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2015 Cityarchriver Report to the Community Report to the Community 2015 THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR READING THE CITYARCHRIVER Report TO THE COMMUNITY! On October 28, 2015, the St. Louis region and our nation will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the placing of the keystone of the Gateway Arch. This moment symbolized the joining of our rich history with the promise of our future. Some of you may remember that day in 1965. This year, we continue to look to the future. The transformation that is physically connecting our region, the national park, the riverfront and surrounding areas is well underway. Together, we are creating an experience below the Arch as CITYARCHRIVER DESIGN GOALS memorable as the Arch itself. 1. Create an iconic place for the international icon, the In this report, you will read about the progress that has been made on the CityArchRiver project in the last few years. Gateway Arch As a community, we have accomplished much in 2014 and 2015. From Luther Ely Smith Square to the riverfront, we are 2. Catalyze increased vitality in the St. Louis region creating a more accessible, sustainable, and vibrant park. In April this year, partners broke ground on the new museum 3. Honor the character defining elements of the National and visitor center beneath the Arch. The southern portion of the riverfront is now open – raised 2.9 feet with a new Historic Landmark bicycle path and more. 4. Weave connections and transitions from the City and Fifty years ago, St. Louis and the world witnessed history as the Arch was completed. It was the culmination of decades of the Arch grounds to the River hard work by many individuals and organizations and the support of an entire community. The grounds around the Arch continued to evolve. 5. Mitigate the impact of transportation systems Today, we are witnessing history again. One of the largest public-private investments in our region and the largest private 6. Embrace the Mississippi River and the east bank in investment in a national park since the renovation of the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island in the 1980s is becoming a Illinois as an integral part of the National Park reality in St. Louis. We invite you to be part of the transformation! 7. Reinvigorate the mission to tell the story of St. Louis Sincerely, as the gateway to national expansion 8. Create attractors to promote extended visitation to the Arch, the City and the River Tom Bradley Maggie Hales John Nations Susan Trautman 9. Develop a sustainable future Superintendent Executive Director President and CEO Executive Director 10. Enhance the visitor experience and create a Jefferson National Expansion CityArchRiver Foundation Bi-State Development Great Rivers Greenway Memorial Agency welcoming and accessible environment PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP The CityArchRiver project is a public-private partnership between local, state, and national organizations that David A. Grove Greg Horn Francis G. Slay share an incredible determination to bring increased President and CEO District Engineer, St. Louis Mayor vitality to the Gateway Arch, the riverfront, and the St. Jefferson National Parks Region City of St. Louis Louis region. Association Missouri Department of Transportation Gateway Arch Museum and Visitor Center Lead Partners: National Park Service, CityArchRiver Foundation, Great Rivers Greenway, Bi-State Development Agency Project Timeline: Spring 2015 – Spring 2017 Project Budget: $169.6 million The visitor center and museum will include a new west facing entrance, which provides a Contractors: McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. direct, physical, visible, and accessible connection from Luther Ely Smith Square, the Old Courthouse, and downtown St. Louis with the Park Over the Highway connection. The Arch was completed in 1965, before many of the accessibility and security requirements of today. The air-conditioned museum lobby will have an efficient and comfortable Overview: The construction project includes interior renovations and a security queue. 46,000 square foot addition to the existing visitor center and museum located under the Arch. Combined, the project totals over 140,000 Status: CityArchRiver partners - the National Park Service, CityArchRiver Foundation, square feet of construction and renovation work, including mechanical, Great Rivers Greenway, Bi-State Development Agency, and the Jefferson National Park electrical, plumbing, and associated site work. The building has been Association - broke ground on the new museum on April 29, 2015. The Gateway Arch designed with sustainable practices, and project partners will apply for will stay open during a majority of construction with the Old Courthouse serving as the LEED gold certification. temporary visitor and ticketing center. To control capacity, all visitors to the Arch will need to purchase tickets to enter the lobby under the Arch during the project. When the new Interactive museum exhibits will be installed in the new and renovated museum opens in 2017, admission will be free. space under the Arch. The museum below the Arch opened in 1976 and has had few updates since. New technology, current techniques in Imagining the future: Visitors to the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial in exhibit storytelling, and diverse narratives of westward expansion will downtown St. Louis will have a seamless, welcoming, and accessible park experience create a more engaging and educational experience for visitors of all from downtown to the Arch. The new park over I-44 will lead to the new museum plaza - ages. Discussion rooms will be built for student groups. visible from the steps of the Old Courthouse. Luther Ely Smith Square Landscaping Lead Partner: National Park Service, CityArchRiver Foundation Project Timeline: December 2014 – October 2015 Project Budget $8.4 million Museum and Visitor Center continued Contractor: KCI Construction The new museum lobby is designed to move guests through security and to the museum quickly and easily. Before the security queue, a climate-controlled lobby will offer restroom facilities and a wonderful view of the downtown skyline. The new lobby and outdoor plaza will be Overview: A new landscape will extend over I-44 between Chestnut and Market Streets to join the a comfortable area for visitors to rest and recharge between exploring Arch grounds with downtown and form a physical connection between the city of St. Louis and its most downtown, the Arch grounds, museum, and riverfront. famous landmark. In the new exhibit space, visitors will learn about St. Louis’ role in Status: The Park Over the Highway bridge deck is now complete. Crews are installing planting beds, national expansion within six interactive story galleries: Colonial St. Louis, and landscaping will begin soon. Crews have buried two cisterns (65,000 gallons combined capacity) to Jefferson’s Vision, Manifest Destiny, the Riverfront Era, New Frontiers, collect and filter storm water for the park’s irrigation system. This is one of many sustainability projects and Building the Gateway Arch. On the back eastern wall of the lobby, taking place on the grounds. Throughout 2015, grading and landscaping will unite Luther Ely Smith the Dream Wall will be a 100 ft. wide wall of monitors showing videos of Square with the Park Over the Highway and the Arch grounds. the building of the Gateway Arch. The Dream Wall reminds visitors that Imagining the future: Looking east, from present day Memorial Dr. and Market St., visitors will see the Arch is both a monument to westward expansion and a symbol of the new entrance to the Gateway Arch museum and visitor center. Without a single stair step or curb, American innovation. The Dream Wall can be updated with new themes. visitors will be able to move from Fourth St. to the riverfront. Trees, landscaping, and pathways will St. Louis residents can look forward to revisiting for special events and create an inviting park atmosphere. new displays. Visitors will leave the Arch with a sense of optimism for the Luther Ely Smith Square and the Park Over the Highway will bring the Gateway Arch grounds into future - like that of the pioneers of America’s history. downtown St. Louis, weaving the Arch into the fabric of the city. Park Over the Highway Structure and Roadway Improvements Lead Partner: Missouri Department of Transportation Project Timeline: August 2013 – July 2015 Project Budget: $38.5 million Contractor: KCI Construction Overview: As part of the Park Over the Highway project, MoDOT completed roadway improvements including removing, replacing, and widening the Walnut St. bridge with more sidewalk space, reworking ramps between Memorial Dr. and I-44, adjusting traffic flow on Memorial Dr. around the Arch grounds and Luther Ely Smith Square, building the Park Over the Highway structure, and creating accessible curb cuts on downtown sidewalks. The project includes funding from private, state, and federal sources including a TIGER grant from the U. S. Department of Transportation. Status: Construction continues on roadway improvements along I-44 at the depressed section around the Park Over the Highway project and adjacent streets. Structural work for the Park Over the Highway is complete. Crews have sealed the road deck and have poured concrete planters. New street lights and curb cuts have been installed near the Arch grounds. Pine St. has been converted into a pedestrian and bicycle bridge and will open when the CityArchRiver project is complete. Imagining the future: The MoDOT roadway improvements facilitate all modes of transportation. Instead of crossing six lanes of traffic including a sunken highway, visitors will be able to travel easily by foot or bike. For motorists, downtown streets and intersections are being reconfigured to enhance traffic flow and provide new entrances to downtown St. Louis and the Arch grounds. Central Riverfront Lead Partner: Great Rivers Greenway Project Timeline: November 2013 – December 2015 Project Budget: $33 million Contractors: BSI Constructors, Inc. Overview: Leonor K. Sullivan Blvd. runs along the Mississippi River for 1.5 miles from Chouteau Ave.
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