Nevada Demonstration Project: Construction Manager at Risk Contracting for Rehabilitation of I-80 Carlin Tunnels in Elko County, NV

As a part of the Highways for LIFE initiative, the Federal Highway Administration provided a $1.2 million grant to the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) to rehabilitate the highway structures on I-80 Elko County. This project involved (1) Rehabilitation of Carlin Tunnels, (2) Reconstruction of pavement structures, (3) Rehabilitation of eight bridge structures, and (4) Operational improvements to highways and tunnels. The key innovation employed on this project was the construction manager at risk (CMAR) method of construction delivery, which was expected to extend the service life of the highway structures while significantly reducing the duration of construction. Another important element of this project was to completely renovate the lighting system within the Carlin Tunnels using new light-emitting diode (LED) luminaires. In fact, this is the first project in North America that used an LED lighting system for highway tunnels. The overall objective of this project was to improve the structural condition of I-80 through Carlin Canyon and provide operational and safety improvements, which was accomplished innovatively through this project.

• Record URL:
  http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/hfl/summary/pdf_2/nevada-I-80-carlin-tunnel-report.pdf
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• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/54520
• Corporate Authors:

  Applied Research Associates, Incorporated

  100 Trade Center Drive, Suite 200
  Champaign, IL  United States  61820

  Federal Highway Administration

  Office of Infrastructure
  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Lee, Hyung
  • Rao, Shreenath
• Publication Date: 2015-7

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Final Technical Brief
• Features: Figures; Maps; Photos; Tables;
• Pagination: 24p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge construction; Construction manager at risk; Contracting; Demonstration projects; Light emitting diodes; Paving; Reconstruction; Rehabilitation; Technological innovations; Vehicular tunnels
• Identifier Terms: Highways for LIFE
• Geographic Terms: Elko County (Nevada)
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Highways; I52: Construction of Pavements and Surfacings; I53: Construction of Bridges and Retaining Walls; I54: Construction of Tunnels;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01578162
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: NTL, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
• Created Date: Oct 14 2015 4:25PM