Day 84 - Settling down for a long winter's cure

The last pictures posted showed a fuzzy road late a night. Now that I have a second to breathe (and take pictures), and now that the rain is clear, I can finally show you how our side of the street turned out.
What you are seeing in the picture is the forms sitting out on the street to prevent would-be drivers from traversing this still green concrete expanse. Though, someone did decide to knock down a few of our barrier cones last night.
Unfortunately, the light of day shows several problems with the finished project.
The surface shows signs of the Tuesday's rain - see the shot of the curb below; this is permanently in the surface of the concrete. Looking down the center of the street, the south side of the street looks cleanly grated, while our side looks to be a bit rough. Worst of all are the spots left behind by the late-night sawer. I have two pictures below - and yes, that has dried that way. It won't come off.

I'm afraid the best grade I can give this job is C+. At least the worst is over...

Night 79 - Rude Awakening

...Or at least it would be if I could go to sleep. Right now, there's a guy with a concrete saw just down the street. Five minutes ago he was in front of my house. "It has to be done" he says...but now? At 10:30pm?
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Ok, slight interruption - the noise stopped, and we heard loud voices. The police have shown up, and they've got some explaining to do. And I really need to get to sleep.
Here's the pictures from a few minutes earlier (pre-police).

Day 79 - Concrete and Water Don't Mix (or so I thought...)

No pictures today thanks to the late nights at work. And I thought the day when the paving actually got done on the north half of Ave. None I would be happy. Instead, I find out that the paving was done today while it has been raining.
Proof of rain? Well, since it's too dark to take pictures, here's the NWS link.

We'll have to see how it goes, but I don't have high hopes for wet concrete.
According to Jim Spaid, Washington State Department of Transportation, Olympia, WA:
"Unexpected rain or hail on the surface of freshly placed concrete pavement will damage the surface of the concrete and decrease its durability under the wear and tear of traffic."
(source: http://ams.confex.com/ams/84Annual/techprogram/paper_74637.htm)

Day 77 - (re) Bar (for Ave) None

Ok, so the title was a bit contrived. But we've finally made measurable progress - as of yesterday, we have re bar on the north side of Ave. None. We can only hope the concrete will follow shortly - though the week's forecast makes that seem unlikely (rain, rain, rain). So it looks like we'll be without a driveway at least through Christmas.
So I'll leave you a few pics to ponder...and I'll try to be back when the paving starts.

One discrepancy to note, however - while the south side of the street had alternating 1/2" diameter and 3/8" diameter re bar. the north side has only 3/8" diameter. See the picture below with the measuring tape, which shows some of the 1/2" stuff sticking out from the south side of the street compared to the 3/8" on our side. I am a little disappointed there; maybe a call to the city is due? (especially considering they won't pave for a few days with rain on the way...hmm...)

Day 73 - Today?

Not many posts lately, because since the concrete came in on the south side of Ave. None, there's been no measurable progress. Cure times, they say.
So why write now? Because according to the construction notice we got Monday, today is the day the work was supposed to start.
So why no pictures? No progress. Maybe day 74 will be the day for the north side of Ave. None. Stay posted.