Waller Creek Flood Tunnel & Trail Update Thread

[eskimo33]

I meant to post this a couple of weeks back. I was in a meeting and the official announcement was made that the tunnel has been officially accepted by the city and is providing the prescribed flood reduction benefits.
Hopefully, some of the stalled projects on the East side of downtown will start moving forward.

[Jdawgboy]

Originally Posted by eskimo33

I meant to post this a couple of weeks back. I was in a meeting and the official announcement was made that the tunnel has been officially accepted by the city and is providing the prescribed flood reduction benefits.
Hopefully, some of the stalled projects on the East side of downtown will start moving forward.

Any word on when Waterloo Park will open?

[eskimo33]

Originally Posted by Jdawgboy

Any word on when Waterloo Park will open?

Last plan I saw said summer 2020, they are expecting about 70 events per year once the lawn and stage are opened.

[Syndic]

I was annoyed at the lack of updates on this one and set off to take a look myself. You can see the 17-story Breckenridge site prep going on in the background.

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[Urbannizer]

Under Construction. by Grexsys, on Flickr

[Syndic]

Waterloo Park is getting its grass


Source: https://www.instagram.com/p/CEsA23qF0R1/

[We vs us]

That's a great shot -- probably the first time I've gotten a sense of what the whole park is going to look like.

[Syndic]

Source and more pics here: https://waterloogreenway.org/a-look-...-construction/

[urbancore]

Originally Posted by We vs us

That's a great shot -- probably the first time I've gotten a sense of what the whole park is going to look like.

true.......but wait, i can't see the capitol.

That's it, bulldoze it and start over at once!

[Sigaven]

I feel like waterloo park has been under construction ever since i moved here in 2010. can't wait to see it for the first time after all these years lol.

[sammyk]

So which part was too tall and from where?

[Syndic]

There's a timelapse of Waterloo Park here:

https://www.instagram.com/p/B_0XjsSlFLV/

[papertowelroll]

Originally Posted by Syndic

There's a timelapse of Waterloo Park here:

https://www.instagram.com/p/B_0XjsSlFLV/

So, uhm... What happened in that timelapse? Seems like they just moved a bunch of dirt around and built a 10 ft' wall.

[atxsnail]

Originally Posted by papertowelroll

So, uhm... What happened in that timelapse? Seems like they just moved a bunch of dirt around and built a 10 ft' wall.

If you've got the time, the virtual tour on the construction is really interesting.

https://www.instagram.com/tv/B_3QOv6...d=1vhr1mxwqzqa

The other virtual tour about the sustainability aspects of the park is also worth your time. Both are on the Waterloo Greenway Instagram IGTV section

[MichaelB]

Originally Posted by atxsnail

If you've got the time, the virtual tour on the construction is really interesting.

https://www.instagram.com/tv/B_3QOv6...d=1vhr1mxwqzqa

The other virtual tour about the sustainability aspects of the park is also worth your time. Both are on the Waterloo Greenway Instagram IGTV section

It really has some good views and explains well what the end result will be.
And.
Just FF thru the talking if you don't want to know the details..!

[austin242]

Walked by and this is really pretty much complete.

[gillynova]

Thanks for posting that IG link!

[Syndic]

He said they're planting 500 trees on the site. Whoa!

[clubtokyo]

So excited for this park!

[Echostatic]

Fantastic view of Indeed Tower and 5th & Brazos.