First Street intersection to undergo quick repair
CODY THORN/DAILY FORUM
A stretch of East First Street will be closed today between Main and Vine Streets. The need for repair stems back to a ruptured water line on the evening of Friday, June 10. Temporary repairs were made at the time, but permanent repairs are being completed today.
East First Street will be closed today for repairs.
According to the Missouri Department of Transportation, the road will be closed from Main Street to Vine Street in order to mill and repave the road near the intersection of First and Vine.
Keller Construction Company of St. Joseph, who was already under contract by the City of Maryville for the city’s annual round of asphalt resurfacing projects, will be doing the work. The project is not projected to extend beyond today, as MoDOT is reporting that the road will only be closed from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The need for repair stems back to a ruptured water line on the evening of Friday, June 10. The break was discovered shortly before 8 p.m., and city officials arrived on the scene in short order, according to a Maryville Daily Forum report.
The water gushing from the pipe had breached the pavement in at least four places, prompting city workers to block off the intersection quickly. Traffic was redirected to Third Street for several days in the interim.
Crews discovered the broken pipe had a split about three feet long, rendering the typical metal clamp repair useless as the city’s largest clamp extended only 30 inches. As a result, the broken section of pipe was cut out and replaced.
First Street is part of State Highway 46, meaning that the road itself is the responsibility of the Missouri Department of Transportation. MoDOT staffers came out to inspect the intersection to determine what kind of repairs were necessary.
The inspection found around 160 linear feet of pavement would need to be milled and repaved. Because the roadway was damaged as a result of the failure of municipal infrastructure, paying for the repairs is the city’s responsibility.
The total cost of the repair is $11,900. City Manager Greg McDanel said 100 percent of the cost is covered by the city’s insurance.