Airport Planning and Design

“We are proud to have contributed to this important project for the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT),” said Todd Wager, Parsons Group President. “We are honored that the project has been named one of the best in America, acknowledging Parsons’ innovative work and INDOT’s commitment to enhancing service and safety for the traveling public.”

The project was necessary to increase bridge clearances and reduce the potential for collisions from unpermitted and off-route trucks with oversized and unsecured loads. Repeated bridge strikes from these trucks posed a safety concern. The I-65/I-70 South Split project improved safety with the reconstruction and lowering of one-half mile of pavement beneath seven bridges, increasing the vertical clearance. The Parsons team accelerated the design and prepared the construction documents in a record 40 days. Using alternate bidding procurement, the project was constructed in 44 days, down from the anticipated 90 days, saving taxpayers $7.6 million.

A record 36 states and the District of Columbia entered a total of 73 projects in this year’s America’s Top 10 Transportation Projects competition. Recognizing excellence in project delivery, entries were judged in three categories:  Under Budget, Best Use of Innovation, and Quality of Life/Community Development. The 10 finalists received the highest number of overall points.

For more information on America’s Top 10 Transportation Projects, and to vote in the People’s Choice Awards through October 24, 2014, visit http://nominate.americastransportationawards.org/voting.aspx.