[0:01] Okay, good morning everybody. [0:04] Uh, reminder we are recording. This is [0:07] meeting number 14 for the Verdon Avenue [0:09] and Highway 100 interchange project [0:12] October 2nd, 2025. [0:16] Again, thank you for your patience. [0:18] Businesses are open and accessible. Uh [0:20] we have some various [0:23] programs going on right now to support [0:25] the local businesses in the Grand View [0:27] District and at 50th in France worth the [0:30] detour passport. Uh restaurant week was [0:34] last week so that one's uh over but [0:36] Saturday morning family movies continue [0:38] October and November. So visit the [0:41] better together.org [0:43] backworththed detour for more [0:45] information on that. [0:48] still having a lot of construction [0:49] related stuff, noise, dust, vibrations. [0:53] Continue to ask people to stop for [0:55] pedestrians in the crosswalks and be [0:57] courteous to fellow drivers. Again, if [1:00] you're not comfortable with that [1:01] crosswalk, uh the midblock crossing on [1:03] Eden, uh we would recommend using the [1:06] crosswalk at Vernon. That's a fully [1:10] controlled traffic signal system. [1:13] These are the project goals. Again, [1:15] improve safety and mobility for all [1:17] users. to create those separated [1:18] pedestrian routes, improve traffic [1:20] operations, [1:22] consolidate the high 100 access points, [1:26] uh, and create limited limit impacts [1:28] with greater efficiency by combining the [1:31] city and the county projects. So, we'll [1:33] talk about the dates, uh, a little bit [1:36] more as we get through this [1:37] presentation. So, again, this is the [1:39] project overview. Starts west of [1:42] Interlockan Boulevard. It has the Vernon [1:45] Avenue bridge over CP KC rail. Pink are [1:49] the big wide sidewalks that are being [1:50] constructed through the entire project. [1:53] Uh and then the highun bridge that [1:56] supports Vernon Avenue from the west and [1:58] 50th Street from the east. And then the [2:01] newly constructed and aligned on and off [2:03] ramps on each side of that new bridge. [2:09] Lots of communications have been [2:11] happening throughout the duration of [2:14] this project and will continue until the [2:16] project is complete. Uh they are listed [2:18] here. The main source of information [2:20] again is the better together.org [2:24] website. [2:25] That is your best spot to check out [2:28] information. [2:30] Construction details, schedule details. [2:32] Where are we at today? So this [2:34] intersection has been and continues to [2:37] be free flowing at Vernon in Interlockan [2:40] Boulevard. Gus Young Lane lane is closed [2:43] at the Dino Liquor Store and it's going [2:46] to stay closed because the contractor [2:48] needs that space for equipment and [2:50] materials and cranes while they start on [2:54] that west abutment work very soon. [3:00] And speaking of that, the permit and [3:02] agreements between the railroad and [3:04] Excel Energy have been approved a week [3:08] and a half ago. Excel has deenergized [3:11] the power line and Ames is starting to [3:13] work in this area next week. So, Ames [3:16] will start removing the west the [3:18] existing bridge abutman on the west [3:20] side. They'll create space for Excel to [3:22] come in with big steel conduit and [3:25] casing and then Excel will run a new [3:27] line inside that steel casing pipe. So, [3:30] they are working together to get this [3:31] work completed and it sounds like Ames [3:34] is starting next week. [3:37] These ramps closed a few weeks ago, [3:39] continue to be closed uh until they're [3:42] on schedule to reopen mid November. Um [3:45] everything on this side of the project [3:48] on the east side is continues to be on [3:50] schedule for opening on that mid [3:52] November is the is the schedule. [3:57] Other schedule stuff, the Highway 100 [3:59] bridge deck, the entire thing was poured [4:01] last Wednesday night. Um pretty [4:04] interesting thing. 15 trucks roughly an [4:07] hour from about 900 p.m. to 4 in the [4:10] morning. So now the deck is ready to [4:12] have the concrete median poured, the [4:15] curbon gutter poured, the sidewalks, [4:17] that's all happening next week. So the [4:19] contractors getting ready to continue [4:21] those concrete pores on that Highway 100 [4:23] bridge. [4:25] The northbound Highway 100 on-ramp, the [4:28] noise wall planks are starting. So [4:30] you'll start to see those going up to [4:32] finish that noise wall. The noise wall [4:35] at Hawthorne Court, they're pouring the [4:37] concrete noise wall posts. We started [4:39] that yesterday. I have a picture of [4:41] that. Uh we did ask the contractor to [4:44] create multiple schedules and cost [4:46] options. [4:48] We asked if there was any way possible [4:50] to open this bridge this year, the [4:51] Vernon Avenue bridge. And if not, we [4:54] asked them to create schedules and [4:56] options to get Gus Young Lane open uh [5:00] while that bridge is closed if we can't [5:02] continue working through the winter. So, [5:04] a lot of unknowns yet. They stated they [5:07] would get us some of those schedule and [5:08] cost options by the end of this week. Uh [5:12] I should note that the Henipin County [5:14] and the city will coordinate decisions [5:16] on how to handle what schedules and what [5:20] costs come forward. But most of the [5:23] funding for the Vernon Avenue bridge is [5:24] Henipin County. So they have to go [5:26] through their processes to approve any [5:28] change orders or change of schedules or [5:30] any of that kind of stuff even though [5:32] the city holds a contract. So there's [5:35] processes by both agencies once we have [5:37] that information to get those approvals [5:40] to move forward. Once we know something, [5:42] we will be sharing it out during these [5:45] meetings on the website, emails, all [5:47] those sources. [5:50] So pictures, we'll just share some where [5:52] we at today kind of pictures. Again, [5:54] this intersection hasn't changed. [5:56] Interlockin and Vernon Avenue free [5:58] flowing. [6:00] Uh this is the Vernon Avenue bridge [6:02] area. You can see picture on the left is [6:04] the east abupment. It's been done and [6:07] ready. In the background, they're [6:08] starting to form the wall next to [6:10] Hawthorne Court. And then flipping [6:14] around and looking from that abutment to [6:16] the west, this is where this work is [6:18] going to start next week. That power [6:20] line's been deenergized and Excel and [6:23] Ames are going to coordinate the work to [6:25] start to build the abupment on the west [6:27] side. [6:30] Starting to get ready to pour the [6:31] sidewalk along Vernon Avenue 2. So this [6:34] is on the south side of Vernon near the [6:36] Devonti as you can see in the [6:37] background, but getting ready to pour [6:39] the concrete curbon gutter and the wide [6:41] sidewalk from that east abutment [6:47] at Hawthorne Court. This is looking at [6:49] the apartment. You can see the noise [6:52] wall post installed adjacent to the new [6:55] retaining wall which starts near the [6:58] apartments and heads west. And in the [7:00] background, which is the picture on the [7:03] right, you can see they're starting to [7:05] form and actually pour those noise wall [7:08] posts that are on top of that retaining [7:10] wall. So that wall continues to be [7:13] constructed. [7:15] And here's some pictures from that [7:17] Wednesday night pour from just over a [7:19] week ago. as very large crews got out [7:22] there and were doing this work, pouring [7:25] lots and lots of concrete finishing it, [7:28] broom, finishing it, working on that [7:30] deck. You look at the rebar here on the [7:33] bottom lower of the right hand pitcher. [7:36] That's where the concrete curve and [7:37] sidewalk will be poured next week. [7:42] So, they're tying into that exposed [7:44] rebar there for the curb and the [7:45] sidewalk. [7:47] Again, more pictures of that night. The [7:49] one on the left, you can see the smooth [7:51] gutter line that'll be adjacent to the [7:54] curb when it's complete. And the one on [7:57] the right, again, just a big big pumper [8:00] arm concrete pumping truck to place that [8:03] concrete on that deck during those [8:05] overnight hours. [8:10] Picture of the bridge again from a [8:12] different angle. You can see Highway 100 [8:14] in the background on the left. And then [8:16] again on the right hand picture is [8:18] showing the the new off-ramp [8:22] alignment where that dozer is in the [8:24] background. That'll be northbound high [8:27] 100. You'll come up go under the Eden [8:29] Bridge and come straight up to the 50th [8:32] Street intersection. So that braiding [8:34] work is well underway and nearly [8:37] complete and they'll soon be installing [8:40] concrete curbs and all the paving along [8:43] those on and off ramps within the [8:45] project. Again, [8:48] these are the renderings that we've [8:49] showed throughout these meetings. The [8:51] one on the left is the the bridge from [8:53] the top. It's getting closer to that [8:55] view every every day. And then the one [8:58] on the right is the view from northbound [9:01] I 100, which is starting to look very [9:03] much like the rendering also. [9:09] So, stop sharing here and see if there's [9:12] any questions in the chat. So if you [9:15] have any questions, please type it in [9:18] in the chat and we can answer those [9:20] questions. Now the meeting will be [9:23] posted, these slides will be posted to [9:24] the website. The recording will be [9:26] posted to the website. If you got [9:28] questions, just reach out directly to [9:30] me. Uh we can help answer those [9:33] questions. Once we know more on the [9:35] schedules, those will be posted and [9:36] provided to everybody. Um, [9:41] see anybody typing in no questions. [9:46] Again, we'll be posting this [9:48] information. Updates will be to the [9:50] better together.org [9:53] website. If you have specific questions, [9:55] feel free to call or email and happy to [9:58] answer those. [10:01] Still don't see anybody typing, so I'm [10:02] going to call it a meeting. Thanks, [10:04] everybody.