11th Street Bridge Project Newsletter 2010-Fall

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11th Street Bridge Project

More Than 25 Percent Complete

DC 295

Pedestrian

Bridge Reopens

More than 30 community childrehelped DDO and other District anederal agency partners reopen th

pedestrian bridge over DC 295 on Agust 13, restoring an important linbetween Anacostia High School anthe Anacostia Pool/Fitness Center.

Completion o the new bridgmarked another milestone in the 11tStreet Bridge Project’s progress anDDO’s eorts to minimize the proect’s impact on residents.

With the bridge open, DDO endetemporary shuttle service it providethroughout the summer carrying locchildren between the school and th

pool/tness center where they swamand participated in summer jobs aneeding programs.

“We appreciate the community’s uderstanding during the work and ar

very proud to have successully minmized its impacts, by providing shuttservice and partnering with other Dtrict agencies and the community thelp keep children sae this summe

Nine months into construc-tion, the 11th Street Bridge

Project is more than a quar-ter o the way done and con-tinues to minimize impacts on residents,motorists and other important stake-holders.

o date the project has logged our im-portant milestones:

■ driving o the 63 hollow, concretebridge piles in the Anacostia River

■ relocation o the Anacostia Commu-nity Boathouse Association;

■ abandoning a 96-inch sewer pipe to

allow widening o DC 295 and con-struction o new connecting ramps

■ reconstruction o the pedestrianbridge over DC 295 between theAnacostia High School and AnacostiaPool/Fitness Center.

While these milestones have garneredthe most public attention, they are justpart o the project work that has beendone, some plainly visible to passersby,

some not, but all o it critically importantto project completion and success to date.

Project work can generally be brokeninto the three areas: in the river, north-west o the river and southeast o theriver.

In the RiverOnce river pile driving work got un-

derway in January, crews worked extend-ed days and sometimes seven days a week to get all the piles in place by the end o spring. Since part o this work was doneduring the annual sh migration period,DDO did extensive monitoring and

implemented mitigation eorts to ensurespawning was not adversely impacted.

With all the river piles driven by theend o May, workers began orming 12piers or the new 11th Street bridges.

First steps in the process includedtrimming the top o each pile to the ap-propriate height and lling the hollowcenter with concrete and stone to makethem more rigid.

Eleventh Street Ledger

THE NEWSLETTER OF THE 11TH STREET BRIDGE PROJECT FALL 20

1301 M St. SE • Washington DC 20003 • 202.484.2300 • www.ddot.dc.gov/11thStreetBridge

Shown are four of the 12 piers being constructed in the Anacostia River to support the

three new 11th Street Bridges.

Contractors reopen the DC 295 pedes-

trian Bridge to community children.

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ACBA Relocated and “Thrilled” With New Up-River

Home

In July, the 11th Street Bridge Projectachieved the critical step o relocatingthe Anacostia Community Boathouse

Association and demolishing the orga-nization’s old home between the existingbridges.

DDO and the Deputy Mayor’s Oceon Planning and Economic Develop-ment (DMPED) worked with ACBA oralmost ve years to nd it a suitable newhome at 1900 M Street SE.

“Te ACBA relocation should be amodel or how government agencies cancollaborate with local stakeholders tomitigate and minimize project impactswhile addressing critical transportationneeds,” said Jennier Ney, ACBA presi-dent in a letter o appreciation to DDODirector Gabe Klein. “I want to personal-ly thank you [Director Klein], Greer [Gil-lis], Bart [Clark] and your entire team orall o the time, attention and support youhave given to the Anacostia Community Boathouse over the last several years.”

“Our members are thrilled with our newacility and the potential it oers,” sheadded.

Trough their work, Mrs. Gillis,

DDO’s Deputy Chie Engineer; Mr.Clark, the outgoing 11th Street ProjectManager; and DMPED’s Michael Dursoealso aided the District’s larger eorts im-

proving the riverront.As late as December, ACBA’s new home

was an overgrown, polluted and aban-doned marine ueling station.

o restore the site, contractors per-ormed soil remediation, river dredging,

shoreline grading, drainage improve-ments and landscaping.Tey also installed two new two large

building structures, a retaining wall park-

ing lot, docks, encing, and bathroom anshower trailers – all without disruptinACBA operations.

Te site incorporates a range o sutainable development eatures, includinporous pavements, bio-swales and a tid

wetland all consistent with overall Ancostia Waterront Initiative goals.

Bridge ReopensContinued from Page1

Shown is part of Anacostia Community Boathouse Association’s new 1900 M Street SE

home.

said DDO Director Gabe Klein.Troughout the closure, DDO coordi-

nated with the National Park Service.

“We have been working closely withDDO to improve sae access not only tothe Anacostia Recreation Center but toAnacostia Park. I’m delighted that we wereable to accomplish this milestone duringthis summer season or all communitiesand visitors to enjoy the park and all therecreational opportunities we have to o-er!” said Alex Romero, Superintendent o National Capital Parks-East, a unit o the

National Park Service.In addition, DDO worked with the

Metropolitan Police Department (MPD)

to increase patrols near I-295/DC 295 andalso asked ocers, pool/tness center sta and the community at large to talk to chil-dren about the dangers o trying to crossthe highway on-oot.

“Tis was a great collaboration betweenDDO, the Department o Parks and Rec-reation, MPD, NPS and the contractors tomake this a success,” said Wallace Perry,DPR’s director o the Roving Leaders Out-

reach Program at the Anacostia FitnCenter. “It all has been a win-win oeryone – the children, their amilies

the community.”Te bridge was closed or demoli

and reconstruction in January to alwidening o DC 295 and constructioconnecting ramps to the new 11th StBridges.

o view a video or more photos o opening on the internet, go to http://wyoutube.com/ddotvideos or http://wacebook.com/DDODC



Project Timeline and Milestones

Project 25 Percent CompleteContinued from Page 1

Project Manager

Barton Clark Retire

Completed■ Notice to Proceed – July 2009

■ Construct Start – December 2009

■ River Piles Driven – May 2010

■ ACBA Relocation – June 2010

■ DC 295 Pedestrian Bridge Re-

opened – August 2010

Upcoming■ River Bridges Steel Erection – Fall

2010

■ New Southbound I-295/DC 295 To

Open – Spring 2011

■ Freeway Bridges To Open – Fall 2011

■ Local Bridge To Open – Winter

2012/2013

■ Project Complete – Summer 2013

Next, workers set to constructingstruts to connect the piles just above thewaterline and caps to urther connectthem on top and allow placement o the

bridge’s structural steel.By the end o August, crews construct-

ed the our piers or the new inboundreeway bridge and set to work buildingthe piers or the outbound bridge.

Plans call or the rst structural steelbeams or the bridges to be put in placethis all so trac can be shifed onto thetwo new reeway bridges in Fall 2011.

Southeast of the RiverOn the rst day o construction in De-

cember, crews began moving vegetationand earth to allow or the widening o DC 295/I-295 and the building o newconnecting ramps to the new bridges.

Upon demolition o the pedestrianbridge and completion o some drainageimprovements, trac was shifed to itscurrent alignment.

Excavation, landside pile driving andconcrete oundation work is well under-way on support structures or some o the connecting ramps.

New oundations, columns, caps and

retaining-wall structures or the new el-evated portions o southbound DC295rise up almost every week, with steelbeams set to start connecting the struc-tures this all.

And, work visibly continues to in-crease between the existing bridges, thehighway and the river, as crews orgeahead in building the abutments, or

touch-down points or the new bridgesin Anacostia Park.

Northeast of the RiverPrior to June work northeast o the

river was generally limited to prepara-tory work cleaning and surveying stormwater drains and relocating ACBA. Sincethen, work continues to ramp up daily.

With ACBA relocated, their buildingswere removed and oundation work be-

gan or new bridge abutments north o the river as well.Crews continue to demolish portions

o existing connecting ramps betweenthe bridges and the Southeast Freeway to construct new ramps in their place,with such work increasing in the monthsahead.

On July 30, 11th Street Bridge ProjeManager Barton Clark retired rom thDistrict Department o ransportatio

During his three-and-a-hal yeaat DDO, Mr. Clark led the projethrough planning, completion o thederally-required Environmental Impact Statement process, contract solictation and award, and the early stages construction.

“Bart’s dedication and contributionthe 11th Street Bridge Project were innumerable and the project’s success date is due impart to his leadershipsaid Gabe Klein, DDO Director.

“We thank him or all that he’s a

complished and wish him a very happretirement.”Mr. Clark’s DDO successor on th

bridge project is Said Cheri.

DDOT Director Gabe Klein, and senior

staff honor Barton Clark, pictured with

signed hard hat, on his retirement.

Workers build new elevated portions of

southbound DC295 next to the existing

highway



Ward 7 Resident Among Participants

in DDOT and Project Training Program

One day Raeord “ony” Bush Sr. hopes

to own a construction company workingon projects like the 11th Street BridgeProject.

oday, through the District’s appren-ticeship program, the 46-year-old Ward7 resident is working toward that goal by learning to be a journeyman carpenter onthe 11th Street Bridge Project.

“I’m really appreciative o DDO andSkanska-Facchina or giving me this op-portunity,” he said. “I’m learning all as-pects o bridge building.”

Mr. Bush is one o ve people similarly employed by design-builder Skanska-Fac-china in various training positions on theproject.

o date, the joint venture and DDO

have identied 15 training positions orwhich they are seeking candidates.

For more inormation on how to getinvolved with DDO’s workorce trainingprograms, contact Linda Fennell at [email protected] or (202) 645-8620.

Skanska-Facchina also accepts walk-inemployment inquiries every Friday rom1 to 3 p.m. at the project oce at 1301 M.Street SE, Washington DC 2003.

For more inormation on 11th StreetBridge Project employment and vendoropportunities, contact Nyime Brown [email protected] or 202-484-2330, ext. 162.

Through the District’s apprenticeship

program, Ward 7 resident Raeford “Tony

Bush Sr. is training to be a journeyman

carpenter while working on the 11th

Street Bridge Project.

1301 M St. SE

Washington DC 20003

www.ddot.dc.gov/11thStreetBridge

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