7.4. SR 10-17-2005 - Laserfiche WebLink

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VII. Advanced Design Advanced design is underway, with the assistance of two teams of consultants. A team led by Kimley Horn and Associates (KHA) is responsible for the six commuter rail stations and the maintenance facility including the central control facility. A team led by L TK Engineering (L TK) is responsible for the LRT Connection and providing technical support for KHA's work on the commuter rail stations and maintenance facility. The entire project design team meets on a weekly basis. Project staff and consultants are evaluating several major issues including Inter- modal station coordination with prospective developers and uses; and level boarding in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Project staff and consultants continue to meet with city staff and elected officials to keep each city informed about progress on station design, building codes and permit processes to ensure full understanding of expectations and plans. Project staff and consultants also meet as-needed with the City of Minneapolis, State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) and Minneapolis Heritage Preservation Commission (HPC) on design issues of the LRT Connection and inter-modal station. A meeting was held with the SHPO and HPC to review station design for elements by the historic warehouse district on September ih. The next SHPO meeting is scheduled September 28th. Coordination meetings with the Twins baseball team, HOK stadium architects, Hines Development Group and Hennepin County continue in an on-going effort to design an inter-modal facility that will work with the various potential future adjacent land uses. Project staff and consultants continue to assist the Project Management Team with portions of the Project Management Plan and other documents required for the Request to Enter Final Design. NPO staff are working with BNSF on the design of track and signal improvements. Much of the week of September 12-16 was spent in field visits and meetings with BNSF and their design team to provide information to keep design moving quickly. Initial efforts are concentrating on preliminary design of improvements that were not covered in the earlier preliminary engineering effort. The meetings also included reviews of all grade crossings in the corridor, and discussion of the interface points between commuter rail and BNSF infrastructure such as the connection between the maintenance facility and the BNSF mainline, Consultants are proceeding with the design of the Inter-modal Station. This includes the LRT Platform and the Core Building. The Core Building is the building that houses the elevator, stairway, escalators, equipment rooms, operator break room, mechanical/electrical rooms, etc. Monthly Report September 15, 2005 -13- Northstar Corridor Rail Project