WATERLOO TECHNICAL SOCIETY
Wednesday 12th February, 2020
Cedar Falls Lifestyle Inn Lounge and Conference Center (Formerly the Clarion Inn)
Waterloo Reconstruction
of University Avenue The presentation will be on the City of Waterloo’s
University Avenue Reconstruction Project and future enhancements. The
University Avenue Reconstruction Project is estimated at $35 million and is
scheduled to be completed in 2021.
AECOM performed a preliminary study of the
existing 6-lane roadway and determined current and projected traffic volumes
could be handled on an improved 4-lane street. With the reduction in lanes, the
City decided to reconstruct University as a “Complete Street” with a 10-foot
multi-use path and 5-foot sidewalks, landscaping, bus/transit accommodations,
and connections to other existing trails.
This project includes eight signalized
intersections, storm sewer, sanitary sewer, water main, two bridge repairs,
bridge demolition, installation of a pedestrian box culvert, and
enhancements. The project includes private utility coordination, with electric,
gas and communication lines located alongside the roadway.
Program Chair: Jim Stevenson
Speaker: Michelle Sweeney Michelle Sweeney, PE,
PTOE, is a Project Manager and Traffic Engineer for AECOM in the Waterloo,
Iowa, office. AECOM is a global
engineering firm and ranked by Engineering News Record as the No. 1
transportation engineering firm in the US.
Michelle has been with AECOM since 2017 and has designed and managed the
University Avenue Reconstruction Project for the City of Waterloo, Iowa, is
project engineer for the new Cedar Falls High School Project, and was lead
design engineer for the Iowa 58 & Viking Road Interchange Project for the
Iowa DOT. She has also been the
construction manager for several Iowa DOT projects. Prior to coming to AECOM, Michelle worked as a Project Manager for the City of
Cedar Falls, Iowa, for 10 years and managed the design and construction of
several large projects, including the University Avenue Phase 1 Reconstruction,
Mayors Pedestrian Bridge and Greenhill Pedestrian Box Culvert, Prairie Parkway
Construction, and Ridgeway Avenue Reconstruction. In her free time, Michelle enjoys
volunteering in the communities she lives and works in and spending time with
her family, husband, Mike, and three kids, Cece, Charlie and Carson. Future topics: - March 11, 2020. Website Development. Marc Reifenrath, SpinUTech.
- April 8, 2020. Electric Bicycles. Brent Johnson, BikeTech.
- May 13, 2020. Hearing Devices. John Sperry, Wolfe Clinic.
Meal: Plated Dinner. includes French or Ranch dressing, rolls, butter, coffee, tea and milk. - Chef's Choice salad
- Chicken Marsala
- Mashed potatoes
- Vegetable
- Red velvet or Carrot cake
Please let us know if you have dietary restrictions so that we can provide an alternative for you. Price: $20.00 per person (includes tax, tip & room rent)
The Lifestyles Inn has requested that we collect cash for the meal and not checks. “Cash Please” ☺ Itinerary: Social period: 6:00 P.M.
Dinner: 6:30 P.M. Dinner Meeting Location: Cedar Falls Lifestyles Inn 5826 University Ave., Cedar Falls 50613. Presentation: 7:30-8:30 PM Dinner Reservations can be made by emailing: : reservations@waterlootechnicalsociety.org Please indicate if you are NOT having dinner with us when making a reservation. Please also provide the names of any guests so that nametags can be ready for them.
Please make reservations by noon, Monday 10 February 2020. Guests are always welcome.
Dues: Dues are used almost entirely for donations to local groups engaging in some technical field for which the money will make a real difference. Please join us in their support by becoming a member for $20 a year. Our Treasurer, Kenneth Friend, 1112 W. 4th St., Cedar Falls, Iowa 50613-2430 (ph 319-277-2312) or paid at the meeting. E-mail: friendfamily@cfu.net Checks for membership to the Waterloo technical Society should be made out to the “Waterloo Technical Society”. |
