Herding Cats; Strategies used for KC Downtown Streetcar Utility Coordination ASCE Transportation Conference November 9, 2016
Kansas City Streetcar Project overview Current status Scope of water and sewer relocation Strategies for private party utility relocation 3
What is a Modern Streetcar?
Designed to serve as urban circulator Typical Urban Circulator - shorter routes serving downtown & adjoining neighborhoods - operates in mixed traffic - more frequent service, smaller vehicles - quick on and off the vehicle - riders take shorter trips
dkansas City Streetcar is NOTntown NOT Commuter rail or light rail or a metro-rail system NOT Designed to serve longer trips from suburban area to Typical Commuter Rail/Light Rail - Dedicated, exclusive right-of-way - Longer distances between station stops - Higher speeds - Several rail cars in a train - Longer distances served
Our Project 2-mile modern street-running streetcar $102 million project $84 million CM/GC contract and $18 million vehicles Funding Local district-based financing mechanism - TDD Federal transportation funds Authority appointed to operate system Rate payer representation 2,700 average daily riders in 2016 opening year 7
Linking Investments Creating Synergy 8
Alignment Streetcar Facts 2 mile corridor 3.9 miles of track 16 stations 10 minute headways 7 days a week operations 4 modern streetcars New vehicle maintenance facility 9
Schedule Spring 2014 Summer 2014 Spring 2015 Fall 2015 Spring 2016 Construction Started Track Work Started Water/Sewer Work Complete Cars Arrive Construction Completed Testing Completed 10
Track Construction 11
New Rail Type - Blockrail 12
Track Construction 13
Track Construction 14
Vehicle Maintenance Facility 15
Vehicle Maintenance Facility 16
Station Stop Construction 17
Station Stop Construction 18
OCS Pole Installation 19
Passenger Experience 10 minute frequencies at peak Real-time arrival signs Level-boarding Free to ride Branded station stops (approx. every 2 to 3 blocks) Integration with regional and local connecting bus routes. 20
Hours of Operation Monday-Thursday: 6AM - Midnight Friday: 6AM - 2AM Saturday: 7AM - 2AM Sunday: 7AM - 10PM 21
Cisco Interactive Kiosk 22
Utility Relocation and Coordination 23
Initial Challenges for Water & Sewer Oldest infrastructure in the city Commercial properties Limited corridor width Private utilities Expedited schedule Maintenance of Traffic 24
Water Services 18,400 LF new water mains 54 new fire hydrants 230 new valves 145 new service lines System will be backbone for future water main replacements downtown 25
Sewer Services 16,000 LF CIPP sewer & storm 300 LF point repairs 51 manholes to be rehabbed 15 manholes to be replaced 144 service laterals to be rehabbed 26
Sewer Additional Challenges Service laterals Unknown locations Main line size Need for cleanout Condition of connection Short lengths of rehabilitation Open cut cost vs. Rehabilitation cost Manholes within track alignment 27
Water - Corrosion Protection Polywrap PVC casings Cathodic protection 28
Early Design - Water Full replacement along streetcar route Trenchless not feasible Need to set alignment as early as possible 29
Water & Sewer Upgrades - $23 Million 30
Cats 31
Cat Herders 32
The Challenge Identify underground utilities along the planned corridor Design new waterline and sanitary sewer system to replace existing infrastructure Some of current infrastructure dates back to the 1870s Collaborate with more than 25 public and private utility companies
The Criteria Quickly and easily communicate with utility companies to mitigate risks as quickly as possible. Manage all document files in a central, accessible location. Allow individuals from the 25 utility companies to create markups and comments on plan sets. Preserve a single source of truth as documents change with the project phases. Software solution had to be intuitive and easily adoptable
The Solution Bluebeam Revu PDF-based editing and markup built for Construction and Engineering Professionals Bluebeam Studio Cloud-based document storage and collaboration Version control Allows utility partners to access and markup plans Accessible in the field for quick access to information
Our Solutions (Bluebeam) 36
Our Solutions (Bluebeam) 37
Our Solutions (Bluebeam) 38
Our Solutions (Bluebeam) 39
Implementation Revu Training program Hosted short in-person training programs for utility partners Provided Bluebeam Vu on Disc to partners that did not own Revu Free Allows full access to Studio Projects Created short training videos Using markup tools Accessing Studio
Results Reduces Copying annotations Editing plan sets Shipping multiple plan sets to 25+ utility companies Estimated saving 320 hours of work (eight weeks) over the eightmonth project Increased efficiency in Utility Coordination meeting Real-Time Visual Representation of Items being discussed
Streetcar Construction Coordination Utilization during construction Weekly Meetings with stakeholders and representatives Utilization during work planning and execution for Streetcar Work On-demand repository of information ipad use City use for permitting As-built use for the ultimate owner & client
Streetcar Construction Coordination
Our Solutions (Google Earth) 44
Google Earth and Drive Thru 45
Utility Relocation and Coordination 46
Utility Relocation and Coordination 47
Utility Relocation and Coordination 48
Utility Relocation and Coordination
Utility Relocation and Coordination
Utility Relocation and Coordination
Utility Relocation and Coordination
Bluebeam Award 2015 Bluebeam extreme Award 1 st place in transportation category 53
Webpage and Social Media www.kcstreetcar.org Project Hotline: 816-804-8882 Twitter.com/kcstreetcar Facebook.com/kcstreetcar 54
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