Construction resumes on Redmond Way Stormwater Treatment Facility project

Construction has resumed on the Redmond Way Stormwater Treatment Facility project following a delay caused by a construction crew cutting through fiber and copper cables on Sept. 20, disrupting Frontier Communications FiOS and copper services to residents and businesses.

Construction has resumed on the Redmond Way Stormwater Treatment Facility project following a delay caused by a construction crew cutting through fiber and copper cables on Sept. 20, disrupting Frontier Communications FiOS and copper services to residents and businesses.

IMCO General Construction — whose crew cut through the cables — has continued its work on the project and company spokesperson Ashley Kimberley said they are at about 70 percent completion.

“The project is going well,” she said. “It’s back on track.”

Kimberly said they are on schedule to complete the work by the end of the year, as originally scheduled prior to the cables being cut. Immediately after the incident, she said IMCO crews were working to help repair the line.

“Then they were able to continue working on most of the project as planned since much of the work is in the parking lot adjacent to Redmond Way,” Kimberly said.

Erika Vandenbrande, spokesperson for the City of Redmond, added that work on the stormwater project adjacent to Redmond Way has continued on the site of the vault since the launch of the project.

“The portion of the project that entailed work in the (road) will be completed once Frontier has finished its work in the right of way, which I understand to be imminent,” Vandenbrande said.

Both she and Kimberly said final paving of Redmond Way will be performed as weather permits.

Currently, Kimberly said the construction crew is working on site surface restoration and the assembly of the water-quality treatment vault.

She said they feel good about the work and that it will be completed on time.

“We have an excellent crew on site,” she said.

As previously reported, individuals and businesses can file claims for losses as a result of the service interruption.

IMCO’s insurance company is working with Frontier’s insurance company to sort things out, Kimberly said.

She added that IMCO is committed to making the stormwater project successful. The company is using the cable-cutting situation as an opportunity to improve its practices, operations and policies as well as its training and communications, Kimberly said.