2017-003 Hickory Street Construction
Date: 01/13/2017 Report No. 2017-003
INFORMAL STAFF REPORT
TO MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
SUBJECT:
Hickory Street Reconstruction Schedule.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
West Hickory Street from Bonnie Brae to Carrol Blvd is scheduled to begin water and
wastewater utility replacements beginning this month. This work is a part of a coordinated effort
to move forward with a major bond funded street reconstruction project for Hickory Street
totaling $ 2,222,431. This project was originally planned for construction in 2020 but at the
request of the City Council and Mobility Committee, staff has been working over the past year to
get utility replacements planned and implemented in advance of the project.
This combined project will take approximately 2 years to complete and will be built in phases
that will move from the western Bonnie Brae intersection, eastward towards Carroll. City of
Denton Wastewater Utility Crews will start beginning in January of 2017. These crews will be
followed by City of Denton Water Utility Crews that should follow by the middle of March
which will ultimately be followed by City of Denton Street Crews which should begin
performing the street reconstruction work by August of 2017. The attached Exhibit shows the
planned project schedule and phasing by each City Department.
BACKGROUND:
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The wastewater department is scheduled to begin January 12, at the intersection of Bonnie Brae
and Hickory. This portion of work will involve a brief closure of Bonnie Brae, which is
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scheduled to reopen prior to the January 17 beginning of UNT’s Spring Semester. Utility work
will continue to move from Bonnie Brae eastwards towards Carroll. Beginning around mid-
March, other utilities will follow behind wastewater in the same direction.
The Wastewater Department does not have plans to replace wastewater lines along some sections
of the project but the Water Utilities Department currently plans to replace waterlines throughout
most of the project and to increase the line size from and 8 inch to a 12 inch line to improve fire
flow capacity and to support potential growth and redevelopment in the area.
In order to accommodate the council’s request to advance the schedule for this project, a great
deal of coordination with internal and external utility groups including Atmos Gas has and will
continue to occur. With any project of this magnitude, street closures and traffic rerouting will at
times be necessary. Plans will also be made to insure safe and accessible pedestrian access
during construction.
Plans are also being made to host a project kickoff meeting with UNT, DCTA, the Hickory
Street Business owners, residents and the public in general within the next month or two to brief
them on the project timeline, receive their input and accommodate their concerns. Based upon
the schedule, the most challenging work will occur for the City Street Crews in Phases III and IV
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in the heart of the UNT Campus from Ave. C to Welch Street. If the overall schedule can be
maintained as currently planned, this work should occur from about April of 2018 through
September of 2018.
Many of the project details remain to be identified and planned for but City Staff will be
assigned to work on these over the course of the two year project. The target completion date for
the overall project is currently scheduled for January of 2019.
ATTACHMENTS:
Please refer to the attached Exhibit for the planned schedule of the construction work by project
phase and by City Department.
CONCLUSION:
The Hickory Street area will soon begin to be improved with the construction of new
infrastructure that will ultimately better serve the growing UNT area. This project involves many
internal and external stakeholders, who look forward to the council’s support throughout the
duration of this 2 year project.
STAFF CONTACT:
Tim Fisher – General Manager, Water Utilities
940-349-7190
Tim.fisher@cityofdenton.com
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