Excessive Rain Caused Water Main Delay
The end date of the project affecting Lutherville-Timonium commuters was pushed backed from July to November.
Contractors working on replacing a 9,500-foot old water line under York Road have lost 60 working days due to rain, according to county officials. Burgermeister Bell, the County’s contractor for this project, has pushed back the completion date to November, as a result. "Every time the surface is even a little damp, the state won't let them work," Mike Mazurek, chief of water design in Baltimore County, said. Contractors have been working on the line since April 2010. Phase 2 of the project, currently under construction, directly affects Lutherville-Timonium commuters. The segment of road affected by the water pipe replacement extends from Ridgely up to Padonia, although Mazurek said crews are up to 75 percent complete, placing them at…
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M. Sullivan
10:46 am on Thursday, July 19, 2012
60 days ??? I doubt it. Even if this were true, did the planning for this project assume there would be no rain at all for the entire span of the job? How does a 60 day rain delay convert to a 120 day project delay? more ›