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Wesbrook Mall Redesign : Phase 4

University of British Columbia. Department of Civil Engineering; University of British Columbia. Transportation Engineer; University of British Columbia. Campus and Community Planning

The Wesbrook Mall corridor from 16th Avenue to Chancellor Boulevard has been undergoing a refurbishment to address the deteriorating road structure, the increasing demand, the existing safety requirements, and to prioritize sustainable modes of transportation. This final design report is developed as per the aforementioned factors, and the client’s requirements and feedback from the preliminary design and previous design stages. R&G has adopted a triple-bottom-line framework and performed detailed population, intersection, traffic, and roundabout analyses. Based on the results, our design is optimized to maximize economic, environmental, and societal benefits. R&G has embedded significant consideration into the design to enhance safety, active and public transportation, traffic flow, aesthetics, comfort, and usability while effectively tying into existing works. As a result of our robust and comprehensive design methodology, R&G presents the following design: A 1.8-metre raised, protected bike in both directions. A multi-use path with delineated spaces for pedestrians and cyclists in the northbound direction. A resurfacing of the damaged sidewalk in the southbound direction. A peak-hour bus lane in the northbound direction and bus lane maintained in the southbound direction. A pedestrian overpass near the Thunderbird Stadium, comprising of a precast concrete deck, square concrete columns and footings, two flights of steel stairs and a green roof. A variety of green infrastructure embedded throughout the corridor by using a green street approach, such as sloped sidewalks and paths, 18 rain gardens and 11 infiltration trenches and an anticipated removal of 5-10 trees. R&G has performed a Class A cost estimate where we have outlined our estimated construction costs to be $6,254,661 including a 10% contingency accounting for the project’s time constraint. Based on our final detailed design and construction sequencing, our team has developed a construction schedule with a project timeline from 2-May-22 to 8-Sep-22. Disclaimer: “UBC SEEDS provides students with the opportunity to share the findings of their studies, as well as their opinions, conclusions and recommendations with the UBC community. The reader should bear in mind that this is a student project/report and is not an official document of UBC. Furthermore readers should bear in mind that these reports may not reflect the current status of activities at UBC. We urge you to contact the research persons mentioned in a report or the SEEDS Coordinator about the current status of the subject matter of a project/report.”

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UBC Social Ecological Economic Development Studies (SEEDS) Student Report; University of British Columbia. CIVL 446

Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library

10.14288/1.0421533

Applied Science, Faculty of; Civil Engineering, Department of

Undergraduate

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