Streetcar Progress Update: October 13, 2014

First Streetcar Power Substation installed at Maintenance Facility

Last week, the first of four Traction Power Substations (TPSS) was installed at the Maintenance & Operations Facility on Henry Street.  This substation will provide power to the MOF building and adjacent vehicle storage yard.  Future substations will be installed later this year and will provide power to the streetcar track. 

 

Water Main Valve work to restrict traffic at Central Parkway & Main St. and access to HCJFS this week

Starting Monday, Oct. 13, through Friday, Oct. 17, westbound Central Parkway will be closed between Sycamore and Main streets so crews can perform tie-ins on water main valves as part of streetcar-related infrastructure improvements. This is the second of three tie-ins taking place in October in the same area. The third tie-in is scheduled for Oct. 20-24.

Travelers heading west on Central Parkway will be detoured south on Sycamore to Ninth Street to Main and then back to Central Parkway. Eastbound Central Parkway will remain open.  Lanes will also be restricted on Main between Central Parkway and 12^th Street through Wednesday, October 15.   

Please note: Vehicular access to the Hamilton County Jobs and Family Services building will be prohibited from Central Parkway.

 

Northern end of Race Street to close on October 13 near Findlay Market for Rail Delivery

On Monday, Oct. 13, Race Street will be closed between McMicken and Elder, and Findlay Street will be closed between Vine and Elm from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. to accommodate a rail delivery.

Motorists traveling eastbound on McMicken will be detoured to Liberty. Detour signs will be posted, including additional parking signage on the west side of Findlay Market at Findlay and Elm.

 

Walnut St. to close at 4^th Street for intersection work later this week

Walnut Street will be closed south of 4^th Street for work in the north half of the 3^rd & Walnut intersection from Thursday, October 16 at 9:00am until 6:00am on Monday, October 20.  3^rd Street will remain open with some lane restrictions.
 

This work is the second in a 3-part reconstruction of the 3^rd Street intersections at Walnut and Main.  The first piece completed last week and the third piece, the intersection of 3^rd & Main, will take place in November.    
 

Track Installation to restrict traffic on Walnut between 6^th and 7^th Starting this Week

Track installation will begin on Monday, October 13 in the block of Walnut between 6^th and 7^th Streets this week.  Lanes in this block will be restricted, but through traffic will remain open. 

The work will last until October 27 and will include a closure of 6^th St. at Walnut during the weekend of October 24-26.

Duke Energy Electric Work to Close Main between 6^th & 7^th this weekend

Main Street between 6^th and 7^th Streets will be closed this weekend from October 17-20 for Duke Energy Electric work.  Detours will be posted.    

 

October Streetcar Construction Stakeholders Update Available Online

The latest Streetcar Construction Stakeholders Update is now available online at the streetcar website.  Click here to get the latest news on upcoming construction activities for October and November.  Streetcar Stakeholder Meetings are held monthly and are open to the public.  Be sure to watch for more details about next month’s meeting in an upcoming streetcar newsletter. 

 

Block by Block Construction (Oct. 13-19, 2014)

MAIN STREET

• At 2nd: milling of existing structural decks (2 weeks remaining); foundation work for TPSS #1 (3 weeks remaining)
• 2nd to 3rd: Milling of existing structural decks (2 weeks remaining); track concrete base work (1 week remaining)
• 3rd to 4th: Duke Energy electrical manhole work (2 weeks remaining)
• 5th to 6th: Duke Energy electrical manhole work (3 weeks remaining)
• 5th to 9th:  Duke Energy gas Services (3 weeks remaining)
• At 6th: Duke Energy electrical conduit work (4 weeks remaining)
• 6th to 7th: Duke Energy electrical manhole work (2 weeks remaining)
• 9th to Court: Water main installation (1 week remaining)
• Court to 12^th: Water main installation (2 weeks remaining)
• At 12^th: Water main installation (1 week remaining)

WALNUT STREET

• At 2nd: Milling of existing structural decks (3 weeks remaining)
• 2nd to 3rd: Milling of existing structural decks (1 week remaining); track concrete base work (1 week remaining)
• 4th to 5th: Duke Energy gas services (1 week remaining)
• At 5th: Duke Energy gas tie-ins (1 week remaining); Duke Energy gas pavement restoration (2 weeks remaining)
• 5^th to Govt. Place: track concrete base work (3 weeks remaining)
• Govt. Place to 6^th: Traffic control conduit installation & rehab (1 week remaining)
• 6^th to 7^th: Track concrete base work (2 weeks remaining); Rail installation (2 weeks remaining); Existing pavement removal (2 weeks remaining)
• 8th to 9th: concrete work to start at Stop #15 (3 weeks remaining)
• At Central Parkway: Traffic control conduit installation & rehab (1 week remaining)

12TH STREET

• Main to Vine: OCS Pole Foundations (2 weeks remaining)

RACE STREET

• 14th to 15th: Time Warner Cable underground and overhead telecomm work (2 weeks remaining)
• 15th to Green: Milling of existing asphalt (2 weeks remaining)
• Liberty to Henry: Time Warner Cable underground and overhead telecomm work (2 weeks remaining)
• Glass Alley to Sellew Alley:   existing pavement removal (5 weeks remaining)
• Sellew Alley to Henry: track concrete base work (6 weeks remaining)
• At Henry: Rail installation (1 week remaining); track concrete base work (1 week remaining)

ELM STREET

• 14th to Henry: Casting adjustments & full depth pavement repairs (1 week remaining)
• 14th to Findlay: Time Warner Cable overhead telecomm work (2 weeks remaining)

Progress Last Week:

  

The first streetcar traction power substation arrives at the MOF

Workers install a shelter at Stop #9 on Elm Street

Crews install track at the curve at Race & Henry Street, near the MOF

Crews grind Elm Street in preparation for final repaving next week

Crews pour new slabs at the intersection of 3rd and Walnut in preparation for track.