hindesky Posted February 10, 2023 Author Share Posted February 10, 2023 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, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 That's a massive upgrade to the drainage system Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted February 10, 2023 Author Share Posted February 10, 2023 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, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 (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, 2023 by j_cuevas713 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted March 10, 2023 Author Share Posted March 10, 2023 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, 2023 Author Share Posted March 15, 2023 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, 2023 Author Share Posted March 21, 2023 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted March 25, 2023 Author Share Posted March 25, 2023 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, 2023 Author Share Posted March 26, 2023 Kipling St. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted March 26, 2023 Author Share Posted March 26, 2023 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, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 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...
hindesky Posted July 22, 2023 Author Share Posted July 22, 2023 'It's been hell': Montrose residents fed up over construction project causing them problems https://abc13.com/montrose-construction-water-project-line-audubon-place/13531126/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted July 22, 2023 Share Posted July 22, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, hindesky said: 'It's been hell': Montrose residents fed up over construction project causing them problems https://abc13.com/montrose-construction-water-project-line-audubon-place/13531126/ OMG! Such tender souls. Some street work in front of your house is hell? Get serious. I guess It's good to use something other than the Houston standard -- It's a nightmare. Edited July 22, 2023 by Houston19514 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToolMan Posted July 22, 2023 Share Posted July 22, 2023 I know it's a necessary project that must bee done, but have you seen it in person? Driveways have been blocked and ripped up. Streets are closed and tourn up. It's a mess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted July 22, 2023 Author Share Posted July 22, 2023 I live half a block from it. It's noisy, dusty, muddy, and has been going on since Sept. '22. Luckily I have the unlimited car wash from Mister Car Wash. I could wash my car 3 times a day and it would still be dirty from the dust from all the trucks and cars driving around the project. They were supposed to tunnel under Montrose Blvd. but instead open trenched it, so it's down to one lane in each direction. It's lower than all the roads that crossed it which is a hazard if one isn't aware of it. A different company has the contract from Mt. Vernon to Richmond Ave./Greenbriar Rd. so it also affects a large portion of Montrose. When it's all finished it will be nice though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 (edited) 23 hours ago, ToolMan said: I know it's a necessary project that must bee done, but have you seen it in person? Driveways have been blocked and ripped up. Streets are closed and tourn up. It's a mess. Yes, I’ve seen it in person. Infrastructure construction and rebuilding tends to be complicated and messy. People complain when the city does not maintain or build adequate infrastructure and then complain even more when they do so. Edited July 23, 2023 by Houston19514 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
004n063 Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 18 hours ago, Houston19514 said: Yes, I’ve seen it in person. Infrastructure construction and rebuilding tends to be complicated and messy. People complain when the city does not maintain or build adequate infrastructure and then complain even more when they do so. My biggest complaint with it was that they used a major bikeway but provided no safe bike detour. Pretty easy to navigate around through the Montrose part, but Holman's really the only viable east-west option through that part of Midtown. Really, though, I think I was just annoyed by how normalized it is here to not factor bikes into construction detouring. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted August 1, 2023 Author Share Posted August 1, 2023 Audubon Pl. southbound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted September 27, 2023 Author Share Posted September 27, 2023 They are mostly finished in my neighborhood, just a small punch list of things to do. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted February 23 Author Share Posted February 23 Just got this update in an email. This only applies to my neighborhood because the Midtown section and points west still are far from being finished. "All four locations: Kipling, Hawthorne, Garrott, and Emerson have completed their underground work, paving for pavement, sidewalks, and driveways, as well as landscaping and sod installation, with a 100% completion rate. Audubon: Underground – 100% Complete Paving (Pavement/Sidewalks/Driveways) - 100% Complete Landscaping/Sod – 85% Complete – Anticipated Completion March 2024" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWantTransit555 Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 Why is there so much clay in the ground here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 3 hours ago, IWantTransit555 said: Why is there so much clay in the ground here? It's been deposited over millions of years by the ebb and flow of the ocean over this part of the continent. Wherever you are in Houston has been deep underwater at some point (most likely many times). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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