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A
My
guest
today
is
Justin
Clawson
construction
supervisor
with
the
public
works
department.
Justin
welcome
to
the
show
thank.
A
B
B
The
wee
bit
out
for
contracts
and
contractors
get
those
bids
and
then
I
administer
them,
and
my
staff
inspects
the
work
and
we
make
sure
it's
constructed
a
city
specs
and
standards,
and
then
we
close
the
project
out.
So
we
we
kind
of
see
it
from
the
beginning
and
the
early
design
phases
and
we're
really
take
it
over
during
the
construction
phase.
So.
A
A
B
Do
I
do
I'm,
I
have
a
desk,
but
it
doesn't
usually
see
me
this
time
of
year
in
the
summer
I
am,
I
am
out
probably
ninety
percent
of
time
on
projects
helping
troubleshoot
helping
make
sure
things
are
going
right
and
then,
in
the
winter
it's
a
lot
of
like
a
better
term
clean
up
with
stuff.
I
didn't
get
done
in
the
summer
and
there's
a
lot
of
federal
paperwork,
and
things
like
that
that
we
need
to
do
that.
I
get
to
take
care
of
during
that
time
frame
as
well.
B
B
B
That
that's
that's
a
maybe
half
the
job,
the
other
half
the
job
is
really
the
customer
service
side
that
we
do
here
at
the
city
means
we
spent
a
lot
of
time,
notifying
residents
and
businesses
and
working
through
their
individual
challenges
or
issues,
whether
it
be
in
Access,
getting
to
a
front
door
of
a
business
or
you've
got
a
citizen.
Maybe
mobility
challenged
a
little
bit
in
a
wheelchair
or
something
making
sure
we
can
get
them
access
as
best
as
possible
during
the
construction.
So
it's
kind
of
half
technical
and
half
customer
service.
Now.
A
There
are
plenty
of
streets
and
arterioles
and
roads
and
aims
they
are
actually
different
kinds
of
purposes.
You
actually
have
arterioles
that
are
you
actually
designate
streets
at
different
levels,
but
whenever
you
decide
to
reconstruct
a
street,
different
considerations
come
into
play
and
you
mentioned
notification.
When
you
select
the
street
for
reconstruction,
how
does
that
process
work?
There's.
B
You
know
we,
we
encourage
that
input
if
they
see
something
out
there.
That's
that's
bad,
and
you
know
the
morning
put:
we
can
get
the
more.
We
can
provide
those
services
to
them.
So
we
look
at
it
from
that
standpoint
and
once
we
we
narrow
that
down
the
capital
improvement
program
goes
to
City
Council
every
year
and
I'd
like
to
say
it's
a
five
year
program.
B
So
streets
really
get
programmed
out
about
four
to
five
years
and
then
they
keep
moving
ahead
in
the
program
and
once
we
do
that,
we
go
out
and
we'll
have
public
information
meetings,
probably
a
year
in
advance
to
get
some
of
that
local
knowledge
that
citizens
may
have.
They
may
see
a
local
ponding
issue
that
is
not
apparent
unless
you're
on
the
street
and
then
work
through
some
of
those
access
issues
in
advance.
If
we
can
well.
A
What's
been
really
interesting
to
me
recently
in
the
last
few
years
is
some
of
the
more
innovative
kinds
of
improvements
that
you
are,
including
in
your
projects.
One
of
them
was
pervious
concrete
in
some
of
the
alleys
in
the
downtown
area.
Now,
how
does
that
get
factored
into
the
into
the
reconstruction.
B
We
we
look
at
the
pervious,
especially
it
has
to
do
with
drainage
issues.
Some
of
the
alleys
have
what's
called
an
inverted
crown
where
basically,
the
water
drains
away
from
the
buildings
into
the
center
of
the
street,
and
what
happens
there
is
in
the
winter
that
will
freeze
and
you've
got
basically
an
ice
skating
rink
out
there.
So
we
place
the
pervious
conquer
there
to
take
that
the
liquids
from
the
melting
and
actually
take
them
away.
B
That's
actually
proved
to
be
thus
far
very
very
promising
where
we
haven't
used
pervious
on
a
I,
say
a
heavily
traffic
streak.
Yet
there's
still
some
research
being
done
about
the
durability
of
it
and
the
ability
to
you
know,
keep
it
clean,
snow,
plows
and
it
it
can
get
filled
with
sand
and
debris
and
stuff
like
that,
that
you
need
to
flush
out.
So
there
is
a
maintenance
issue
with
it,
but
we
look
for
anything
we
can
do.
You
know
with
newer
technologies
or
newer
construction
techniques
of
Trustee
on
the
cutting
edge
of
things
well,.
A
B
The
it
you
know,
especially
mention
downtown-
that's
a
large
emphasis
has
been
placed
on
that
not
only
by
the
Main
Street
cultural
district,
but
the
council
as
well.
So
when
we
look
at
areas
like
that
that
are
a
real
gathering
point
and
real
place
that
people
we
want
to
attract
them
to
that
there
is
a
anesthetic
stat
side
to
the
design,
whether
it
be
with
them
colored,
concrete
or
pavers,
or
some
other
some
other
method
that
we
use
in,
like
the
downtown
area
and
also
some
of
the
arterioles
I
mean
there
was
a
the
grant.
B
A
B
B
I'll
bet
they
are
that
that's
always
that's
always
a
main
topic
of
conversation
once
we
close
down
lincoln
way
and
do
some
work
on
it,
but
that
went
really
well.
We
resurfaced
lincoln
way
out
there.
There's
some
minor
touch
up
things,
but
for
most
part
it's
it's
open,
24
late,
the
traffic.
Now
some
of
the
other
work
that's
going
along
around
town
Sheldon
Avenue,
is
is
in
the
final
stages
of
reconstruction.
On
the
west
side
of
the
campus,
that's
a
brand
new
concrete
street
that
was
replaced.
B
Their
fifth
street
in
downtown
Ames
is
in
the
middle
of
reconstruction.
We
have
one
block
of
it:
complete
the
block
between
Kellogg
and
Douglas
is
complete.
The
block
between
douglas
and
duff
recently
had
the
main
lines
paved
and
the
parking
areas
will
be
going
down
here
yet
this
week,
if
it
decides
just
operating
and
so
that
that
one
I
expect
another
two
to
three
weeks
before
that's
completely
done
and
then.
B
Finally,
the
western
leg
of
this
project,
which
would
be
fifth
street
between
kellogg
and
burnett,
is
in
the
middle
utility
construction
right
now,
so
they'll
probably
be
another
four
weeks
worth
of
work.
There
before
we
get
it
finally
paid
back
so
we'll
get
it
all
in
before
the
winter
and
then
I'll
dental
button
up
there
and
some
of
the
other
big
ones
people
may
have
seen
we
recently
finished
along
wheeler
street
in
north
ames,
near
the
north
korean
model
and
dolls
in
that
area.
B
That
project
recently
wrapped
up
so
that
streets
reopened
to
traffic
now
too.
So
a
lot
of
our
our
residential
work
is
wrapping
up
as
well.
Some
of
the
other
bigger
projects
around
town
might
be
the
north
growth
utility
installation.
People
may
have
seen
that
along
ada
hayden
they're.
Probably
thirty
percent
done
with
that
project.
The
deep
utilities
are
now
starting
along
grant
road
or
grant
avenue.
Excuse
me
up
in
the
north
part
am
so
that's
some
of
the
major
things
going
on
right
now
in
town,
yeah.
A
B
I
maintain
a
webpage
on
the
city's
website,
wwwcom
zorg,
you
can
click
on
the
living
tab
and
then
right
there
on
the
living
tablets,
a
construction
update
page
so
about
once
a
week
I
get
to
update
that
project
or
that
page
and
it's
got
all
of
the
current
projects
going
along
in
town
in
the
winter.
We
will.
We
will
sometimes
post
some
future
projects,
information
about
that,
but
it'll
it'll
give
not
only
phone
numbers
for
individual
project
inspectors,
but
it'll
give
a
brief
update
of
what's
going
on.
B
B
B
A
B
Next
year,
starting
the
next
spring,
we
will
have
another
section
of
lincoln
way
under
construction.
We're
going
through
the
corridor,
basically
resurfacing
it.
This
section
will
be
from
creek
and
we'll
extend
east
to
oak
avenue,
so
that'll
be
similar
to
what
you've
seen
the
past
two
years
happen
in
ames,
where
the
contractor
will
construct
say
both
the
eastbound
lanes
first,
so
all
the
traffic
will
be
pushed
into
the
westbound
lane,
so
will
maintain
traffic
through
the
corridor
will
maintain
access
to
individual
residences.
B
As
long
as
we
can
usually,
we
have
to
close
down
access
on
days
that
we
pave
and
that's
that
can
cause
some
issues
with
traffic
cross
traffic,
a
lot
in
lincoln
way,
but
normally
it's
only
about
a
day
in
length.
We
try
to
provide
a
lot
of
notification
with
our
message
boards
and
you
know
using
social
media
and
radio
and
press
releases,
and
things
like
that.
So
that's
one
of
the
major
ones
coming
up
next
year.
B
Some
other
places
that
you
probably
see
us
next
year
is
we
have
some
projects
in
design
along
hayward
avenue
would
be
just
south
of
Iowa
State
University.
That's
got
a
reconstruction
project
going
to
take
the
street
out
and
do
a
lot
of
utility
rework
and
new
street
there's
a
box
culvert
that
runs
underneath
there.
That
needs
to
be
rebuilt.
So
that's
that's
another
area
where
you'll
see
us
next
year,
there's
also
southeast
fifth
Street,
which
is
the
street
off
of
grant.
B
B
This
time
no
it'sit's,
it
will
probably
remain
the
same
width
in
alignment.
I
know
there
are
future
plans
to
expand
and
connect
cherry
avenue
in,
but
that's
not
an
our
five-year
CIP.
Yet
so
it'll
it'll
depend
on
some
development
and
things
like
that
there,
but
the
fifth
street
will
stay.
The
southeast
faith
will
stay
where
up
where
it
is.
The
will
maintain
traffic
that
there's,
obviously
a
lot
of
businesses
down
there
that
we
need
to.
We
need
to
work
through
and
maintain
traffic.
B
B
A
B
B
B
A
People
who
visit
ada
hayden
might
be
familiar
with
the
work
up
there,
and
you
know
we
heard
a
great
feedback
about
that
two-way
communication
going
back
and
forth.
I
know
that
your
department
is
made
a
particularly
strong
effort
in
the
last
few
construction
seasons
to
get
the
word
out
early
to
people
and
let
them
know
what's
going
on
yeah.
B
We
we
really,
we
take
a
lot
of
pride
in
that
and
we
we
spend
a
lot
of
time,
communicating
with
residents
and
businesses.
It's
it's.
It's
a
lot
easier
to
build
the
projects.
If
you
can
get
buy-in
from
the
from
the
neighborhood
and
we
do
and
if
anybody
has
a
concern
or
has
a
you
know
a
special
need
that
we
can
accommodate.
We
will
do
everything
we
can
to
do
that.
You
know
we're
not
weren't
out
there
to
make
an
inconvenience
we're
only
there
to
make
it
better.
B
B
A
Again,
if
you'd,
like
information
on
construction
updates
and
names,
don't
forget
to
go
to
that
website,
that's
city
of
ames,
org,
look
for
the
living
tab
and
construction
updates
is
under
that
pull
down
menu.
Other
information
to
think
about
remember
the
Ames
public
library
is
on
its
way
back
home
that
location,
515
Douglas
will
open
up
on
Sunday
September
14th.
You
don't
want
to
miss
it.
There's
always
more
information
on
the
Ames
public
library
website.
That's
Ames,
Public
Library
org!