Waller Creek Tunnel Project Status briefing to Advisory Committee - Meeting cancelled due to snow :)

1. Waller Creek Citizen
Advisory Committee
Tunnel Project Update
January 2011

2. Overview
Project Management Activities
Project-wide Issues
Schedule
Budget
Sub-Projects
Lady Bird Lake Trail Bridge
PARD Boat Facility
Tunnel/ 4th Street Inlet
Inlet Sub-Project
Outlet Sub-Project
8th Street Inlet
Restoration Projects

3. Legend: Design
Schedule Status Bid & Award
Construction
Project 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Bridge Rehabilitation
Tunnel
Boathouse Connect
Tunnel
Inlet
Outlet
8th Street Inlet
Waterloo Restoration
Outlet Restoration
4th Street Restoration
8th Street Restoration
Today

4. Lady Bird Lake Trail Bridge
In Construction
Construction Schedule:
Pier construction in January
Bridge construction in February
Current Status:
Construction entrance complete
Environmental pre-con complete
Pier site preparation complete
Steel submittals approved
Steel being fabricated

5. PARD Boat Facility
In Construction
Current Status:
Construction entrance complete
Environmental pre-con complete
Temp Boat Storage being constructed
Utility work ongoing
Landscape screening complete

6. Tunnel / 4th Street Sub-Project
In Award
Schedule:
RCA to Council February 17, 2011
Anticipated construction start
February 28, 2011
Current Status:
Property access acquired
Site power being installed
Parking leases set for closure
Field offices being set up

7. Inlet Sub-Project
Design is 90% complete.
Current Activities:
Permit application under review
Bid documents being developed
Next Steps:
Advertised date is:
March 28, 2011

8. Tree Preventative Maintenance
Austin Tree Experts awarded contract
http://www.austintreeexperts.com/waterloo.cfm
Current Activities:
Tree pruning and mulching
Web site developed and linked
Outlet Heritage trees inspected
Next Steps:
This process will continue
until inlet contractor starts.

9. Outlet Sub-Project
Design is 60% complete.
Current Activities:
Performing design reviews
Next Steps:
90% due in February

10. 8th Street Inlet
Design is 90% complete.
Current Activities:
Review comments being addressed
Utility relocation being coordinated
Next Steps:
Pre-final due in March

11. Restoration Projects
(Outlet Restoration - Waterloo Restoration – 4th & 8th St. restoration)
Design is 25- 30% complete.
Design is linked to site development but will be constructed in 2013.
Current Activities:
Design is part of related area project for permitting.
Once approved, restoration will be bid as separate packages.
Additional detail and coordination:
Trellis
Solar elements
Benches
Trails
Trees, etc
Next Steps:
Define scope for construction packages – Late 2011

12. Public Outreach
Recent activities:
Transitioning to Construction Phase outreach
KVUE interview
KLBJ interview
Upcoming activities:
• Flyers adjacent to boathouse construction site
• Signage adjacent to boathouse construction site
• Flood Awareness Campaign
• Winter newsletter
• Planning the tunnel groundbreaking