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NTTA’s Trinity Parkway: Corridor to Dallas’ Future. Presenter : John Quintero Professional Associate . Trinity Parkway Toll Road. The Trinity Parkway Project. Nine mile, 4 - 6 lane toll road bypassing downtown Dallas Estimated use: 94,000 vehicles daily (2015)
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NTTA’s Trinity Parkway:Corridor to Dallas’ Future Presenter : John Quintero Professional Associate
The Trinity Parkway Project • Nine mile, 4 - 6 lane toll road bypassing downtown Dallas • Estimated use: 94,000 vehicles daily (2015) • Located inside the Trinity River levees • Anticipated opening date 2014 • Estimated capital cost : $ 1.1 to 2.1 billion (2007)
Trinity River Corridor Amphitheater Downtown Overlook West Dallas Lake
Trinity Parkway Project History 1967 - Regional Transportation Study indentified “River Freeway” 1986 - “Mobility 2000” plan recommended Trinity Parkway 1998 - NTTA assigned development of Trinity Parkway 2004 - USDOT selected Trinity Parkway as a “Priority” Project 2005 - City of Dallas & NTTA recommended Parkway alignment 2009 - Completed 30% Design and submitted Section 408 to USACE
Benefits of Trinity Parkway • Mobility Benefits • Unlocks Downtown congestion nightmare • Allows reconstruction of Existing Canyon/Mixmaster • Reduces congestion cost by $66 million / year • Saves 4.2 million vehicle hours / year • Social & Environmental Benefits • Supports the City of Dallas’ Balanced Vision Plan (Trinity Master Plan) • Reduces emissions by 84 tons / year (10% reduction)
Dallas Canyon/Mix Master Top 10 “Most Notorious Traffic Bottlenecks”
2009 Projected Cost of Traffic Congestion Cost of Traffic Congestion in 2009 = $4.5 Billion
Corridors Impacted by Trinity Parkway Trinity Parkway
HDR’s Trinity Parkway Design Team • HDR, Inc. • 35 Team members located in 4 offices • Civil Associates, Inc. • 10 Team members • Halff Associates, Inc. • 16 Team members • Hayden Consultants, Inc. • 7 Team members • TEDSI Infrastructure Group, Inc. • 10 Team members 78 Team members located in 8 different offices
HDR’s Design Team Segment : Section I • Four Level Interchange at IH 35E / SH 183 • Two miles of new Roadway & Bridges • Four Direct Connectors • Reconstruction of Existing Cross-Street Underpasses • Estimated Capital Cost : $ 360 million
Trinity Parkway Section I Bridge Deck Area = 2 ½ Golden Gate Bridges 46 acres of Bridge Deck
Collaboration Challenges • AggressiveSchedule • Four Month Design Schedule • 30 % Design Submittal to USACE • Technical Challenges • Integrating a Project Team by means of Virtual Office • Connecting and supporting Project Team • Human Element • User reluctance to work in a collaborative environment • Failure to see “Team vision” due to “cubicle mentality”
Project Management Virtual Office Design Applications Work Flow Keys to Successful Collaboration
Project Management • Project Managers & Task Leaders • Understanding of “Collaborative Environment” • Mentoring Teaming Partners • Project Documentation • Project Guide describing Team members’ specific roles • CAD Guide addressing design and drawing workflow • Project Communication • Establish communication at every level of Management • Communicate design changes effectively
Mentoring Program • Hayden Consultants, Inc. selected as Protégé Partner • Mentoring of local DBE firms encourage by NTTA • Given a significant Management & Design role • Deputy Project Manager • Roadway & Storm Water Pollution Design • Mentoring Program • Project Management Training • Design Software Training • ProjectWise • MicroStation/GEOPAK
Results of Successful Mentoring & Training “This is a software tool (ProjectWise) that our firm would not have had the opportunity to use had it not been for the relationship with HDR. The HDR staff not only trained our engineers in the use of ProjectWise, but they provided detailed training in aspects of MicroStation/GEOPAK that we had not been exposed to before.” Rachel Hayden Hayden Consultants, Inc.
Project Management Virtual Office Design Applications Work Flow Keys to Successful Collaboration
Creating the Virtual Project Office • Document Management System • ProjectWise used as our Document Management System • HDR provided on-site ProjectWise installation and training • ALL Project files maintained in ProjectWise 8,500 Project Files = 16 GB information
How ProjectWise supports the Virtual Office • Facilitatedcollaboration among team members • Allowed distribution of real time information • Provided controlled access to project files • Enabled teams to leverage office resources • Reduced cost of traveling associated with single project office
Benefits on Southwest Parkway Interchange • Add picture
Connecting & Supporting Virtual Office • ProjectWise Training & Support • HDR provided on-site PW installation & training • Continued Project support for all team members • Employed dedicated ProjectWise System Engineers and • CAD Application Specialists • Network Infrastructure • Increased network capacity, speed and connectivity • Implemented WAN acceleration appliances at key locations • Encouraged teaming partners to improve their local networks
Project Management Virtual Office Design Applications Work Flow Keys to Successful Collaboration
Design Applications • Engineering Software Applications • Internal to ProjectWise • Single data/output file programs • External to ProjectWise • Multiple data/output file programs • CAD Applications • Software Configuration & Integration • MicroStation • GEOPAK
MicroStation Workspace Configuration • MicroStation DGNLIB’s • Level Control & Filters • Dimension Styles • Text Styles • Annotation Scale • Text Styles • Dimension Styles • Cells
MicroStation Workspace Configuration • Client Specific Workspace • Color Tables • Text & Dimension Styles • Line Styles • Plot Drivers • Discipline Specific Workspace • Customized User Interfaces • DGN Libraries • Cells Libraries
GEOPAK Configuration • Client Specific Configuration • Client Standard DDB Files • Client Standard Criteria Files • Client Roadway Design Parameters • Project Specific Configuration • Project DDB Files • Project specific Criteria Files • Project GPK
GEOPAK Configuration • Internal ProjectWise Directory Structure • COGO Input Files • COGO Output Files • Criteria Files • GPK (for sharing with Design Team) • Project Tin & Data Files
GEOPAK Configuration • External ProjectWise Directory Structure • GPK Files (Gate Keeper) • Project Manager Files • Project Manager Database • User Folders
Project Management Virtual Office Design Application Work Flow Keys to Successful Collaboration
Work Flow • Project Folder & File Structure • Structure tailored for your Project • Securities which allow access control • Standard Naming Conventions • Drawing Organization • Base and/or Model Files • Sheet Files • Use of Reference Files • Image Files
Enhancing Work Flow Speed • Open Files Read Only • One Way download (no need to check back in) • Eliminates the need to refresh Design Team copies • Audit Trail reflects copied out status • Cad File Maintenance • Eliminate unnecessary Drawing Data • Remove unused models • Compress files thereby reducing file size
Enhancing Work Flow Speed • Reference Files • Detach unwanted References/Images • Remove all missing References/images • Clip Reference/Images files to fit project limits • Lockdown all Exist and Survey References/Images • Place Raster Images on Local Network not in PW
Models in Your Work Flow • Models • Not to be confused with AutoCAD Paper/Model Space • Allows the user to set the following • Annotation Scale for Text, Dimensions, and Cells • Linestyle Scale for custom linestyles • Level Symbology for Reference files • Sequencing of Reference attachments • Simplifies attachment of Reference files to Sheet files • Controls Level Display at one source • Can create multiple models in a Reference File
Attaching Models to a Sheet File Reference Attachment Dialog Box Set Live Nesting to 1 Reference Dialog Box showing Nested Reference files
NTTA’s Trinity Parkway:Corridor to Dallas’ Future Thank You for your Attendance & Participation