TRANSPORTATION
With Albuquerque's population growing, the I-40/Coors Interchange could no longer accommodate the daily traffic volume. The design-build project to rebuild the heavily traveled roadway included the interchange reconstruction, eight new bridges, pedestrian and bicycle paths, retaining walls, utility relocations, drainage improvements, signage and lighting.
With Albuquerque's population growing, the I-40/Coors Interchange could no longer accommodate the daily traffic volume. The design-build project to rebuild the heavily traveled roadway included the interchange reconstruction, eight new bridges, pedestrian and bicycle paths, retaining walls, utility relocations, drainage improvements, signage and lighting.
Completed over 10 months ahead of schedule, the $22 million, 14-mi. I-95 Miami Rehabilitation involved removing and replacing 30-year-old concrete pavement and widening seven bridges. The 10-lane interstate handles over 200,000 vehicles a day.
The 8-mi. I-15 FasTrak™ program, located between Kearny Mesa and Rancho Penasquitos, allows single occupancy vehicles to pay a fee to use the high occupancy vehicle lanes. Since the program's inception, the average daily traffic on the carpool lanes has increased from 9,400 to 20,000 vehicles per day.
This $40 million project involved construction of a 7-mi. soundwall next to Miami's busiest freeway, I-95. Most of the work was performed at night to minimize the impact of lane closures.
In February 2003, Gilbert Texas Construction, L.P. was selected to widen and reconstruct approximately 4.5 mi. of the existing IH-30 from east of Loop 12 to Sylvan Ave. to four new lanes each direction. This $98 million project also involves reconstructing 11 bridges and constructing four types of retaining walls.
The $16.3 million Carlisle project involved reconstructing 6.4 mi. of I-40 from Lonoke to Carlisle, Arkansas. The work was completed 70 days ahead of schedule and included nearly 260,000 tons of asphalt, 180,000 sq. yd. of rubblizing concrete, and 76,000 ft. of edge drain.
Kiewit Pacific Co. was awarded the $66 million State Route 519 project to rechannel, widen and improve the First Avenue and South Atlantic Street intersection in Seattle. In addition to price, the Washington Department of Transportation chose Kiewit for submitting a construction plan that shaves nearly a year off the original schedule.
Considered one of the largest design-build highway projects in Colorado history, the $191 million Northwest Parkway Toll Road opened to traffic on November 24, 2003, five weeks ahead of schedule. The project encompasses more than 9 mi. of new roadway alignment, and includes 26 bridges and three toll plazas.
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