The $9.1M Navarre Group A project, which began construction in February 2020, continues to move forward as scheduled. Contractor Hard Rock Construction Co., LLC has completed waterline tie-ins and drainage work ahead of asphalt installation on the 5500 and 5600 blocks of Catina Street. Crews are moving to General Diaz Street following the completion of paving on Catina Street in early October. Significant progress on the project was made during the summer of 2021 and work is nearing 90% completion – the project is expected to finalize in fall 2021, weather permitting. Coordination is ongoing with residents to ensure that site clean-up and final, punch list items are addressed by the contractor before the project is completed.

Concrete crews began forming curbs and gutter bottoms on South Park Place, and additional crews also continued working on sidewalks and driveway aprons on Central Park, South Park and Conscino streets. The binder layer of asphalt has been installed on South Park Place, Binder is one of the final layers of asphalt in the roadway restoration process.  

Hard Rock Construction Co., LLC crews began removing the roadway surface on General Diaz between Homedale and Pontalba this month, and patched areas along Vicksburg and Homedale streets. Crews replaced the faulty hydrant at Louque and General Diaz streets, and applied the binder layer of asphalt to portions of East Park and Central Park places. The roadway base on South Park Place was removed and will be regraded. A density test will be performed before the binder layer is reinstalled. Binder is one of the final layers of pavement restoration and it is drivable.

Hard Rock Construction Co., LLC crews began installing an asphalt binder course (between the foundation and upper layer) on East Park, Central Park and General Diaz streets this month, as well as placing new concrete curb and gutter bottoms. Excavations began on the roadway patches on Homedale and Vicksburg streets, West End Boulevard and Ada Place, along with the asphalt failures on South Park Place. Roadway milling is being scheduled.

In January, crews from Hard Rock Construction Co., LLC began installing new concrete curbs and gutters along Central Park and East Park Place, and the wearing course  (one of the final layers of roadway restoration) of asphalt was laid on North Park and Middle Park Place. Overall the project is more than 70 percent complete.