PRESENTER: Presenter
Scott McClelland, Assistant Director of Transportation and Capital Improvements
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SUBJECT: Title
Presentation and update on the Last Tuber’s Exit project
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation and Capital Improvements
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The New Braunfels Economic Development Corporation (NBEDC) has worked to develop a list of capital projects to support - through engineering and design and/or construction funding - since the summer of 2022. The NBEDC voted unanimously to approve funding the final design of the Last Tuber’s Exit project at its January 19, 2023 meeting with Freese and Nichols, Inc (FNI). The final design completed by FNI includes the construction design drawings and an opinion of probable cost for construction.
The proposed improvements to Last Tuber’s Exit will help reduce staff intervention, reduce the backup of tubers at the lower landing area and stairs, and improve the safety for staff and park users. The construction of these improvements would replace the underwater stairs with additional steps and a 12’ wide underwater landing. Handrails will be replaced, an ADA transfer system will be included, and marker buoys will be added to delineate the underwater landing.
The NBEDC received a presentation on the construction of these improvements at its March 21, 2024 regular meeting. The NBEDC held a public hearing on April 18, 2024 and unanimously approved the requested $1,200,000 in construction funding. The New Braunfels City Council approved the construction funding at its May 13, 2024 meeting.
This presentation will provide an update on the project.
STRATEGIC PLAN REFERENCE:
☐Economic Mobility ☐Enhanced Connectivity ☐Community Identity
☐Organizational Excellence ☒Community Well-Being ☐N/A