Streetcar Progress Update: December 15, 2014

Last OTR track weld this Monday at 9:00am on Race Street near Findlay Market

The final rails of the Over-the Rhine loop portion of the Cincinnati Streetcar will be welded together at 9:00 a.m. Monday, Dec. 15. on Race Street between Elder and Green streets to complete the Over-the-Rhine track loop. Media is invited to visit the site for a photo opportunity.

The Over-the-Rhine loop makes up approximately half of the streetcar route, running from Washington Park to the streetcar Maintenance and Operations Facility located at Henry and Race Streets north of Findlay Market. The OTR track loop will serve as the test track for the first streetcar vehicles when they arrive in fall 2015 and ultimately connect to the downtown track loop currently under construction to complete the 3.6 mile streetcar route. The completion of track is followed by installation of the overhead power cables.

 

Get your Streetcar Founder’s Club Card before they’re gone!

Streetcar Founder’s Club cards went on sale last week and are going fast!  The limited-edition, commemorative metal “Founders’ Club” cards and matching metal cases cards are good for unlimited rides when the streetcar begins operating in 2016.

The limited-edition cards are available in three denominations:

• First 15 days of service:   $25                      
• First 30 days of service:   $50                      
• First 60 days of service    $100   

Founders’ Club cards will be available for sale at:

• City of Cincinnati  - 2^nd floor cashier’s office
• Metro’s sales office, Mercantile arcade across from Government Square
• On-line at www.go-metro.com (link on Metro’s homepage)

 

Findlay Street to close Monday between Elm and Race for Power Substation Delivery

Findlay Street between Race and Elm will be closed Monday, Dec. 15, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. for the delivery and installation of a power substation for the Cincinnati Streetcar.

Race Street will remain open except during a brief period while the power substation is set in place in the Findlay Market parking lot at Findlay and Race.

Motorists traveling westbound on Findlay Street will be detoured south at Race Street to Green Street to north on Elm. Motorists traveling eastbound on Findlay Street will be detoured north on Elm Street, then east on McMicken and south on Race.

Detour signs will be posted and pedestrian access maintained.

 

Block by Block Construction (December 15-21, 2014)

MAIN STREET

• At 2nd: track concrete base work, rail installation (2 weeks remaining)
• 2nd to 3rd: TPSS#1 foundations (2 weeks remaining)
• At 5^th: Duke Energy electrical manhole work (1 week remaining), Duke Energy conduit installation (7 weeks remaining)
• 5th to 6th: Duke Energy electrical manhole work (1 week remaining)
• 6th to 12th:  Water main tie ins (2 weeks remaining)
• 7^th to Court: Duke Energy cable pulling (7 weeks remaining)
• At 12^th: Storm sewer work (1 week remaining)

 

WALNUT STREET

• At 2nd: track concrete base work, rail installation (2 weeks remaining)
• 2^nd to 3^rd:  approach slab work (2 weeks remaining); traffic control conduit installation & rehab (1 week remaining)
• 4^th to 5^th: storm sewer work (1 week remaining)
• 7^th to 9th: traffic control conduit installation & rehab (2 weeks remaining)
• 9^th to Central Parkway: traffic control conduit installation & rehab (1 week remaining); OCS pole foundations (2 weeks remaining)
• At Central Parkway: OCS pole foundations (1 week remaining)

 

ELM STREET

• Wade to Henry:  OCS bracket arms installation (2 weeks remaining)

 

RACE STREET

• 13^th to 14^th: Curb & sidewalk restoration (1 week remaining)
• Glass Alley to Sellew Alley:  traffic signal work, track concrete base work, Rail installation, curb & sidewalk restoration (1 week remaining); concrete work at Stop #11 (1 week remaining); traffic control conduit installation (2 weeks remaining)
• Sellew Alley to Henry:  curb & sidewalk restoration (2 weeks remaining); TPSS #3 unit delivery (1 week remaining)
• At Henry:  curb & sidewalk restoration (2 weeks remaining)

 

12th STREET

• Main to Vine: curb & sidewalk restoration (1 week remaining); TPSS#2 conduit work (1 week remaining)

 

Progress Last Week:

The new Cincinnati Streetcar logo was unveiled last week.  Check out the OFFICIAL Cincinnati Streetcar Facebook page for a video about the new brand!  

Get your Founder's Club Cards before they're gone!  Cards went on sale last week and are going fast.  

 Here's a conceptual rendering of the new brand at Station Stop #10.

Crews poured concrete as part of the intersection rebuild at 3rd and Main last week.  

Crews also poured concrete at the newly constructed platform for TPSS #1 in the Riverfront Transit Center.