Concord Road closure put off until 2010

Work on Sunset to Crockett portion starts soon
Concord Road will not be closed for widening this year. But it will be closed for 120 days, instead of the anticipated 90, next summer.
This much-anticipated construction update, released Tuesday by Brentwood’s Assistant City Manager Kirk Bednar in an email to Homeowners Association presidents, came after Monday’s pre-construction meeting with the Tennessee Department of Transportation.
Bednar highlighted the most significant items that will affect Brentwood residents and others who use the state road for travel. Many reflect changes in what the city anticipated. They include a proposed schedule that will start on the Sunset Road to Crockett Road phase first, according to contractor, CBM Enterprises Inc.
This means Concord Road will not be closed for the Crockett to Edmondson phase until late spring of 2010.
“While it is different than what the city expected the schedule to be and what we have been communicating, it is the best course of action given all of the circumstances,” Bednar stated. The primary reason for the change is the later-than-anticipated start. A closure during the summer months of 2010 is more desirable than a late summer start now that could lead to a mess over the winter months if there were any construction delays.
“Unfortunately, we also learned that the contract calls for a 120-day closure of the Crockett to Edmondson segment when it does occur, not 90 days like we had believed,” he wrote. The extension apparently was a condition agreed to by the state after the plans were turned into TDOT for bidding.
Construction staking and erosion control installation along the Crockett to Sunset segment will begin in the next week or so. Construction work will start soon after. The road will remain open with two-way traffic throughout the construction project with occasional temporary lane closures possible during the non-peak traffic periods of the day.
The City will have a Concord Road Construction Update page on its website at www.brentwood-tn.org by next week, Bednar wrote.