Context Sensitive Solution: A Case Study of Northwest Highway White Rock Lake, Dallas in Texas

Loop 12 is the first ring around the city of Dallas. The project is a three-quarter mile section of Loop 12 on Northwest Highway. The project section of Northwest Highway is a set of six bridges that cross a 100-year floodplain. The environmental challenges, the diversity of stakeholders and their needs, and heightened sensitivities from special interest groups posed significant challenges for this project. Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) initially identified the traditional stakeholder groups to be representatives of area residences, schools, businesses, highway users, and transportation providers. However, the unique setting for this project also created a number of non-traditional stakeholder groups. A major construction that would last a few years would substantially disrupt their normal activities. These groups were particularly sensitive to changes in the environment as TxDOT leaned after contracting HNTB Corporation to research the community and its history. From the project, the authors learned that forming multidisciplinary and hierarchical teams is one of key factors for successful project. Early and regular engagement of the public helps the environmental assessment and project progress. Visual simulation is one of effective tools to communicate with the public. Inter- agency coordination is critical. Traffic management strategies must adapt with context sensitive solutions of transportation projects.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • This paper was sponsored by TRB committee AFB50T Task Force on Context Sensitive Design/Solutions (CSD/CSS). Alternate title: Context-Sensitive Solutions: Case Study of Northwest Highway, White Rock Lake, Dallas in Texas
• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Research Board

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  Washington, DC  United States  20001
• Authors:
  • Bridgelall, Raj
  • Lee, EunSu
• Conference:
  • Transportation Research Board 94th Annual Meeting
  • Location: Washington DC, United States
  • Date: 2015-1-11 to 2015-1-15
• Date: 2015

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 15p
• Monograph Title: TRB 94th Annual Meeting Compendium of Papers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Case studies; Construction projects; Context sensitive design; Project management; Public participation; Road construction
• Geographic Terms: Dallas (Texas)
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Construction; Design; Highways; I10: Economics and Administration; I20: Design and Planning of Transport Infrastructure; I52: Construction of Pavements and Surfacings;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01555719
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: 15-3291
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Feb 27 2015 4:43PM