STREET RECONSTRUCTION PROGRAM, AUSTIN, TEXAS

The City of Austin (City) maintains an ongoing street reconstruction program geared to maintaining the safe and efficient flow of traffic. Since 2001, OTHON has assisted the City with its efforts by providing project management and design services for several full-depth street reconstruction projects. In each case, OTHON prepared plans, specifications, and cost estimates for construction; assisted the City in evaluating bids; and provided construction phase services, as needed.  Each project involved assessment and design for sidewalks, ramps, and bikeways; drainage; full-depth pavement reconstruction; utilities; and traffic control and striping.  Most projects also required modification to utilities and/or coordination with adjacent projects.  As prime consultant, OTHON managed surveying, geotechnical, and subsurface utility engineering subconsultants and provided coordination with contractors during bid and construction phases. As a result of this experience, OTHON developed a thorough understanding of the Austin’s permitting process, technical design criteria and land development code, and utility coordination requirements.  Projects included the following:

• Cesar Chavez Street from IH 35 to Pleasant Valley Road - Street reconstruction, utility adjustments, and water line installation
• Hancock Boulevard from Bull Creek Road to Burnet Road
• Southwest Parkway Street from William Cannon to the Austin City Limits and Southwest Parkway at Republic of Texas Boulevard - Reconstruction, utility adjustments, and bridge rail reconstruction
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard - Street reconstruction and water, wastewater, and storm sewer line installation
• North Lamar Boulevard from West 45th Street to Guadalupe - Street reconstruction
• Oltorf Street - Reconstruction, water line installation, and wastewater improvements

Completion Date: 2006
Construction Cost: $18.7 million
Owner: City of Austin