Greetings First Street Tunnel Stakeholders,

We have some important items that are occurring before or following our next Tunnel Forum meeting.
Upcoming Weekend, Snow Removal: The First Street Tunnel team is preparing for the impending
snow event. As a continuation of the snow removal coordination that occurred with the DC Department
of Publics Works (DPW) last winter, we will be following the same procedures and protocols. The
contractor, SKJD, is responsible for clearing snow from the work areas within the Construction Staging
Areas (CSAs); plus they are responsible for snow removal on roads and sidewalks surrounding the CSAs.
DPW is responsible for snow removal on Bloomingdale streets; homeowners are responsible for snow
removal on their own sidewalks. SKJD plans to work tomorrow, Friday, January 22, at least the first
shift, and is prepared with staff and equipment for the snow. Please be advised that given the large
amount of snow predicted from Friday into Saturday, snow removal will not begin until it is efficient to
do so. Snow removal around the CSAs will probably not begin until Sunday morning.
Restricted Parking on Thomas and
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Second Streets: On Friday, January 29,
SKJD will be demobilizing a crane from the
Thomas Street (pumping station) Construction
Staging Area. To disassemble and transport the
crane from the Thomas Street CSA, parking
will be restricted on Thomas and Second
Streets, starting at 7 AM on Friday, January
29, 2016 through 5 PM on Saturday, January
30, 2016, including Friday overnight. The
sketch shows the limits of restricted parking in
pink shading. During this time, residents who
live and park within the area shown are welcome to use the Bryant Street Alternative Parking Area (APA)
located on the west side of Second Street between Bryant Street and W Street beginning Thursday, January
28 at 3 PM. Shuttle service from the Bryant Street APA to residents homes will be available. You need
not apply for an APA tag to use the
Bryant Street lot and shuttle service
on these days only. Disassembly of
the crane is weather dependent.
Should inclement weather prevent
the disassembly, this effort will be
rescheduled for another date.
Upcoming Construction
Activities at Adams Street and
Flagler Place: SKJD has
completed the first 80 feet of
excavation and temporary support of
the Adams Street adit tunnel. The
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crews are now working to install the permanent concrete lining over this 80-foot length. Following the
completion of the concrete lining, the remaining 220 feet of adit tunnel will be constructed using a
micro tunnel boring machine (MTBM). The MTBM will interface with the new First Street Tunnel
under the corner of First Street and Adams Street. At the end of January, SKJD will bring in support gear
for the MTBM assembly, with some equipment that is approximately 16 feet tall. Residents can expect to
see and hear significant changes to the Construction Staging Area until this MTBM operation is
completed in March. In addition to ongoing adit construction, there are additional concrete placements
for the diversion chamber in Flagler Place. This will involve concrete delivery trucks and other
equipment, using Flagler Place. Some of these pours will impact parking on Flagler Place. A schematic
is included that indicates placement of new stationary equipment in the gray area. The areas in pink will
be used for trucks, cranes, workers, and FEMS access.
Alternative Parking Area Closing: On Tuesday,
March 31, 2016, the Alternative Parking Area located at
143 W Street will close. For those of you who have parking
tags for the 143 W Street lot, your tag will transfer to the
Bryant Street Alternative Parking Area. You need not take
any action, other than to park at the Bryant Street lot effective
April 1, 2016. Please make sure your license plate number
and registration are current and are on file with us by
contacting shuttle services on the 24/7 Hotline. Shuttle
service from the Bryant Street APA to residents homes will
be available.

ADAMSSTNW

143WSTREETAPA
(CLOSINGMARCH31,2016)

WSTNW

Next Tunnel Forum Meeting: The next Tunnel Forum

meeting is scheduled for Thursday, January 28, 2016 at 7 PM
VSTNW
at St. Georges Episcopal Church at 160 U Street, NW. We
have a lot to talk about at this meeting. Due to continuing
construction and other important updates, we will be postponing our talk about restoration of disturbed
areas at this time. This topic will be discussed at future meetings. Please join us!
Please continue to check our web site for updated project information
(http://dcwater.com/workzones/projects/first_street_tunnel/). And, as always, feel free to contact us
directly if you have any questions. If you have a concern or complaint about ongoing construction, please
call the 24/7 Hotline at 1-844-FST-INFO (1-844-378-4636).
The FST Outreach Team
Tom Lindberg, DCCR First Street Tunnel - Public Outreach | DC Clean Rivers Project
DC Water | 5000 Overlook Avenue, SW | Washington, DC 20032 | t (202) 787-4738
f (202) 787-4478 | Email: thomas.lindberg@dcwater.com
FST web page: http://dcwater.com/workzones/projects/first_street_tunnel/

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