District of Columbia Water and Sewer

Authority
George S. Hawkins, General Manager

Briefing on:
DC CLEAN RIVERS PROJECT
First Street Tunnel

Construction Update and

Community Mitigation Measures

Briefing for:

First Street Tunnel Forum / Community Group

Thursday, January 22, 2015

Tunnel Forum
Representatives and Alternates
Location / Group

Representati
ve

The DCCR team will reach out

to each Tunnel Forum member
and Alternate to confirm
participation for 2015.
Alternate

First Street NW

Dr. Marilyn Lashley

Tomas Encaracion

Bryant / Channing Streets

Renee Peres

Philomena Fritz

Flagler Place

Victoria Leonard

Pia Brown

Adams Street

Shelly Parker

Dianne Barnes

W Street

Joe Levesque

Neal Herman

First and V Streets

Angela Ray

Theodore Bush

U Street

Serita Sanders

Jean Marie Thomas

Thomas St / Rhode Island Ave

Chris Von Ferro

Harvey Hartsfield

Local Blogs

Scott Roberts

Betsy McDaniel

Government-ANC

Austin Pearl

Teri Janine Quinn

Civic Associations

Sherry Howard

Special Interest Groups

All meetings are open to the public.

Agenda

Welcome and Introductions

Tunnel Forum Schedule and General Topics for 2015
Long-Range Project Schedule
Construction Update at Construction Staging Areas
Instrumentation and Monitoring Update
Tunnel Boring Machine Update
Agency Phone Numbers to Report Issues
Community Mitigation Measures
Shuttle Service
Tree Planting Initiative
Security and Safety within Construction Staging Areas

Next Steps
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Tom Lindberg and John Kennedy, DC Water

TUNNEL FORUM SCHEDULE AND

GENERAL TOPICS FOR 2015
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Proposed General Topics and

Meeting Dates for 2015
Discussion Topic

Meeting
Date*

Location

First Street Tunnel (FST) Project Update

January 22, 2015

St. Georges Episcopal Church

FST update and future restoration of

Construction Staging Area (CSA) at First
and V Streets

March 26, 2015

St. Georges Episcopal Church

FST update and future restoration of CSA

at Adams Street and Flagler Place

May 28, 2015

St. Georges Episcopal Church

FST update and future restoration of CSA

at Thomas Street

July 23, 2015

St. Georges Episcopal Church

FST update and future removal of freeze

trench pipe and associated infrastructure;
final restoration of alleyway

September 24, 2015

St. Georges Episcopal Church

FST update and future restoration of a

portion of the Bryant Street Alternative
Parking Area.

October 29, 2015

St. Georges Episcopal Church

* Meeting dates are subject to change.

There will be no Tunnel Forum meetings in November and December 2015.

Tunnel Forums Role in Landscape and

Restoration of Disturbed Areas
DC Water / SKJD is responsible for final design and restoration of all
disturbed areas associated with the First Street Tunnel Project
DDOT has care and control of the public space in the District (UFAWard 5 arborist will attend Tunnel Forum meetings)
Tunnel Forum will review and comment on plans

Scott Hoffman, SKJD

LONG-RANGE
CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE
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First Street Tunnel

Construction Schedule (1 of 2)

Legend
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First Street Tunnel

Construction Schedule (2 of 2)

Legend
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Scott Hoffman, SKJD

CONSTRUCTION UPDATE AT
CONSTRUCTION STAGING AREAS
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Channing Street Construction Staging Area

Site Office

Mining
Shaft

Excavation
Stockpile

Electrical / Mechanical
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Channing Street Construction Staging Area

Install the shafts concrete lining, December 2014 March 2015
Tunnel Boring Machine onsite, late January 2015
Assemble Tunnel Boring Machine, early February 2015 April
2015
Launch Tunnel Boring Machine, May 2015
Continued closure of First Street

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Adams Street Construction Staging Area

Legend
CSA

CSA

CWZ

CWZ
FEMS Access Zone
Local Traffic

Building entrance
Construction traffic entrance and exit
Road Closed No thru
traffic. Local access only at
intersection of First Street
and Adams Street).

Abbreviations
CSA Construction Staging Area
CWZ Construction Work Zone
FEMS Fire and EMS Department

55 feet
14 feet

Fire department
ladder truck clearances

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Adams Street Construction Staging Area

Drill and install freeze pipes, December 2014 March 2015

Work at First Street and Adams Street, January 2015 March 2015

Install secant piles for near surface structures, January 2015

February 2015
Excavate shaft, March 2015 April 2015
Complete secant pile installation, March 2015

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V Street Construction Staging Area

Legend
CSA

CSA

4'-wide pedestrian walkway

CLC

CLC

FEMS access zone

Building entrance
Construction traffic entrance & exit

Local Traffic
55 feet
14 feet

Fire department
ladder truck clearances

V Street

Sidewalk at
V Street has
been shifted
to allow FST
access to
storm drains

CSA Construction Staging Area

CLC Construction Lane Closure
FEMS Fire and EMS Department

First
Street

Abbreviations

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V Street Construction Staging Area

Relocate utilities, ongoing
Drill and install freeze pipes, ongoing March 2015
Mobilize large crane, January 2015
Excavate shaft, January 2015 March 2015
Construct near surface structures, March 2015 February 2016
Complete secant pile installation, January 2015

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Pumping Station Construction Staging Area

Legend
CSA
CLC

CSA

FEMS access
zone
Local Traffic

Building entrance
Construction traffic entrance and exit

55 feet
14 feet

Fire department
ladder truck clearances

Abbreviations
CSA Construction Staging Area
CLC Construction Lane Closure
FEMS Fire and EMS Department

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Pumping Station Construction Staging Area

Drill and install freeze pipes, January 2015 Feb 2015
Install Instrumentation, January 2015 February 2015
Start freezing, February 2015
Relocate utilities, February 2015
Excavate shaft, March 2015 April 2015

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Instrumentation and Monitoring Update

Structural monitoring points
Utility monitoring points

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John Kennedy, DC Water

TUNNEL BORING MACHINE UPDATE

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Status of Tunnel Boring Machine

The First Street Project Tunnel
Boring Machine (TBM) was
recently refurbished in Germany
The 23-foot-diameter TBM will be
shipped and will start to arrive in
DC later this month
The TBM will be assembled at the
Channing Street Construction
Staging Area and will be in use
through 2015

Tunnel Boring Machine as assembled in Germany.

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Sharon Goods, SKJD

AGENCY PHONE NUMBERS

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Agency Phone Numbers to Resolve Issues

Issue

Agency / Entity

Phone
Number

Snow, ice, leaf removal

Department of Public Works

(DPW)

311

Garbage / recyclable collection

DPW

311

Graffiti

DPW

311

Rats and rodent abatement

Department of Health

311

Dead rodent removal

Department of Health

311

Electrical outage

Pepco

Gas leak

Washington Gas

Suspicious activity

Metropolitan Police Department

Construction noise, First Street First Street Tunnel Hotline

Tunnel meetings, property
damage

1-877-737-2662
703-750-1400
911
1-844-FST-INFO
(1-844-378-4636)

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John Kennedy, DC Water

UPDATE ON
COMMUNITY MITIGATION MEASURES
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Shuttle Service
Shuttle service commenced in late
April 2014
Due to low ridership, we will eliminate
a van at the end of January
We will eliminate the second shuttle in
March 2015
No longer an effective use of
ratepayer dollars

Shuttle service will be suspended in March

of 2015.

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DC Water and District Department of

Transportation Tree Planting Initiative
Community requested tree planting plan
DC Water will provide funds to DDOT
DDOT will work with community members to coordinate plan
35 native trees to be planted in Bloomingdale
Locations to be determined by DDOT and community

Crape Myrtle

Chinese Pistache

Sweetbay Magnolia

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Security and Safety within

Construction Staging Areas
The Construction Staging Areas (CSAs) house large trucks,
construction equipment and tools, and have deep, open
excavations
The CSAs are closed to the public
Security personnel are onsite during off hours
SKJD has installed security lighting and will install additional
cameras

To better ensure your safety and the safety

of your children and pets, do not enter a
Construction Staging Area.

Next Steps
Next Tunnel Forum Meeting
on Thursday, March 26
The First Street Tunnel team is
available to discuss individual
or local concerns between
Tunnel Forum meetings
Topics for next meeting:

What would you like

to discuss?
For updates, go to
www.dcwater.com/firststreettunnel or
call 1-844-FST-INFO (1-844-378-4636)
for First Street Tunnel Construction Issues.