2010 4-14 open house
- 1. Sound Transit Capitol Hill Station Construction Update Meeting April 14, 2010 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. SCCC
- 2. Agenda 6:30 p.m. – Open House 7:00 p.m. – Presentation Project Update– Rhonda Dixon, CH Station Outreach Coordinator Construction Activities – Jeff Munnoch, U-Link Community Outreach Construction Wall Art Program Barbara Luecke, STart Manager D.K. Pan, Lead Artist Capitol Hill construction wall Q&A 8:00 p.m. – Return to Open House
- 3. Central Link • Westlake to SeaTac Airport • 16 miles • 13 stations
- 4. University Link • 3.15-mile light rail extension – Capitol Hill Station – UW Station • Schedule – Construction: 6.5 years – Open for Service: 2016 • Adds 70,000 daily riders, 114,000 system wide (2030)
- 5. Capitol Hill Station • Underground station with 3 entrances • Staging area - station and tunnel excavation at site • Ridership: 14,000 daily boardings • Travel time: – 3 minutes to downtown Seattle (University St.) – 3 minutes to UW Station
- 6. Capitol Hill Construction Contracts 1. Demolition (complete) 2. I-5 undercrossing (on-going) 3. Excavation / tunneling (2010 – 2013) 4. Station Construction (2013 – 2015)
- 7. I-5 Undercrossing Work 2009 - 2010 • Preparing the ground beneath I-5 for the TBM’s • Pike/Pine HOV off- ramp will open in April • Olive Way off-ramp will open in May as originally planned
- 8. Haul Route Pedestrian Improvements Completed March, 2010
- 9. Restaurant, Retailing and Social Media Seminars • Restaurant Management • Retail Management • Social Media Applications (Facebook, Twitter, and other on- line tools)
- 11. Current Work Apr-Jun 2010 Soldier • Construction wall piles • Utility relocation • Solider Piles Utility relocation
- 12. Soldier Piles • Steel beams support wood planks that keep the sides of the excavation stable • 120 total piles • 100 feet deep
- 13. Sidewalk closed Current Work Apr-Jun 2010 Jet grouting Soldier • Utility relocation piles • Construction wall • Solider Piles • Jet grouting (north Utility relocation end of site) • Sidewalk closed on John St.
- 14. Temporary sidewalk • Steel containers incorporated into the wall • No sidewalk detour necessary • Potential viewing portals
- 15. Excavation May 2010 • Increased truck activity (approx. 8 truck / hour) • Daytime work • Night work does not start until tunneling begins
- 16. Excavation sequence As dirt is removed, wooden planks are inserted into the I-beams to support the sides of the excavation
- 17. Pine Street Jet Grouting • Stabilize ground where TBM will exit • Sidewalk closure, south side (4 weeks) Sidewalk closed
- 18. Construction Wall • Surround the site on all sides • 8 to 24 feet high, plywood construction • Help contain noise, dust, and debris KEY 8’ wall 12’ wall 16’ wall 24’ wall
- 19. STart Program Construction Wall Art Keep the sidewalk active Mitigate impact with art Continued Commitment to placemaking – STart On Broadway – Oscillating Field
- 20. D.K. Pan, Lead Artist
- 21. Master Plan to integrate: CALL TO ARTISTS •Art Applications Due •Project information Monday April 19 •Neighborhood promotion
- 22. Next Steps • Artist applications due – April 19 • Decision on noise variance published – April 22 • Finish site preparations, begin excavation – May • North Link kick-off meeting - May • Pine Street site preparation – Summer • TBM assembly begins – early 2011
- 23. Questions?
- 24. Staying Informed Quarterly Open Houses Monthly electronic newsletters: www.soundtransit.org/subscribe Sound Transit Website: www.soundtransit.org/u-link Printed and electronic construction alerts Full time outreach staff 24 hour construction hotline: 1-888-298-2395