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Skyline Drive Widening

  • Location:

    Tucson, Arizona

  • Client:

    Pima County Department of Transportation

  • Construction Value:

    $21,348,238

  • Delivery Method:

    Design-Build

  • Year Completed:

    2003

  • Specialties:

    Roadways

Features & Highlights

  • Designed and built in 19 months including obtaining all right of way takes and easements, environmental permits and incorporating public art features. First public project in AZ to include all of these services.
  • Value engineering ideas implemented equaled $2.8 million in savings
  • First progressive design-build horizontal project in AZ
Project Overview

Working in partnership with adjacent neighborhood groups and a developer constructing a new mall for this area, Pima County embraced the progressive design-build delivery method for the widening of Skyline Drive. The scope included the widening and reconstruction of 2 miles of Skyline Drive as well as improving 3,100 feet of Campbell Avenue North and 1,300 feet of Orange Grove Road. Skyline is a four-lane divided roadway between Chula Vista Road and Orange Grove, and a six-lane divided roadway between Orange Grove and Campbell Roads. The construction scope included surveying; drainage and extensive new underground utility improvements (120,000 linear feet); raised medians; curb, gutter and sidewalk; multi-use lanes; intersection improvements; landscaping and public art; noise and retaining walls; and quality assurance and quality control services.

This project exemplified the success of design-build for all stakeholders. A formal partnering agreement was implemented not only with the owner and design-build team, but with the community stakeholders along the corridor as well all of the public and private utility companies.The integrated project team (owner, designers, contractor and utility companies) also co-located in an office adjacent to the roadway and the neighborhoods being impacted by construction.

The project was completed 285 days ahead of schedule including all design, environmental permitting, and right-of-way acquisition. The core value of design-build was proven by working together to save time, save money, alleviate frustration and misunderstandings, promote creative thinking, provide solutions and build relationships of trust between community, government and industry.

The Skyline team took a proactive approach to public and community relations that was unheard of and turned what is normally an unpleasant construction experience for neighbors, businesses and the traveling public into something where everyone felt they were part of the process and their needs, wants and concerns were being addressed.

 

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Savings from value engineering ideas involving ROW acquisition strategies, eliminating retaining walls, combining storm drain flows and expedited project design and construction schedules resulted in owner savings that were then applied toward additional improvements.

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Awards & Accolades

2003 First Place Globe Award, Transportation, American Road & Transportation Builders Association

2003 Outstanding Public Works Project, Arizona, American Public Works Association

2003 Design-Build Excellence Award, Transportation over $15 million, Design-Build Institute of America

2004 Build Arizona, Transportation over $10 million, AGC of America, Arizona Chapter

2005 Marvin M. Black Partnering Excellence Award, AGC of America

2005 Build America Merit Award, Design-Build Renovation, AGC of America