Item 2A Backup — original pdf

Backup

Northern Walnut Creek Trail Urban Transportation Commission July 2022 1 Northern Walnut Creek Trail • • • • Tier 1 (high priority) trail Anticipated 19 miles long Balcones District Park in North Austin to Govalle Neighborhood Park in East Austin Part of the “Big Loop” 2 Northern Walnut Creek Trail Section 2A Copperfield Section 2A: Walnut Creek Metropolitan Park to Oakbrook Drive In Construction Section 2B • • • • • • • • • • • • Section 2B: Walnut Bluffs Trailhead to IH-35 In PER & Design Copperfield Elementary Connector Part of Section 3 In Construction Section 3: IH-35 to Southern Walnut Creek Trail In Design & PER Section 3 3 NWCT Section 2A - Construction • Project Scope 1.3 miles from Walnut Creek Metropolitan Park to Oakbrook Drive 2 bridges + 4 boardwalks Trail crossing under North Lamar Boulevard and connecting to future CPO improvements Construction: Fall 2021 – Fall 2022 Over 5,300 linear feet of trail built Bridge fabrication underway, bridges expected to be set in Summer 2022 Trail expected to be open to the public by the end of the year • • • • Status • • Schedule Trail turnaround near Oakbrook Drive Trail undercrossing at North Lamar Blvd. Trail in Walnut Creek Metro Park NWCT Section 2B – PER/Design Section 2B 0.4 miles from turnaround at Oakbrook Drive to I-35 • Project Scope • Status • PER & Design • • Challenging creek crossing with long-term solution requiring real estate acquisition Exploring possible interim route using North Lamar CPO improvements + on-street connections Design kicking off for trail connection from Park Thirty-Five Circle to I-35 undercrossing • Schedule Design ongoing through Summer 2023 Copperfield Elementary - Construction • Project Scope • • • 12-15 ft wide concrete trail from Thompkins Drive to Shropshire Lane Repair of a collapsed creek culvert Intersection improvements for crossing Thompkins/Peggotty and Shropshire Lane Partnership with funding from multiple programs from Mobility Bonds • Status/Schedule Construction began in late Spring and is expected to be complete in Fall 2022 An excavator grades the ground to create a smooth and level base for the new trail (left). A surveyor measures the land slope (right). NWCT Section 3 • • • Proposed 8-mile segment I-35 to Southern Walnut Creek Trail Separated into phases Phase 1 Phase 2 NWCT Section 3 – Phase 1 • Project Scope – Phase 1 • Southern Walnut Creek Trail to Braker Lane I-35 to Copperfield Connector • Status • • Design kicked off May 2022 Design completion expected by Summer 2023 Construction expected Fall 2023 – Fall 2025 Phase 1 NWCT Section 3 – Phase 2 Samsung Blvd. to Braker Lane and Dessau Rd. Phase 2 • Project Scope – Phase 2 • • Sprinkle Cut Off Rd to Dessau Rd. Dessau Rd. to Copperfield Connector • Status Feasibility assessment underway, expected completion Winter 2022 • Challenges – Environmental Constraints and Acquisition of Easements Questions? Project Contacts: Northern Walnut Creek Trail 2A and Copperfield Dylan Johnstone, AICP Urban Trails Project Coordinator, Public Works Department dylan.johnstone@austintexas.gov 512-974-7021 Northern Walnut Creek Trail 2B and 3 Rachel Thomas Urban Trails Project Coordinator, Public Works Department Rachel.thomas@austintexas.gov 512-978-1852 AustinTexas.gov/UrbanTrails