Vancouver Waterfront Project Design Challenges & Solutions - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Vancouver Waterfront Project Design Challenges & Solutions PRESENTED BY: Rich Darland, PE Senior Civil Engineer

35 Years in the Northwest Engineering & Planning Land Surveying & UAS Environmental Health & Safety

History of the Waterfront Shipyards Sawmills Paper Mills Wharves Ferries River & Commerce

4 Historic Chronology 1962 Boise Cascade Paper Mill 1909 1989 Pittock & Leadbetter Mill Closes 1922 Lumber Columbia River 1889 Paper Co. Michigan Lumber Mill

How the Mill Site Changed 2006 1965

How the Mill Site Changed 2006 Late 1970s

7 Development Milestones Access Project Street Phase Begins Adopted (City Led, Vancouver City TIB Criteria) Center Vision Access Project CWLLC Buys Rail Phase Boise Cascade Begins (BNSF) Property COV-CWLLC Development Agreement JUN 2007 MAR 2008 SEP 2009 JAN 2011 MID 2013

8 Development Milestones Phase I Construction Begins Columbia Way TIB Grant Park & Pier Columbia Way Approval Columbia Way Construction Opens Deep Utilities Begins Begins (Port) Columbia Way Street & Utilities Begins (COV) M-J 2016 DEC 2013 SEP 2014 JAN 2015 OCT 2015 MAR 2016

Waterfront Master Plan Courtesy: Columbia Waterfront LLC

PBS’ Public Work

PBS’ Private Work

Challenges Addressed Subsurface Columbia River Road Design Water Level Considerations Challenges Storm Outfalls Columbia Way Alignment • Woody Debris • • Manhole Buoyancy Waterfront Way • Concrete Structures • • Characteristics Parking Garage Design •

13 Woody Debris

14 Woody Debris

15 Woody Debris in History 2006 1965

Subsurface Challenge: Woody Debris

Subsurface Challenge: Concrete Structures

18 Challenge: Columbia River Water Level Storm Outfalls – Outfalls submerged in Columbia River – High water events could submerge Grant Street underpass – Provisions for pump system in high water events

Challenge: Columbia River Water Level Manhole Buoyancy

Challenge: Columbia River Water Level Parking Garage Challenges

Challenge: Columbia Way Alignment

Challenge: Columbia Way Alignment

23 Challenge: Waterfront Way Design Criteria

Challenge: Waterfront Way Design

Funding Partners

Project Consultants

27 Courtesy: Lioneye Aerials

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