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#901 tcecil

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Posted 06 December 2016 - 07:34 AM

Saw this when I was surfing around this morning. http://m.sfgate.com/...in-10699564.php

Boxer threatening to filibuster. I'm not sure of the likely impact but I suppose we will know by Friday.

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Posted 10 December 2016 - 02:12 AM

WRDA bill ready for president's signature

'After a weeklong battle over last-minute policy riders, the Senate passed a major water bill in the early morning hours Saturday Dec 10 that includes emergency aid for Flint, Mich., and drought relief for California.

The nearly $12 billion measure, which authorizes 30 new infrastructure projects around the country, now heads to the presidents desk.'

http://thehill.com/p...drought-relief#

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Posted 10 December 2016 - 02:17 AM

House passed the WRDA bill on Friday Dec 9 now known as the Water Infrastructure Improvement for the Nation Act (WIIN) and the Senate passed it early Saturday Dec 10 morning.

Act now ready for President.

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Posted 10 December 2016 - 05:17 PM

Trinity River Vision could become reality after Congress passes massive water bill

http://www.star-tele...e120153188.html

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Posted 10 December 2016 - 08:07 PM

Appropriations

https://www.nap.edu/...13508/chapter/4

Selected projects, reflecting results of the Corps and Office of Management and Budget evaluations, then are submitted to the relevant congressional appropriations committees as part of the Presidents budget for a given fiscal year. Congress then decides whether to appropriate funds to construct specific projects.

Project authorization does not necessarily lead to project appropriations; there are many authorized water projects that are awaiting appropriations. Authorized projects that have not received appropriations often are referred to as a backlog. The current backlog of authorized, but unfunded, projects is estimated as needing approximately $60 billion.

Appropriated funding in any year for a particular project often is not for the entire project amount. Projects authorized in WRDA bills that do not receive timely appropriations for construction can be kept alive for long periods of time, as local governments and their congressional representatives can ensure that small amounts of money are appropriated for continued planning.

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Posted 04 January 2017 - 11:30 PM

Obama signs the WIIN act into law.

http://www.jdsupra.c...tructure-73589/

And now the hard part begins ... getting the money.

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Posted 04 January 2017 - 11:55 PM

Obama signs the WIIN act into law.

http://www.jdsupra.c...tructure-73589/

And now the hard part begins ... getting the money.

 

How's that the hard part?


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Posted 05 January 2017 - 01:42 PM

Shouldn't be hard getting the money to support a project spearheaded by the son of Fort Worth's Republican Congresswoman Kay Granger when the Republicans now control both houses of Congress.  How easy can that be?



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Posted 05 January 2017 - 03:01 PM

Obama signs the WIIN act into law.http://www.jdsupra.c...tructure-73589/
And now the hard part begins ... getting the money.

 
How's that the hard part?

Bad: There is a $60 billion backlog of already authorized yet unfunded water infrastructure projects.

Good: Republican controlled Congress and Trump supports infrastructure improvements.

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Posted 12 January 2017 - 08:08 PM

Good: Kay Granger is a member of the House Appropriations Committee (including the Energy and Water Appropriations Subcommittee)

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Posted 12 January 2017 - 09:19 PM

She is the chairwoman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense.


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Posted 15 March 2017 - 09:24 AM

Nothing exciting, but I drove through the area this morning and noticed that the street signs have been changed and now have the Panther Island emblem on them.

Also there has been a lot more trucks on site along N. Main and they seem to Have ramped up the dirt moving in this area of the project.

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Posted 15 March 2017 - 09:57 AM

And yet, the reworking of the rebar for the Jacksboro Hwy v-piers seems to be stalled again. I'm no bridge engineer but I'm wondering if they designed too complicated to build or if this system has been done before elsewhere?


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Posted 15 March 2017 - 06:36 PM

At this point, I'm seriously concerned about the structural integrity of this bridge when it finally gets built. :o


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Posted 15 March 2017 - 06:51 PM

I think the issue with the bridges is much worse (or in more honest terms, costly) than has ever been acknowledged in public.



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Posted 17 March 2017 - 10:17 AM

And yet, the reworking of the rebar for the Jacksboro Hwy v-piers seems to be stalled again. I'm no bridge engineer but I'm wondering if they designed too complicated to build or if this system has been done before elsewhere?

 

Absolute debacle. Large Marge in Dallas was built faster than this.



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Posted 21 March 2017 - 09:47 AM

More information about the debacle. You may decry the source, but read the words. Why isn't this being reported by our local media sources?

 

https://durangotexas...her-island.html



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Posted 21 March 2017 - 10:10 AM

Easier to look at the pictures then read the words, and the pictures don't lie.

In the city council meeting agenda tonight is a mention of the temporary at grade train crossings. They were initially supposed to be there 24 months, starting Oct 2013. It's now anticipated they will need to be there until Feb 2019, at $2,000 a month for maintenance.

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Posted 21 March 2017 - 10:54 AM

Also- sounds like Panther Island is still a bit wild west.

http://www.star-tele...e139821138.html

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Posted 21 March 2017 - 01:11 PM

Lost in the shuffle with all of this is that city bond money is paying for a large portion of this project.  And once again, costs are likely completely out of control on a city funded construction project with no one being held accountable.

 

Shocking.



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Posted 22 March 2017 - 07:46 PM

I have deleted the last few posts that were made today because I did not like the direction the off topic discussion was heading. 



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Posted 23 March 2017 - 06:18 AM

I have deleted the last few posts that were made today because I did not like the direction the off topic discussion was heading. 

 

As long as no one is talking about the Emperor not wearing any clothes, it's not a problem, right?



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Posted 30 March 2017 - 09:16 PM

These two images were taken a year apart.

 

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Posted 31 March 2017 - 07:42 AM

Not much has changed in a year

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Posted 31 March 2017 - 10:41 AM

Not much has changed in a year

Nor will it.   This is why I never got excited about this project from the beginning.  What could possibly go wrong with Kay Granger's son at the helm?



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Posted 31 March 2017 - 11:32 AM

My suggestion still stands that this thread needs to steer clear of politics and personal attacks. We can start a page to discuss the political aspects of the project on the politics subforum.


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Posted 01 May 2017 - 07:14 PM

the fiscal year 2017 Omnibus Appropriations bill provides $6.038 billion to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers a record funding level in a regular appropriations bill.

http://www.timesfree...ga-lock/425784/

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Posted 02 May 2017 - 10:03 AM

More rebar work is being done and some vertical elements have been added to the top off the planned supports... All of them on the white settlement side are done. Maybe something will start to happen soon

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Posted 03 May 2017 - 07:15 PM

Appropriations bill passed by the House

'Republican Reps. Kay Granger of Fort Worth and Michael Burgess of Lewisville voted in favor of the bill, while Reps. Joe Barton of Ennis, Kenny Marchant of Coppell and Roger Williams of Austin voted against it.

The measure passed by 309-118, with 103 Republicans voting no. The bill now heads to the Senate, where it is expected to pass with bipartisan support and head to Trumps desk. The bill must be signed by midnight on Friday or the government will shut down.'

http://www.star-tele...e148493434.html

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Posted 04 May 2017 - 10:23 AM

I've been trying to find other news articles on the Omnibus Bill that report on current proposed Army Corp of Engineers Fiscal 2017 funding, in general, and any proposed allocation to  the Fort Worth Trinity River flood-control project.  If anyone finds one, a link would be appreciated.



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Posted 04 May 2017 - 12:53 PM

Senate passes bill. Trump expected to sign it into law today or tomorrow

https://www.bloomber...cal-fight-ahead

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Posted 24 May 2017 - 09:46 PM

'Trump also is proposing to cut the Army Corps of Engineers' civil-works budget by $1 billion, or 16%. But the plan doesn't specify which Corps accounts would be trimmed or by how much.'
http://www.enr.com/a...s-spares-others

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Posted 24 May 2017 - 11:59 PM

Well that's encouraging...

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Posted 25 May 2017 - 08:50 AM

The deep, dark TRV secret that no one at the helm with the project will admit publicly: its completion and funding to pay for it is still far from a done deal.

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Posted 08 June 2017 - 04:54 PM

https://www.earthcam...ename=timelapse

 

Interesting to watch over time. The cranes working on the brdige stood still for a very long time, but seem to be moving a lot more in the final frames and you can see visible progress going on with the piers. 



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Posted 19 June 2017 - 03:15 PM

Bridge construction expected to be completed in 2019.

 

Office tower, hotel and multi-family interest in Panther Island.

 

http://www.fortworth...8845d1c6d4.html


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Posted 19 June 2017 - 03:21 PM

Exciting. Anxiously awaiting to see what new developments will look like. The encore development is a good lead IMO.

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Posted 19 June 2017 - 03:42 PM

That's the first explanation I've ever seen of the bridge issue that actually made sense.

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Posted 19 June 2017 - 08:28 PM

Sounds like the contractor has the same concern I've had for a year now!
 

After being on hold for about a year, “the bridge cages here are well underway. We had a tough issue going on with the contractor who was making a lot of design claims and problems with it. Our team, the city of Fort Worth and TxDOT were saying ‘no it’s the way you’re building it,’” Granger said.

 

“We went ahead and did a [6 ft. tall, 8 ft. wide and 20 ft. long] mockup of it, we cut that section open and sure enough it showed the design was very good. So, with that the bridge contract is now going full speed once again,” he said.

 

I'm not at all convinced these bridges will be structurally sound!


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Posted 19 June 2017 - 10:26 PM

Bridge construction expected to be completed in 2019.
 
Office tower, hotel and multi-family interest in Panther Island.
 
http://www.fortworth...8845d1c6d4.html


Encouraging news.

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Posted 19 June 2017 - 10:34 PM

Sounds like the contractor has the same concern I've had for a year now!
 

After being on hold for about a year, “the bridge cages here are well underway. We had a tough issue going on with the contractor who was making a lot of design claims and problems with it. Our team, the city of Fort Worth and TxDOT were saying ‘no it’s the way you’re building it,’” Granger said.

 

“We went ahead and did a [6 ft. tall, 8 ft. wide and 20 ft. long] mockup of it, we cut that section open and sure enough it showed the design was very good. So, with that the bridge contract is now going full speed once again,” he said.

 

I'm not at all convinced these bridges will be structurally sound!

 

Well on the bright side if they collapse you wont fall far.



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Posted 20 June 2017 - 08:48 AM

I'm not at all convinced these bridges will be structurally sound!


Not sure of the details, but if they've actually stopped construction and done a deep dive on the issue, I doubt they'd go forward if there were any doubts, especially where safety is involved.  Once you spook an engineer they (we) tend to get very conservative about safety.


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Posted 20 June 2017 - 12:04 PM

Yeah, I don't think they would continue buidling if there were ANY remaining doubts on the structure.

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Posted 20 June 2017 - 12:18 PM

Yeah, not after so much publicity.


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Posted 26 June 2017 - 05:31 PM

 

Bridge construction expected to be completed in 2019.
 
Office tower, hotel and multi-family interest in Panther Island.
 
http://www.fortworth...8845d1c6d4.html


Encouraging news.

 

I completely missed that mention about an "office tower" in the article when I first read it.  That's great but have to say I did not expect to see an office tower come out of there given more mature office locations in Downtown and Near West Side.  Also, when I read "tower" I think that means "taller than it is wide".    

I expect Panther Island will be impressive but take decades to fully build out, across multiple economic cycles. 



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Posted 24 July 2017 - 09:32 PM

These folks meet with the TRV. Some innovative stuff, such as wind and solar powered light posts.

http://www.jpointerg...o-item/omniled/

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Posted 26 July 2017 - 07:45 AM

These folks meet with the TRV. Some innovative stuff, such as wind and solar powered light posts.

http://www.jpointerg...o-item/omniled/

Is this your hope or are they actually going to meet with TRV?  My guess is this is your hope, and I would certainly concur.  Wind and solar power are the waves of the future of power generation and distribution.



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Posted 26 July 2017 - 09:40 AM

I haven't seen it yet but someone says they actually finally poured a concrete pier.


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Posted 27 July 2017 - 01:33 AM

I drove by this evening and I can confirm that the western pier has indeed been poured and is visible near the Omaha Supplies building... this thing may be legit after all.

I took some pics but I haven't figured out yet how to add pics to my post using my iPad.

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Posted 15 August 2017 - 09:46 AM

For the engineering nerds out there

 

 

Work is progressing on the Henderson Street and White Settlement Road bridges.

In mid-July, concrete was poured for the first full-scale V-pier for the White Settlement Bridge. The bridge contractor used 200 cubic yards of concrete. With crews placing the concrete on both legs of the V-pier simultaneously, the pour took several days to complete and cure.
About 15,000 gallons of liquid nitrogen were used to keep the concrete cool as surface temperatures of the truck drums dropped below 40 degrees. Additional pours are anticipated over the next year, with a new pour taking place about every three weeks.

 

 

http://fortworthtexa...bridges-update/







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