hindesky Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 (edited) https://www.engagehouston.org/crawford-to-mt-vernon Edited September 10, 2021 by hindesky 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 Interesting that a spur projects and dead-ends from the Tuam section to the "Superblock". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted October 5, 2021 Author Share Posted October 5, 2021 Up for bid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted October 15, 2021 Author Share Posted October 15, 2021 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 I wonder why the measurements for storm sewers, sanitary sewers, water lines, and sidewalks are given in linear feet, but new pavement is listed as a fraction of a mile. Why not just round it to 4600 feet and be done with it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted February 25, 2022 Author Share Posted February 25, 2022 Up for Bid, $33,950,000. Price appears to have gone down. It's going to be a huge mess for those who live on those streets. Hopefully it moves faster than the downtown link it will eventually connect to. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 So does anyone know if Emancipation Ave reconstruction will coincide with the water line downtown? I’m trying to find info on when Emancipation will start because that street is in dire need of improvements. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted May 16, 2022 Author Share Posted May 16, 2022 (edited) Asked Houston Public works a question and they finally answered. https://www.engagehouston.org/crawford-to-mt-vernon Edited May 16, 2022 by hindesky 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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hindesky Posted June 8, 2022 Author Share Posted June 8, 2022 Public meeting about the 72" water line is on Thursday June 23, 2022 at 5:30 pm. https://www.engagehouston.org/crawford-to-mt-vernon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted June 16, 2022 Author Share Posted June 16, 2022 They have added new info at the web site for this project. Construction company is Harper Brothers Construction. https://www.harperbro.com https://www.engagehouston.org/crawford-to-mt-vernon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted June 19, 2022 Author Share Posted June 19, 2022 I got a flyer in the mail yesterday about the water line and the public meeting on Thursday 23rd at 5:30pm. Have to use Microsoft teams to attend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 (never mind) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted June 20, 2022 Author Share Posted June 20, 2022 They posted a new timeline map. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted June 24, 2022 Author Share Posted June 24, 2022 (edited) Attended the online Teams presentation. They decided to do the 2 green colored areas first due to the Annunciation Orthodox school is out for the summer and some mysterious parades on Fannin St. Most of it will be open cut but under major streets like Spur 27, Smith St., Montrose, Yoakum, Louisiana, Elgin, Travis and Main St. it will be tunnel. Edited June 24, 2022 by hindesky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 On 6/23/2022 at 9:25 PM, hindesky said: some mysterious parades on Fannin St. Now you've piqued my curiosity I don't know if I've ever seen (or even heard of) a mysterious parade. Who or what could it be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted June 27, 2022 Author Share Posted June 27, 2022 6 hours ago, dbigtex56 said: Now you've piqued my curiosity I don't know if I've ever seen (or even heard of) a mysterious parade. Who or what could it be? The rep for the contractor said they were starting here first due to parades that took place on Fannin. Not sure I've ever heard of a parade on this portion of Midtown. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted June 27, 2022 Author Share Posted June 27, 2022 "Construction is set to begin this summer on a 72-inch water line project between Mount Vernon Street in Montrose to Crawford Street in Midtown. The project is intended to increase the capacity of the city’s drinking water." https://communityimpact.com/houston/heights-river-oaks-montrose/transportation/2022/06/23/construction-to-begin-this-summer-on-water-line-project-spanning-parts-of-midtown-montrose/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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hindesky Posted August 25, 2022 Author Share Posted August 25, 2022 Portable sign located on the sidewalk in front of the 3615 Montrose project, says work will start on 8/29/22 on Kipling, Audubon, Garrot, Hawthorne and Emerson streets. This seems to be departure of the Spring '23 start for this section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted September 6, 2022 Author Share Posted September 6, 2022 (edited) Went by to talk with a crew member since work has started close to where I live. He is the inspector overseeing the project. He said they started here at Kipling St., Audubon St. and Holman St. since the Greek Annunciation School has already started up. They had planned to start by the school but changed plans due to a late start of the project. They have had a tree trimming company trim some of the trees that the heavy equipment could hit. There are construction barrels all along the street and construction netting around some of the trees. He admitted it is going to be a big mess for those who live along those streets since it will be open cut trenching. Edited September 13, 2022 by hindesky 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 On 9/6/2022 at 12:28 PM, hindesky said: They have had a tree trimming company trim some of the trees that the heavy equipment could hit. Those are some beautiful trees, and I hope they hire someone whose approach is more a tree surgeon and less like a butcher. CenterPoint (and previously HL&P) is notorious for using unskilled workers who take town limbs helter-skelter. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted September 13, 2022 Author Share Posted September 13, 2022 They used Trees Llc. which I see around all the Houston area. I think Centerpoint also uses them on a lot of their projects. I talked with the city engineer yesterday and he said they got an arborist to identify which limbs should be cut. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted September 14, 2022 Author Share Posted September 14, 2022 Sewer catch basins staged at the corner of Emerson St. at Burlington St. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted January 9 Author Share Posted January 9 The pipes for the project have arrived. These are staged on Lovett Blvd which isn't actually part of the project but provides lots of room to store here and then transport where needed. Saw a post somewhere about more on Emerson St. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted January 10 Author Share Posted January 10 Emerson St. they are going to start here and work their way west. Lovett St. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted January 23 Author Share Posted January 23 72" Waterline pipe for Audubon Pl. and Kipling St. Truck driver said he picked up the pipe in Paris, Tx. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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hindesky Posted January 31 Author Share Posted January 31 The pipe is a lot deeper in the ground than I thought it was going to be. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 Water mains are buried fairly deep. Here's the 70+ year old 8 inch main that runs through our front yard when it had a leak about 10 years ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted February 10 Author Share Posted February 10 Talked with an inspector who said it's 18' deep and they are installing 2-3 pipes per day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 That's a massive upgrade to the drainage system Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted February 10 Author Share Posted February 10 3 minutes ago, j_cuevas713 said: That's a massive upgrade to the drainage system Fresh drinking water not drainage although they are repairing the drains while they are at it. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 (edited) 1 minute ago, hindesky said: Fresh drinking water not drainage although they are repairing the drains while they are at it. Ahh ok my bad Edited February 10 by j_cuevas713 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted March 10 Author Share Posted March 10 Looks like the section of Kipling St. between Audubon Blvd and Stanford St are done adding the pipe. Hopefully they pave it soon. It's supposed to be concrete and not asphalt. They are working on the section between Stanford and Roseland working their way to Montrose Blvd. where they will tunnel under that road. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted March 15 Author Share Posted March 15 They added stabilized sand which has a little cement mixed in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted March 21 Author Share Posted March 21 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted March 25 Author Share Posted March 25 The southbound lane of Audubon Blvd. leading in to Kipling St. now have concrete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted March 26 Author Share Posted March 26 Kipling St. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted March 26 Author Share Posted March 26 According to the job inspector I talked with this water is going to the water storage tanks at Westpark and Newcastle. He said it doesn't feed the neighborhood directly but they do have to cut service occasionally because the local piping feeding the neighborhood is sometimes in the way of installing the 72" pipe. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 18 hours ago, hindesky said: According to the job inspector I talked with this water is going to the water storage tanks at Westpark and Newcastle. He said it doesn't feed the neighborhood directly but they do have to cut service occasionally because the local piping feeding the neighborhood is sometimes in the way of installing the 72" pipe. That makes sense, since most neighborhoods are supplied by 8 inch mains. 72 inch mains do not make sense at all for local distribution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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