Regina Construction IV - Page 82

skphc08 · #**1621** Posted **Sep 15, 2022, 5:39 AM**

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Originally Posted by pappcam

Drove through that area for the first time today and yeah, I wasn't expecting it to be that curvy.

Is that what she said?

gecho111 · #**1622** Posted **Sep 15, 2022, 11:05 PM**

I saw a City of Regina tender posted for 2023 Aerial Photography and a 3D model of the city. The timing is odd because they had been doing aerial photos every 2 years and it should have been done this year.

So I sent in a request for the status of the 2022 air photos. The reply I got stated there were issues the 2022 flyover, and their won't be new coverage until spring 2023.

I suspect the company doing the work screwed up again. The contract explicitly states photos must be taken before the leaves open on the trees. In 2020 the contract was issued too late for a spring flyover so they needed to wait until the leaves fell off, but they took photos in September, then had to re-take them in November.

The new tender specifies past performance as one of the grading criteria for bids, so the city might be looking for an out should that company come in as the lowest bid next time.

McBean · #**1623** Posted **Sep 18, 2022, 5:40 PM**

This Arcola Avenue Sewer Trunk Renewal might cause a few of us traffic delays starting tomorrow (Sept 19th)
https://www.regina.ca/transportation...trunk-renewal/

Stormer · #**1624** Posted **Sep 21, 2022, 5:13 PM**

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Originally Posted by djforsberg

Doesn't sound too bad to me, at least phase 1.

Actually great mitigation by the City on this. The temporary bypass sewer lines go under Prince of Wales through culverts and over Arcola under a temporary ramp. Really minimal disruption.

StealthGirl · #**1625** Posted **Sep 23, 2022, 4:42 PM**

Some images up for the Rapid Housing Initiative at 120 Broad Street. (Sorry for giant image. Didn't know how to shrink it.)

https://www.regina.ca/home-property/...ng-initiative/

Current timelines...

October 2022: Site work begins
Initial site work will include excavations, grading, landscaping and pouring of the building foundations. This work will be complete in December.

April 2023: Module craning on site
The modules for the building will be built in the factory, transported to the site and craned into place in early April. Some road restrictions may apply for one day. Details will be shared with the community prior to craning.

August 2023: Site work complete
The building will be connected to the site services, and the façade, roofing, landscaping and mechanicals will be completed. The building is anticipated for occupancy in September 2023.

Stormer · #**1626** Posted **Sep 23, 2022, 5:35 PM**

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Originally Posted by StealthGirl

Some images up for the Rapid Housing Initiative at 120 Broad Street. (Sorry for giant image. Didn't know how to shrink it.)

https://www.regina.ca/home-property/...ng-initiative/

Current timelines...

October 2022: Site work begins
Initial site work will include excavations, grading, landscaping and pouring of the building foundations. This work will be complete in December.

April 2023: Module craning on site
The modules for the building will be built in the factory, transported to the site and craned into place in early April. Some road restrictions may apply for one day. Details will be shared with the community prior to craning.

August 2023: Site work complete
The building will be connected to the site services, and the façade, roofing, landscaping and mechanicals will be completed. The building is anticipated for occupancy in September 2023.

There is definitely a need for this type of housing. I don't understand why it is so expensive. It looks like $270k per door and I don't think that includes land which the City contributed. It looks like the parking lot is gravel? It seems like you should be able to construct far more than 29 basic units for $7.75 million? Also does this mean the 2 -10 story buildings proposed for this site are shelved?

Newstart · #**1627** Posted **Sep 23, 2022, 7:41 PM**

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Originally Posted by Stormer

There is definitely a need for this type of housing. I don't understand why it is so expensive. It looks like $270k per door and I don't think that includes land which the City contributed. It looks like the parking lot is gravel? It seems like you should be able to construct far more than 29 basic units for $7.75 million? Also does this mean the 2 -10 story buildings proposed for this site are shelved?

It certainly is a touch on the higher side.

That being said Modular Construction would be part of it. There is a premium to pay.

A typical build of this would be 12-16 months all in. This is what 10 months?

So as the saying goes you can pay for 2 of the 3 - Speed, Quality, Price. I suspect this is Speed and Quality and the Price goes up.

one_brick_at_a_time · #**1628** Posted **Sep 24, 2022, 9:31 PM**

I want more of those housing developments. They are for sure needed.

gecho111 · #**1629** Posted **Sep 25, 2022, 12:48 AM**

Roads in the Riverside Cemetery expansion are paved and the 300ish trees are going in. Regina might actually end up with a net gain of trees this year.

New pathway along 23rd from Hillsdale to Arboretum Park is open now.

The buffer between the driving lanes and wall on the Winnipeg Street bridge looks to be bigger than the Chuka Blvd bike lane. Though the area next to walls tend to collect a lot of debris so that space may not be usable for cycling. Though the bridge will have a dedicated path anyway.

StealthGirl · #**1630** Posted **Sep 25, 2022, 11:50 PM**

I didn't realize they were putting that many trees in. Wonderful! I am curious to see how much more road there will be in there; they are popular walking/running trails for a lot of the nearby communities.

gecho111 · #**1631** Posted **Sep 26, 2022, 12:41 AM**

Not much more road, just extends south a little. I may have missed remembered, might be around 200 trees not 300.

StealthGirl · #**1632** Posted **Sep 26, 2022, 3:43 PM**

Quite similar to the last expansion in size then maybe.

Stormer · #**1633** Posted **Sep 26, 2022, 3:54 PM**

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Originally Posted by StealthGirl

I didn't realize they were putting that many trees in. Wonderful! I am curious to see how much more road there will be in there; they are popular walking/running trails for a lot of the nearby communities.

What shocks me are the new areas where people have planted zero trees in their yards years after construction. You can see rows of newer houses with zero trees for privacy, windbreaks, etc. I just don't get it. Trees are the investment that just keep growing every year with so many benefits.

VANRIDERFAN · #**1634** Posted **Sep 26, 2022, 3:59 PM**

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Originally Posted by Stormer

What shocks me are the new areas where people have planted zero trees in their yards years after construction. You can see rows of newer houses with zero trees for privacy, windbreaks, etc. I just don't get it. Trees are the investment that just keep growing every year with so many benefits.

When we bought our house at the outskirts of the northwest we planted poplars, Lombardi Pines ans scotch pines because it was so very wet. 15 years later they (the poplars) are massive trees that dominate the backyard.

Stormer · #**1635** Posted **Sep 26, 2022, 4:40 PM**

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Originally Posted by VANRIDERFAN

When we bought our house at the outskirts of the northwest we planted poplars, Lombardi Pines ans scotch pines because it was so very wet. 15 years later they (the poplars) are massive trees that dominate the backyard.

My house is over 20 years old. I almost cannot see any neighbors in the back yard. It is an oasis.

The City is getting smarter about planting trees. They are using much more wood chip mulch, which is free for them anyway.

The 2 biggest issues the City has is 1. getting trees started after planting; and 2. ensuring they get enough water after they are about 15-20 years old when they suck way more water.

On the first point, they have employed drip bags for speedy watering in the first few years. On the second point, they need to do a better job a mulching and spacing trees. Also slanting concrete centre medians towards the trees rather than away from the trees. As far as downtown sidewalk trees, I am not sure what is the solution. After 20 years or so they seem to die off as soon as there is a couple years of drought. I know the City now puts in soil cells when the re-do sidewalks, but that has not worked on the 18 block of Hamilton.

A well planned example is the Victoria Ave median. No grass and limited concrete or paving stones to let the rain run off, just mulch. Also most of the trees are smaller ornamental, so they won't get so big as to out grown the moisture supply.

Fjords · #**1636** Posted **Sep 26, 2022, 8:23 PM**

Is is time to finally give up on trying to make trees grow in sidewalk boxes? Year after year, new, young trees are transplanted into these boxes and like clockwork, by next year they're all leafless and dead. This is despite the city's good efforts in remediating the problem with new soil, new grates that allow more moisture in, and mulch over the soil.

Given our notoriously hardy shrubs that grow in the worst conditions (lilacs, ninebark, junipers, etc) could we not move to a more ground-level shrubbery plan for downtown? I know it's not as impressive as a big, elder Elm shading the street below, but that's just a pipe dream that will never happen in our downtown with our winters.

one_brick_at_a_time · #**1637** Posted **Sep 26, 2022, 8:43 PM**

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Originally Posted by Fjords

Is is time to finally give up on trying to make trees grow in sidewalk boxes? Year after year, new, young trees are transplanted into these boxes and like clockwork, by next year they're all leafless and dead. This is despite the city's good efforts in remediating the problem with new soil, new grates that allow more moisture in, and mulch over the soil.

Given our notoriously hardy shrubs that grow in the worst conditions (lilacs, ninebark, junipers, etc) could we not move to a more ground-level shrubbery plan for downtown? I know it's not as impressive as a big, elder Elm shading the street below, but that's just a pipe dream that will never happen in our downtown with our winters.

The thing is, there are some tree cells downtown that HAVE worked. Maybe it’s the trees that they used but I think there is still hope.

Kegger · #**1638** Posted **Sep 26, 2022, 9:16 PM**

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Originally Posted by one_brick_at_a_time

The thing is, there are some tree cells downtown that HAVE worked. Maybe it’s the trees that they used but I think there is still hope.

The boxes on Lorne Street next to Sasktel look great, I have walked passed them regularly over the years and those trees had a hard first couple years, but have really grown a lot over the years now.

I don't know what they did there that was so successful compared to, let's say, Hamilton Street.

StealthGirl · #**1639** Posted **Sep 26, 2022, 9:39 PM**

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Originally Posted by djforsberg

Did some bylaw change or has it just become less of a priority for people/developers?

My guess is a lot of people are house-poor and can't afford to landscape the yard. That and a lot of people just don't care about their yard beyond having somewhere for the BBQ to sit.

HomeInMyShoes · #**1640** Posted **Sep 26, 2022, 9:53 PM**

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Originally Posted by Kegger

The boxes on Lorne Street next to Sasktel look great, I have walked passed them regularly over the years and those trees had a hard first couple years, but have really grown a lot over the years now.

I don't know what they did there that was so successful compared to, let's say, Hamilton Street.

Maybe watered them every now and then. The years of drought have been hard on a lot of trees and our aging trees are dying quickly these days in many places. Just look at the large older trees within Victoria Park. They are in terrible shape.