City of Des Moines, Iowa City of Des Moines Engineering Public Meetings, 16 Nov 2022

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From YouTube: Fleur Drive Phase 3 Public Meeting - November 16, 2022

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Construction will be staged similarly to Phases 1 and 2, where Stage 1 traffic will utilize the southbound lanes (one lane in each direction) while the northbound lanes are under construction, and Stage 3 traffic will use the new, reconstructed northbound lanes (one lane in each direction) while the southbound lanes are under construction.

Construction will also be staged to alternate the construction in front of access points to properties along the corridor.

For more information visit: https://www.dsm.city/departments/engineering_-_division/index.php

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All right, it's uh 602 we'll go ahead and get started uh good evening. Everyone, my name, is Steve neighbor I'm, the city engineer for the city of Des Moines, also a resident of resident of Des, Moines uh and tonight we're here to present uh the Fleur Drive reconstruction project, phase three uh and phases, one and two uh you know north of Watrous have been uh completed, and so now we're moving on to the third phase, uh for which includes uh fluid drive from Waters Avenue down to McKinley Avenue.

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uh This meeting uh is being recorded so we'll cover just a few whoops uh some Zoom instructions. Here, uh if you're new to zoom, uh we ask that folks. uh Please uh raise your hand if you have questions uh comments uh that you'd like to share and we'll we'll have a a period at the end of our presentation, we'll roll, we'll stop and and ask for questions and comments. uh In terms of raising your hand, uh you can click on.

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If you see a menu bar uh down at the bottom of your screen, such as the one shown on the screen, uh you can click on the participants chat uh participants, uh button there and that'll bring up and give you options to to raise your hand if you're on a phone I'm, not seeing anyone.

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That's on a phone, but if you're on a phone uh you can use uh star nine to raise your hand and Then star six to mute or unmute yourself so star nine to raise your hand and star six to mute or unmute if you're on a phone. Otherwise, uh if you're on a computer or or Mobile smart device, uh you'll, please use the the buttons to to raise your hand and lower your hand and and we'll call upon you and as in the order that we receive him again. This meeting is being recorded.

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That way we can uh post this video on our website share it, so others can see it, uh and so um so the information can be available for, for others as well so floor drive. This photo, uh you know, I think, is a photo along. The is a photo on this quarter. uh Kind of shows some of the bases for this project. uh The roadway uh needs complete pavement reconstruction.

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So, uh to be honest, it would be uh easier for us to just Mill off two inches and pave two inches over it, uh but that would not uh not last and would not fix the issues, and so uh we talk about complete payment reconstruction. It's completely removing the pavement uh and and fixing uh replacing some of the storm intakes some storm pipes, putting in some under drains putting in new curbs uh and then rebuilding the payment from ground up uh with the new base uh and and to fix it and fix it properly.

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And then, since we're doing that, we also want to address other issues along the quarter. There are sidewalk gaps uh throughout the the corridor, and then we have landscape medians, we'd like to address with this project as well, and then Des Moines Waterworks would like to do some work on the uh what the water main that's underneath fluid drive. So uh so it was a lot of work going on in coordination with the reconstruction.

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Here's a map showing the phasing uh as I mentioned before you know, phase one was the Northbound Lanes of Fleur Drive from Watrous up to George, swag Parkway phase two, uh it was the southbound lanes, and that was just recently completed here uh this year. So uh so, if you've been on the corridor over the past few years, you you've you've experienced what we're uh what we're continuing to do, propose tonight so proposing to continue tonight, and so this phase is looking at what it's a half mile stretch from Watrous Avenue down to McKinley Avenue.

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So again the needs deteriorating pavement right. The pavement condition is not is such that uh you know resurfacing would not fix the issues, uh and so we need to completely uh reconstruct the pavement.

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uh We talked a little bit about uh intermittent sidewalk facilities. There are sidewalk gaps, it is along a bus. It's along a bus route. It's along a you, know, major commercial node area, and so uh so it's important to to fill in these pedestrian uh facilities and and fill in the sidewalks.

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Also, since we're going to be doing the work uh currently uh Des Moines Waterworks uh has to uh close Lanes of traffic to water. The plantings, and so uh now is the time to address that, so we can remove we're looking at removing and replacing the soil and these Planters and then installing new irrigation uh to so that those can be irrigated with the irrigation system rather than uh shut it.

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You know shutting a lane of traffic down to water, the plants so and that just to point out the uh this, so This roadway project will put in the new soil uh put in the irrigation system and then plantings would uh would be installed as as funding becomes available for as part of a future contract.

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So when we're doing we can reconstruction, we do want to look at our transportation planning efforts to make sure that the road is uh is what we want it to be, uh based on current and future traffic and current future use in context, uh and so there's about this section has a little over 24 000 Vehicles a day. uh The existing speed limit is 40 miles an hour.

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We have run some modeling and and are going to be, recommending to lower that speed limit down to 35 miles an hour, uh and so it is also a a transit route, and it also goes right through a major commercial node. Here.

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And so again, uh uh just again checking against our our planning documents to to you know how the road can be constructed. Obviously, sidewalks recommended on both sides and then here's a uh cross-section look of what fluid Drive looks like again. The back of curbs are being put where they are are today, uh and so there's not not really a change in terms of the where the back of the curb will be.

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uh But again we will be completely rebuilding the pavement from uh down to the basically the subgrade or dirt, all the way up with the new uh granular base and then a fold up pavement and then also adding sidewalks five foot sidewalks to make sure there's five foot sidewalks on both sides.

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So this is looking at a planned view of, what's being proposed. Again, you can see uh kind of in the uh the pink or purplish color. There were the site the sidewalks are being added. uh There is a few geometric changes just to clarify, so the right turn lane uh for fluid Drive southbound at McKinley.

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uh The right turn lane that turns, if you want to head West on McKinley uh that that turn lane is not needed and so we'll be removing that turn lane, as well as the receiving Lane for westbound McKinley west of Fleur Drive. So the curb will move in that location uh and and then all the same with the receiving Lanes. As you turn out of some of the commercial entrances, uh those will be be removed, so the right turn Lanes will still remain.

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uh But these these uh uh basic kind of acceleration, liens, are, are being removed and and and and not necessarily feel it'll, be better for for traffic to to pull out and make a right-hand turn so that they can see that the traffic uh you know as they're as they're, making their turning maneuver.

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So again, continuing uh heading north. You can see Stanton Avenue for a point of reference there kind of in the middle of the screen, uh so again the complete reconstruction. There is again a number of sidewalk uh gaps along this stretch.

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uh The existing uh there's, an existing Turf median here uh at near Stanton, will be converted to to concrete so as well so and also since we're here, we will be uh improving the existing traffic signal at Fleur, Drive and Stanton Avenue as well.

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Okay, continue North up to Watrous. Again, you can see more sidewalk gaps and then, as well as the Reconstruction limits for the project. So again, this shows the plan view. There are some uh um commercial signs that are that are need to be relocated with the sidewalk construction and those uh are uh our design. Engineering team and real estate folks will be working with the individual Property Owners individually on those relocations.

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So this graphic again, if you've, if you've been down Fleur Drive in the past few years, you you've seen this, but just to show you what the elements of construction are in the sequence of events uh again we're removing the pavement all the way down uh to this upgrader dirt uh and doing storm sewer improvements, utility improvements uh and then building the The Rock base up and then put it and then Paving a fold up, uh Paving the curbs and then Paving a full depth.

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uh Asphalt, pavement as well as and then following that putting in the sidewalks and then doing the restoration. So.

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Here's the timeline for the project. We are targeting the construction to start uh next spring spring of 2023 uh and then it and just like the previous phases. We do anticipate that this is a two-year uh two construction season project uh so again spring of 2023 uh to fall of 2024 and.

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You can see they're kind of the elements of of the construction activities.

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The sidewalk work we would anticipate that work would occur, so the bulk of the utility and major roadway work would be in 2023 uh within 2024 uh kind of a lot of the uh side. The sidewalk work, as well as restoration, putting back driveways.

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So traffic control uh and it will be similar to the previous phases. So when we're working on uh half the road, so uh you know we'll traffic will be, uh will be flipped over to one side of the road as it was done for the first two phases, so there'll be traffic will be uh one lane in each Direction. So so here's a graphic that'll show that so again, the first stage we anticipate is doing the Northbound Lanes or Eastern Lanes.

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So, while those lanes are are under construction, they'll be closed under construction traffic will be one land in each Direction. uh You know using the southbound, Lanes or Western lanes and then we'll uh alternate as we do uh access points, so you can see there. Hopefully, on the graphic. You know some some driveway. You know well this well, a certain driveway to this property is closed. We'll keep the other uh driveway access open so to maintain access.

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So there's this graphic, the red the red uh shaded area is what's being proposed, is under construction in stage one uh and while traffic being maintained on the using the southbound Lanes.

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And then, if we then again looking at stage 2A we'll call, it is, is doing those the alternate driveway access points so again, while the other ones had had been paved with the previous stage, uh we would pave these uh the ones that we kept open during this stage. 2A.

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And again stage 2B is a continuing alternating. You know we do. You know doing the different access points uh to maintain access to the the uh properties along this corridor.

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Stage three uh stage, three again and now: we'd be reconstructing uh the Western, Lanes or southbound lanes and traffic would be utilizing. The uh the new pavement, the the Northbound Lanes one lane, but one lane in each Direction and again fall in the same philosophy uh having to alternate and and uh uh you know, construct the access points uh and even some cases, uh building temporary access roads uh to actually uh get traffic to the properties. uh While we're well under construction and again that was done uh for properties and then in the phases.

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One and two.

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North Watrous as well.

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And again stage 4A, what that's showing is is again alternating those uh some of the driveway access points uh to the properties and some of the side streets to maintain access.

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Again stage, four B and C continuing that alternating of of building uh access uh points, Pavement in front of properties at different times, so to.

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In the final stage, five uh would be uh once the roadway pavement is complete. uh Then the final stage five is building the sidewalks, uh as well as uh the medians doing the median work so that work can be constructed. You know with a link with a lane closure, and so that way traffic can be. You know where it's supposed to be. You know the Northbound traffic is in the eastern Northbound Lanes southbound in the southbound or Western Lanes.

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So I went through that pretty quickly. um uh Brett Lewis is our project engineer he his uh phone number, uh an email address or on the screen: uh Brett Lewis's phone number 515-208-4024 uh or his email uh b-a-l-e-w-I-s at dmgov.org.

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So if you have any questions or think of anything afterwards or would like to talk to Brett about specifics along the project, uh please reach out to Brett uh Brett uh and I've got a handful of City team members on here, uh Brett, Lewis or Dave Camp did I did I miss anything in the presentation.

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I, don't think so. I I think you've kind of covered the uh the concepts, uh the scope of the project and obviously I think that the biggest thing on this one is maintaining access, and um you know I think that that's going to be the again the highest priority, so I think you hit all the uh the major items.

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And just to what one little uh highlight uh you know, the water main just to point out. uh You know in the first phase is the water main needed, complete replacement uh from Des Moines Waterworks, uh this phase Des Moines Waterworks is, uh uh is actually you know not full replacement of the water main they instead will be attaching anoids uh anoids to the existing water main, which uh basically, these rods uh uh that are installed and connected to the water main for cathodic protection which protects against corrosion.

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So it's not complete replacement of the water main. There also is not as much storms or work on this. So uh uh so, while some of the Salata store intakes are being replaced, and there is some storms who are not as much in the previous uh faces, so okay, so we'll.

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We'll go ahead and uh pause here for a minute. uh If there are any any questions, uh please uh please feel free to raise your hand if the raising hand button is a function is not working, uh please just just you know kind of speak up. If you will please so, are there any questions or comments on this construction project.

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Yeah and like like Steve, said I recognize a few names on here uh feel free folks to reach out to me. um If you have specific questions about your property for business access, um we can certainly meet out there. We can talk on the phone and uh I can share. You know any additional details that are questions that you might have.

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I'll, just flip back through the uh the project, Graphics real, quick, real slow. So again, here's the start, Donna McKinley and you can see the the roadway pavement that shaded that'll be reconstructed with the sidewalks new sidewalks in pink.

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And continuing on North and up towards Stanton Avenue, uh showing the proposed improvements.

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And then, finally, to Watrous so again staging we talked again. The construction timeline spring of 2023 through fall of 2024, so two-year construction projects starting next spring, and then you again utilizing the same similar staging strategies and phase in the phases, one and two uh doing one side at a time, while traffic is maintained, one lane in each Direction uh using the opposite, Lanes.

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Okay, we'll pause for a minute here. If there's any questions comments again, as Brett said, if you'd like to meet with him directly or just talk through some specifics about your specific property, uh Brett's information is right. There uh 515-208-4024.

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Or email b-a-l-e-w-I-s at dmgov.org.

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And and Dave or Brett correct me if I'm wrong, but this is the last programmed reconstruction phase uh for floor drive, and so after that I mean there may need to be some resurfacing. You know south of the project where we Mill in and pave the project, but I think this is the last reconstruction correct. That is correct.

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Okay, well, let me with that being said: if there's any other questions again feel free to reach out to Brett I'm, going to flip over here, real, quick and just show folks, uh um as these let's see, is the city website now showing up.

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Yes, it's been uh it's. It's works now, yes, okay, great! So if you go on our City website uh again, we always have the projects map at the lower right.

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If you're ever curious about City construction projects or if you go to departments, engineering uh and then projects and studies- and you can see, there's a list of projects- there is actually a page for floor Drive reconstruction project and that project will also post uh this video on there in case you'd like to share it, there's also other information about about the project, uh so you can go there as well, so.

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All right. Well. That concludes our our public meeting. Again, if you have any further questions, please don't hesitate contact Brett. Otherwise, uh thank you. Everyone uh have a have a safe and great evening and try and stay warm all right. Thank you.