Construction Update for June 6

FieldTurf started excavating the hill south of the sport courts today. This work is necessary to create construction access for hauling out material and bringing in the asphalt paver/other equipment. This post provides more detail about the work happening this week.

Trees

A quaking aspen and a black locust are being removed during hill excavation. These trees would've been removed later as part of the City's tree management under the City's general tree permit; the black locust is a non-native, invasive species, and both trees have created maintenance issues for the sport courts and surrounding area. The City is permitted to remove these trees under Tree Permit 2401-081. Per the permit, the City must replace the removals with two new trees. Two 6' ball and burlap Engelmann Spruce have already been replanted in Luther Burbank Park in anticipation for this tree removal. This work was coordinated with Andrew Prince, the City’s Urban Forestry Project Manager.

Cultural Resources Monitoring

A cultural resources specialist from Aqua Terra Cultural Resource Consultants is on-site during hill excavation in the event of inadvertent discovery, or the unexpected finding of historic, prehistoric, or other resources/remains. The City does not anticipate finding anything during this excavation but wanted to be doubly cautious given the historic nature of the park and the proximity of the project site to the admin building.

Demolition and Removal

In addition to starting the hill excavation today, FieldTurf is removing sawcut sections of existing asphalt to accommodate the new trench drains and electrical conduit being installed as part of this capital project.

View construction photos here.