|
|
Post by eb204 on Apr 10, 2008 6:53:24 GMT -5
Riverwalk safe to continue work
April 10, 2008
By MIKE MITCHELL mmitchell@scn1.com
No need to worry about any more delays to the Naperville Riverwalk project this spring, as city officials have determined the site was safe after workers found an unknown substance in the soil last week.
While excavating the site, workers found old gasoline that may have come from a former gas station that sat near the Free Speech Pavilion along the Riverwalk. Rich Hitchcock, chairman for the Riverwalk Commission, said the amount discovered was "so nominal" that it wouldn't pose a threat to workers' safety. The fire department was called to the scene to prevent any of the soil from leaking into the DuPage River.
"Workers took the proper precaution and the city worked fast to properly dispose of the dirt. It was not hazardous or a danger to health," Hitchcock said. "So I don't see any delays to the project. Everything is a go for now."
The $1.44 million project to rejuvenate the Riverwalk began in late winter and has since experienced delays due to the extreme weather and bedrock that was discovered in a different place than expected. Recently, the City Council approved spending an additional $125,000 for materials and labor to continue with the project.
The project was expected to be finished by the end of June but is now delayed until at least August.
|
|
|
|
Post by sleeplessinnpvl on Apr 10, 2008 7:18:09 GMT -5
Hmmm. So the Riverwallk, a much smaller project, has been delayed two months already and it's not finished. Do we really think MV is going to open by 2009? We have a heck of a lot more obstacles to face than this project does.
Don't see any citizens out there picketing the Riverwalk where kids play and now there is, gasp, a gasoline spill there. No one's asking for the reports on the testing. Amazing that people actually let the experts clean it up in the correct fashion.
|
|
|
|
Post by gatormom on Apr 10, 2008 7:23:54 GMT -5
Hmmm. So the Riverwallk, a much smaller project, has been delayed two months already and it's not finished. Do we really think MV is going to open by 2009? We have a heck of a lot more obstacles to face than this project does. Don't see any citizens out there picketing the Riverwalk where kids play and now there is, gasp, a gasoline spill there. No one's asking for the reports on the testing. Amazing that people actually let the experts clean it up in the correct fashion. Go figure. I would guess their delay was because the leak was in the work area. MV will not be built on the MWG portion of the land. Remediation can progress while the school is being built. |
|
|
|
Post by wvhsparent on Apr 10, 2008 7:27:36 GMT -5
Hmmm. So the Riverwallk, a much smaller project, has been delayed two months already and it's not finished. Do we really think MV is going to open by 2009? We have a heck of a lot more obstacles to face than this project does. Don't see any citizens out there picketing the Riverwalk where kids play and now there is, gasp, a gasoline spill there. No one's asking for the reports on the testing. Amazing that people actually let the experts clean it up in the correct fashion. Go figure. I would guess their delay was because the leak was in the work area. MV will not be built on the MWG portion of the land. Remediation can progress while the school is being built. Ya mean they did not test across the street, or on the other side of the river from the contaminated spot?....How can we be sure they got it all? I mean that stuff could come up thru the bricks and concrete and get on your shoes! |
|
|
|
Post by eb204 on Apr 10, 2008 7:35:21 GMT -5
Go figure. I would guess their delay was because the leak was in the work area. MV will not be built on the MWG portion of the land. Remediation can progress while the school is being built. Ya mean they did not test across the street, or on the other side of the river from the contaminated spot?....How can we be sure they got it all? I mean that stuff could come up thru the bricks and concrete and get on your shoes! Or someone might eat it! |
|
|
|
Post by momto4 on Apr 10, 2008 7:47:19 GMT -5
Someone asked me yesterday, and I didn't know the answer - exactly where do they dispose of hazardous dirt? As in above and if they were to remove and replace the bad dirt at Midwest Gen.
|
|
|
|
Post by JWH on Apr 10, 2008 7:48:27 GMT -5
Someone asked me yesterday, and I didn't know the answer - exactly where do they dispose of hazardous dirt? As in above and if they were to remove and replace the bad dirt at Midwest Gen. I believe they treat it at a facility that cleans/burns off contaminants. |
|
|
|
Post by title1parent on Apr 10, 2008 7:56:26 GMT -5
Depending on the contaminents that are found and their concentrations, the dirt can either be landfilled or incinerated.
|
|
|
|
Post by rural on Apr 10, 2008 8:49:56 GMT -5
Depending on the contaminents that are found and their concentrations, the dirt can either be landfilled or incinerated. You mean like those signs by construction sites that read: FREE FILL DIRT?  |
|
|
|
Post by eb204 on Apr 10, 2008 9:13:02 GMT -5
There's a comment on the other board that "at least they fixed the problem and didn't fence that baby off".
Well, DUH! If he's been down to Riverwalk lately, then he would see that it IS fenced off because they are doing major construction and working on not only fixing the problem, but fixing up Riverwalk in general. Just as the portion of the MidWest site will be fenced off while/untill it can be remediated.
I need a smiley who's pulling their hair out. However, a smiley banging one's head against the wall would work here, too.
|
|
|
|
Post by warriorpride on Apr 10, 2008 9:27:35 GMT -5
There's a comment on the other board that "at least they fixed the problem and didn't fence that baby off". Well, DUH! If he's been down to Riverwalk lately, then he would see that it IS fenced off because they are doing major construction and working on not only fixing the problem, but fixing up Riverwalk in general. Just as the portion of the MidWest site will be fenced off while/untill it can be remediated. I need a smiley who's pulling their hair out. However, a smiley banging one's head against the wall would work here, too. What I don't understand is that, from what I've seen, the peaker plant area IS ALREADY FENCED OFF |
|
Arwen
Master Member 
Posts: 933
|
Post by Arwen on Apr 10, 2008 10:10:10 GMT -5
Dr. D's fence comment was ill-advised under the circumstances (as was the eating the dirt comment by a SB member). As a parent with kids slated to attend MV, I would appreciate some respectful discussion. They've talked about paving it and fencing it off; neither option sounds good to me. I am ok with remediation happening while construction takes place. I am ok with putting maintenance buildings and tennis courts there so that kids will have limited contact, but that doesn't mean the soil shouldn't ALSO be cleaned up. Let's hope they get that.
|
|
sushi
Master Member
Posts: 767
|
Post by sushi on Apr 10, 2008 10:13:41 GMT -5
Dr. D's fence comment was ill-advised under the circumstances (as was the eating the dirt comment by a SB member). As a parent with kids slated to attend MV, I would appreciate some respectful discussion. They've talked about paving it and fencing it off; neither option sounds good to me. I am ok with remediation happening while construction takes place. I am ok with putting maintenance buildings and tennis courts there so that kids will have limited contact, but that doesn't mean the soil shouldn't ALSO be cleaned up. Let's hope they get that. We will NEVER hear the end of it, otherwise. |
|
Arwen
Master Member
Posts: 933
|
Post by Arwen on Apr 10, 2008 10:22:01 GMT -5
Dr. D's fence comment was ill-advised under the circumstances (as was the eating the dirt comment by a SB member). As a parent with kids slated to attend MV, I would appreciate some respectful discussion. They've talked about paving it and fencing it off; neither option sounds good to me. I am ok with remediation happening while construction takes place. I am ok with putting maintenance buildings and tennis courts there so that kids will have limited contact, but that doesn't mean the soil shouldn't ALSO be cleaned up. Let's hope they get that. We will NEVER hear the end of it, otherwise. Amen to that. My thinking on the soil remediation and then still using the area for out buildings and paved surfaces (tennis courts) is that then there is limited concern if something crops up later like on the Riverwalk. The soil remediation should be non-negotiable in my book. Edit: fixing my quote issues. |
|
sushi
Master Member
Posts: 767
|
Post by sushi on Apr 10, 2008 10:33:14 GMT -5
I'm not so sure that will be the way it happens, though. It sounded like they were laying the groundwork at the meeting for just covering it up. Extremely unwise with the current uproar, even though the IEPA would accept that solution.
|
|
