Environmental

Burkart Boulevard Seymour, Indiana Challenge: The city wanted a bypass around Seymour to allow for future development on the south side of the city, reduce truck traffic through downtown, and to provide additional options for emergency vehicles when trains are present. Solution: This INDOT-LPA project with the City of Seymour involved constructing a new bypass around Seymour that is approximately 2.3 miles long. Awarded in November of 2019 and opened to traffic in November of 2021, this $17.3M project begins at the O’Brien Street intersection and extends to the northeast to connect at US 50/Burkart Boulevard. RQAW | DCCM designed a 1.4-mile segment of new, two-lane HMA pavement roadway, including a 12-ft Shared-Use pedestrian trail along the north side, a single-lane roundabout at the O’Brien St intersection, and approximately 3,800-ft of MSE retaining wall. The existing railroad bridge was approximately 90-ft in length to cross over the L&I Railroad and required extensive railroad coordination. Additionally, due to a new alignment, RQAW | DCCM also designed a new stormwater system including storm sewers, ditches, small structures, and detention (dry) ponds for 29 ac. of developed area to meet the city’s stormwater requirement for development. The detention ponds were designed to provide storage for additional discharge created by the impervious areas of the new road pavement. For this new roadway phase, RQAW | DCCM also provided Construction Inspection Services and was pivotal in providing Environmental Services for the required permits and approval of environmental documents. Cost $17.5M Completed 2021

236th Street Rehabilitation Noblesville, Indiana Protecting historical boundaries, enhancing roadway functionality Challenge: The Hamilton County Highway Department requested RQAW | DCCM to provide wider lanes throughout the corridor while maintaining as much of the existing pavement as possible. Also, a segment of this corridor called “Bakers Corner” has residential homes located in close proximity to the existing roadway. Ultimately, Hamilton County wanted to make the road wider without requiring the homes to be demolished. In addition, they needed a small structure at the William Baker Drain which would adequately handle hydraulic capacity of the existing water and any additional water created by the proposed road. Solution: RQAW | DCCM proposed roadway improvements consisting of widening and overlaying the existing roadway. Some locations are still patching to address deteriorating pavement. However, a large portion of the roadway was salvaged during construction. In addition, RQAW was able to provide wide enough lanes to accommodate a future bike path for future expansion. In order to allow the wider corridor to navigate through “Bakers Corner”, RQAW | DCCM proposed a pavement section that included curb and gutter in order to reduce the project footprint in this location. Additionally, RQAW | DCCM performed hydraulic analysis to determine the size of structure to accommodate the William Baker Legal Drain. Through value engineering and creativity, the design team was able to deliver the project under budget by 25%. Cost Phase I Cost: $4.1M / Phase II Cost: $3.4M (Est.) Completed Phase I Completed: 2021 / Projected Phase II Completion: 2025