Amador County – Sutter Creek Acting City Manager Sean Rabe last week reported on the sinkhole that has kept part of Spanish Street closed for 3 months. The March 16th collapse of the Gopher Creek Canal left a 5-foot wide, 6-foot deep hole in the asphalt in the center of Spanish Street, he said, and it was created by the collapse of the metal roof of the canal. The hole exposed several utility pipelines, including an old Knight Foundry water line, and a 3-inch PG&E natural gas line. Rabe said the canal’s “metal roof collapsed and was sitting on top of the gas line. That’s why the council declared an emergency.” The Sutter Creek City Council sent Rabe to the board of directors of the Amador Water Agency, and a cost-sharing agreement was made with AWA, which also had service lines exposed by the sinkhole. Rabe said heavy April and May rains delayed repairs, but it was now finished, except for curing of the concrete, which he said June 7th could take a couple of weeks, then people should be able to drive on it. In part of the repairs, 45-degree bends were put in the water pipe, to make it go under the underground canal, which carries Gopher Creek across town. Metal decking was used to keep down concrete costs. The city council last week also heard a report from ACTC consulting engineer Matt Griggs on work to realign Prospect Drive to meet in a T-intersection with Bowers Drive, to cross Highway 104 in Sutter Creek. The project will build a cul-de-sac at the end of the existing intersection of Bowers Drive and 104, and build a new extension of the road past the Italian Picnic Grounds to Bowers Drive. Griggs said construction was estimated at $1.8 million, and would use about $600,000 gathered in the Regional Traffic Mitigation Fee Program. He said they may be able to fund 70 to 90 percent of what they want to do in the project. In the future, the intersection will install signals, and they may be able to set poles on foundations, depending on how bids come in. The council approved a mitigated negative declaration of impact for the project. Vice Mayor Tim Murphy said the project had been before the council several times and it has “always been a real priority for the city.” Griggs said it would move Prospect Drive about 230 feet to align with Bowers Drive, and should help with traffic flow. Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Friday, 18 June 2010 06:20
Sutter Creek Sinkhole Compounded Problems, Should Open Soon
Amador County – Sutter Creek Acting City Manager Sean Rabe last week reported on the sinkhole that has kept part of Spanish Street closed for 3 months. The March 16th collapse of the Gopher Creek Canal left a 5-foot wide, 6-foot deep hole in the asphalt in the center of Spanish Street, he said, and it was created by the collapse of the metal roof of the canal. The hole exposed several utility pipelines, including an old Knight Foundry water line, and a 3-inch PG&E natural gas line. Rabe said the canal’s “metal roof collapsed and was sitting on top of the gas line. That’s why the council declared an emergency.” The Sutter Creek City Council sent Rabe to the board of directors of the Amador Water Agency, and a cost-sharing agreement was made with AWA, which also had service lines exposed by the sinkhole. Rabe said heavy April and May rains delayed repairs, but it was now finished, except for curing of the concrete, which he said June 7th could take a couple of weeks, then people should be able to drive on it. In part of the repairs, 45-degree bends were put in the water pipe, to make it go under the underground canal, which carries Gopher Creek across town. Metal decking was used to keep down concrete costs. The city council last week also heard a report from ACTC consulting engineer Matt Griggs on work to realign Prospect Drive to meet in a T-intersection with Bowers Drive, to cross Highway 104 in Sutter Creek. The project will build a cul-de-sac at the end of the existing intersection of Bowers Drive and 104, and build a new extension of the road past the Italian Picnic Grounds to Bowers Drive. Griggs said construction was estimated at $1.8 million, and would use about $600,000 gathered in the Regional Traffic Mitigation Fee Program. He said they may be able to fund 70 to 90 percent of what they want to do in the project. In the future, the intersection will install signals, and they may be able to set poles on foundations, depending on how bids come in. The council approved a mitigated negative declaration of impact for the project. Vice Mayor Tim Murphy said the project had been before the council several times and it has “always been a real priority for the city.” Griggs said it would move Prospect Drive about 230 feet to align with Bowers Drive, and should help with traffic flow. Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Latest from
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