A New York developer hoping to build a mixed-use project on the Connecticut River in Hartford has proposed a more modest version of his plan to woo the interest of city officials.

Developer George Bryant, president of Aqua Ark LLC, said his firm has compiled a dozen proposals for potential development on city-owned land near Mortensen Riverfront Plaza.

Aqua Arks initial $40-million proposal aims to build two structures on land-based floating technology to house several retail and restaurant vendors and event or hotel space.

Bryant on Wednesday said his startup is also pitching a scaled-down, $9-million development that would include a single-story amphibious promenade that would also be able to float on the water during flood conditions.

Bryant aired his various plans at the citys planning, economic development and housing committee meeting Tuesday night.

The smaller, single-level development includes a series of kiosks for food and retail vendors and a separate restaurant that would feature indoor and outdoor seating.

Germany-based Clement and Westport engineering firm Collective Design Associates are supporting Aqua Ark, with design plans.

We just want to make sure we are putting something forward that is fine-tuned to what the city thinks will work best there, Bryant said. We dont want to develop something that is oversized or undersized.

Aqua Arks scaled-down proposal includes a series of kiosks for retail and food vendors.

The waterfront redevelopment builds off Hartford City Councilman John Gales resolution last year that encouraged development along the Connecticut River. But the resolution has been met with criticism from environmental advocates, including Robert Klee, former commissioner of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP).

Bryant said his firm is willing to address any environmental issues the proposals may pose to existing levees and other underground barriers protecting the city from river flooding.

Riverfront Recapture, the not-for-profit organization managing Hartford and East Hartford's riverfront parks and Riverwalk trail system, has identified at least one potential issue the proposal poses to a retaining wall.

We may have to remediate that, said Bryant, who does not yet have any meetings scheduled with the nonprofit or the city.

Aqua Arkhas not completed a project in the U.S., but it has completed several floating developments in Europe and the Middle East.

The firm, which is working on a proposal for a floating development in the Bronx, pitched a similar waterfront project in Bridgeport in recent years, but city officials denied it.

Bryant has not discussed his vision for waterfront development in Hartford with DEEP or the Army Corps. of Engineers, which would both need to grant permits for the project before it moves forward.

The city and Riverfront Recapture would also need to award Aqua Ark various land use and development agreements for the development.

Bryant said hes optimistic city officials will support at least one his riverfront proposals.

We believe we have interest, he said. Members of the city council at the meeting last night appeared to be supportive from my side.

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The Alton City Council will meet as a committee of the whole Monday night to discuss a new tax levy and continue its talks on how to address a damaged retaining wall on Riverview Drive discovered earlier this year. An engineering firm has provided three suggested options for the city, ranging in cost from $169,000 to more than $561,000.

The Alton City Council will meet as a committee of the whole Monday night to discuss a new tax levy and continue its talks on how to address a damaged retaining wall on Riverview Drive discovered earlier this

The Alton City Council will meet as a committee of the whole Monday night to discuss a new tax levy and continue its talks on how to address a damaged retaining wall on Riverview Drive discovered earlier this year. An engineering firm has provided three suggested options for the city, ranging in cost from $169,000 to more than $561,000.

The Alton City Council will meet as a committee of the whole Monday night to discuss a new tax levy and continue its talks on how to address a damaged retaining wall on Riverview Drive discovered earlier this

Alton to discuss tax levy, retaining wall on Monday

ALTON Several demolitions and an annual tax levy ordinance are among the listed agenda items for Altons aldermanic Committee of the Whole meeting planned for 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 25, inside city hall.

Resolutions to commence with three demolitions at 728 Alby St., 614 Ridge St. and 2510 Maxey Street are among those on the agenda, with bid reports for the demolition of seven other properties, including 1317 and 1321 Pearl St., 615 Sering Ave., 1720 Maupin St., 3410 California Ave., 616 Anderson St. and 928 Hawley Ave.

Another resolution, an ordinance for the annual property tax levy, is to be considered for fiscal year April 1, 2019 through March 31, 2020. An amount for the tax levy will be recommended by the city comptroller.

In other committee business, city aldermen will preliminarily vote on resolutions pertaining the disposal or scrapping of a 2006 trailer used by the public works department and the scheduling of a public hearing to allow comments and questions concerning the proposed Transition Plan drafted by the officials of the City of Alton, pursuant to the Americans with Disability Act (ADA).

Aldermen are also scheduled, again, to discuss the damaged retaining wall on Riverview Drive and modifications to the rules of the Civil Service Commission.

This spring, the Alton Public Works Department noticed cracks in the retaining wall after a series of heavy rains. The walls condition worsened after additional downpours in August and the area around it was closed to traffic.

Since then, an engineering assessment has been made by Sheppard Morgan and Schwaab Inc. with three options generated for the repair of the wall. The costs of the options range from $169,000 to more than $561,000.

The Committee of the Whole meets at 6 p.m. the second and fourth Monday of each month in Alton City Hall.

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There has been much discussion with regards on what to do with the Bighill Furniture Store in Fairfax. Three firms have submitted bids to tear down and dispose of the building, but there is also hope that filmmakers for, Killers of the Flower Moon, might come in and refurbish the building. Joe and Carol Conner also say they have found citizens who are willing to help restore the building.

The balancing act that the Board of Osage County Commissioners face is that there is a retaining wall currently holding the building up. That retaining wall is only made to last for a few more weeks before it becomes structurally unsafe and the building could fall.

If the commissioners choose to tear the building down with one of the three firms that submitted a bid, they only have another two weeks to choose one of those firms before those bids become non void. Carol Conner said she doesn't expect to get any further information within the next month. District Three Commissioner Darren McKinney expressed his concern if the county were to get any bad weather this winter.

The commissioners took no action on the agenda item, but the bids will expire on Thursday, December 19th. If they haven't yet made a choice by then, the commissioners would have to go out for bid a second time and possibly see higher prices.

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MURRAY (ABC4 News) The most thankful person in Utah this Thanksgiving may be a Utah Highway Patrol trooper who has narrowly escaped death twice in the last five months.

Both timesTrooper Riley Rugg was outside of his patrol cruiserinvestigating an accident when it was struck by an oncoming vehicle.

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On Monday, Trooper Ruggs dashboard camera shows him assisting a driver who had spun out on I-15 near 7100 South in Midvale when he notices a speeding car start to slide.

He runs to leap over a retaining wall just before the car slams into the back of his UHP vehicle pushing it toward him.

His body camera also captured the terrifying moment from his perspective.What else was Trooper Rugg seeing?

A little bit maybe of my life flashing before my eyes, he told reporters.

It started veering towards my vehicle and kind of last minute I was able to run around the front of the persons car and jump over the wall before they impacted my carI was a little worried that he was going to maybe squeeze between my car and the wall and maybe hit me so I just tried to get over the wall so the concrete barrier could protect meI was lucky to get over the barrier in time and avoid getting hit by the car.

Holiday weeks seem to be a treacherous time for the 22-year-old husband and former Marine whos only been on the job for 14 months.

I had a pretty close call 4th of July Weekend this year, he said.

On July 7th he was working an accident along I-80 in Parleys Canyon and had just walked away from his patrol vehicle when a speeding Ford F-350 pickup rolled over the top of it.

That day the driver of the truck was ejected and flown to the hospital but Trooper Rugg and the driver in the original crash escaped unscathed.

Its a miracle that we werent hurt, he said afterward. Just a mile an hour or two difference in speed could have made the situation a lot different better or worse so Im just grateful how it happened that we werent injured.

Despite the two close calls, Trooper Rugg doesnt have any second thoughts about his career choice. Hell be out patrolling the highways this Thanksgiving weekend.

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Above left, a Pasadena firefighter surveys the Thanksgiving Day, 2018 big rig crash on the I-210 Freeway near San Gabriel Blvd. overpass which saw a truck slide on wet roads, crash through the Gold Line retaining wall and end up near the tracks. Image by RMG News. At right, a view of the Arroyo Seco channel with the Vista del Arroyo Federal Courthouse in the distance during heavy rain in 2017. Image: Karol Franks @okarol via Twitter.

Forecasters say there is 100% chance of rain for Thanksgiving Day in Pasadena, and possibly a thunderstorm, with a chilly high temperature of just 54 degrees predicted.

Officials are urging that drivers exercise caution on slick roads, hoping to avoid a repeat of accidents like the one on the I-210 last year at this time which saw a big rig crash through a retaining wall and damage the Gold Line tracks.

The National Weather Service said the storm could have major travel impacts including delays and potential road closures, mainly due to low-elevation snow or flooded roadways.

This storm will hit the entire state of California, even Death Valley, former Jet Propulsion Laboratory climatologist Bill Patzert told the Los Angeles Times.

The storm is expected as the result of a deep upper-level trough of low pressure developing over the West Coast and expected to bring cold and wet conditions through at least Friday, the NWS said. Rain amounts Thursday are expected to be between a quarter inch to as much as 1.5 inch, with the higher amounts in eastern L.A. County.

Here is the forecast for Pasadena:

Thanksgiving Day: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 54. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

Thursday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 39. South southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. South southwest wind around 5 mph.

Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. South southwest wind around 5 mph.

Saturday: A 10 percent chance of rain after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58.

Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.

Sunday: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.

Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.

Tuesday: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67.

Tuesday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.

Wednesday: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65.

City spokesperson Lisa Derderian reminded residents to visit http://www.cityofpasadena.net/disaster for emergency preparedness information. If you are not part of Pasadenas Local Emergency Alert System (PLEAS), sign up for the telephone notification system today by visiting http://www.cityofpasadena.net/Fire/PLEAS.

Pasadena residents and businesses with any power emergencies should call the Pasadena Water and Power (PWP) Department at (626) 744-4673 and for water-related emergencies call (626) 744-4138. PWP customers are also encouraged to sign up for specific emergency utility alerts by visiting http://www.cityofpasadena.net/waterandpower/oms/.

National Weather Service information for the Los Angeles area is online at http://www.weather.gov/losangeles.

The public is also reminded to:

Clear debris and overgrowth from drainage channels and rain gutters before it rains

Keep cars charged or with full gas tanks; power outages might shut down gas pumps or charging stations

Stay away from storm drain channels and do not attempt to cross flooded roads

Never touch any downed utility lines; call 9-1-1 to report

Keep your disaster kit updated with flashlight and extra batteries; portable battery-operated radio; first aid kit and manual; emergency food and water for your family and pets; non-electric can opener; essential medications; sturdy shoes, socks & gloves; essential paperwork & emergency cash, and comfort items for children

Make sure your vehicles are in good repair; especially windshield wipers

Slow down while driving in the rain; allow extra travel time and use caution while braking and turning as grease and oil have built up on roadways with lack of rain, making for slippery conditions in wet weather

Remember to turn off sprinklers, system controllers and timers as it is prohibited to irrigate landscaping during rainy periods

Use rain barrels to collect and reuse rain water

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Decision on fate of crumbling Riverview Park wall delayed again as FEMA denies help

ALTON City officials have again delayed a decision on what to do about the damaged retaining wall along Riverview Drive in Alton.

At Mondays committee of the whole meeting, officials said no resolution to the matter is expected until more information about funding is available from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Damage to the wall was discovered during this springs flooding, with August storms exacerbating the problem. An engineering assessment on the project by Sheppard Morgan and Schwaab Inc. recommended three options expected to cost from $169,000 to more than $561,000.

It (FEMA funding) was originally denied and were trying to get it included, public works director Bob Barnhart said Monday night. So were appealing that decision and working with them. Hopefully theyll pick up some of the tab.

Regardless of funding, Barnhart said the city will have to do something. The road remains closed to traffic and the wall will continue to destabilize over time with additional downpours, he said.

Were looking right now to at least stabilize and repair how it is, Barnhardt said. But well have FEMA look at it as well. If they they feel theres a more comprehensive repair required, then well explore those options.

Barnhart said he met with a FEMA grant coordinator on Monday. Any updates, decisions and questions will be addressed collectively by the city officials and personnel, he said.

Im always optimistic, Barnhart said. Weve got to be positive.

Mondays meeting also discussed and preliminarily approved proposed changes to Civil Service Commission rules tabled at prior meetings.

The mayor had some concerns, said city attorney Jim Schrempf. He indicated that he would like some clarification. They discussed it and the Civil Service Commission voted two-to-one to recommend the approval.

The proposed changes would let those in appointed positions apply for civil service positions before the positions are opened to the public. Unlike union members who already have this opportunity, those in appointed positions would be unable to return to their positions if the civil service position doesnt work out.

We discussed it and its something the citys not done before, said Mayor Brant Walker. Overall, it may be a good thing. But I saw the potential that it could be problematic.

Council members also discussed and preliminarily approved the annual property tax levy, although the amount wont be finalized for about another week. They also gave preliminary approval to the demolition of structures at 728 Alby St., 614 Ridge St. and 2510 Maxey St.

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A 16-year-old girl said she fought her way out of her car after it hydroplaned and landed in a flooded creek.It was terrifying, honestly, Anna Wimberley said. I saw it happening and I couldnt control it, so I couldnt figure out how it was going to turn out.The crash happened Friday afternoon on Highway 25 at Highway 471 in Rankin County. Wimberley said she lost control of her Honda Accord and it drifted over into the grass, off the road and into the water. As soon as I hit that water I realized that my car was going down fast, Wimberley said. I tried to break the passenger window, because at that time, I had already crawled over to the passenger side. I ripped my key out of the ignition and tried to break the window. It didnt work.Wimberley said all she could see was water filling up the front of the car.I wasnt going down with my car, Wimberly said. I threw my bag across my back and climbed into the back seat and started pushing on the door. It wouldnt open so, from there, I started kicking with my feet, holding the handle. When it started to budge, I crawled out.Wimberley said a passerby stopped and comforted her. He also gave her some towels and waited until Wimberleys family arrived.It was a miracle. She called me from the phone that was just underwater, said Annas father, Lon Wimberley. She was so full of emotion. She was terrified. She was crying. I could hear the terror in her voice. All she could say was, I wrecked the car. I wrecked the car.Lon Wimberley said his daughters car slammed into a retaining wall at the ditch, but her head didnt hit the wall.It was a miracle that she got out of the car, he said. Just a series of miracles, from beginning of this accident until now.The teenager, who is 5 feet, 2 inches tall and 110 pounds, has been a fighter for most of her life, her father said. She survived a heart attack when she was just 13.She doesnt quit. She doesnt give up. Shes always fought for what she wanted. She wanted to live, Lon Wimberley said.First responders told the Wimberley family that people dont usually survive these types of crashes. The car, which was submerged in 30 feet of water, was pulled from the waterway Monday.

A 16-year-old girl said she fought her way out of her car after it hydroplaned and landed in a flooded creek.

It was terrifying, honestly, Anna Wimberley said. I saw it happening and I couldnt control it, so I couldnt figure out how it was going to turn out.

The crash happened Friday afternoon on Highway 25 at Highway 471 in Rankin County. Wimberley said she lost control of her Honda Accord and it drifted over into the grass, off the road and into the water.

As soon as I hit that water I realized that my car was going down fast, Wimberley said. I tried to break the passenger window, because at that time, I had already crawled over to the passenger side. I ripped my key out of the ignition and tried to break the window. It didnt work.

Wimberley said all she could see was water filling up the front of the car.

I wasnt going down with my car, Wimberly said. I threw my bag across my back and climbed into the back seat and started pushing on the door. It wouldnt open so, from there, I started kicking with my feet, holding the handle. When it started to budge, I crawled out.

Wimberley said a passerby stopped and comforted her. He also gave her some towels and waited until Wimberleys family arrived.

It was a miracle. She called me from the phone that was just underwater, said Annas father, Lon Wimberley. She was so full of emotion. She was terrified. She was crying. I could hear the terror in her voice. All she could say was, I wrecked the car. I wrecked the car.

Lon Wimberley said his daughters car slammed into a retaining wall at the ditch, but her head didnt hit the wall.

It was a miracle that she got out of the car, he said. Just a series of miracles, from beginning of this accident until now.

The teenager, who is 5 feet, 2 inches tall and 110 pounds, has been a fighter for most of her life, her father said. She survived a heart attack when she was just 13.

She doesnt quit. She doesnt give up. Shes always fought for what she wanted. She wanted to live, Lon Wimberley said.

First responders told the Wimberley family that people dont usually survive these types of crashes. The car, which was submerged in 30 feet of water, was pulled from the waterway Monday.

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Belmont County Auditor Anthony Rocchio reports a dip in sales tax revenues, but the Belmont County commissioners said they are confident that future oil and gas investments in the area will continue to promote prosperity.T-L Photo/ROBERT A. DEFRANK

ST. CLAIRSVILLE Belmont County experienced a slight dip in revenue compared to last year, but natural gas and oil investments have improved the economy in recent years and interest remains strong.

Richard Hord of Martins Ferry asked Commissioners Josh Meyer, J.P. Dutton and Jerry Echemann about the financial benefit of the gas and oil industry last Wednesday.

Im curious about the financial impact of the oil and gas industry on Belmont County for 2019. Is it similar to how it has been in the past? Is it less? Is it more? How are things coming along? Hord inquired.

I think things are coming along fairly well. I think the impact has been positive, Meyer said. Sales tax has been pretty steady over the last few years, but its increased from what it was prior to all that taking place. Lodging tax has been pretty steady this year as well. Its been a good thing for tourism in Belmont County. We anticipate more growth here in the future, depending on how things progress.

Many are also awaiting official word that an ethane cracker plant will be built in the Dilles Bottom area. They expect that development to lead to more economic prosperity.

I know thats on everyones mind, and were waiting patiently as well, Meyer said. When and if that takes place, I think well continue to grow.

According to the Belmont County Tourism Council, lodging taxes collected this year so far come to $480,686, while last year at this time the amount was $511,665 with a total of $658,642 for the year. When tourism Director Barb Ballint gave the quarterly report to the commissioners, she said she expected that revenue to increase with more gas and oil activity.

In terms of sales tax, Belmont County Auditor Anthony Rocchio said he did not have the current sales tax numbers at hand, and the December shopping season was still upcoming, but the hiatus of Jamboree In The Hills country music festival has been a blow to sales tax receipts. He added that this was cushioned, however, by the new locally originated Blame My Roots festival.

Its down this year, Rocchio said. Well see a decrease in our sales tax this year overall. The oil and gas is a little more complicated. Christmas is coming up, you want to see what that brings.

Oil and gas operations also provide for road paving through road use maintenance agreements, or RUMAs.

Theres been some work in the county. I would characterize this as being a typical year, Belmont County Engineer Terry Lively said. He did not have an estimate of the total amount of RUMA paving in 2019.

I havent added it up, but there has been steady activity throughout 2019 as far as oil and gas and RUMAs. Weve seen some improvements made on some of our roads. I would say its been a typical year from that standpoint, he added.

He said Sharon Road off of U.S. 250 in the Colerain area was updated earlier this year, with improvements made to Country Club Road ongoing.

Lively also said Equitrans Midstream has contributed $100,000 toward the replacement of a retaining wall on Colerain Pike.

We plan on doing that work next year as part of an (Ohio Public Works Commission) project, he said. Pugh Ridge was recently repaved by Gulfport in anticipation of some work theyre going to be doing out there, this summer of next year.

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Civil infrastructure is starting to catch up to buildings in terms of adopting 3D modeling, as companies like Autodesk Inc. expand their suite of tools to include transportation. A new alliance between Autodesk and Virgin Hyperloop One (VHO) aims to push transportation route optimization, digital engineering and construction workflows for transportation even further.

The companies announced the agreement Nov. 20 at Autodesk University (AU) in Las Vegas. Virgin Hyperloop One is pushing the boundaries of transportation efficiency, said Josh Giegel, co-founder and chief technology officer for the company, in a statement. Virgin Hyperloop One and Autodesk will explore ways to optimize hyperloop routing and operations in a way that not only propels the hyperloop industry forward, but also has ancillary benefits to more traditional forms of transportation such as railway and highway route optimization.

VHOs technology features depressurized tubes that carry on-demand passenger or cargo pods at speeds of up to 670 miles per hour, powered by magnetic-levitation and electric propulsion. Rather than stations, the pick-up points will be called portals, said Min-Tak Cheung, VHO senior design architect, at a transportation summit during AU. A prototype portal has been built in India, and VHO is partnering with architects such as Foster and Partners, he adds.

BIM is already helping automate repetitive tasks on civil works, including rock bolting and tunnel cross-passages, said Jerome Chamfray, chief geodigital engineer with Jacobs. Generating and choosing options for earthwork and retaining wall construction can be done in days rather than weeks, he said.

Civil contractors spend five million hours a year measuring quantities, said Eric Cylwik, virtual construction engineer with Sundt Construction. It can take a month to revise a design. You had to document, interpret, and give feedback. If that process is streamlined through BIM tools, constructors can focus on means and methods, he said.

Owners can also use virtual tools to save money and time during the bid process, said Jamie Waller, assistant director of construction for the Tennessee Dept. of Transportation. The agency started a pilot program using PlanGrid to distribute bid documents both internally and externally, saving over 500,000 sheets of paper and 123 hours of work, she said.

As of March this year, the winning contractor on a project is required to register with PlanGrid software before preconstruction, she said.

Mohammed Al Ktaishat, digital project delivery lead for AECOM Middle East, said that reality capture using drones, 360 cameras and Lidar saved 32% in time spent inspecting a rail project.

BIM and digitization will play a major role not only in design and construction, but in asset management as Heathrow Airport embarks on a 50-billion capital program, said Nigel Stroud, expansion information management lead with the airport.

The 30-year master plan includes relocating four rivers and a motorway, building a new runway and nearly doubling passenger capacity, he said.

The airport is creating a digital environment that eliminates file-based exchanges and creates a single source of asset information, he said.

In London, a 5-billion project aims to increase motorway capacity between London, Leeds, Manchester and Birmingham by one-third using technology, said Liam Gallagher, director of digital delivery with Jacobs. The effort includes 40 million asset data attributes of the motorways, he added.

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