from discussing concerns with individual contractor personnel who may not be fully aware of the details of the contract. Residents should also be aware that contractors are not allowed to accept additional work from residents until after the sewer project is completed.

Town of Ballston Sewer Committee