[PPT] - Road and Trail Section I Item# 5-8402 Louisville, KY 2016 ASHE PowerPoint Presentation

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Property of Gresham, Smith and Partners

McNeely Park Access Road and Trail Section I Item# 5-8402

Louisville, KY 2016 ASHE Transportation Improvement Award

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Project Background

McNeely Lake Park, one of the

largest in the Metro Parks system at 741 acres.

Features a scenic 46-acre

fishing lake with an accessible pier and boat ramp which is

wned by the Kentucky

Department of Fish and Wildlife.

McNeely Lake Park is intended

to be a key bicycle and pedestrian connection along the Louisville Loop, a 100-mile shared use path that ties together communities across Jefferson County.

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Project Background

In 2011 -2013, Metro Parks completed

a community-based master plan for McNeely Lake Park that would celebrate its unique features and enhance its usability.

During this time, interest in having a

connector road between Mt. Washington Road and Cedar Creek Road began to grow and gain support.

In March of 2012, Metro Parks selected

GS&P to lead a multidisciplinary team to create a well-designed roadway and multi-use trail to serve all park users that enhances the park experience, provides connections between park facilities and improves park access from surrounding neighborhoods.

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Credit: McNeely Master Plan Report (Human Nature, 2013) https://louisvilleky.gov/government/parks/mcneely-lake-park-master-plan

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Project Purpose and Need

Needs

The park is on the edge of evolving land use patterns between higher density residential and lower

density agricultural lands. As Jefferson County continues to grow along the southern edge, there is a need for better connectivity to recreational amenities such as McNeely Lake Park.

McNeely Lake Park has poor internal circulation, with three distinct developed areas with no park

roads or paths connecting them.

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Credit: McNeely Master Plan Report (Human Nature, 2013) https://louisvilleky.gov/government/parks/mcneely-lake-park-master-plan

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Project Purpose and Need

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Purpose

Provide an extensive trail network and

connector roadway to create new connections between current park use areas and to access previously inaccessible areas.

Provide a scenic low-speed access to the East

and South park use areas, the Flying fields and

ther amenities without leaving the park.
Provide more linkages to the nearby Wilt

Elementary School, surrounding neighborhoods.

Provide multiple opportunities for scenic
verlook or access to take advantage of the

beautiful landscape.

Allow the Park to serve as an ecological

stepping stone between Jefferson Memorial Forest and the Parklands at Floyds Fork, allowing a portion of the Louisville Loop to take advantage of the park’s assets and amenities.

Credit: McNeely Master Plan Report (Human Nature, 2013) https://louisvilleky.gov/government/parks/mcneely-lake-park-master-plan

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Project Purpose and Scope

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McNeely Construction Segments

Project Scope

In an effort to accelerate project delivery, the

McNeely Lake Road and Trail project was split into two construction segments in order to begin construction in the fall of 2014.

Section I project work included the construction of

0.55 miles of new roadway and 0.27 miles of trail extending from Cedar Creek Road as well as constructing a new entrance drive off the new park roadway.

The proposed road and trail installations

can be generally confined to the East Park Use Area as described in the Master Plans.

The project was advertised by Metro

Parks on August 21, 2014 and the $893,465 construction contract was awarded to T+C Contracting on October 1, 2014.

Credit: McNeely Master Plan Report (Human Nature, 2013) https://louisvilleky.gov/government/parks/mcneely-lake-park-master-plan

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Project Purpose and Scope

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McNeely Section I Improvements Overview

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Goals and Vision

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Retain the intentions as developed through the master

plan.

Accommodate future improvements
Transportation designers working hand-in-hand with

planners and landscape architects.

Consideration was given to materials that were the most

sustainable and that are sourced as near as possible.

Metro Parks wanted to minimize the construction footprint

and preserve park resources such as lake edge, trees, views, etc.

A collaborative design approach which included an

enhanced survey area, field reviews that detected cultural and environmental resources in a timely manner, and avoided geologic hazards. This led to superior alignments

f the roadway and shared use paths.

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Sustainability Considerations

The use of recycled materials and reuse of existing

construction materials such as mulch from clearing

perations.
Compost Mulch Berm and Compost Mulch Erosion

Control Blanket was proposed as a EPSC measure In lieu of silt fence along the wooded disturbance limits as a sustainable practice and in an effort to minimize impacts to the root structure of the surrounding trees.

Due to cost and availability of compost, Coir

Sediment Logs were installed by change order, reducing the construction contract total while retaining the tree preservation goals.

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Sustainability Considerations

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Clearing operations using tree preservation fence and sediment logs in lieu of silt fence to protect tree line.

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Sustainability Considerations

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Limestone Block Bollards

The project utilized local/native

material such as limestone block for bollards to meet safety requirements while maintaining a naturalistic aesthetic.

Cooperative Effort

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Sustainability Considerations

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Placement of spit limestone blocks to separate multiuse trail and parking Selection of split limestone blocks by Metro Parks

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Sustainability Considerations

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Placement of special subgrade material to avoid excavation near mature Poplar (back right)

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Maintenance Considerations

Turf Reinforcement Mat was installed in lieu of Rip Rap

Channel Lining

4’ Bottom Mowable Parabolic Ditch was constructed in

lieu of trapezoidal channels.

In anticipation of visitors possibly parking along the

Shawn P. Riggs, P.E. Transportation Services GRESHAM, SMITH AND PARTNERS Architecture, Engineering, Interiors, Planning 101 South Fifth Street, Suite 1400 Louisville, KY 40202-3144 [P] 502.627.8900 [D] 502.627.8912 [M] 502.715.2040 [F] 866.651.2722 www.gspnet.com