From: Hadiah Jordan
[mailto:Hadiah.Jordan@dcwater.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2016 3:05 PM
To: Undisclosed recipients:
Subject: RE: First Street Tunnel Community Update-- August 2016
Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2016 3:05 PM
To: Undisclosed recipients:
Subject: RE: First Street Tunnel Community Update-- August 2016
*with attachment
Greetings First Street
Tunnel Stakeholders,DC Water is diligently working towards making the First Street Tunnel operational by late September 2016. Construction is behind schedule due to the excavation of the frozen ground taking longer than anticipated and delays in the delivery of some key custom fabricated equipment. Major remaining work includes the testing of the system, demolition of temporary works and street restoration. We apologize for the delay and appreciate your patience as we move to project completion.
Updates at Construction Staging Areas (CSAs)
Channing Street CSA: Finalizing construction of the
shaft cover and ventilation control vault, backfilling and landscaping.
Adams Street CSA: Installing surface access on the shaft cover, demolition of
temporary works, backfilling and site restoration is ongoing. Adams Street NW
and Flagler Place NW are expected to reopen at the end of October 2016. The CSA
on Flagler Place has been reduced, the street partially repaved and most of the
sidewalk restored.
V Street CSA: Finalizing construction of the shaft cover, demolition of
temporary works, utility relocations, backfilling and site restoration is
ongoing. First Street NW is anticipated to open in mid-October 2016 and V
Street NW by the end of October 2016.
Pumping Station CSA: Testing of the Pumping
Station is underway, construction of permanent power, utility connections and
site restoration ongoing. Thomas Street NW is anticipated to reopen at the end
of September 2016.
Water Fun for Everyone!
DC Water extends a
special invitation to residents in the Bloomingdale and LeDroit Park
neighborhoods to its first Family Water Festival!
Saturday, September 10,
2016 from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Bryant Street Pumping
Station, 301 Bryant Street, NW
Please contact events@dcwater.com to confirm your
attendance. Please share this link (https://www.dcwater.com/workzones/projects/first_street_tunnel/attachments/family_water_festival_flier.pdf) and the attached
invitation with your friends and neighbors.
Updates on FEMS Door Mural Giveaways
All 30 of the decorative doors have been claimed by residents,
community organizations and DC Water. All murals are currently temporarily stored
at the Bryant Street APA. If you claimed a mural, please make arrangements to
pick it up.
Small Diameter Water Main Replacement Project
Construction of the
Small Diameter Water Main Project is expected to begin in September 2016. Some
portions of the First Street Tunnel CSAs will be restored as part of this
Project to mitigate rework. First
Street from McMillan Drive NW to Channing Street NW will remain closed through
February 2017 to assist with the construction of DC Water’s Small Diameter
Water Main Replacement Project. Contact Tanya
Hedgepeth, Tanya.Hedgepeth@dcwater.com, (202-787-2202) for any questions concerning the upcoming Small Diameter Water Main
Replacement Project.
If you have any questions or concerns about the FST Project,
please call the 24/7 Hotline at 1-844-FST-INFO
(1-844-378-4636). Please continue to
check our web site for updated project information (http://dcwater.com/workzones/projects/first_street_tunnel/).
Hadiah
Hadiah S. Jordan, Public
Outreach Coordinator | DC Clean Rivers Project | DC Water | Hadiah.Jordan@dcwater.com
5000 Overlook Avenue, SW | Washington, DC 20032 | t (202)
787-4717 | f (202) 787-4476
I'll believe it when I see the fences coming down. Until then these are just new meaningless dates that will likely be pushed back. Wish it wasn't the case but they have inspired much confidence.
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