During the past 45 days we have received almost 4 times as much rain as we normally receive during this time of year.  This period was proceeded by January-February snowstorms that dumped enormous amounts of snow on the area.  The snow delayed the project by 4-6 weeks which meant we had not progressed as far as planned by the time the spring rains started in late April.

This rain has saturated the construction site and the crews are spending much of their time working on soil and erosion mitigation activities.  At this stage in the project, we have skimmed back much of the topsoil while we perform the final cut and fill and grading activities.  When the water hits the subsurface made up largely of clay, the water turns orange and has been running off the site.  We are working aggressively to stop this runoff.  Once the weather dries for a week or two, we will be able to complete the majority of the Phase 1A work and at that point the topsoil will be spread, grass seeded, the storm water management systems will be fully implemented for this phase and Allegheny County will have fully repaired the storm water drains around the hairpin turn on Camp Meeting Extension.