Annie's Update: Sewer Line, Signal Lights, Excavation For Irrigation

Tick, tick, tick. Time is ticking down toward holiday shopping season, and so work continues as quickly as possible on First Street improvements.

As always, Apricot Annie is keeping us updated on what's been completed and what to expect in the coming week.

Each week, Annie's Update, more prosaically named "First Street Construction Update," lands in email boxes all over town. This service began when First Street construction ramped up two months ago. Each week Patch provides an abridged version of the update. 

To access the full report you can:

• Visit  the First Street Los Altos website
• If you like social media for its immediacy, you should "like" the First Street Project Facebook page
• And follow on Twitter at @FirstStreetLA

• Sign up for Annie's Updates newsletter so it just lands in your mailbox

This week crews continued work on the new traffic controller next to Foothill Expressway, completed the rebar foundation for the new fountain, began construction of new 6" lateral sanitary sewer line on First Street near State Street, poured the concrete foundation for the new monolith on the corner of First and Main streets, and received "major" deliveries of traffic signals, pavers and other project components.

Here's what's on deck for this week:

• Continue work on new traffic signal control box
• Construction work for new 6" lateral sanitary sewer line on First Street near State Street
• Continue work on signal lights and signal controller box
• Continue excavation for new irrigation lines
• Continue landscaping area preparation
• Begin digging new drainage sections on First Street near State Street
• Continue curb & gutter work on final section of First Street
• Continue work on fountain and monolith bases