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Started by austrini, July 06, 2009, 04:12:16 PM

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MaxConcrete

Denton County voters passed proposition A with 74% approval. It authorizes $650 million for roads, and $30 million is earmarked for environmental studies for the Denton County Outer Loop, which will extend the Collin County Loop westward from the Collin/Denton county line to I-35.

https://communityimpact.com/dallas-fort-worth/frisco/transportation/2022/10/14/denton-county-bond-to-advance-regional-connector/

QuoteThe $30 million allocated to the Outer Loop would help fund environmental studies to move the project forward, Polster said. Denton County is using federal funds to build the road, making the study mandatory, he said.

"The environmental clearance ... is just getting the alignment established and getting it environmentally cleared so that we can protect the corridor from future development,"  Polster said.

The process is expected to take about three years, but it could go as long as five years, he said. Following this phase, Denton County crews would move to right-of-way acquisition and utility relocations.
www.DFWFreeways.com
www.HoustonFreeways.com


MaxConcrete

Quote from: MaxConcrete on November 02, 2022, 07:22:23 PM
Another budget-busting bid opening, this time for IH-30 in Rockwall county.
http://www.dot.state.tx.us/insdtdot/orgchart/cmd/cserve/bidtab/11023001.htm

I was expecting Williams to bid low since they won the contract on the adjacent section and they will already be mobilized. But apparently they were not really interested in the job since they bid super high.
Using a length of 9.2 miles (SH 205 to county line), this is $55 million per mile.

County:   ROCKWALL   Let Date:   11/02/22
Type:   GRADING,ACP,STRS,SIGNING,PAVEMENT   Seq No:   3001
Time:   0 X   Project ID:   F 2023(166)
Highway:   IH 30   Contract #:   11223001
Length:   10.390   CCSJ:   0009-12-219
Limits:   
From:   SH205   Check:   $100,000
To:   WEST OF FM2642 (HUNT C/L)   Misc Cost:   
Estimate   $413,700,705.24   % Over/Under   Company
Bidder 1   $510,166,221.75   +23.32%   AUSTIN BRIDGE & ROAD SERVICES, LP
Bidder 2   $516,518,373.39   +24.85%   WEBBER, LLC
Bidder 3   $617,891,611.64   +49.36%   WILLIAMS BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.

The TxDOT commission is deferring a decision on the award of this contract until December. According to the video discussion, the delay will allow the district to more carefully evaluate the bid.

Discussion is at 37 minutes  https://txdot.new.swagit.com/videos/189771
www.DFWFreeways.com
www.HoustonFreeways.com

MaxConcrete

#777
Quote from: MaxConcrete on November 18, 2022, 11:57:52 PM
Quote from: MaxConcrete on November 02, 2022, 07:22:23 PM
Another budget-busting bid opening, this time for IH-30 in Rockwall county.
http://www.dot.state.tx.us/insdtdot/orgchart/cmd/cserve/bidtab/11023001.htm

I was expecting Williams to bid low since they won the contract on the adjacent section and they will already be mobilized. But apparently they were not really interested in the job since they bid super high.
Using a length of 9.2 miles (SH 205 to county line), this is $55 million per mile.

County:   ROCKWALL   Let Date:   11/02/22
Type:   GRADING,ACP,STRS,SIGNING,PAVEMENT   Seq No:   3001
Time:   0 X   Project ID:   F 2023(166)
Highway:   IH 30   Contract #:   11223001
Length:   10.390   CCSJ:   0009-12-219
Limits:   
From:   SH205   Check:   $100,000
To:   WEST OF FM2642 (HUNT C/L)   Misc Cost:   
Estimate   $413,700,705.24   % Over/Under   Company
Bidder 1   $510,166,221.75   +23.32%   AUSTIN BRIDGE & ROAD SERVICES, LP
Bidder 2   $516,518,373.39   +24.85%   WEBBER, LLC
Bidder 3   $617,891,611.64   +49.36%   WILLIAMS BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.

The TxDOT commission is deferring a decision on the award of this contract until December. According to the video discussion, the delay will allow the district to more carefully evaluate the bid.

Discussion is at 37 minutes  https://txdot.new.swagit.com/videos/189771

At today's commission meeting, the low bid was rejected and the project will be rebid later in fiscal year 2023 after design changes are made.
www.DFWFreeways.com
www.HoustonFreeways.com

Stephane Dumas

#778
GSW GSV did a little update and posted some new shots of I-30 near the upcoming TX-360 stack interchange. https://goo.gl/maps/H6UcEBB37rdyZF2C8

I wonder if we could name that interchange the Six Flags interchange due to its proximity to Six Flags Over Texas?


Stephane Dumas

Sorry for double-posting but the construction of the new TX-199 bridge on Lake Worth is well advanced from what I saw on GSV from January 2023.
https://goo.gl/maps/aSUY6iiYhGrCnpuF8

wxfree

Plans are underway to expand the northeast Tarrant County routes where managed lanes have been built.  There will be a third non-toll lane in each direction along I-820 from I-35W to the SH 121 north and SH 183 east interchange, and that section of Airport Freeway will get a third managed lane in each direction as far as Industrial Blvd.  This will be paid for by the managed lane company.

https://www.star-telegram.com/news/traffic/article272537552.html
I'd like to buy a vowel, Alex.  What is E?

Bobby5280

I wonder how they're going to squeeze in a 3rd free lane on I-820 between the I-35W and TX-121 interchanges. It doesn't look like there is any spare room for it.

Plutonic Panda

^^^ is that the section they just widened to include a 2-2-2-2 setup? It looks like there is room but it won't be cheap.

kernals12

Quote from: Bobby5280 on February 18, 2023, 01:12:17 PM
I wonder how they're going to squeeze in a 3rd free lane on I-820 between the I-35W and TX-121 interchanges. It doesn't look like there is any spare room for it.
If they reduced the existing lane and shoulder widths, they should be able to fit it in.

Bobby5280

Reducing lane widths is not the way to go about it. Superhighway lanes less than 12' wide really suck. I avoid the current I-35E setup between LBJ Freeway and Denton because of the 11' lanes thru there. Those kinds of lanes will make you feel like you're going to trade paint with vehicles in the adjacent lanes. With the insane way some people in Dallas drive, going way over the speed limit, weaving thru lanes like a skier going through a slalom course, the skinny lanes are a great way to set up some really bad accidents.

I'll be pissed if they "add" a third free lane on I-820 by simply re-striping the existing road.

motorola870

Quote from: wxfree on February 18, 2023, 03:05:58 AM
Plans are underway to expand the northeast Tarrant County routes where managed lanes have been built.  There will be a third non-toll lane in each direction along I-820 from I-35W to the SH 121 north and SH 183 east interchange, and that section of Airport Freeway will get a third managed lane in each direction as far as Industrial Blvd.  This will be paid for by the managed lane company.

https://www.star-telegram.com/news/traffic/article272537552.html

Are they going to be able to squeeze a third lane general purpose under the Rufe Snow Bridge? I remember they had to build a new support beam on it to support the toll lanes back during the NTE construction.

armadillo speedbump

#786
Quote from: motorola870 on February 20, 2023, 12:16:32 AM

Are they going to be able to squeeze a third lane general purpose under the Rufe Snow Bridge? I remember they had to build a new support beam on it to support the toll lanes back during the NTE construction.

Westbound is easy, just use the current exit lane to the toll segment as the 3rd lane until after the bridge.

Eastbound there looks to be room to redo the drainage and build the 3rd lane in that section.  I measure 20' from the yellow line to the wall, so 12' lane plus an 8' inside breakdown area.  Wide enough for at least the immediate bridge area?  Edit:  20' looks to be standard for current room between inside lane and median, so that's probably the plan.


armadillo speedbump

Quote from: Bobby5280 on February 18, 2023, 01:12:17 PM
I wonder how they're going to squeeze in a 3rd free lane on I-820 between the I-35W and TX-121 interchanges. It doesn't look like there is any spare room for it.

Actually it's pretty clear that the room is already there, by design.

The odd interior drainage area will probably be modified and the extra lane will go there along much of the route.

The pier spacing shows they planned for an extra lane:

https://www.google.com/maps/@32.8392221,-97.2824537,3a,68y,100.22h,87.94t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1slfYpXzVgJkERiAcxwxzGVQ!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fpanoid%3DlfYpXzVgJkERiAcxwxzGVQ%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D126.62297%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i16384!8i8192!5m1!1e1

A similar 20' from yellow line to barrier underneath the railroad bridge near US 377.

Bridges look wide enough for easy conversion.  For example, eastbound over Beach St, I doubt that exit volume (current or future) requires double exit only lanes.  One is just a placeholder for the future 3rd lane.   Westbound exit only lane over Holiday Ln will likely become the 3rd lane.  Etc.

rte66man

Quote from: wxfree on February 18, 2023, 03:05:58 AM
Plans are underway to expand the northeast Tarrant County routes where managed lanes have been built.  There will be a third non-toll lane in each direction along I-820 from I-35W to the SH 121 north and SH 183 east interchange, and that section of Airport Freeway will get a third managed lane in each direction as far as Industrial Blvd.  This will be paid for by the managed lane company.

https://www.star-telegram.com/news/traffic/article272537552.html

I was in the area on business recently and was appalled at traffic backups on 820 in both directions between 35W and the 121 split. Since I was in a company car I took the toll lanes and winced at the rates posted.
When you come to a fork in the road... TAKE IT.

                                                               -Yogi Berra

wxfree

According to a Facebook post by NTTA, the southbound DNT bridge over US 380 is now open.  They're still working on the northbound side.
I'd like to buy a vowel, Alex.  What is E?

kernals12

TxDOT held a meeting on widening I-30 in Fort Worth between I-820 and Chisholm Trail Parkway. For reasons unstated, they only want to add 1 lane in each direction instead of 2. The ROW width will be the same, as the space that would've gone to the 5th lane will just be a wider median. Perhaps they're worried about creating a bottleneck where it merges with Chisholm Trail?



motorola870

#791
Quote from: kernals12 on February 28, 2023, 01:47:56 PM
TxDOT held a meeting on widening I-30 in Fort Worth between I-820 and Chisholm Trail Parkway. For reasons unstated, they only want to add 1 lane in each direction instead of 2. The ROW width will be the same, as the space that would've gone to the 5th lane will just be a wider median. Perhaps they're worried about creating a bottleneck where it merges with Chisholm Trail?



maybe this will finally get rid of the remaining turnpike era bridges on I30.

MaxConcrete

Observations from this past weekend

SH 170 (Alliance Gateway Freeway): main lane pavement is done for most of the section. There are few sections missing pavement, mainly where the field office is located and just west of Park Vista. I'm thinking parts may be open in a few months, with everything done in less than a year.

LBJ East: work is progressing quickly. The arch for the signature bridge at Skillman is underway. Only two original ramps remain at the I-30 interchange.
http://dallasfreeways.com/dfwfreeways/i635/construction/20230416-17_063-1100.jpg


http://dallasfreeways.com/dfwfreeways/i635/construction/20230416-17canon_031-1100.jpg


I-30 Lake Hubbard: The new bridge for the eastbound frontage road is nearing completion.
http://dallasfreeways.com/dfwfreeways/i30-dallas/construction/20230416-17canon_022-1100.jpg


US 175 removal: All main lanes are overpasses are demolished. The underpass at MLK is filled with dirt.
http://dallasfreeways.com/dfwfreeways/us175/construction/20230416-17canon_008-1100.jpg


Irving Interchange: work is progressing well
http://dallasfreeways.com/dfwfreeways/sh183/construction/20230416-17_111-1200.jpg


I-35E Farmers Branch: work is well underway, mainly on the west side where the corridor is being widened. There are numerous piers in place for ramps to the managed lanes and/or braided ramps.

www.DFWFreeways.com
www.HoustonFreeways.com

MaxConcrete

Quote from: MaxConcrete on November 02, 2022, 07:22:23 PM
Another budget-busting bid opening, this time for IH-30 in Rockwall county.
http://www.dot.state.tx.us/insdtdot/orgchart/cmd/cserve/bidtab/11023001.htm

I was expecting Williams to bid low since they won the contract on the adjacent section and they will already be mobilized. But apparently they were not really interested in the job since they bid super high.
Using a length of 9.2 miles (SH 205 to county line), this is $55 million per mile.

County:   ROCKWALL   Let Date:   11/02/22
Type:   GRADING,ACP,STRS,SIGNING,PAVEMENT   Seq No:   3001
Time:   0 X   Project ID:   F 2023(166)
Highway:   IH 30   Contract #:   11223001
Length:   10.390   CCSJ:   0009-12-219
Limits:   
From:   SH205   Check:   $100,000
To:   WEST OF FM2642 (HUNT C/L)   Misc Cost:   
Estimate   $413,700,705.24   % Over/Under   Company
Bidder 1   $510,166,221.75   +23.32%   AUSTIN BRIDGE & ROAD SERVICES, LP
Bidder 2   $516,518,373.39   +24.85%   WEBBER, LLC
Bidder 3   $617,891,611.64   +49.36%   WILLIAMS BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.

Bids were opened today for the revised project, after rejection of the bids in November 2022. I don't know how much the project was shortened.
http://www.dot.state.tx.us/insdtdot/orgchart/cmd/cserve/bidtab/06283601.htm
This time Williams Brothers is the low bidder, as I was expecting on the first bid.

County:   ROCKWALL   Let Date:   06/28/23
Type:   GRADING,ACP,STRS,SIGNING,PAVEMENT   Seq No:   3601
Time:   0 X   Project ID:   F 2023(166)
Highway:   IH 30   Contract #:   06233601
Length:   10.390   CCSJ:   0009-12-219
Limits:   
From:   SH205   Check:   $100,000
To:   WEST OF FM2642 (HUNT C/L)   Misc Cost:   $7200000.00
Estimate   $367,245,448.74   % Over/Under   Company
Bidder 1   $353,790,406.89   -3.66%   WILLIAMS BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.
Bidder 2   $381,659,223.69   +3.92%   WEBBER, LLC
Bidder 3   $400,963,013.89   +9.18%   PULICE CONSTRUCTION, INC.
Bidder 4   $406,580,316.69   +10.71%   SEMA CONSTRUCTION, INC.
Bidder 5   $412,650,006.65   +12.36%   AUSTIN BRIDGE & ROAD SERVICES, LP
www.DFWFreeways.com
www.HoustonFreeways.com

bwana39

Quote from: MaxConcrete on June 28, 2023, 06:09:44 PM
Quote from: MaxConcrete on November 02, 2022, 07:22:23 PM
Another budget-busting bid opening, this time for IH-30 in Rockwall county.
http://www.dot.state.tx.us/insdtdot/orgchart/cmd/cserve/bidtab/11023001.htm

I was expecting Williams to bid low since they won the contract on the adjacent section and they will already be mobilized. But apparently they were not really interested in the job since they bid super high.
Using a length of 9.2 miles (SH 205 to county line), this is $55 million per mile.

County:   ROCKWALL   Let Date:   11/02/22
Type:   GRADING,ACP,STRS,SIGNING,PAVEMENT   Seq No:   3001
Time:   0 X   Project ID:   F 2023(166)
Highway:   IH 30   Contract #:   11223001
Length:   10.390   CCSJ:   0009-12-219
Limits:   
From:   SH205   Check:   $100,000
To:   WEST OF FM2642 (HUNT C/L)   Misc Cost:   
Estimate   $413,700,705.24   % Over/Under   Company
Bidder 1   $510,166,221.75   +23.32%   AUSTIN BRIDGE & ROAD SERVICES, LP
Bidder 2   $516,518,373.39   +24.85%   WEBBER, LLC
Bidder 3   $617,891,611.64   +49.36%   WILLIAMS BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.

Bids were opened today for the revised project, after rejection of the bids in November 2022. I don't know how much the project was shortened.
http://www.dot.state.tx.us/insdtdot/orgchart/cmd/cserve/bidtab/06283601.htm
This time Williams Brothers is the low bidder, as I was expecting on the first bid.

County:   ROCKWALL   Let Date:   06/28/23
Type:   GRADING,ACP,STRS,SIGNING,PAVEMENT   Seq No:   3601
Time:   0 X   Project ID:   F 2023(166)
Highway:   IH 30   Contract #:   06233601
Length:   10.390   CCSJ:   0009-12-219
Limits:   
From:   SH205   Check:   $100,000
To:   WEST OF FM2642 (HUNT C/L)   Misc Cost:   $7200000.00
Estimate   $367,245,448.74   % Over/Under   Company
Bidder 1   $353,790,406.89   -3.66%   WILLIAMS BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.
Bidder 2   $381,659,223.69   +3.92%   WEBBER, LLC
Bidder 3   $400,963,013.89   +9.18%   PULICE CONSTRUCTION, INC.
Bidder 4   $406,580,316.69   +10.71%   SEMA CONSTRUCTION, INC.
Bidder 5   $412,650,006.65   +12.36%   AUSTIN BRIDGE & ROAD SERVICES, LP

I think the original was for complete 2-3-3-2 construction as I read it. It seriously confused me. The frontage roads are either brand new or actually currently under construction.  There are several stretches that are virtually new and many of the bridges and overpasses have been built in the past decade.  Did Williams originally  bid high because they knew it was a boondoggle?
Let's build what we need as economically as possible.

J N Winkler

Quote from: bwana39 on June 29, 2023, 12:56:07 AMI think the original was for complete 2-3-3-2 construction as I read it. It seriously confused me. The frontage roads are either brand new or actually currently under construction.  There are several stretches that are virtually new and many of the bridges and overpasses have been built in the past decade.  Did Williams originally  bid high because they knew it was a boondoggle?

The plans set for the November 2022 iteration is no longer available on TxDOT's FTP server.  My recollection is that while the plans were revised, the changes were comparatively modest--50 sign panel detail and sign elevation sheets in November versus 48 now.  The respective estimates suggest no large changes in project scope, so I suspect incremental modifications through a value-engineering process.

Williams' first bid was so much larger in November (half again the engineer's estimate) that I suspect it was a way of saying to TxDOT:  too much on our plate, so we're not interested unless we can make a profit by subbing it out to someone else who will do it at costs higher than ours.
"It is necessary to spend a hundred lire now to save a thousand lire later."--Piero Puricelli, explaining the need for a first-class road system to Benito Mussolini

MaxConcrete

This nice photo of the Irving Interchange is on the Bloomberg news site today.

However, the photo is not recent. September 2022 work was much further along than this photo, so I think this photo is from early summer 2022.

www.DFWFreeways.com
www.HoustonFreeways.com

splashflash

This 13-mile highway stretch is getting a revamp that could shorten your trip to DFW Airport

https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/13-mile-highway-stretch-getting-173054276.html?src=rss

North Tarrant Express Mobility Partners is revamping the Northeast Loop 820/Airport Freeway corridor.

Funding for the $414-million project was finalized Friday, according to the private developer North Tarrant Express. Equity participants Cintra and Meridiam will fund the project. It will not require taxpayer money.

Construction will start by the end of the year and is expected to be completed by 2027. Most of the construction will take place at night.

Chris

This expansion was part of the original concession for the North Tarrant Express project.

The capacity would be expanded by one lane either by 2030, or earlier when maximum capacity is reached. That is now the case.

As I understand, they will add one general purpose lane each way on I-820 and one tolled managed lane on SH 121/183. The corridor appears to be designed for this expansion in mind, which is why most construction can be done at night and doesn't require a massive rebuild of the freeway.




Bobby5280

IMHO, it was stupid for them not to build out the North Tarrant Express in a 4-2-2-4 configuration from the start. That's considering the massive amount of property that had to be cleared for what we have now. The 2-2-2-2 sections may end up just being 3-2-2-3 after this expansion is done.



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