Waller Creek Flood Tunnel Update Thread

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Originally Posted by deerhoof

Is this what they are building here?

Does look like it, certainly has that curved shape.

[Jdawgboy]

Looks like there's some slight variation from the rendering. For one, it shows another path along the eastern bank of Waller, however unless that is at water level, looks like that particular section has changed. Another difference is the stairway on the west side down to where the water will eventually be. A little less grand as far as perspective size compared to the rendering. Still, will be really nice looking when it's done.

[randalls]

This is going to be such a nice little addition to the area when it's done.

[KevinFromTexas]

Originally Posted by deerhoof

Is this what they are building here?

I'll say one thing, the distance of the path from the building in this rendering is more optimistic than what's being built.

[drummer]

^^ I was thinking the same thing. It reminds me of Bangkok where a lot of public walkways, mass transit, etc., is in some case a few feet from windows on high rises.

[IluvATX]

Originally Posted by drummer

^^ I was thinking the same thing. It reminds me of Bangkok where a lot of public walkways, mass transit, etc., is in some case a few feet from windows on high rises.

Especially where BTS skytrain runs.

[drummer]

Originally Posted by IluvATX

Especially where BTS skytrain runs.

Yeah, it's fun with so many layers - you have subway, water taxis in the canals, street level vehicles and pedestrian ways, elevated walkways (esp. around Siam and Central World), BTS, and then the Skytrain toward the airport which is way up there for its route. Definitely have to use all of your senses to take it all in!


Re: the project here - what is the timeline for completion? Anyone know?

[atxsnail]

Originally Posted by KevinFromTexas

I'll say one thing, the distance of the path from the building in this rendering is more optimistic than what's being built.

What's an urban linear park without a little voyeurism, anyway?

[gillynova]

[Lobotomizer]

The bridge is coming together nicely.https://x.com/YIMBYLAND/status/1726747373940978006?s=20

[Spaceman]

Originally Posted by gillynova

It looked like this ten years ago

[Geckos_Rule]

Originally Posted by Lobotomizer

The bridge is coming together nicely.https://x.com/YIMBYLAND/status/1726747373940978006?s=20

That looks pretty nice being fairly open underneath like that.

It does make me wonder, I hope those ground-level apartments in that building (the Waller, I believe?) aren't leased out right now. I can't imagine that those are particularly pleasant to live in right now when your back door for the next several months will be a 5' drop off into a dirt pit.

[gillynova]

[IluvATX]

^^ Have they just moved gravel back and forth for the last 10+ years in that spot?

[Urbannizer]

[gillynova]

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