INTERSTATE 10 KATY FREEWAY RECONSTRUCTION
PROGRAM, TEXAS, USA
The USD 1.7 Billion, IH 10 Katy Freeway
reconstruction project is a landmark project for the
Houston district of TxDOT and involves the
widening of Interstate 10 from its existing
condition to a 22-lane facility with an 8 to 12 lane
divided highway, 4 managed lanes to be used as
HOT lanes (High Occupancy and/or Toll) and 3 to
4 lane frontage roads in each direction. The
project includes 22 miles of urban freeway with 2
fully directional interchanges and 52 grade
separations. The existing reversible HOV lane has
been replaced with a 4- lane managed facility.
As a member of the program management
team with Parsons Brinckerhoff, our consultants
have been providing program management,
roadway design and CADD
support services. Program
management functions have
included development of the
program management plan,
schematic advancement, project
kickoffs, design concept
conferences, section design
oversight and inter agency
coordination. Providing
roadway design support to the
team, our consultants have been involved with
roadway & drainage design, development of
corridor wide design criteria and standards,
redesign of the Beltway 8 interchange,
development of overall traffic control concepts,
design reviews at milestone submittals, CADD
criteria development, electronic document control
and file management and PS&E development. On
the CADD front, our consultants have been
providing Microstation and Geopak expertise,
with one of our senior consultants serving as the
corridor wide CADD Manager. In the
construction phase, our consultants have provided
construction management support in the areas of
schedule updates, development and
implementation of Request
for Information (RFI) and
Change Order processes,
review of shop drawings,
construction oversight and
supervision, utility
coordination and management
and maintenance and updates
of as-built drawings.
INTERSTATE 10 KATY FREEWAY RECONSTRUCTION