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Welcome Southwest LRT & SouthWest Transit Updates May 20, 2021 Your questions, our answers • A recording of this webinar and the slide presentation will be provided to all attendees within a week • Questions will be answered at the end of the webinar • To submit questions, you may: • Use the Q&A tool on Zoom to enter your written question • Email questions after the webinar to Kate Meredith at [email protected] and we will get back to you • Please refrain from using the Chat option to submit questions Meet the Presenters… James Mockovciak Matt Fyten Community Outreach Coordinator Chief Operations Officer Eden Prairie and Minnetonka SouthWest Transit Southwest LRT project Commuter Services Southwest LRT Update James Mockovciak, SWLRT Community Outreach Coordinator May 20, 2021 4 November 2018 Project Groundbreaking! 5 Today’s Topics • Project Overview • 2020 Construction Recap • 2021 Construction Overview • Road and Trail Impacts • LRT Safety and Security • Communications and Outreach Update 6 Project Overview 7 SWLRT Scope • 16 new stations • 44 structures . 29 new bridges: LRT, pedestrian, roadway, freight . 7 existing bridges with modifications . 6 pedestrian tunnels . 2 cut and cover tunnels: • TH 62 582 ft., Kenilworth 2,236 ft. • 15 at-grade LRT crossings . Includes 5 shared crossings w/freight rail • 127 retaining walls • Track: ~182,000 TF • 7.8 mi shared LRT and freight rail corridor • Work divided into six workgroups . Contract identifies completion dates for site handoff to Systems Contract 8 2020 Construction Recap 9 2020 Construction Highlights • Received FFGA on September 14, 2020 • Civil construction 35% complete • Under construction: . 8 LRT stations underway of 16 . 23 bridges underway or completed out of 29 . 5 tunnels underway out of 8 . 47% of retaining wall work completed (127 walls total) • 94% of 946 private utilities completed • 65% of nearly 1,300 public utilities completed • Completed all 15 building demolitions • Systems mobilized and in design and procurement • Franklin O&M Facility modifications 39% complete • 11 LRVs delivered 10 LRT Construction Sequencing Utilities Site Prep Structures, Systems Testing • Excavation • Clear Track, • Overhead • Safety • Relocation / buildings Stations catenary • Communications • Operator training installation • Establish • Track beds • Safety & work zones, security • Track detours • Ticket • Buildings vending • Roadwork • Trails O u t r e a c h & C o m m u n i c a t i o n s 11 SouthWest Station Area 12 SouthWest Station Looking east: pile supports for bus loop Looking east: construction of station waiting area 13 SouthWest Station 14 SouthWest Station 15 SouthWest Station 16 Prairie Center Drive Bridge Area .· y. v - ... IJi!Ss TYPICAL SECTION TYPICAL SECTION AT LAND BRIDGE AT BRIDGE JUNE 2017 17 Prairie Center Drive Bridge 18 Prairie Center Drive Bridge: Pier Artwork 19 Eden Prairie Town Center Station Area -: - -''='·:;rL ---- TYPICAL SECTION TYPICAL SECTIONAT GRADE AT BRIDGE JUNE 2017 3 20 Eden Prairie Town Center Station 21 Eden Prairie Town Center Station 22 Eden Prairie Town Center Station 23 Town Center Place 24 Flying Cloud Drive 25 Valley View Bridge Area 1 I jY·, TYPICAL SECTION AT TYPICAL SECTION - - -"tJr '.-- J 4 _ ,:r:- - -- • 26 LRT Bridge at Valley View Road 27 LRT Bridge at Valley View Road 28 Nine Mile Creek Bridge 29 Golden Triangle Station Area L I 30 Golden Triangle Station 31 Golden Triangle Station 32 TH212/Shady Oak Road/City West Area • 33 LRT Bridge at TH212/Shady Oak Road Bridge piers: looking southeast towards Shop HQ and at right looking northwest towards Shady Oak/Highway 212 34 City West Station 35 City West Station 36 City West Station 37 Hwy 62 Tunnel Construction 38 Hwy 62 Tunnel Construction 39 Southwest LRT Alignment 40 Opus Station, Minnetonka 41 Retaining Wall Construction in Opus 42 2021 Construction Overview 43 Eden Prairie: 2021 Construction Highlights • SouthWest Station area piling and station/parking ramp construction • The following bridges have deck work and/or finishing details (piling has concluded): . Prairie Center Drive LRT bridge . I-494 LRT bridge . Valley View Road LRT bridge . Nine Mile Creek LRT bridge • Advance Eden Prairie Town Center Station • Complete Phase 3 & 4 roadway and LRT construction on Flying Cloud Drive 44 Eden Prairie: 2021 Construction Highlights • Advance Golden Triangle station • Advance Shady Oak/Hwy 212 LRT bridge • Advance retaining walls at City West Station • Work on the south segment of Highway 62 LRT tunnel • Install LRT track beginning at the west end 45 Eden Prairie: 2021 Construction Highlights 46 Road and Trail Impacts 47 Eden Prairie Traffic Impacts • I-494 off-ramp to Flying Cloud Drive has closed for the 2021 construction season • I-494 on-ramp from Flying Cloud Drive is expected to remain closed through the summer • West 70th Street is expected to close at the end of May to advance LRT track work; closure will last for most of the 2021 construction season • A 4-day, weekend full closure of Highway 212 between Highway 62 and Shady Oak Road is expected in June to set bridge girders over the highway 48 Trail Closures along the Corridor • Following trails have been temporarily closed for LRT construction: . Minnesota River Bluffs Trail Closure . Cedar Lake Trail Closure Minneapolis . Cedar Lake Trail Closure . Kenilworth Trail Closure • For more information about these closures, associated detours, and access to the interactive online SWLRT Trail Detour Map visit our website: www.swlrt.org 49 Construction Resources: Trail Detours Interactive Trail Detour Map at SWLRT.ORG 50 Safety and Security 51 SWLRT Safety and Security • MTPD is made up of 141 sworn full-time transit police officers, and about 50 part-time officers • Metro Transit facilities are staffed 24 hours a day and cover security for all bus and rail routes, including transit centers, stations and platforms • Officers work closely with law enforcement partner agencies in the communities in which we provide service 52 SWLRT Safety and Security • SWLRT has been working closely with local law enforcement and emergency services to ensure well planned safety and security coordination • SWLRT will conduct safety education outreach a year before revenue service begins, including wide- spread communication and community presentations 53 SWLRT Safety and Security • During Green Line Extension/SWLRT design and engineering, the Southwest Project Office added the following measures to ensure passenger, pedestrian and trail user safety: . Site designs follow Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) best practices . Safety lighting and cameras on all station platforms, and pathways to station platforms . Emergency blue light phones on all station platforms . Safety lighting and cameras at all park and ride lots . Public address (PA) system at all station platforms 54 SWLRT Safety and Security • During Green Line Extension/SWLRT design and engineering, the Southwest Project Office added the following measures to ensure passenger, pedestrian and trail user safety: . Accommodations for Metro Transit Police Department parking at stations . Modified station-waiting areas to better accommodate people in assisted mobility devices . Designated pedestrian and bike crossings at all at-grade LRT tracks 55 Communications & Outreach Update 56 SWLRT.ORG: Detour Maps, Videos, Designs 57 2020 Construction Communications • Construction updates: 16,600+ subscribers; 46% open rate • 24-hour construction hotline: 45 calls from Eden Prairie residents • Hundreds more non-hotline calls and emails from community members to outreach staff • Construction Information Workgroup: 8 meetings 58 Contact us • Construction Hotline: 612-373-3933 • James Mockovciak, Community Outreach Coordinator . Email: [email protected] . Telephone: 612-508-0567 59 Stay Updated! Online: SWLRT.org Twitter: @SouthwestLRT Facebook: @MetropolitanCouncil Instagram: @southwest_lrt 60.