Owner: City of Austin
Contact: Mr. Rick Colbrunn
Title of person named above: Project Manager
Address of person named above: 505 Barton Springs Rd., Austin, TX 78704
Phone number: (512) 974-7089
Completion Date: 2007
Cost: $200,000 (Fee)
Project
Description:
The project consists of designing a right-turn lane from southbound South Congress Avenue onto the westbound frontage road of US Highway 290 West (Ben White Boulevard). The new turn lane was necessary to relieve rush hour traffic flowing to the westbound frontage road. The project involved an alternative roadway alignment which avoided impacting an existing major electric transmission power pole. The addition of the turn lane was accomplished within the existing Right-of-Way.
Services Provided:
CAS performed roadway and civil engineering services for this project which included preparing preliminary plans and a design report that addressed the following rehabilitation strategies:
- Traffic control and signalization
- Storm drainage calculations and recommendations
- Utility conflicts identification and relocation
- Sidewalk replacement
- Roadway alignment
- Evaluation for ADA compliance
- Retaining wall replacement
- Coordination of design with utility coordination committee
- TxDOT coordination
- Demolition plan limits
- Sedimentation and erosion control
- Tree protection
- Recommendations for construction phasing
- Anticipated construction cost estimate
CAS served as consultant to Encotech Engineering Consultants, Inc. to prepare the preliminary and final design of the street widening and all drainage. The preliminary design of this project is complete and being reviewed by the City of Austin. Construction is expected to be completed in 2007. |
