Nottingham/Kirkwood Area Reconstruction Meeting Carol Haddock, P.E., - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Nottingham/Kirkwood Area Reconstruction Meeting Carol Haddock, P.E., Senior Asst. & Interim Deputy Director

AGENDA 1 OVERVIEW OF THE PROJECT 2 NEXT STEPS 3 CONTACT INFORMATION 2

Nottingham/Kirkwood Area Reconstruction Examples of Current Conditions Drainage & Mobility Pavement /Drainage Pavement /Mobility 3

Nottingham/Kirkwood Area Reconstruction Identified Improvement Needs Improve storm drainage Improve pavement conditions and mobility Improve water and wastewater as needed Pedestrian safety and accessibility Improve existing bike lanes 4

Nottingham/Kirkwood Area Reconstruction M-000247 Project Area : Memorial to Britoak (just south of Katy Fwy) LEGEND TREE TO REMAIN EXISTING RIGHT-OF-WAY (ROW) 5’ SIDEWALK TREE TO BE REMOVED NEW MEDIAN EXISTING MEDIAN PAVEMENT KIRKWOOD Memorial Kimberley Britoak (Intersection) 5

Nottingham/Kirkwood Area Reconstruction Intersection: Kimberley at Kirkwood LEGEND TREE TO REMAIN EXISTING RIGHT-OF-WAY (ROW) 5’ SIDEWALK TREE TO BE REMOVED NEW MEDIAN REPLACED SIGNAL EXISTING MEDIAN PAVEMENT 6

Nottingham/Kirkwood Area Reconstruction Proposed Cross Section: Kirkwood North of Memorial 7

Nottingham/Kirkwood Area Reconstruction Proposed Cross Section: Woodthorpe from Carlingford to West Forest 8

Nottingham/Kirkwood Area Reconstruction Improvements to Existing Bike Lanes BRIAR FOREST DRIVE WESTHEIMER ROAD MEMORIAL DRIVE BUFFALO BAYOU CURRENT CIP NOTTINGHAM/KIRKWOOD CIP PROJECT PANEL REPLACEMENT PROJECT PART I / IN DESIGN CURRENT CIP PART II KIRKWOOD ROAD • Existing bike lane is 2’ in width • Substandard facilities are • 6’ bike lane • 6’ bike lane or 5’ bike lane and considered substandard not considered safe, and or 5’bike lane with a 2’ painted buffer • Increase comfort level by will not be restriped along with a 2’ introducing a 5’ bike lane and a portions of the corridor not painted buffer 3’ buffer programmed with the CIP • Striped/painted bike lane and project we are discussing buffer allows for street today. To learn more, please sweeping and maintenance visit the Houston Bike Plan. • Striped/painted bike lane and • When funding is received, buffer allows for street PWE will need to move the sweeping and maintenance curb in this area to update the bike facility 9

Nottingham/Kirkwood Area Summary Improve storm drainage Improve water and wastewater as needed Improve pavement Sidewalks and ramps to conditions and mobility meet ADA Standards Improve existing bike lanes 10

Next Steps: Nottingham/Kirkwood Area – Phase I 2013 2016 2018 2020 Planning Design Scheduled Anticipated (Complete) (Ongoing) Construction Completion Timeline subject to change 11

ReBuild Houston Goals Reduce impact of flooding Improve mobility Quality of life 12

www.RebuildHouston.org Current Construction Future Construction Completed Construction 13

We Want Your We Want Your Input Fill out a comment card tonight Fill out a comment card tonight Or email us your comments at: Or email us your comments at: pweplanning@houstontx.gov www.RebuildHouston.org YOUR INPUT BY July 19, 2016 WILL HELP US STAY ON SCHEDULE 14

THANK YOU Please find your nearest breakout group and leave your comment cards at the sign-in table .