Central Texas Turnpike System, Texas, USA
Key Data:
Project
122-mile turnpike facility in the Austin-San Antonio corridor
Completion
By December 2007
Cost
$2.7bn
Project scope
5 interchanges that will eventually expand to a 6-lane facility with the possibility of a light rail line running between the carriageways, 29 exit / entrance ramp toll plazas
Project statistics
1,100 construction workers, 30 million yd³ dirt, 1.7 million t asphalt paving, 2.7 million t concrete
Bridges
119 bridges comprising 350,000ft³ steel and 5 million ft² concrete
Sponsor
Texas Turnpike Authority, Texas Department of Transportation
Key Players:
Main contractor
Zachry Construction, Gilbert Construction (SH 45, US 183A roadway, the Loop 1); Austin Bridge and Road (SH 45); Lone Star Infrastructure Inc (SH 130)
Designers
DMJM+Harris; S&B Infrastructure Ltd, PE Structural Consultants Inc, CTL/Thompson, PSI, Unintech Consulting Engineers Inc, Yvonne Newman Engineering Inc, Turner Collie & Braden Inc, Menon Consortium Inc
Project advisers
Dan Rauscher, Locke Liddell Sapp, Nossaman, Guthner, Knox & Elliott LLP, HDR Inc, PBS&J Inc, HNTB Inc, TC&B Inc
Land acquisition
OR Colan & Associates
Surveying and mapping
Macias & Associates
Environmental management
Hicks & Company
Additional contractors
TBE Group, Bridgefarmer & Associates, OTHON, Landtech Consultants, Terra-Mar, Atkins-Benham, Raba Kistner Infrastructure Inc, VMS
