143RD STREET RECONSTRUCTIONFROM WILL-COOK ROAD TO BELL ROAD, WILL COUNTYOMEGA provided construction engineering services for the WillCounty Division of Transportation. The project consisted of fulldepth asphalt pavement reconstruction and widening, pavementresur acing, storm sewer, detention asins, cur gutter, tra ficsignal modernization and landscaping.The existing 143rd Street two lane pavement was removed andreplaced with a 64’ wide, 13¼” bituminous pavement to provide afour lane roadway with left turn lanes. Several areas of subgradee hi iting oor soil conditions needed to e undercut and filledwith porous granular embankment to provide a stable road bed.The existing Will-Cook Road pavement was milled to various depthsto rovide a smoother rofile and resur aced with o ituminoussur ace course ew to storm sewer was rovided or theentire length of the project together with related drainage structures. wo detention asins with a total area o acres were constructed ew tra fic signals with emergenc vehicle detection s stems wereinstalled at the intersection. The project was constructed in fourstages while maintaining one lane o tra fic in each direction2015 ACEC Engineering Excellence Merit Award2015 APWA Southwest Branch TransportationProject of the Year Award
75TH STREET RECONSTRUCTION ,
75TH STREET RECONSTRUCTIONFROM ADAMS STREET TO PLAINFIELD ROAD,DUPAGE COUNTYThis $16 million project included the improvement of 75thStreet from Williams Street to Farmingdale Road in theCity of Darien. The work included the reconstruction andwidening of 75th Street to provide an additional lane in eachdirection, turn lanes and signaled intersection improvementsat dams treet, ass venue, and lainfield oad, turn lanesand signaled intersection im rovements at ass and lainfield,earth excavation, Non-Special Waste Monitoring, curb andgutter, enclosed drainage system, retaining walls, bike ath construction, sidewal s, drivewa s, tra ficsignals, pavement marking, and restoration.Coordination with DuPage County,Darien Public Schools, Darien PublicWorks, and IDOT local roads was akey element of the project.
HIGH SPEED RAILCHICAGO TO ST. LOUIS, IDOT
HIGH SPEED RAIL CORRIDORCHICAGO TO ST. LOUIS, IDOTThe Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) was chosenas the Agency to upgrade the existing Amtrak route fromChicago to St. Louis to provide for higher speed passengertrain service. The track speed will increase from 79 mph to110 mph for passenger trains. The goal of the project was todecrease travel time from Chicago to St. Louis and to provideshort and long term economic stimulus. This project was fundedby the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). The nion acific ailroad was the owner o the right o waand essentially served as the General Contractor for theproject.OMEGA provided construction engineeringservices throughout the Chicago / St. Louisrail corridor. This portion of the projectconsisted of inspection; supervision;construction la out material testing fieldinspection for highway/railroad grade crossings; grade separations; approach roadway reconstruction or rehabilitation; earth excavation and embankment construction; and bridge rehabilitation or construction.
METRA/UNION PACIFIC NORTHWEST LINE CLYBOURN TO MAYFAIR TRACK II – 14 BRIDGES, METRA
METRA/UNION PACIFICNORTHWEST LINECLYBOURN TO MAYFAIR TRACK II –14 BRIDGES, METRAThis project consisted of the complete removaland replacement of 14 Railroad Bridges overWebster Avenue, Damen Avenue, Fullerton Avenue,Western Avenue, Logan Boulevard, Diversey Parkway,California Avenue, Belmont Avenue, SacramentoAvenue, Kimball Avenue, Kedzie Avenue, AddisonStreet, Pulaski Road, Irving Park Road, KeelerAvenue, Kostner Avenue and raising the bridgeover the Kennedy Expressway. This project includedthe installation of excavation support systems,construction of piers, abutments and retaining walls,storm sewer and drainage structures. Also includedwas the erection of structural steel, embankment, ridge water roofing s stem, lighting s stem andcompaction of embankment in track areas.
BUFFALO GROVE STATIONEXTENSION OF METRA STATION AND PARKING LOT, METRA
BUFFALO GROVE STATIONEXTENSION OF METRA STATIONAND PARKING LOT, METRAThis project consisted of providing construction managementin the expansion of the Buffalo Grove Metra Station andParking Lot. he ro ect included modification to thee isting station which entailed installation olum ing, , tiling, and im rovementsto e isting toilets he ro ect alsoconsisted o installation o new stormsewers, drainage structures, lighting,landsca ing and a new ar ing lot
CTA JACKSON/DEARBORN,BLUE LINE SUBWAY STATION, CDOT
CTA JACKSON/DEARBORN,BLUE LINE SUBWAY STATION, CDOTOMEGA provided construction engineering servicesfor the Chicago Department of Transportation.The renovation of the Chicago Department ofTransportation’s Jackson/Dearborn Blue Line subwaystation included a complete renovation with new lighting,tiling, granite ooring, urniture, acoustic aneling,escalators, stairwa finishes, concession areas, ios s,backlit signage and security monitoring equipment.
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