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Home My WebLink AboutINS-15-016 - Noise Exemption - Region of Waterloo Stage 1 Light Rail Project Staff Rport I r rc'.�► t .R Infrastructure Services Department wmkitchener.ca REPORT TO: Community and Infrastructure Services Committee DATE OF MEETING: February 2, 2015 SUBMITTED BY: Justin Readman, Director of Transportation Services, 519-741-2200, extension 7038 PREPARED BY: Stephanie Brasseur, Traffic Project Coordinator, 519-741-2200, extension 7373 WARD(S) INVOLVED: Ward 9 DATE OF REPORT: January 14, 2015 REPORT NO.: INS-15-016 SUBJECT: Noise Exemption — Region of Waterloo Stage 1 — Light Rail Project RECOMMENDATION: That the Region of Waterloo and its contractor(s) be exempt from the provisions of Chapter 450 Noise of the City of Kitchener Municipal Code Article 6 Construction Work during the Region of Waterloo Stage 1 — Light Rail Project in the City of Kitchener. The request for the noise by-law exemption is between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. for the period March 1, 2015 and ending December 31, 2015. BACKGROUND: As a part of Grandlinq Contractor's design and build of the Stage 1 of the Region of Waterloo's Light Rail Transit (LRT) project major road reconstruction will be taking place over the course of the next few years in the City of Kitchener. This includes the installation of infrastructure, utilities, servicing and rail components which will encompass an aggressive schedule for completion of the project for full operation in 2017. REPORT: This project is extensive and will require a noise exemption for construction activities in the 2015 construction year for the purpose of accelerating the schedule and construction activities to improve productivity during the construction season, shorten durations, and disruptions as they pertain to businesses, their customers, delivery schedules and to encompass delays due to other unforeseen scheduling and weather conditions. Staff and Council have been advised and/or part of various planning project teams over the past months to review and approve various aspects of the LRT project with awareness of the scope of the upcoming project. 7 - 1 Grandlinq staff have been working cooperatively with Transportation Planning Division Staff to co-ordinate construction operations to reduce traffic impacts with the schedule for completion, of which, the noise exemption is key to maintaining the schedule and minimize the duration of the overall project timelines. Project work under the noise exemption would include the following locations of LRT project works: • Section 4— King Street from Union Boulevard to Victoria Street • Section 5 — King Street from Victoria Street to Francis Street, Duke Street from Francis Street to Frederick St, Frederick Street from Duke Street to Charles Street • Section 6—Charles Street from Victoria Street to Benton Street • Section 7—Charles Street from Benton Street to Ottawa Street • Section 8— Borden Avenue from Charles Street to end of the road • Section 9—Ottawa Street from Charles Street to Mill Street • Section 10 — Huron Spur from Palmer Avenue to south of Hayward Avenue, Hayward Avenue from Hanson Avenue to Courtland Avenue, Courtland Avenue form Hayward Avenue to Manitou Drive, North of Fairway Road from Courtland Avenue to Fairview Park Mall. The construction activities that would take place between 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. could include the following: • Concrete placement (track, sidewalks, curb & gutter, bridge & wall structures, LRT stops) • Aggregate and asphalt placement (all roads rebuilds listed above) • Material movement (aggregates, track material, equipment) • Removal and replacement of wet utilities (sewer &water) • Track installation prior to concrete placement Grandlinq has a website which provides construction updates relative to current and upcoming work of which the noise information will be published. ALIGNMENT WITH CITY OF KITCHENER STRATEGIC PLAN: This initiative falls under the Community Priority of Quality of Life. "Work with partners, including all orders of government, to create a culture of safety in our community." The implementation of improved traffic flow and safety will provide positive direction for motorists. FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS: None. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: The majority of unduly noise (i.e. underground installations, piling works) will be conducted during regular daytime operations in order to comply with existing bylaws and to minimize after hours noise to residents. 7 - 2 INFORM — Notification will be provided to all businesses and residents within 125 metres of the project limits as is protocol consistent with the Region of Waterloo LRT communications process as well as via the following: • Letters to all businesses/residents in the area. • An ION project website has been set up for the public to review for information and communication with a newsletter sign up as an option for ongoing improved communications — ION Construction website: www.rideion.ca and ION website: www.regionofwaterloo.ca/rapidtransit • Communications staff available from the Region of Waterloo and Grandlinq via a 24 hour hotline. • Project boards onsite with all contact information for the public on display. ACKNOWLEDGED BY: Dev Tyagi, Deputy CAO Infrastructure Services Department 7 - 3 GRANDLINQ caKrRwcroNs 2015-January-13 WLRT-LTR-GLC-KIT-0001 Ken Carmichael, C.E.T PO Box 1118 Kitchener, ON N2G 4G7 Attention: Mr. Ken Carmichael Subject: Region of Waterloo Stage 1 Light Rail Project Request of Noise by-law exemption Dear Mr. Carmichael GrandLinq Contractors has been contracted to design and build Stage 1 of the Waterloo LRT and would like to formally request a noise by-law exemption for construction activities in the 2015 construction year starting on March 1, 2015- December 31, 2015. Grandlinq Contractors is requesting this exemption for the purpose of accelerating schedule and construction activities to improve productivity during the construction season, shorten durations and disruptions as they pertain to businesses,'their customers and their delivery schedules and to have the ability to make up for lost time in the event of delays. Not all of this work will be at night but this serves as a broad description of potential night work. Upon approval of this exemption, Grandlinq Contractors would notify all businesses and residents within 125 meters of all after hours work. This construction notice would also contain Grandlinq's 24 hours a day 17 days a week hotline for construction questions and complaints, This blanket noise by-law exemption would cover the following areas to be performed from 7:00 pm to 7.00 am, Monday- Sunday. • Section 4-King St. from Union Blvd. to Victoria St. • Section 5-King St. from Victoria St. to Francis St. Duke St. from Francis St. to Frederick St. Frederick St. from Duke St. to Charles St. • Section 6- Charles St. from Victoria St. to Benton St. • Section 7- Charles St. from Benton St. to Ottawa St. • Section 8-Borden Ave. from Charles St to end of road • Section 9- Ottawa St. from Charles St. to Mill St. • Section 10-Huron Spur from Palmer Ave. to south of Hayward Ave. Hayward Ave. from Hanson Ave. to Courtland Ave. Courtland Ave. from Hayward Ave. to Manitou Dr. North of Fairway Dr. from Courtland Ave. to Fairview Park Mall The activities that would take place after 7pm to lam include the following: • Concrete placement(track, sidewalks, curb&gutter, bridge& wall structures, LRT stops) • Aggregate &Asphalt placement(all roads rebuilds listed above) • Material movement(aggregates, track material, equipment) • Removal and replacement of wet utilities (sewer& water) • Track installation prior to concrete placement GrandLinq Contractors 409 weber St W,Kitchener,Ontario N21-1 4B1 (519)742-9163 lei (519)569-8092 fax Page I of 2 7 - 4 GO MTaa�.T Drb7 GRANDLINQ • Installation of light poles and OCS poles If you have any questions in this regard, please contact the undersigned. Sincerely, c#or es, C.E.T., G.S.C. Dasig uild Manager GrandLinq Contractors Region of Waterloo Stage 1 Light Rail Project VBlmf Encl: cc: Marty Harris Ted Butler Steve Medina Grandt_inq Contractors 409 Weber St W,Kitchener,Ontario N2H 481 (519)742.9163 tel (519)569-8092 fax Page 2 of 2 7 - 5