Genesee Riverway Trail Bridge & Promenade

Genesee Riverway Trail Bridge & Promenade 2020 Local Bridge Conference City of Rochester, NY Lovely A. Warren, Mayor

Rochester City Council NATIONAL FIRM. STRONG LOCAL CONNECTIONS. 1. Overview 2. Project Goals 3. Costs 4. Project Delivery 5. Structural Considerations 6. Unique Construction Features 7. Bridge Amenities 8. Historic Structure Interfaces 9. Learning Assessment 10. Questions & Answers

AGENDA N City of Rochester

1. PROJECT OVERVIEW | Location “The Nathaniel” Pocket Promenade Park

Dinosaur BBQ (former Lehigh Valley RR Station)

Pedestrian Bridge

Northern Gateway 1. PROJECT OVERVIEW | Components Ped Bridge Ribbon Cutting Project Ribbon Cutting

Masterplan Interim Site Promenade Promenade Design Phase (TY Lin) Improvements (TY Lin) Construction Adjacent Private Development  Building Building Building Design Re-Design Construction

City-Developer Negotiations

PROJECT OVERVIEW | Timeline Development is underway at the Leigh Valley Station with a 317 room, 18 story hotel...the old railroad station building is being retained for use as a restaurant… “a public walkway is planned adjacent to the river. - from the City of Rochester’s 1968 Comprehensive River Development” Plan

1. PROJECT OVERVIEW | Fulfilling a 50-year old vision N

Looking East

Improve riverfront access & fill in missing #1 2. PROJECT GOALS Genesee Riverway Trail (GRT) segment Rundel Library Chiller System

Raceway Discharge Restore integrity and functionality of the 2. PROJECT GOALS #2 Johnson & Seymour Raceway & Wall N

1.6 #3 acres

Looking East

Spur development of under-utilized, #3 2. PROJECT GOALS privately owned parcel 1 Looking Southwest 1 Dam

Race

Erie Canal

Dam

FLASHBACK | Johnson & Seymour Raceway (1817) & Erie Canal (Mid 1800s) 1

2 1

Raceway

FLASHBACK | Lehigh Valley Railroad (Circa 1917) 1

1 FLASHBACK | Rochester Subway (1927-1956) Dinosaur BBQ 1998

FLASHBACK | Site largely abandoned (1960-2010) N Court St. Bridge | 1893 LVRR Station | 1905

#4 Johnson & Seymour Raceway | 1817

Court St. Dam | 1917

Looking East

Compliment (not compete with) adjacent #4 2. PROJECT GOALS remaining historic resources $0.2M, Contingency $0.5M, River Access & $0.8M, Promenade Diversion

$0.3M, Landscaping, Signage & Lighting $4.5M City of Rochester & NYSDOS 50/50 Split

$1.6M, Pedestrian $1.1M, Raceway Bridge (~$670/SF) Wall/Channel

3. CONSTRUCTION COSTS 4. PROJECTDELIVERY | Easement for for Easement N Promenade Permanent City’s 50 ft

Genesee River Footprint Building Area Staging Building Why Why a Private Partnershipneeded was Privately Parcel Parcel Owned 4. 4. Construct3. the building Construct Promenade 2. 1. Partnership before Promenade beforethe building independently and simultaneously building and Construct promenade Public PrivatePublic Construction OptionsExplored logistics to figureout. logistics precedent,Little lots of costs. and risks features increases Promenade constructof all the the riverfrom whichto to space adjacent Narrow ft 50 building construction. during undermined/damaged Promenade features get could developer. for loss couldresults rental in revenue opening building in Delay etc. damages, lawsuits, claims, creates for delay potential relationshipno contractual occupiedby two entities with site concurrently Small City of Rochester DES City Engr - Jim McIntosh / Holly Barrett PM - Tom Hack / Kamal Crues Constr - John Standinger / Marcus Cox

Design, CI & CA Construction Agreement Agreement Public Promenade #103 Court St. “The Nathaniel” Bergmann Coordination Morgan Communities (Developer) Terracon LeChase/DGA Builders (CM Firms) Popli Design Group Crane Hogan (Promenade Prime Contractor) Bero Architecture BVR, Dar Drill, Klein, Hirschfield, Steel Tech, Highland Planning LaBella (Subs) Bureau Veritas, SJB Services Hanlon Architects (Building Architect) Costich Engineering (Site Engineer) Herrick-Saylor/Taylor (Structural Engineers) 4. PROJECT DELIVERY | Organization Promenade supported on top of Building’s Garage

Garage Space

4. PROJECT DELIVERY | Direct integration of the two projects N. Support Section Thru Arch (Exp.)

~150K Reaction Pier 1 Pier 1 #10 Dowels (Fixed) S. Abutment (Exp.) Unoccupied Pier Nosing

5. STRUCTURAL CONSIDERATIONS | Span configuration & foundations LEAST VISUAL IMPACT

“Floating” Cantilever

Integral Pier Cap New Arch Support

Drilled#10 Shaft Dowels Pier Curved Plate Girder Option Pre-Fab Truss Option

5. STRUCTURAL CONSIDERATIONS | Super & Substructure Types 98’-0” Span 1 P1, Stone Pier

Abutment P2, Shaft Pier

10’-4” & Varies

7-’2”

Web: 31” x ½” Web Flange: 18” x 1 3/4 ”

5. STRUCTURAL CONSIDERATIONS | Framing & Bridge Section 4’-0” 27’-11”

5’-0” T.O.R 15’-0” Socket

5. STRUCTURAL CONSIDERATIONS | Pier #2 Heavy Debris Load Notch Out in Wall

Promenade Project Access Ramp Access ramp used by Crane Hogan for 1999 Court Street Dam Rehabilitation Project

6. CONSTRUCTION | River Access Ramp 6. CONSTRUCTION | Waterway Diversion / Cofferdam November 2017 Flood

6. CONSTRUCTION | Waterway Diversion / Cofferdam 6. CONSTRUCTION | PIER 2 Rock Socket Drilling the “Donut” “The Donut”

“The Donut” Temporary CIP #10 Dowels Cofferdam and Drill Rig Support

6. CONSTRUCTION | PIER 2 Rock Socket Drilling the “Donut” “The Donut”

#10 Dowels

Stainless Rebar & PVC CSL Tubes

6. CONSTRUCTION | PIER 2 Rock Socket Construction P2 Formwork P1 Reconstruction

P2 Stipple Form Liner

7. BRIDGE AMENITIES | Lighting Path Lighting LED Strip Lighting

7. BRIDGE AMENITIES | Lighting 8. HISTORIC INTERFACE | Preserving the original train platform elevation Looking North

8. HISTORIC INTERFACE | Preserving the original platform viewshed Looking South

8. HISTORIC INTERFACE | Preserving the original train platform viewshed Lehigh Valley Railroad Station Court St. Bridge Court St. Dam

8. HISTORIC INTERFACE | Creating New View Sheds & Education 1. The procurement method the City used to construct the promenade most closely resembles? a. Design-Bid-Build b. Design-Build c. Public Private Partnership d. Construction Manager / General Contractor (CMGC) e. Best Value

2. What was used to improve the durability of the lower drilled shaft pier? a. Epoxy Coated Reinforcement b. Cathodic Protection c. PVC Cross-Sonic Logging Tubes d. Stainless Steel Reinforcement e. Both c. and d.

9. LEARNING ASSESSMENT 3. Which of the following transportation modes did previously exist on the site? a. Canal b. Roadway c. Railroad d. Subway e. Bike Trail

4. Why wasn’t a truss superstructure used for the pedestrian bridge?

a. Could not carry the required loads b. Long term maintenance concerns c. Adverse obstruction of the Lehigh Valley RR Building viewshed d. Too many trusses already in downtown Rochester

9. LEARNING ASSESSMENT 5. Which of the following amenities were included in the bridge design?

a. Pylons b. Aesthetic Lighting c. Interpretive Panels d. Overlooks e. All of the above

9. LEARNING ASSESSMENT The walkway will provide up-close views “ of the Court Street dam and downtown – and help form a seamless connection along the Genesee River which is our greatest asset. This is where the city was founded and we want everyone to know that we appreciate this river and we’re going to make sure that we build off of it and revitalize our city around it to create safer, more vibrant neighborhoods.

- City of Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren”

10. QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

SOUTH END POCKET PARK For additional information or questions:

Anthony J. Borrelli 280 East Broad Street, Suite 200 Rochester, NY 14614

(585) 498-7777 [email protected]

NATIONAL FIRM. STRONG LOCAL CONNECTIONS.