The Request for Proposal is finally out. Eight months after it was supposed to here. Six months after it was supposed to here. But still this is the next big step.
The one mile section of trail will run adjacent to Metrorail’s Red Line from New York Avenue to Franklin Street, NE. This section of the trail will connect to an existing elevated trail at the New York Avenue/Florida Avenue/Gallaudet University station.
The one mile section of new trail will provide a much-needed crossing of New York Avenue and Florida Avenue to access the Metrorail station from the Eckington neighborhood. The project includes an asphalt trail, fencing, lighting, emergency call boxes, and landscaping. After a contractor is hired, the design and construction is estimated to last approximately one year.
The press release doesn't say how long it will take to hire a contractor, but assuming it will be less than three months, that puts an opening at next summer?
The press release does not mention the multi-level bridge from the trail over the CSX tracks to the Rhode Island Metro Station. But the 2004 DDOT public meeting trail presentation for the Rhode Island Area featured that as the highlight of this part of the Trail. Is that bridge still in the plan and in the RFP?
Posted by: Wayne Phyillaier | May 30, 2007 at 07:45 PM
Not sure if it's part of this RFP, but I doubt it. It is still part of the plan as last I heard it.
Posted by: washcycle | May 30, 2007 at 11:11 PM
Chris Holben, of DDOT, has just answered our question. He says that DDOT will issue a separate contract in about a month to design the bridge.
Posted by: Wayne Phyillaier | May 31, 2007 at 09:19 AM