On March 14, 2024, the Village of Lansing awarded R.B. Robinson Contracting, Inc. a contract to implement the 2024 Utility and Sidewalk Improvements for Dart Drive, Graham Road, and Graham Road West.

The contracted work for all improvements is scheduled to be substantially complete on or before November 29, 2024 and will be completed on or before May 1, 2025.

Dart Drive Construction Update for 09/19/2024

• The Dart Drive streetlights will be installed in this construction season; however, only a NYSEG-certified technician can make the final service line connection to the streetlight.  According to John Courtney, our Superintendent of Public Works, we have no control over when NYSEG will make the final connection to activate the lighting.
• R.B. Robinson is in the final stages of their work on Dart Drive, and the residential yard and driveway restorations at the east end of Dart will begin in the coming week (unless an unexpected delay occurs.)
• The driveway-to-sidewalk connections are specific to each property and will not be identical.  This is caused by the federal ADA requirements for the sidewalk’s width and grade down/up Dart Drive.  The contractor will do their best to make the driveway aprons connect smoothly and uniformly for all residences, but the sidewalk grade and location might require a connection that might not match the original driveway entrance.
• John Courtney is working with our local contractor to complete a smooth resurfacing of Dart Drive – if not a complete final resurfacing of the street this season.  This will depend on the completion of the construction work, the availability of the road-surface contractor’s equipment and crews, and the seasonal closure of our asphalt provider (who shut down their operations in late Fall.)  The final resurfacing and striping of Dart Drive might move to next Spring.  If that happens, I will send an email to the Dart mail list and will put a notification on the Village website.

Graham Road West Work to Begin the Week of July 15th

Contractor RB Robinson will begin storm-sewer and curbing work on Graham Road West the week of July 15th. This work will continue until it is completed. Once a completion date is determined, this notification page will be updated.

Dart/Graham Utility and Sidewalk Improvements Drawings

To view engineering drawings of the Dart Drive/Graham Road utility and sidewalk improvements click on the following link. Note that new streetlight installations are highlighted in yellow.

2024-Utility-and-Sidewalk-Improvements-Drawings.pdf

Dart Drive/Graham Road Closures to Through Traffic

For the upcoming Dart Drive/Graham Road construction, the road will be shut down for through traffic but will be open to local residents and delivery vehicles during construction hours. This will expedite the project and reduce liability for all. 

Planned Planting/Tree Removals, Relocations, and Plantings

Here are the planting/tree relocations, removals, and plantings planned for the upcoming Dart Drive/Graham Road Construction Projects.  The contractor would like to get to these in the next couple of weeks so that planting relocations have a better chance for transplanting success. The utility work is scheduled to begin the first week of June, but the contractor needs to get these planting/tree items done first.

The contractor will be allowed to send status emails to the Dart Drive Listserv, so subscribed residents can expect upcoming status emails.

Planting relocating:

• 175 Graham Rd  – Lorna & Donald Burns
• 165 Graham Rd  – Anja Serap Sipka
• 157 Graham Rd  – Robert E Neigh
• 2 Dart Drive  – Kevin & Devorah Kelvington
• 60 Dart Drive  – Wayne Van
• 62 Dart Drive  – Ying Chen and Zhao Huang
• 36 Dart Drive  – Lach & Krouch Nher

Planting removal:

• 18 Dart Drive  – Devault Feldman Sara Manli

Tree removal:

• 52 Dart Drive  – Paul & Eileen Keating
• 58 Dart Drive  – Lirong Wu
• 11 Graham Rd

Tree planting:

• 44 Dart Drive  – Monica Vencato & Simon Moll
• 50 Dart Drive  – Gert Jensen
• 52 Dart Drive  – Paul & Eileen Keating
• 58 Dart Drive  – Lirong Wu
• 11 Graham Rd

Dart Drive and Graham Road Improvements

• General Construction Award: The successful bidder was R.B. Robinson Contracting in the amount of $2,497,870.00.
• Materials Award: The successful bidder was Core and Main of Binghamton, New York with a base bid amount of $257,432.11.
• The projects will involve:
  • Installing approximately 3,750 linear feet of 5-foot-wide concrete sidewalk,
  • Installing approximately 6,000 linear feet of water pipe,
  • Installing approximately 20 streetlights,
  • Removal of approximately 30,000 square feet of existing asphalt shoulder,
  • Installation of storm sewer piping and drainage inlets,
  • Modification and relocation of existing storm sewer area drains,
  • Removal and replacement of approximately 240 linear feet of existing 8” sanitary sewer main,
  • Placement and fine grading of topsoil,
  • Asphalt restoration,
  • Tree removal,
  • Removal and relocation of mailboxes,
  • Removal and relocation of street signs,
  • Landscape restoration,
  • Work zone traffic controls.