please note that this entire project was a ... - civil · project was a completely academic...

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS ENTIRE PROJECT WAS A COMPLETELY

ACADEMIC EXERCISE.

THIS PROJECT IN NO WAY REPRESENTS THE OPINIONS OF

ITRANS OR THE MTO

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P R O J E C T S P O N S O R : I T R A N S C O N S U LT I N G I N C

J O S E P H A R C A R O , P. E N G , A V S

F A C U LT Y A D V I S O R : R Y E R S O N U N I V E R S I T Y

D R . S A I D E A S A , P. E N G

C A P S T O N E P R O J E C T T E A M :

P O O R YA B A YA N I

B E R N A R D J A M E S

S A A D S Y E D

J A N U A R Y 1 4 , 2 0 1 0

HIGHWAY 404 AND16TH AVENUE INTERCHANGE

RECONSTRUCTION2

PRESENTATION SUMMARY

A) Proposal Writing and Winning the Project

B) Preliminary Study Report

C) Preferred Alternatives Report

D) Preliminary Design Report and Drawings

E) Conclusions

F) Lessons and Thoughts

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E) Conclusions


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PROPOSAL INFORMATION

Project Scope

Project Outline

Proposal Requirements

Project Schedule

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PROBLEM DEFINITION

Existing Traffic Congestion Minimal Pedestrian options

and no Cyclist Options on 16th Avenue

No current use of HOV Lanes to Encourage Carpooling

Assumed Year of Construction 2022

Assumed End of Life Cycle for Highway Pavements

PROJECT SCOPE6

PROJECT OBJECTIVES

Assess the need for change Determine the preferred

Interchange configuration to accommodate 10 lanes of traffic on Highway 404 and 6 lanes of traffic along 16th

Avenue Design the preferred

alternative Construction processes

including staging, cost and working days estimates

PROJECT SCOPE7

PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS

Resources Available

Required

Software

Work Plan Work Breakdown Structure

Overall Time Budget

Project Schedule

Project Deliverables Technical

Physical

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PROJECT OUTLINE

CREATION OF FIRM

SELECTION OF PROJECT

DEVELOPMENT OF PROJECT SCOPE

REVIEW OF BACKGROUND

REPORTS

IDENTIFICATION OF EXISTING

GEOMETRIC CONDITIONS

ANALYSIS OF EXISTING AND

FUTURE TRAFFIC CONDITIONS

JUSTIFICATION OF IMPROVEMENTS

GEOMETRIC DESIGN PARAMETERSESTABLISHMENT OF EVALUATION

CRITERIA

DEVELOPMENT OF ALTERNATIVE

SOLUTIONS

EVALUATION OF ALTERNATIVE

SOLUTIONS

SELECTION OF PREFERRED

ALTERNATIVE

DESIGN OF PREFERRED

ALTERNATIVE

CREATION OF PLAN AND PROFILE

DRAWINGS

DEVELOPMENT PRELIMINARY

COST ESTIMATE

CREATION OF TYPICAL SECTION

DRAWINGS

DEVELOPMENT OF WORKING

DAYS ESTIMATE

CREATION OF CONSTRUCTION

STAGING PLAN AND SECTIONS

CREATION OF GENERAL

ARRANGEMENT DRAWING

COMPILATION OF DRAWINGS

DEVELOPMENT PRELIMINARY

DESIGN REPORT

ADJUSTMENT OF PREFERRED

ALTERNATIVE

DEVELOPMENT OF PRELIMINARY

STUDY REPORT

ACCUMULATION OF GUIDELINES

AND MANUALS

GEOMETRIC DESIGN PARAMETERS

REVIEW OF LITERATURE

ESTABLISHMENT OF GEOMETRIC

DESIGN PARAMETERS

PROJECT START UP MEETING

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PROJECT SCHEDULE10



Background Information

Creation and Evaluation of Alternative Solutions

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BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Project Location

Project Constraints

Software Packages

Design Manuals

Existing Conditions

Traffic Analysis

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PROJECT LOCATION

16th Avenue and Highway 404 Interchange

• Ontario

• York Region

• Boundary of Markham

• Boundary of Richmond Hill

PROJECT LOCATION

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PROJECT CONSTRAINTS

• Commercial Property

• Rouge River Watershed

• Buttonville Airport

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Autodesk Civil 3D 2008

Autodesk AutoCAD 2008

Microsoft Excel 2007

Microsoft Word 2007

Microsoft Power Point 2007

Microsoft Publisher 2007

Microsoft Project 2007

Highway Capacity Software 5.2

Google Earth 4.2

Adobe Acrobat CS3

SOFTWARE PACKAGES

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MTO Geometric Design Standards for Ontario Highways (1985)

MTO Road Side Safety Manual (1993)

Ontario Bikeways Planning and Design Guidelines (1996)

Transportation Association of Canada: Geometric Design Guide for Canadian Roads (1999)

Highway Capacity Manual (2000)

Ontario Traffic Manual Book 7–Temporary Conditions (2001)

MTO Production Rates (2002)

MTO Working Days Estimating Guide (2002)

MTO Structural Manual (2003)

MTO Parametric Costs Estimating Guide (2006)

DESIGN MANUALS

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EXISTING CONDITIONS

• 16th Avenue (4 Lanes)

• Highway 404 (6 Lanes)

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TRAFFIC DATA AND ANALYSIS

• Existing conditions and LOS

• 2% growth rate (future volumes 2022)

• Justification of improvements for Future conditions

AM Peak Period PM Peak Period

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TRAFFIC DATA AND ANALYSIS

• Highway Capacity Software Results

(Level of Service C or better for 2022 volumes)

Intersection Ramp Level Of

Capacity Service

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CREATION AND EVALUATION ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS

Identified the design parameters for each component of the interchange

Defined individual alternative solutions for each construction component

Compiled Preliminary Study Report with project scope, background information, and alternative solutions

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CREATION AND EVALUATION OF

ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS

DESIGN PARAMETERS

• Ramp Configuration

• Bike Lane Crossings

• Highway Widening Options

• Structural components

Hwy 404 is a Rural Freeway Divided designed @120kph (RFD120) with a posted speed of 100kph

16th avenue is an urban cross section designed @80kph (UAD80) with a posted of 60kph

Other relevant Information used was received directly from iTrans or was gathered from design guidelines such as MTO publications

Each alternative was evaluated against each other and the existing condition

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RAMP CONFIGURATIONS

• Alternate 1

• Alternate 2

• Alternate 3

• Alternate 4

• Alternate 5

#5: Modified Parclo B-2 and A-4#4: Parclo B-4

#1: Parclo B-2 (existing) #2: Full Cloverleaf #3: Parclo A-4

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BIKE LANE CROSSINGS

• Alternate 1

• Alternate 2

#2: Bike Lanes cross perpendicularly#1: Bike Lanes cross parallel

• Important to safely account all modes of transportation

• Much debate over cyclist safety at ramp terminals

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HIGHWAY WIDENING OPTIONS

• Alternate 1

• Alternate 2

• Alternate 3

• Alternate 4

• Alternate 5

#5: Widen in the Median and Outwards#4: Widen in the Median

#1: Widen to the east #2: Widen to the west #3: Widen Outwards

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STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS

• Structure Span Options

• Deck Pour Options

• Abutment Type Options

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E) Conclusions


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PREFERRED ALTERNATIVES REPORT

Analysis of Alternative Solutions

Selection of Preferred Alternative Solution

Refined Preferred Alternative Solution

Compiled Preferred Alternative Report

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PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE

HIGHWAY 404 & 16th

AVENUE INTERCHANGE CONFIGURATION

• Parclo A-4

• Bike Lanes Perpendicular

• Widen Highway in the Median

•Assumed Buttonville Airport will be up for redevelopment in 2022

Parclo A-4

Bike Lanes cross perpendicularly (but the final decision will be

made at a policy level)Widen in the Median

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E) Conclusions


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PRELIMINARY DESIGN

Design Report

Drawings Plan Drawings

Profile Drawings

Typical Sections Drawings

General Arrangement Drawing

Construction Process

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PRELIMINARY DESIGN

DESIGN REPORT

Documents methodology and rationale for selection of the preferred alternative

Includes Preliminary Design of the entire project to capture major aspects and decision making

Used to produced the Detailed Design for construction drawings where no design changes should be needed

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PRELIMINARY DESIGN

PLAN DRAWINGS

• Highway 404 Plan Drawing

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PRELIMINARY DESIGN

PROFILE DRAWINGS

• Ramp Profile Drawing

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PRELIMINARY DESIGN

•TYPICAL SECTIONS DRAWINGS

• Highway 404 Section

• 16th Avenue Section

• Ramp Section

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PRELIMINARY DESIGN

GENERAL ARRANGEMENT DRAWING

• Highway 404 Section

• 16th Avenue Section

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CONSTRUCTION PROCESS

Preliminary Construction Staging

Preliminary Cost Estimate

Preliminary Working Days Estimate

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Preliminary Construction Staging

Construction requires stages to arrive at the ultimate condition

A staging plan shows the sequence of construction for the project

Shows effect on Traffic during construction

This project requires 8 Stages

CONSTRUCTION PROCESS37

CONSTRUCTION STAGING

STAGE 1

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STAGE 2

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STAGE 3

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STAGE 4

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STAGE 5

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STAGE 6

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STAGE 7

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STAGE 8

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Structure Demolition

Road and Ramp Removal

Structure Reconstruction

Road Reconstruction: Highway 404 Widening

16th Avenue Widening

Ramp Construction



Description Cost (millions)

Demolition and Removals $1.1

HWY 404 Reconstruction and Widening

$5.8

16th Ave Reconstruction and Widening

$1.4

Ramp Reconstruction $5.3

Structure Reconstruction $6.5

Total $20.1



Total Tasks

Total Crew Hours Road Crews

Structure Crews

Number of Crews

Number of Total Working Days



Description Number of Days

Roads and Ramps Removal 124

Structure Construction 182

Roads and Ramp Construction

267

Total Preliminary

Estimate573

Total Concrete Crew Work 182

Total Road Crew Work 391

Effective Working Days 391







E) Conclusions


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CONCLUSIONS

Based on preliminary study results, it was deemed necessary to redesign the existing interchange

This project looked at multiple alternatives and selected the preferred alternative based on prescribed criteria

The final deliverables of a PDR, Plan and Profile Drawings, GA drawing, Typical Sections Drawings, Staging Plan, and Working Days Estimate have been completed

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FUTURE STUDY

Future studies related to this project specifically can include:

Environmental Assessment with Public Involvement

Detailed Design

Stormwater Management Plan

Structural Design

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E) Conclusions


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Lessons Learned

Projects like this Take a LOT of Time!

When looking for specific software for your project, ask the IT guy!

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Things We Did Well

Bi-Weekly Meetings with Client (alternating)

Bi-Weekly Meetings with Faculty Advisor

Use of Conference Calling for Meetings with Client (time saver for all)

Mini Team Pre-Meetings Prior to External Meetings

Rotating Responsibilities Within Meetings (i.e. note taker, meeting leader, etc)

Meticulous Note Taking During Meetings, Minutes of Meetings

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Things We Did Well

Updating Client of all Major Events (via e-mail)

Standardizing all Communications (i.e. Forms, using single e-mail address setup specifically for the job, etc)

Tracking Project Completion Using Gantt Chart and Scheduling Software (Milestones)

Seeking expert advice from specialists rather than making assumptions

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QUESTIONS?

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Joseph Arcaro, P.Eng, AVS (iTrans)

Greg Perry (iTrans)

Nathalie Baudais P.Eng, P.E (iTrans)

Jonathan Chai (iTrans)

Imelda Valdivieso (iTrans)

Dr. Said Easa, P.Eng (Ryerson)

Dr. Khaled Sennah, P.Eng (Ryerson)

Dr. Medhat Shehata, P.Eng (Ryerson)

Dianne Mendonca (Ryerson)

Kim Kritzer (Ryerson)

Des Rogan (Ryerson)

Poorya Bayani, BEngSaad Syed, EIT

Bernard James, EIT

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