Announcement of Winning Design Firm - Friday 10/19

Will -- MAYOR VILLARAIGOSA, COUNCILMEMBER HUIZAR TO ANNOUNCE WINNING DESIGN FOR SIXTH STREET VIADUCT REPLACEMENT PROJECT Mayor Villaraigosa will join Councilmember Jose Huizar to announce the winner of the international design competition for the redesign of the Sixth Street Viaduct at 9:45 AM on Friday, October 19, 2012, on the Sixth Street Viaduct overlooking the Los Angeles River.  In April, the Mayor announced an international design competition for the redesign and replacement of the 80-year-old Sixth Street Viaduct. The final three design proposals by AECOM, HNTB, and Parsons Brinckerhoff presented their designs at a public presentations throughout September. Tomorrow, the Mayor will reveal the winning design chosen by a panel made of members from the Bureau of Engineering and Caltrans, with unanimous support from the Design Aesthetic Advisory Committee (DAAC). The DAAC is made up of stakeholders including community members, river advocates, and design professionals.   Construction is expected to start in 2015 after approval from the Board of Public Works and the Los Angeles City Council. The project, which will create nearly 5,000 jobs, is expected to be completed in late 2018 and opened in 2019.  WHO Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Councilmember Jose Huizar Gary Lee Moore, City Engineer Eric Owen Moss, FAIA, Principal, Eric Owen Moss Architects, Director at SCI-Arc, member of the Design Aesthetic Advisory Committee (DAAC) Ozzie Lopez, Executive Director of the Boyle Heights Tech Center, member of the DAAC Yuval Bar-Zemer, Arts District Resident and President & CEO, Linear City, member of the DAAC Community stakeholders Design professionals River advocates WHAT:  Press Conference Announcing the Winning Design Firm for Sixth   Street Viaduct Replacement Project International Design Competition DATE:  Friday, October 19, 2012 TIME:  9:45 AM *Suggested arrival by 9:30 AM LOCATION:  On the Sixth Street Viaduct  http://goo.gl/maps/v0ehi Attendees please tell the Department of Transportation officers that your are attending the press conference to gain access to the viaduct.  Thank you and we look forward to building together, Sixth Street Viaduct Replacement Project http://6stbrp.nationbuilder.com/ 6th Street Bridge Replacement Project · United States This email was sent to Will@aialosangeles.org. To stop receiving emails, click here. You can also keep up with Sixth Street Viaduct Replacement Project on Twitter or Facebook. Created with NationBuilder, the essential toolkit for leaders.