I see that we have a rep we have a representative uh with CD9. Uh would they like to a few words or want to mention anything um so we'll go ahead and get started. Before we do, um, please mute your microphones during the presentation. So,
there is some time saved up at the end, uh, of the presentation for any questions or comments. So, at that time, you will be able to unmute yourself or post in the chat. Also, this presentation will also be recorded and uploaded to the city's project website for anyone who would like to review it
later um or who was not able to attend. So, thank you all for joining the pre-construction meeting this evening. Uh this presentation is for the 2022 bond project located in the Blue Bonnet and Carter Park area. Uh this project is also known as the 2022 bond year 3
contract 19. I am the project manager for the city and also the presenter for tonight. So here's the overview of tonight's agenda. So, we'll go over the project's overview along with the improvements of each individual uh street, the expectations, uh the frequently asked
questions about the projects approaching construction. Uh we will finish the presentation off with the anticipated construction schedule um with a little bit of time uh at the very end to go over any comments or questions that you may have. So, as you can see here on the right
side of the slide, the project overview map shows the project's location and each street included in the project. Uh, note that the top portion of this map shows the Blue Bonnet area with its improvements located just northeast of Blue Bonnet Circle. At the bottom
portion shows the Carter Park area with its improvements located just east of I35 uh W Highway between East Seminary Drive and East Felix Street. Um coming on the left side of the slide, uh you'll see the group of streets funded uh uh by its
group funding. Um and the numbered in relation to the map. So I'm going to go ahead and start off with the bond funded projects. Uh number one is from Benrook Boulevard to Rogers Avenue to Granberry Road. Number two, we have Parkidge Boulevard from Blue Bonnet Circle to Benbrook Boulevard. Number three, we
have Evans Avenue from East Felix Street to East Seminary Drive. Next, I'll go ahead and go down the list of the water department funded streets. So, number four is Cochril Avenue from Parkidge Boulevard to Benbrook Boulevard. Number five is East Bedell Street from I35W
frontage road, 200 ft east of Evans. Number six, East Gamble Street from I35 W Frontage Road to Cole Street. Number seven, East Hammond Street from I35 W Frontage Road to Cole Street. Number eight is East Spurgeon Road from I35W
Frontage Road to Evans Avenue. Number nine is East Felix Street from I35W Frontage Road 100 ft east of Evans. And number 10 is I35W frontage road from East Felix Street to East Bedell Street.
So next we'll go ahead and move on to the summary of improvements of each individual street section. So, here are just a uh a few pictures of the existing conditions of Ben Brook Boulevard, Evans Avenue, and Parkridge Boulevard. So, as you can see on all these pictures, uh you can you can see
that there's uh current ponding issues. Uh there's pavement crackings, and there's also potholes along these streets. So, for the first one, we'll move on to Ben Brook Boulevard. So, for the water improvements, we'll go ahead and be replacing the existing 8in water line. Uh so for the paving improvements, we'll
be getting new concrete pavements uh with new driveways and sidewalks on both sides of the street. We will be also be redoing the median islands at Park Ridge at the intersection of Park Ridge and Book Benbrook as well as the intersection of Granberry and Benbrook uh which we I will go ahead and show you
here in the next few slides. So in addition to this, we will also be replacing the existing uh speed cushions with more visible ones. Uh striping will also be done along Benbrook uh as well to increase driver and pedestrian safety. So here you can see uh is the
intersection of Park Ridge and Benbrook. As you can see in red is the new median island um which also shows in gray the new walk path of the of the the pedestrian to allow them to be able to cross along each section of the intersection. Uh you can also see the
striping is configured to allow for safe crossing and driver awareness. Additionally, adequate signage is also scheduled to be installed at the intersection as well. So we're moving on to the the next uh concrete median island which is on the east side of the intersection of Granberry Road and Ben Brook Boulevard.
Um so as you can see indicated in red is the new uh concrete median island. Uh also indicated in gray is the new uh pedestrian walk path through the island. Uh you can also see at this this part of the intersection uh we're also doing uh
new proposed striping. So moving on to Park Ridge uh Boulevard. We also be for water improvements. We will be replacing the existing 8 in water line. Uh for pavement improvements, this street will be getting new concrete pavement, uh brand new driveways, sidewalks on both ends.
There will be an addition of a brand new uh media line at the intersection of Cockrail and Park Ridge. Along this is new striping along uh along the proposed street. So, just as similar to the Ben Brook intersection, so you can see highlighted in red is a new concrete raised median
island uh to allow for pedestrians to be able to cross safely along Parkidge Boulevard. Uh striping and signage will also be put in the area to direct and alert drivers and pedestrians. Uh moving on to Evans Avenue. So, we'll be replacing the street with a brand new concrete pavement. Uh this will be also
getting new driveways uh new sidewalks on both sides of the street and we will be also replacing the existing speed cushions. So for Cockra Avenue uh we'll be replacing the 6-in water line with a new 8in water line for pavement improvements. This is scheduled to be
getting new asphalt pavement for East Fedel Street. We will be replacing the existing 6-in uh water line with a new 8-in water line. Also be replacing the existing 6-in sewer line with a new 8-in sewer line. This street is scheduled to also get new asphalt
pavement. For East Gamble Street, we will be replacing the 6-in water line with a new 8-in water line. We'll also be replacing the existing 6-in sewer line with a new 8in sewer line. This street is also scheduled to get asphalt pavement.
So for Hammond Street, we will be replacing the existing 6-in water line with the new 8 in water line. We also be replacing uh the 6-in sewer line with the new 8in sewer line. For pavement improvements, this is also scheduled to get asphalt. So, for Spurgeon Street, we were
replacing the 6-in uh water line and putting in a new 8 inch water line. This portion is scheduled to get a new asphalt pavement. So, for Phoenix Street, we'll be replacing the existing 12-in water line. Uh for the sewer, we'll be replacing the
the existing 6 in and replacing with an 8 in. Uh this street is also scheduled to get uh new asphalt pavement. And last for I35W frontage road, uh we'll be replacing the 6-in water line and installing a new 8-in water line.
This portion is in uh scheduled to be getting new concrete pavement. All right, so moving on to construction information. And so the next few slides we'll be going over some construction information and frequently asked questions. So why are we doing this project? So as
mentioned earlier in the presentation, so this project is funded by the 2022 bond uh which the residents have uh of forworth have voted. U this targets the locations in the city uh that need uh street improvements. TPW has also partnered with the water department uh
to also replace underground utilities in the area that need improvement as well. So how we know construction is starting? So you'll get two door hangers. One 7 days before construction starts and uh the second one will be will be you will
be getting the day before construction starts. So will our water be turned off? So there are two instances when your water will be turned off. So the first one is when the service your service is transferred from the existing line to the temporary water line. And the second
transfer will happen whenever you are being transferred from the exist or the temporary water line to the the newly installed water line. So you you'll be notified of any water shut offs. So, how does this temporary line impact my home and my water bill? So, the
temporary line is to make sure that you you don't go without any water during construction. Uh, so you'll be based on your pre you'll be build based on your previous usage when you're um uh connected to the temporary water line. So, do you replace the water services
line up to my house? So, we do replace the water line services from the main line up to the uh private uh property line. We will also go ahead and replace the existing water meters as well. So, why is there water running down the street? So, the contractor has to flush
the new line and test it for any contaminants to make sure that it's cleanable to drink uh before they make the connections uh back to the private services. So, will we need access to your property and will your service be disrupted? So if for any reason that we need access to
your property, uh we will contact you and no uh your your service will not be interrupted during construction. So will the construction affect my irrigation? So the contractor will cap the irrigation lines before they start. Uh they may ask you to turn irrigation
system so they can locate and flag the sprinkler heads. Uh if any irrigation is damaged, uh the contractor will replace it. So are we getting new curb gut curb gutter and sidewalks? So as mentioned earlier concrete curbs will be replaced on the bondf funed streets. So for
limited portions of the existing curb will be replaced on the water department funed streets. So also if your driveway is to be replaced the city will only replace up to the portion of the city right away not all the way up to either your house or garage. So, will I be able to access my
driveway? So, there'll be two instances where you will you won't be able to access your driveway. So, the first one is when the payment is being placed directly in front of your property and the second one is when your driveway is being replaced. Uh you will get a heads up before this happens so you can make
uh prior arrangements. So what happens if my property is damaged? So the contractor is required to take pictures and videos of the property before construction. We also encourage you to do the same. So if there's any damage caused by the contractor, they will be responsible for it.
So will there be any lane closures during construction? So there will be lane closure when the contractors either installing the water line, installing the sewer line or when there is paving. Uh so there will be signs posted during those times. So, will the city trash truck be able to pick up my trash and recycling during
construction? So, if your side of the street is closed due to construction on trash day, so the contractor will take your trash and recycling carts and put it to the opposite side so it can be picked up. So, how do I report an emergency or non-emergency? So, the emergency line is
available 24 hours a day, and the number is listed here. Uh, for any non-emergencies, you may use the water call uh center from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. So, there is also an option of using the My Fororth app, which allows you to upload pictures
and a description of the issue that you may have. So next we'll go over construction phasing and schedule for the project. So this this slide will show you typical construction process. So utilities will be installed first um along with the new
service connections to each lot. So once the utilities complete uh the temporary pavement is put down in place so you can drive on the road while waiting for uh paving to begin. And here are a few pictures of the concrete pastry. So the entire roadway
will be removed. So after that, the contractor will install the uh the pavement and curb and typic typically one lane at a time. Sidewalks and driveways will be installed. Then after. So for asphalt streets, these pictures give you an idea of what the construction will look like. So, first
the existing curb and gutter that was removed due to utilities will be installed. Excuse me. Then the uh the existing street is is demoed and the new asphalt street is is installed. So, as mentioned, asphalt streets funded by the water department will have limited curb
and gutter replacement. So, after construction is complete, this is what you can look forward to. So here on the left hand side you can see a new brand new concrete pavement uh and concrete curb and gutter. On the right hand side of the of the slide you can see a new asphalt pavement and concrete
curb and gutter. So here are some additional proposed improvements you can see after construction. So on this left picture you can see new ADA ramps. In this middle picture you can see a brand new concrete driveway that was put in. And on the right picture, uh, you can see a
brand new concrete sidewalk that was just installed. So, this is the anticipated construction schedule uh for the project. So, we'll we'll start off uh with the Blue Bonnet area, which includes Benbrook, Parkridge, and Cochrail. Uh, so we'll be starting construction uh this month and
finish it in July of 2027. Um Evans Avenue, Felix Street, and I35 frontage road will start construction uh anticipated to start construction in May of 2026 and finish in July of 2027. Moving on, the the cross streets along
Evans Avenue, which include Bedell, Hammond, Gamrell, Spurgeon, and Cochrail are all anticipated to start construction sometime October of 2026 and finish in July of 2027. One thing I do want to note is that the contractor will not be on this street the entire
length of the project is shown. So there will be a lag time for utility work and pavement work to be started and the contractor may be working at a block at a time. The other thing I do also want to mention is the construction start date. So we are scheduled to start April 20th
of 2026. So if you like to stay updated on this project, you have a few options. So you can use the first link on the slide which will take you directly to the web page. So this web page will contain update information throughout the course of the project. You can also go to this
the second link and enter in the 104325 which is the project number in the search bar and this will also take you directly to the project web page. So, this concludes the presentation that I have. We're going to go ahead and open it up for any questions or input on the
presentation or the project in general. >> All right. So, so at this time, thank you, Christian. So, at this time, um, feel free to unmute yourself and ask a question. Alternatively, if you want to uh you can open the chat window and type
the question in the chat and we will get to it um in the order that they are that they are listed. So um I see um Claudia has raised their hand. So you would like to go ahead and unmute
yourself. >> Um am I muted or can you hear me? >> He can hear you. >> Okay. I had a quick question. When you talked about the utilities were installed first in the street construction, you're not talking about
my power lines that run down um in the back of my lot, right? >> Yes, ma'am. >> That's correct. >> So, so Oh, sorry. Well, no, we're not talking about those power lines. So, typically the city for this project is responsible for for replacing any water
or sewer lines, which uh these will be all in front of the properties. We don't anticipate any uh any work happening behind any of these properties. >> Um also >> question >> in my experience with the water department when they come and are going
to shut off my water, they come and knock on my door and if I'm not home, I don't know it. How do they plan to notify us in advance if we're going to be without water or whatever? So, CL, I think I mentioned in the in the previous one of the previous slides
is that you'll be get get notified of um let me go back to that slide. >> Yeah, >> give me just a second. Um so, there's there's two instances typically when the water will be shut off. So, u the first
one is whenever we uh transfer your your service to the temporary line that the contractor installs to be able to supply uh the homeowner um of water supply while they're installing the new line. And then there will be another um time
where you'll uh your water will be shut off whenever we transferred from the temporary line to the newly installed water line. So, typically, um, if I'm not mistaken, they'll notify you, uh, by door hangers, um, uh, when that happens. And, and I think there's notification of
the 7day and one day. >> Um, so the door, they're not going to text me or email me to let me know. I need to look on my door to see what has been left. Correct. >> Typically, yes. That's how we notify uh,
the property owners is through door hangers. Um, >> and it will be not the minute they're going to shut off the water, but in some advanced notice. I know you said seven days and one day. >> Yes, there will be advanced notice when the water is going to be shut off due to
to to your line being transferred. Yes. >> Okay. Thank you. >> You're welcome. And and I'm going to go ahead and before we go further into questions, I'm going to go ahead and put my my contact
information up on the slide as well as the inspector's contact information. Feel free to jot our number and and emails down. Um, as mentioned, if if you have any questions about the project or questions throughout the construction portion of the project, uh, feel free to
notify me. You're the inspector. Um, Ignasio is also on the call. Um and and he's typically going to be the boots on the ground. He's going to be there um doing all the inspection work when the when the contractors uh installing whatever they're installing at that
time. >> Okay, I'm going to grab one of the questions here from the chat so that we have a question here. What do we need to do if we are moving to Park Ridge Boulevard in June while it's under construction? Um, if you need any special accommodations uh for for moving in, uh, please call uh please let
Christian know. His his his number is here and his contact information is here and we'll try to coordinate with the contractor for you if you need special accommodations to try to get uh to that residence. Um, and we grab this other question. Uh, will slides be available as PowerPoint
for download? Uh, yes. After this presentation, we will be uploading this uh the video uh and the PowerPoint to the project website. Um I posted the link to it as well in the chat. >> Okay. If there's any more questions,
feel free to unmute yourself. Uh, could you go back >> could you go back to the original slide that had the link for the slides so that we could either take a picture of it or write it down? >> Yep. >> So, I'm I'm assuming uh so this is the
slide that I have up here, Claudia, is the um so the first link will take you directly to the uh project website in which the this presentation will be uploaded to that website. Um, I have one other question too.
Normally when work is being done on the street that requires that they decimate the street, do they only do one side at a time or how is traffic flow allowed? >> Um, I'm going to go ahead. So, we have the contractor on board, uh, Dan
McClendon. So, he's also on the call. He'll be able to tell you more or less how that happens. Um, whenever, at least for the paving end. Um, and that's probably what you're really concerned about. Uh, >> um, I think a lot of us just wonder if we're going to be able to access our
driveway. >> Yeah. So, as mentioned here, Yeah. Go ahead. >> I'll go ahead and jump in if that's okay. U, >> depending on which street you live on and which process, I think all of the streets are getting underground utility
construction, the water lines and some sewer lines. During those phases, you should be able to expect to be able to get into your driveway more or less at any time. Um, if you're on one of the streets that's getting uh concrete
paving or if it happens to be one of the areas, it'll get replaced on the asphalt streets where your driveway, say, is getting replaced, then there will be temporary times when you're not able to get in the driveway. the the process of rebuilding the roadway if it's a
concrete street, which I'm referring there to Evans Avenue, Ben Brook Boulevard, and Park Ridge, those those are done by uh beginning by demolishing all the paving and curb and excavating the width of the street from curb to
curb and the driveway. So, at some point in time, all of the pavement surfaces will be removed. To to make sure you're able to get into your driveway during those times, we use uh gravel, rock, other uh uh ways to create an all-
weather surface that you can use in in the event of a rain or something like that. uh as soon as we can after the roadway is excavated, we treat the soil uh with uh a stabilizer uh lime slurry in this case, I believe. And that will
make the the ground harden up and become less penetrable to water so it won't be muddy after that. And again, we'll put rock down to keep it from being uh slippery while you're driving in and out. and your driveways will remain open
with only short-term interruptions. By short-term, I mean just during the course of a working day. Uh it might be necessary if the guys are going to put this chemical down in front of your house. You'll be notified the day before and given an opportunity to pull your car out because while they're plowing
this material into the soil, it's impassible until they're done for the day. But they won't leave it that way overnight. So, you'll be able to get back in. Um, then once the surface treatment is finished, I believe Ben Brook Boulevard gets a an asphalt
surface. I'm not sure if I recall if Park Ridge does or not. Christian, does it also get the asphalt? >> No. No. So, the only asphalt surface we're we're doing is on Ben Brook Boulevard. >> Okay. So, it'll be a little bit different from a normal project because once that subgrade, what I call subgrade
work, the the preparation of the soil to to receive the pavement, once it's done, then the entire roadway is going to be covered with a thin layer of asphalt. So, from that point on, even though there'll still be work going on, you'll be able to drive up and down. Um, when
we do the concrete paving, we do one half of the street from the center of the street over to the curb line at a time. That gives you access to get up and down the street and it gives us access to get our equipment and concrete delivery trucks and all this kind of
stuff to the work. And we'll go from one end of the street to the other pouring one side of the street or the other first and allowing that pavement time to cure before we move to the other side of the street and repeat the process. And
once that's done, then the the center paving portion curb to curb will be complete. Now, as far as your driveways go, the concrete once it's laid in front of your house needs some period of time to to cure. 7 days of curing time is sort of the standard, but we do early
testing. And if the concrete is ready uh to to carry traffic at that point, we can open it up early. Then you'll be driving on the new pavement and crossing a gravel surface where your driveway approach goes. The next time we'll have to close your
driveway temporarily will be when they pour the actual uh concrete driveway approach. Once again, you'll you'll need to park on the street, but by then the center portion of the street will be complete. So there'll be parking places
in front of your house and so forth that you can use. So, uh, once that driveway is complete and the and the concrete's good enough to drive on, then from that point on, you'll have access all the time. So, it's only for those two short periods of time when the concrete is
being uh prepared and poured in front of your house and the curing time afterward that you'll be out of the driveway. >> Did I overexlain? I'm sorry. >> Um, I think you did. Yeah. Thank you. I have one other question too. That
>> that space that's between the sidewalk and the street, >> unfortunately, there's a lot of trees there. What do you anticipate happening to those um median areas in front of a house? >> Yeah, I can I can kind of go in
explanation on that one, Claudia. So, um, we typically, especially in the Benbrook, uh, area, there is a lot of, uh, uh, mature trees and and and for the most part, there's actually, thank thankfully, there's a a pretty wide, uh,
um, parkway. And by parkway, I mean, there's a pretty big area between the back of curb and the right of way. So, it it it it allowed us to be able to move the sidewalk in a way where we shouldn't be. um we were able to avoid
um a a great amount of trees in that area. Um at least if at for I'm talking specifically for the for the for the uh blue bonnet area. So um >> we we did make we did take that definitely in consideration when putting in the new new uh new sidewalk
especially when when there wasn't sidewalk there to begin with. Um so hopefully that answers your question. have a question. >> Go ahead. >> This is Greg. Uh, we live at 2817
Binbrook. The city says we're the last house on Benbrook, but everybody thinks we're the first house on Park Ridge. So, can I figure out how whether I'm going to get asphalt or concrete? >> We're we're across from the divide or the island that you're putting in.
>> Okay. So um the portion that's going to be getting so that so on on Benbrook so as as mentioned Benbrook and Park Rage is all going to get uh concrete uh pavement at the end of the day. Um what we were mentioning about the asphalt um
so that's going to be a drivable surface a temporary drivable surface for Benbrook to be able to allow traffic to go in and out due to the uh the hightra area. Um, but to answer hopefully to answer your question is that Parkridge and Benbrook will be getting asphalt
pavement. >> No, >> I mean, sorry, not asphalt, concrete pavement. Concrete. >> Okay. >> Sorry. >> Okay. >> What about sidewalks? Um, in front of our house there is no sidewalk now. Are we thinking about putting one in again?
It's across the street from the mailbox and the island that you're going to redo. >> Yeah. Yes. Um, so I think I I think I know exactly the location you're talking about. Um, so ju for the most part we are installing sidewalk from one end end
of the street to the other on both sides. So that includes Benbrook and and Park Ridge. Uh that also includes the the intersection of what you're talking about. Um that's kind of um that triangle point.
So, so that will be getting a new uh a slide, Christian. >> Yep. I'm gonna go and I I think I know exactly what property you're talking about. So, I'm going to go ahead and go. So, if you look on the very corner, the left corner of of that of that
screenshot. Um that's the property I think you're talking about. >> Yeah. >> Yes. And so as you can see here, we do have uh a proposed a new sidewalk in that area just behind the trees. >> Okay. >> Okay. Thank you. You've been very
helpful. >> Oh, you're welcome. >> So, there is another question in chat. Um says, "For the sections of Ben Brook Boulevard that don't currently have sidewalks, will sidewalks be installed?" And I believe the answer to that is yes.
>> I have a question also. Go ahead. >> Okay. Yes. My name is David Martinez. Uh my question is for Evans. Um, are you putting the uh I guess the industrial uh street layer, I guess. Um, is it
going to be asphalt or the reason why I ask is because for some reason instead of using the I35 service route, a lot of trucks use Evans to go down to go to Felix and then Oak Grove. And especially with the uh Quick Trip being put over
there, there's going to be a lot more traffic through that area. So, I'm wondering if you're going to put anything that's going to be able to tolerate uh industrial truck driving through that through that street. And if not, will the city be able to or
TPW be able to uh put a sign for no truck uh transit through Evans? >> Yeah. So, I get currently right now Dave uh is it Dave? David. >> David. David. So, David, yeah. So, so Evans Avenue is currently scheduled to
get uh concrete um basically from uh Felix uh Street to East Seminary Drive. Um, but as far as um the signage, we would have to we would have to get back to you on that to see if there's a requirement of see uh see how many uh
daily um industrial truck traffic is coming through there to determine if if a sign needs to be installed there or not. >> Okay. Well, I mean um well, I guess I'm not a professional street paper or anything like that. I'm just curious
because all the damage that Evans took and I'm just like, you know, and I see the truck uh trucks going through there. They were using uh I20 service road right there by the pawn shop over there at uh Oak Grove and I20. They were using
those service uh things were coming back from the VA. Um and then they would park on the service roads uh the the at wheelers and then they would go through Evans instead of going around. Now I understand there's more development
going on at the bottom of that hill off the service road by I20 uh where it goes up north to I35 service road. Um there's more development over there and it's going to be industrial. Uh, so, um, I
don't know if we could get some type of, uh, signage put there, uh, or something that says detour, not not to detour through that area, uh, to protect that street. Um, after y'all put brand new street, I I'd hate for them to go and damage it some more. Um, or not more,
but, you know what I mean, after we put it in there, that way we would make it last longer. Um and and that's anticipating the higher traffic through due to uh Quick Trip being put over there. >> Yeah, David, we >> Yeah, go ahead, Greg.
>> I was going to say, David, please um please send Christian an email uh regarding this so we can forward it on to the correct uh places in TPW. I'm actually going to put my email in the chat as well. Um, if you could copy me, uh, or actually you can send it to me
and copy Christian and we'll try to get your request to the correct people in Fort Worth. >> Okay. I can't see it because I'm on the phone. Uh, I'm not on the web. Just email Christian. >> Uh, but I >> I I have the flyer. I have the flyer
that Councilwoman Beck put on put up. I can just use that information. Correct. That phone number. >> Okay. I'll just call that number um and then to get a hold of the get get something done. like if the TPW can uh put like maybe or do a traffic study uh
while you're in the process of doing this for a year, you should have enough data for uh between then and uh between now and then uh thing to get some type of signage uh posted or or go forward to
protect that area from from a heavy uh truck usage over there. >> Okay. I I appreciate you bringing that to our attention. Okay. All right. That's that's all the questions I had. >> Okay. Does anyone else have questions?
Like I said, feel free to unmute yourself or put your question in the chat. All right. Well, thanks everyone for joining. We're going to go ahead and wrap up the meeting. Um, as mentioned, this uh this uh presentation is going to be uploaded to the website. Uh, like I
said, feel free to jot down my information if you have any more questions. And, uh, everyone have a great evening. Thank Thanks everyone. >> Thank you.