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New Castle Industrial Park Lift Station

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New Castle Industrial Park Lift Station

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New Castle Industrial Park Lift Station

Client

City of New Castle

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Project Description: Upgrades to the existing lift station and extensions to the gravity sewer were needed at New Castle’s Industrial Park in order to provide sanitary sewer services for a new industry. The project also included the placement of approximately 2,500 feet of new (12-inch diameter) sanitary sewer. The project had an accelerated completion schedule to meet the industry’s opening date.

Approximate Project Cost: $200,000

Breadth of Services Provided: System Capacity Evaluation / Option Development, Design Engineering, Bid Assistance, Construction Administration / Periodic Inspections

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US 41 Stormwater Pump Station Project

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US 41 Stormwater Pump Station Project

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US 41 Stormwater Pump Station Project

Client

Indiana Department of Transportation

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Project Description: The project included construction of a 39 MGD stormwater pump station and approximately 700 feet of 48-inch force main. The pump station included a new cast-in-place concrete structure, masonry control building, submersible pumps with VFD controls, screen structure, influent gate controls, and cast-in-place gatewell/energy dissipation structure at the levee force main discharge location as permitted by the USACE.

Approximate Construction Cost: $3,600,000

Breadth of Services Provided: Survey, Planning, Design Engineering, Permitting, Land Acquisition, Construction Assistance

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Terre Haute Lost Creek Lift Station Project

by Construction InspectionLand AcquisitionPortfolioSurveyingWater / Wastewater

Terre Haute Lost Creek Lift Station Project

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Terre Haute Lost Creek Lift Station Project

Client

City of Terre Haute

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Project Description: The project included construction of a 22 MGD sanitary lift station and approximately 320 feet of 30-inch force main to replace the existing lift station on the same site. The new lift station featured a cast-in-place concrete screen channel, wet-well, valve vault, masonry building, submersible pumps with VFD controls, dual channel mechanical screen equipment, equipment hoist, diesel generator, site lighting, and various site improvements. The project also included stream bank and channel stabilization along the perimeter of the site and demolition of the existing lift station to allow space for additional site improvements.

Approximate Construction Cost: $5,500,000

Breadth of Services Provided: Survey, Land Acquisition, Design Engineering, Permitting, Construction Administration

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Jackson Street Causeway Pedestrian Walkway

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Jackson Street Causeway Pedestrian Walkway

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Jackson Street Causeway Pedestrian Walkway

Client

City of Cicero

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This year, the Town of Cicero’s Lights Over Morse Reservoir Festival during the July 4th weekend not only celebrated our country’s independence but also celebrated the opening of the long-anticipated walkway.  The new walkway provides a safe way for residents move from one side of the town to the other side over Morse Reservoir.  This beautiful new community fixture was much-needed and provides more accessibility and connectivity to the town.

 Project Description: This project provides a walkway along the Morse Reservoir Jackson Street causeway and provides a safe pedestrian connection between Red Bridge Park and Community Park on each side of the reservoir.

The three main spans over the waterway utilize prefabricated steel trusses while the 18 remaining spans utilize side-by-side prestressed concrete double-t beams with a concrete overlay.  Shell-piles proved to be a cost effective solution for the 21-span structure.  Steel sheet piling with a concrete facing tie the proposed walkway into the existing topography.  Decorative pedestrian railing and lighting provides safe passage for pedestrians while also enhancing the aesthetic impacts to the trail.

A major challenge for this project was coordinating the construction with the existing utilities, which included overhead power lines parallel to the alignment of the pedestrian bridge.  The power utility temporarily de-energized their power lines so the contractor could set the bridge components, and permanently relocated their facilities onto the new pedestrian bridge.

Approximate Construction Cost:  $2,400,000

Breadth of Services Provided:  Design Services and Construction Inspection

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Operation Indy Commute – I-65 & I-465

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Operation Indy Commute – I-65 & I-465

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Operation Indy Commute – I-65 & I-465

Client

Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT)

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Project Description:  This project included a new westbound I-465 to southbound I-65 fly-over ramp, added travel lanes on I-65 and I-465, ramp and median reconstruction, lighting, signing, retaining walls, and noise walls.  The new bridge carrying westbound I-465 to southbound I-65 included 11 spans of pre-stressed concrete I-beams and is approximately 1,400-feet long.  The entire design was completed on a fast track, 15-month schedule with United Consulting teaming with American Structurepoint to deliver this successful project for INDOT.

Approximate Project Cost:  $40,000,000

 This video shows the project from start to finish.

 
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Wabash County Bridge No. 645

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Wabash County Bridge No. 645

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Wabash County Bridge No. 645

Client

Wabash County

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Project Description: Rehabilitation of the existing historic timber covered bridge in North Manchester, Indiana. The construction involved temporarily supporting the bridge while members of the timber trusses were removed and replaced or repaired.  The existing members had to be inspected to determine if they could be reused or if they needed to be replaced. Replaced members had to closely match the original look of the timber bridge for historic purposes. A new timber shake roof was placed, the siding repaired and repainted, and the bridge was re-leveled to its original appearance. At completion, the bridge reopened to both pedestrian and vehicular traffic.

Steve Olsen of North Manchester Real Time Photography documented  the bridge’s rehabilitation in the following video.

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Madison County Bridge No. 123 / 600 W over White River

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Madison County Bridge No. 123 / 600 W over White River

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Madison County Bridge No. 123 / 600 W over White River

Client

Madison County

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Project Description: Madison County Bridge No. 123 carries CR 600 West over the White River in Madison County. The structure is a four-span, continuous variable depth concrete girder with simple span concrete end-spans. The rehabilitation project included a complete deck replacement and reconstruction of the end-spans with prestressed concrete I-beams making them continuous with the existing historic concrete girders.

United developed a design and construction method for this structure that allowed for the deck replacement without any temporary supports for the historic girders. The negative moment reinforcement in the deck was maintained over the girders and the new deck constructed above this reinforcement using a staged pour sequence to reduce construction loading. The design also eliminated two expansion joints by making the approach spans continuous with the main span. This eliminated on-going maintenance concerns for the County and significantly extended the useful service life of this structure. These unique design concepts saved the county in both construction cost and schedule.

Approximate Construction Cost: $1,200,000

Breadth of Services Provided: Design Survey, Roadway Design, Bridge Design, Scour Analysis, Right-of-Way Acquisition, and Environmental Coordination, and Report Preparation

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US 231 Phase III – New Road Construction

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US 231 Phase III – New Road Construction

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US 231 Phase III – New Road Construction

Client

Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT), Spencer County

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Project Description:  US 231 Phase III Project in Spencer County is comprised of new terrain freeway totaling 4.5 miles of four-lane divided roadway with a grass median and two bridges in Spencer County.  The project includes a railroad grade separation and a diamond interchange at SR 162.  The project traverses densely wooded new terrain with large elevation changes and strip pits from past mining activities.  Four local roads were relocated to maintain the limited access feature of the new US 231 freeway.

The project required extensive coordination with the INDOT Office of Geotechnical Engineering due to possible mine subsidence, ponds, and the types of soil identified in the soil boring including coal, shale, and sandstone.  The project bisects three local service roads, a railroad, and State Road 162.  Coordination with the local agencies, Hoosier Railroad identified solutions to minimize the new alignments impacts on the community.

The location control route survey and topographic survey included full ground survey on a terrain that included over 100 feet of elevation changes, ponds, and strip mines. The new alignment traversed land with elevation changes of more than 50 feet and was previously mined.  Mining operations created unique geotechnical challenges which were coordinated as the project encountered mine spoils and created ponds.

Approximate Project Cost:  $25,500,000

Breadth of Services Provided:  Topographic Survey, Regulatory Permit Applications,  Roadway Design, Bridge Design, Complex Sign Design, and Utility Coordination

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Lost Creek Lift Station

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Lost Creek Lift Station

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Lost Creek Lift Station

Client

City of Terre Haute, Indiana

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Project Description:  The City’s existing lift station that conveyed wastewater for a large portion of the north side of Terre Haute was beyond its design life and in need of replacement.

United Consulting designed the new facility with a design capacity of 20 million gallons per day including a new, cast-in-place concrete structure, masonry building, submersible pumps with VFD controls, dual mechanical screen equipment, and other necessary improvements.

Approximate Project Cost:  $5,500,000

Breadth of Services Provided:  Survey, Land Acquisition, Design Engineering, Permitting, and Construction Administration

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Mount Comfort Road Roundabout

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Mount Comfort Road Roundabout

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Mount Comfort Road Roundabout

Client

Hancock County Commissioners

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Project Description:  The intersection of Mount Comfort Road (CR 600 W) and CR 300 N is the culmination point for traffic from several industrial and commercial property developments heading south to I-70. A traffic simulation model was generated utilizing existing traffic counts as well as traffic studies for several industrial and commercial developments. Based on the results of the model, it was determined that dual left turns would be required for the westbound to southbound movement and a right lane by-pass would be added for the northbound to eastbound movement.

A key principle, when driving through a roundabout, is the idea that a driver never has to change lanes. This was achieved on the CR 600 W and CR 300 N roundabout through the use of a spiral. A spiral, moves traffic from the inside lane to the outside lane without the need for the driver to change lanes.

Finally, the most challenging part of any multi-lane roundabout design is controlling the fast path speeds. The easiest way to control the entering speed is to provide deflection. The entering speed has to be balanced with the circulating speed especially when heavy truck volumes are anticipated, which is the case for this intersection. To help provide deflection and ultimately reduce the fast path speeds, without significantly reducing the entrance radii, horizontal curves were introduced into the alignments approximately 300 feet prior to the roundabout in all directions.

Approximate Project Cost: $2,700,000

Breadth of Services Provided: Design Services, Right-of-Way Engineering, Construction Inspection