Sidewalk project delayed another week

August 05, 2021

The construction zone cones are out in downtown Comanche, but residents and businesses will not see any work done until next week.

The city council had given the Schiralli Construction Company of Wilson an extension to start after they reported to the city they could not possibly get started on the original June 7 start date because of weather delays on other projects.

The city agreed to bump the start time to August and it was expected to start Monday, but it did not.

Tuesday morning, Comanche city manager Chuck Ralls received an email from the Oklahoma Department of Transportation saying the project was being delayed by the company for another week because of a death in the family.

Even with the delay, the clock has started for the company on the 120-day, nearly one million dollar project.