2004 UC Proceedings Abstract
 Design-Build Transportation and Watershed Planning Meet in a GIS Track: Environmental Management Author(s): Christina Martinez, Sharon Wright More infrastructure and facility projects are being programmed as design build projects in order to expedite the construction schedule and deliver infrastructure solutions more quickly. Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) completed a Programmatic Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for a 30-mile urban corridor on I-405 in King and Snohomish Counties in June 2002. Currently, several Environmental Assessments, Biological Assessments, and other environmental documents are being prepared for several road sections undergoing design along the corridor by a General Engineering Contract (GEC) Team consisting of the client (WSDOT), three lead consultants, and more than ten subconsultants. This paper will use the I-405 Corridor Program as a case study to discuss using a GIS for a dynamic and large project with numerous engineering and environmental teams. The discussion will include planning the GIS for impacts and design analysis, environmental documentation, "early action" environmental mitigation, watershed characterization, and the lessons learned. Christina Martinez Washington State Department of Transportation 600 108th Ave NE Suite 405 Belleuve , WA 98004 US Phone: (425) 456-8526 Fax: (425) 453-9179 E-mail: martinezc@wsdot.wa.gov Sharon Wright HDR, Inc. E & RM 500 108th Ave. Suite 1200 Bellevue , WA 98004 US Phone: 425.450.6264 Fax: 425.453.7107 E-mail: sharon.wright@hdrinc.com |
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