Cranes, Drains and Lanes; All of Mammoth is Under Construction this Summer,

It seems like all of Mammoth is under construction this summer

As the summer heats up, so have a series of major and minor construction projects across the Town of Mammoth until it seems like there is a crane on every corner and earth moving trucks on every street. Here’s a brief summary of why:

Town roads rehabilitation projects: A construction company, Qualcon, began grinding and pulverizing Red Fir in preparation for a complete reconstruction. Once completed early the week of August 2, they will move onto Mountain Boulevard, followed by Monterey Pines and Majestic Pines and some finish work on the MUPS later in August.

Bluffs Slurry Seal: The contractor completed the slurry seal which is as asphalt emulsion with fine aggregate on August 2.

They will put a new finish on Fir Street, Benz Way, and Pine Street that will help prolong the life of these roads by many years. They will return approximately one week later to paint, stripe, and demobilize.

Laurel Mountain Road Rehab & Sidewalk: A contract has been awarded and work is scheduled to begin at the end of August.

The contractor has not provided a final schedule, however, it appears that work this season will include construction of underground storm drains and other utilities. Construction of sidewalk and other surface features will likely occur in spring of 2023.

Old Mammoth Road Beautification and Main Street Landscaping: No bids were received. Town staff is reaching out to several landscape contractors to determine interest in negotiating to perform the work this summer/fall.

The Parcel construction update: Progress continues to be made on the construction of Phase 1 of The Parcel, aka “The Sawyer.” The Sawyer incudes 81 apartment units within 2 buildings, at several affordability levels and with a variety of unit sizes between studio and 3 bedrooms ready for rent in summer 2023. Over the last couple of weeks, “Building A” perimeter and stair/elevator core concrete walls were completed, using a method called “shotcrete” where the concrete is sprayed onto a single-sided form, then hand-finished. This first level of “Building A” will contain the main lobby, community space, childcare, and the parking podium containing approximately 57 interior parking garage spaces. On the site, the new sewer main has been completed within the new Inyo Street and the portion of the Tavern Road extension just

south of the new park. Current and ongoing work involves connection of a new water main, and storm drain to existing utilities within Center Street. Anyone interested in living at The Sawyer can contact the Town’s developer, The Pacific Companies, at 855-452-8250 for additional information and to be placed on the waiting list.

Community Recreation Center update: This week, Hamel Contracting Inc., and the subcontractor, Jt2/craft erected all 23 of the Sprung pre-built arches and are now working to pull and tension the final membrane panels on the building’s aluminum frame. Staff expects the Sprung structure will be fully erected and enclosed by the end of August. Other work on the site included continued installation of underground utilities across the northern boundary of the site and preparing the HVAC and chiller pads on the northwest side of the structure for concrete. The Contractor will also begin framing the bus shelter in August and work on the parking areas will commence once the site has been cleared of building materials. For the duration of construction for the new Community Recreation Center, the Mammoth Creek Park playground, restrooms and parking lot will be CLOSED to the public.