From: Linda Bernhardt
[mailto:Linda.Bernhardt@dcwater.com]
Sent: Friday, January 8, 2016 1:29 PM
Cc: Thomas Lindberg <Thomas.Lindberg@dcwater.com>
Subject: First Street Tunnel Community Update, January 2016
Greetings
First Street Tunnel Stakeholders,
Below are FST community updates covering the
remaining month of January 2016.
First, we hope you all enjoyed the holidays and were able to visit with family and friends. Some of us stayed in the area, while
others went out of town. We are back to work, and our construction
schedule has resumed normal hours, Monday thru Friday from 7 am to 7 pm,
and on Saturdays from 9 am to 5 pm.
Lucy completed her task! For those of you
who were away for the holidays, we are happy to let you know that in the early
evening of December 20, 2015, Lucy, our tunnel boring machine,
successfully reached her final destination at First Street and Rhode Island
Avenue, NW. Lucy, like her namesake Lucy Diggs Slowe (1895–1937)
showed resolve, confidence, and strength. Please note that even though
the tunnel is complete, we are still working on other parts of the project that
will connect existing sewers to the new tunnel.
Below are construction activities that are occurring in January:
Construction Activities at V Street: Concrete deliveries
will continue. Concrete trucks will be entering and leaving all three
sides of the Construction Staging Area at the intersection of First and V
Streets. They will use First Street, both north and south of V Street,
and they will use V Street west of First Street. The V Street
entrance/exit will also be used for soil excavation haul-out. Reminder:
Once the contractor starts a concrete placement, it has to be continuous until
completed; therefore, at times, we may have to go beyond the scheduled work
hours.
Construction Activities at Adams Street and Flagler Place: The contractor has
completed the first 80 feet of excavation and temporary support of the Adams
Street adit tunnel. They are now working to install the permanent
concrete lining over this 80-foot length. Following the completion of the
concrete lining, the remaining 220 feet of adit tunnel will be constructed
using a “micro” tunnel boring machine (MTBM). The MTBM will
interface with the new First Street Tunnel under the corner of First Street and
Adams Street. Around the end of January, SKJD will be bringing in support
gear for the MTBM assembly, with some equipment that is approximately 16 feet
tall. Residents can expect to see, and hear, significant changes to the
construction staging area until this MTBM operation is completed in late
February. In addition to ongoing adit construction, there are additional
concrete placements for the diversion chamber in Flagler Place. This will
involve concrete delivery trucks and other equipment, using Flagler Place.
Some of these pours will impact parking on Flagler Place.
Construction Activities at Thomas Street: At the pump station, DC
Water installed a 16-inch force main across First Street from Thomas Street to
the alley behind the Mt. Bethel Baptist Church. The construction is
completed and two-way traffic has been restored. Surface restorations of
the street will occur at a later time, which will require modifications to the
traffic patterns. We will update you when more information is available.
Next Tunnel Forum Meeting: The next Tunnel Forum
meeting is scheduled for Thursday, January 28, 2016 at 7 pm. The meeting location will be
St. George’s Episcopal Church at 160 U Street NW. Hope to see you
there!
Reminder: You can still apply for
an Alternative Parking Area tag. Call the
24/7 Hotline at 1-844-FST-INFO (1-844-378-4636) for more information.
Please continue to check our web site for updated project
information (http://dcwater.com/workzones/projects/first_street_tunnel/). And, as
always, feel free to contact us directly if you have any questions. If
you have a concern or complaint about ongoing construction, please call the
24/7 Hotline at 1-844-FST-INFO (1-844-378-4636).
The FST Outreach Team
