Carney Avenue Road Construction

Back in 2004 when we bought our house on Carney we knew road improvements would be coming, and in July the Carney Avenue construction project finally started. It is a very large project, Carney is a long street and all the pipes below the street are being replaced, sidewalks are being added to both sides of the street and they are actually making the road narrower. When the project began in July, rather then shut down the entire street for months they started at the (other) end of street and have gone block by block. As each block gets completed and they moved closer to our end of the street and late last week the crews were only a block away and there was large equipment being parked in front of our house at night. That meant only one thing, they would soon be ready to work on our block, in front of our house. 

Scooper!

Breaker!

Tuesday night when we came home to a gravel road in front of the house and no water, because they temporary water line had not been hooked up yet, and the other water had been shut off, I knew we were only days away from losing access to our end of the street and our driveway.

Our new lawn art

I was right, last night when we got home the crew had stopped working just two houses down. Happily I was able to get in the driveway, but I have admit I was a little worried I wouldn’t be able to get out this morning, so I parked at the end of the driveway just to let the work crew know we were there and not to block us in. The workers (“Guys” as Avery calls them) show up every morning at 7 and start their equipment and start working for the day. Avery has been enjoying the machines and action outside his window for a week or so now, but this morning Avery could hardly contain his excitement, real diggers and dumpers were actually working 100 feet from his house!

Best Morning Ever!

Bet they will be digging in front of our house by noon

Not wanting to get trapped, we quickly jumped in the Jeep and the nice “Guy” driving the front loader waved that it was clear for us to go, and off we went. I am pretty sure I wont be able to get back into the driveway tonight and that our days of driving in or out of the driveway are over for a little while. Not sure where I will park tonight but some sleepovers at the grandparents might be in order to avoid the possible block walk to the jeep in the mornings and at night.