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RTC 4th Street Station(the “untold stories”)
By: Chris M. Tschirhart, MBA, PE
For: Nevada Transportation Conference
March 24, 2010
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RTC 4TH STREET STATION200 E 4th Street, Reno (next to Natl. Bowling Stadium)
Begin construction in April 2009, Open in Fall 2010
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Key features
• 23 bus bays (with canopies)
• Three transit islands
• 14,900 SF of transit buildings
• Passenger amenities
• Green building
• Public art
• Transit-serving retail
• Quality landscaping
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Project Timeline
Date
• March 2003
• Jan 2003 – Dec 2008
• May 2004 - Aug 2008
• Jan – June 2006
• Sept 2008 – Dec 2008
• Apr 2009 – Summer 2010
• Fall 2010
Tasks
FTA approved FONSI
Site Planning & Design
Property Acquisition &
Relocations
Building Demolition
Sitework prep, remediation
& sewer relocation
Construction
Begin transit operations
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Things you may not know
• Demolition …do it quickly, but let the PD & FD play
• Environmental Remediation …never seems to end
• LEED …opportunities to reduce operating costs
• Roadway Reconstruction …in downtown Reno is fun!
• Buy America …all eyes on deck
• Re-design for BRT …during the middle of construction
• Mock-ups …help me sleep at night
• Canopy columns …are driving the contractor crazy
• Bird Control …is like a chess game
• Public Art …the story of “Jackson” bus sculpture
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Demolition(Do it quickly - Bob was right!)
Grand Hotel Roulette Motel
One entry point Reno SWAT training “scars”
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Environmental Clean-up(the never ending story)
• Brownfield grants through NDEP and US EPA:
– Phase 1 & 2 ESAs (search for the “mother lode”)
– Pulled “round 1” tanks
• Round 1: Removed 8 USTs (Dec 2007)
• Round 2: Sitework prep contract (Fall 2008)
– Removed 10 more USTs
– Lead remediation
• Round 3: Removed 3 more USTs (Fall 2009)
– Found under sidewalks in 4th St right-of-way during
construction
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USTs and Lead
Round 1: USTs Round 2: Lead & more USTs
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Round 3: Discovery of UST (#21)(guard duty…why?)
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Dirty dirt, stinky dirt & soil staining
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Discussing options
(how do we get this out of the hole without…?)
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Removing product from UST(again & again & again)
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Roadway Reconstruction
• Reconstruction of three adjoining streets in
downtown Reno:
– 4th Street (asphalt)
– Lake Street (PCC)
– Evans Avenue (PCC)
• Multiple generations of utilities …dead or alive?
• Pedestrians …are like herding cats
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4th Street (north side)
Creating a bathtub earned a hearing with the NV PUC
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4th Street (south side)
“Shaving” of slurry trench Soil stabilization with
geotextiles
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4th & Evans
(the boulder from hell)
• Discovered when
laying conduit for
new traffic signal
• All the other utilities
took the “go around
it” options
• Blunt force trauma is
my friend!
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Lake Street (utilities)
Living dangerously …….has a price!
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Buy America
• After installation,
foreign made column
found
• Removal &
replacement at no cost
to RTC
• Ongoing challenge:
submittals, inspect
deliveries
• Project team: all eyes
focused on issue
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Green Building
• LEED – Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design
• 4th Street Station – target is LEED Silver
• Six Categories
– Sustainable Sites
– Water Efficiency
– Energy & Atmosphere
– Materials & Resources
– Indoor Environmental Quality
– Innovation & Design
• Opportunities to reduce operating costs
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Onsite infiltration
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Contractor also has to earn points…
Recycling construction waste Keeping dust out of HVAC system
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Redesign for RAPID (BRT) service(during the middle of construction)
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Mock-up for redesigned center island(using “borrowed” buses in Eugene, OR - 02Jan10)
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More pictures of the mock-up…
Docking maneuver Turning movement
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First mock-up(full size mock-ups verify turning movements & docking maneuvers)
Turning & docking Layout overview
Reno - Stead Airport in Jan 2008
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Bus & Pedestrian Canopies
• Integral to bus
operations
• Protection from the
elements
• Aesthetics
• Cost: ~ $1.7 million
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62 canopy columns(under construction…so far so good)
Foundation steel Column steel
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The fun starts here!(aesthetically challenged)
Placing concrete in forms Before & after sandblasting
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Time for Plan B?
Protection from rust &
other trades?
Rust, two-toned, seams, &
non-uniform appearance
This story is just beginning….
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Bird Control(is like a chess game)
• Bird issues at existing CitiCenter (2 blocks west)
• Bird problems can lead to:
– Unattractive surroundings for customers
– Concern by local health department
– Ongoing maintenance expense for staff
• Flocking birds versus roosting birds
• Control measures:
– 4 miles of bird spikes
– bird buffers (aerosol spray units)
– Don’t feed the birds!
• Innovative suggestions
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Nature’s method of bird control
Where’s lunch? I hope I’m invisible…
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Public Art
• FTA Arts-in-Transit program
• Call-for-Artists (600+ mailed out, 60+ responses)
• Public art selection panel
• Selected artist based on prior experience
• Donald Lipski selected for both Reno & Sparks
• For more information, go to:
– artwork video on RTC’s website:
• http://www.rtcwashoe.com/public-transportation-26-45.html
– artist’s website: http://donaldlipski.net/
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Bus Sculpture: “Jackson”
Concept Progress photo
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Things you now know!
• Demolition …do it quickly, but let the PD & FD play
• Environmental Remediation …never seems to end
• LEED …opportunities to reduce operating costs
• Roadway Reconstruction …in downtown Reno is fun!
• Buy America …all eyes on deck
• Re-design for BRT …during the middle of construction
• Mock-ups …help me sleep at night
• Canopy columns …are driving the contractor crazy
• Bird Control …is like a chess game
• Public Art …the story of “Jackson” bus sculpture
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Thanks!
• Questions?
• Project webcam can be viewed at rtcwashoe.com