Post Falls begins chip sealing streets Monday
POST FALLS — Post Falls will begin chip sealing streets on Monday.
The project will run through next Thursday, weather permitting. It will cover 7 miles of residential and commercial streets.
Drivers may experience periodic lane closures and should expect minimum delays.
Garbage pickup in the areas will not be affected. Residents should place their garbage totes at curbside as usual.
Residents should remove all vehicles from the affected streets during the project and until the chips are swept. Violators will be towed. There will be no parking on the streets beginning Monday and from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. for two weeks after chip seal is placed. The sweepers will be operating after the project to sweep up loose rock chips. Do not run sprinklers in the street the day before the day of chip sealing or 24 hours afterward as streets must be dry.
Drive slowly the first two days after the chip sealing and refrain from making sharp turns. Traffic will be allowed on streets during the application of the chip seal with short-term delays and temporary lane closures. To avoid rock chips, the speed limits may be reduced within the work zones until the newly-sealed streets are swept clean of the chips.
Avoid the construction area and find alternate routes when possible. Avoid walking on the chip seal material or remove shoes if you do and go inside. The material cannot be removed from carpets.
Chip Seal is a polymer oil seal with a rock-chip wear surface that seals asphalt.
Here is the tentative schedule, weather permitting:
Monday
• Public Works Way
• Seltice Way from Chase Road to Spokane Street
• Spokane from Seltice to Poleline Avenue
Tuesday
• Seltice from Bay Street to Greensferry Road
• Seltice from Greensferry to Interstate 90 Exit 7/Highway 41
Wednesday
• Handy Street from Third Avenue to Plaza Drive
• Greensferry Road from Third to Ponderosa Boulevard
• Ponderosa from Greensferry to Ross Point Road
• Spencer Street from Ponderosa to Second
Thursday, July 28
• Dart Street from Laurel Street to Second
• Linden Street from Dart to First
• Laurel from Mountain View Drive to First
• First from Spencer Street to Ross Point Road
• Pinewood Drive from Ponderosa to First
• Maplewood Avenue from First to Ross Point
• Ridgewood Drive from First to Ponderosa
Upcoming Road closures: Third Avenue between William and Henry streets will be closed Saturday, July 30, from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. for the Body by Scotty Community Barbecue. Spokane Street from Third to First will be closed Sunday, Aug. 7, from 8 a.m. to noon for the Post Falls Triathlon.