The Design-Build Institute has awarded four transportation projects with its annual National Award of Merit. The projects will go on to compete for the Project of the Year, which will be announced at the group’s annual meeting in November.
The four projects include:
Challenge Design-Build Project Delivery Addressed:
Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) chose design-build delivery to capture these benefits:
Summary:
TxDOT needed to rapidly replace two Interstate bridges over the Trinity River in downtown Dallas and ease traffic congestion, while keeping half a million vehicles daily moving. PLC and WSP/AECOM deployed a complex plan to maintain traffic flow, while building most new work away from vehicles. The team used concrete spliced girders to span the river, protected and kept major utilities in service and eliminated left exits and other complicated movements to streamline traffic flow.
