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Microsoft PowerPoint - At-grade meet the contractor draft 2.9.06.Final.ppt [Read-Only] 1
Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project
Kimball, Kedzie, Francisco, Rockwell, and Western Stations
Meet the Contractor
February 9, 2006
Sulzer Library
Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project
Agenda
Welcome and Introduction
Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project Update
FHP Tectonics
Kimball, Kedzie, Francisco, Rockwell and Western
Temporary Closures
Schedule Overview
Public Information
Business Outreach
Community Outreach
Questions/Answers 2
Increase the lines overall ridership capacity by 33% by
extending platforms to allow 8-car operations
Provide access to all CTA customers throughout all stations
and comply with the accessibility requirements of the
Americans with Disabilities Act
Rehabilitate 18 stations
Add elevators to 13 stations
Restore 8 historic stations in agreement with the Illinois
Historic Preservation Agency
Upgrade signal, communications and power delivery system
Key Dates:
Fullerton station ADA accessible: December 31, 2008
Project Completion: December 31, 2009
Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project
Objectives
Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project
Progress Update
Awarded Bid Packages
Signals and Clark Junction
(Construction began December 13, 2004)
Substations (Construction began January 10, 2005)
Belmont and Fullerton Stations
(Notice to Proceed issued August 17, 2005)
Armitage, Sedgwick and Chicago
(Notice to Proceed issued November 15, 2005)
Kimball, Kedzie, Francisco, Rockwell and Western
(Notice to Proceed issued November 15, 2005)
Planned Bid Packages
Damen, Montrose, Irving Park and Addison
Paulina, Southport, Wellington and Diversey
Communications 3
Station Work:
Demolition continued at Fullerton and Belmont of acquired
properties
Continued caisson pre-excavation and utility coordination at
both Belmont and Fullerton
Staff continue to finalize the remaining two station bid
packages
Substations Work:
Completed installation of structural walls and precast
concrete roof at Grace Substation
Continued face brick installation at Grace Substation
Continued plumbing installation at Grace Substation
Completed the duct runs for negative and positive risers at
Clark Substation
Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project
Progress Update
Structure Work:
Flange angle replacement work at 10 station locations is 99%
complete as of January 27, 2006
Signal Work:
Installation of permanent AC power equipment is completed at
Rockwell and Kedzie grade crossings
Completed the Rockwell Avenue new grade crossing cutover
Continued express and AC cable installation in the Clark
Junction Corridor
Continued signal platform installation in the Clark Junction
Corridor
Completed installation of Lakewood relay house
Completed construction of Barry relay house foundation
Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project
Progress Update 4
Cable Installation Francisco Relay House
Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project
Progress Update
Relay House Foundation Installation at Lake and Seminary
Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project
Progress Update 5
FHPs History
One of the largest general contractors in the
Midwest serving the Chicagoland area for over 28
years
Primarily focused on public works and transit
projects
FHPs Awards
CDOT-Outstanding Transit Contractor
CDOT-Outstanding Contractor Performance
CDOT-Outstanding Architectural Contractor
CDOT-Outstanding Structural Contractor
IDOT-Contractor of the Year
Landmark Preservation Council-Preservation Award
Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project
FHP Tectonics
Jackson/State Street Red Line Platform
Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project
Previous FHP Tectonics Projects 6
Lake/Randolph Red Line Station
Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project
Previous FHP Tectonics Projects
Temporary Station Closure Criteria (established January 2005)
Brown Line service will continue to run seven days a week
No adjacent stations will be closed on weekdays
No station farther than one-half mile from another station will be
closed on weekdays
CTA staff will meet with the public prior to advertising each bid
package to brief communities on proposed stations designs,
temporary closures and service alternatives
Temporary closure details will be posted prominently at each station,
together with information about safe and convenient service
alternatives
CTA will develop a business outreach plan to assist those
businesses most impacted by the construction schedule
The first temporary closures will not take effect prior to September
2005
Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project
Temporary Station Closures 7
Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project
Kimball, Kedzie, Francisco Rockwell &
Western
Community Meetings:
Invitation for Bids:
Submittal of Bids:
CTA Board Approval:
Awarded to FHP Tectonics
Notice to Proceed: Construction Completion:
May 9, 2005 & June 13, 2005
June 27, 2005
August 26, 2005
September 14, 2005
November 15, 2005
August 2007
Station Phases
Kedzie and Rockwell Stations
Station Closure: February 20, 2006**
Up to 6 months
Western Station
Kimball and Francisco Stations
Station Closure: Late Summer /Early Fall 2006
Francisco - Up to 6 months
Kimball - Up to 4 months
Progress Dates
Western Station Completion (Late Summer 2006)
Kedzie & Rockwell Station Opening (Late Summer 2006)
Kimball & Francisco Station Opening (Winter/Spring 2007)
Construction Contract Completion - August 2007
Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project
Kimball, Kedzie, Francisco, Rockwell
and Western Schedule*
*Locations and dates of work shown on this schedule are subject to change based on differing site conditions, work
conditions and receipt of permits, plus other items beyond the control of the CTA or the Contactors performing the work
**At request of community, closure date moved three months from November 2005 8
Rockwell and Kedzie Temporary Station Closure:
Begin February 20, 2006
Closed up to 6 months
At-grades (Kimball, Kedzie, Francisco, Rockwell) full weekend closure:
First four weekends of project
(2/24-2/27, 3/3-3/6, 3/10-3/13, 3/17-3/20) 54 hour work period
starting Friday 8 PM to Monday 2 AM for demolition and
foundation work, which must be completed first
Contract permits up to 10 such closures
Brown Line trains will run from Western station to the Loop
As is CTA practice, during the weekend closures free bus
service will run between Kimball and Western during the hours
of regular Brown Line weekend service.
Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project
Temporary Station Closures*
*Locations and dates of work shown on this schedule are subject to change based on differing
site conditions, work conditions and receipt of permits, plus other items beyond the control of
the CTA or the Contactors performing the work
Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project
At-grade Service Impact*
Rockwell and Kedzie stations will close on 2/20/06 and will remain
closed for up to 180 days
Weekdays during the Rockwell and Kedzie closures, customers may
board at adjacent stations or use one of several nearby bus service
Weekdays (9 AM to 3:30 PM) construction slow zones and/or single
tracks may be in place, customers should allow extra travel time
*Locations and dates of work shown on this schedule are subject to change based on differing
site conditions, work conditions and receipt of permits, plus other items beyond the control of
the CTA or the Contactors performing the work 9
Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project
At-grade Service Impact*
All four at-grade stations will be closed for the following weekends:
2/24-2/27; 3/3-3/6; 3/10-3/13; 3/17-3/20; Brown Line will operate from
the Loop to Western Station and a free bus shuttle will be provided
between Western and Kimball during hours of normal train service
On weekends following the four weekends listed above (specific dates
not yet available), rail service will operate from Kimball to Western
although construction slow zones and/or single tracks may be in place,
customers should allow extra travel time
*Locations and dates of work shown on this schedule are subject to change based on differing
site conditions, work conditions and receipt of permits, plus other items beyond the control of
the CTA or the Contactors performing the work
Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project
Bus Alternatives and Routing*
Kedzie
*Locations and dates of work shown on this schedule are subject to change based on diffe