On Ancestral Roads

Dallas, United States

North Tarrant Express Visit project

Like so many highways in the United States, the North Tarrant Express follows much older paths. It emerged from reconstructing Interstate 820, thus partially replacing US 80 and the Dixie Overland Highway. The latter was one of the first motor vehicle routes in the United States and the first to link the Atlantic and Pacific shores by asphalt. The North Tarrant Express also tells a story of engineering and how things have changed in just one century.

The highway was designed to improve mobility and relieve traffic in one of the country’s busiest areas. It crosses 84 bridges, 140 kilometers of prestressed concrete beams, 15,000 tons of reinforcements, and 800 million kilos of asphalt. Building it required moving six million cubic meters of soil and installing just under 60 miles of pipes and sewers.

Seen in the temporary peacefulness of night from under one of its many viaducts, with the concrete stretching out forever, the highway seems to stir memories of roads past, with a small fort on the river banks. But this scene fades shortly before dawn as one of the country’s fastest-growing regions wakes up and gets behind the wheel.

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I-35 Northeast Expansion (NEX) Central Project

Texas, US

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  • 9.5

    miles

  • $
    1.5
    B

    construction value

  • 2022-2027

    project date

The $1.5 billion Texas Clear Lanes project includes the design, construction, and maintenance of approximately 9.5 miles of non-tolled improvements along I-35 in Guadalupe and Bexar Counties from the I-35/I-410 North interchange to FM 3009. I-35 NEX will add capacity through new elevated lanes, including high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes, and will provide flyovers to I-410 North and Loop 1604 West.

Project Scope

  • Construction of elevated main lanes, including one high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane in each direction.
  • Reconstruction of the Loop 1604 general purpose lanes and bridges from Nacogdoches Road to east of Biltmore Lakes and widening of I-35 general purpose lanes from north of Olympia Parkway to south of FM 3009.
  • Operational improvements, including the construction of ramps connecting mainlanes to elevated lanes and reconfiguration of mainlane ramps on I-410 from Sagebrush Lane to FM 3009 along I-35, and along Loop 1604 from Nacogdoches Road to Biltmore Lakes.

Project Information

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) awarded, Alamo NEX Construction, a joint-venture led by Ferrovial Construction and Webber LLC, to design and build the Interstate 35 Northeast Expansion (NEX) Central Project. Groundbreaking for the project was held May 11, 2022, and construction will begin summer of 2022. The Project consists of the design, construction and maintenance of approximately 9.5 miles of non-tolled improvements along I-35 and spans the cities of San Antonio, Live Oak, Selma and Schertz in Bexar and Guadalupe counties.

Texas Clear Lanes Project

Texas Clear Lanes, a statewide strategic plan to provide congestion relief through non-tolled roads, is focused on five major metro areas including: Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, and San Antonio.

Given the region’s projected population growth, this project is needed to improve mobility and provide increased capacity for present and future drivers on I-35. In fact, according to the Texas A&M Transportation Institute, I-35 is one of Texas’ most congested roadways.  To address growth and mobility issues and based on projections of increased traffic volume and congestion, this project serves to improve traffic flow, increase safety and mobility, reduce travel time for drivers and commuters, and service regional traffic needs.

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VR Highway Simulation

United States

  • +2

    KMs to be VR-Driven

  • 100.000

    € PoC Cost

  • 4

    Managed lanes

The goal of this project is to demonstrate the applicability of VR Driving Simulation functionalities in a realistic 3D digital model of a highway environment to assess efficiencies and risks, from design reviews to stakeholder’s engagement as O&M

The “PoC VR – Highway Simulation” project falls under the umbrella of the whole-life digital asset program which the Department of Asset Management and Process Digitalization is leading within our company. The digitalization of the built asset industry represents an enormous opportunity for innovation for our infrastructure and highways projects, airports, power infrastructure and autonomous vehicles. ​

Project objectives

  • Development of a 3D virtual model with enough realism and accuracy based on actual assets. For this project, the North Tarrant Express located in Fort Worth, Texas, USA, was modeled based on opensource information
  • Development of a Virtual Reality environment incorporating all the 3D models​ in which the user can immerse and drive thanks to some external equipment (steering wheel, pedals, VR glasses headset)
  • Integration of an external traffic management simulator into the VR environment (Sumo)​
  • Design of a traffic diversion incorporated in the VR environment including impacts to traffic
  • Development of real-time functionalities to add objects to the scene to recreate different scenarios

Value of the solution

  • Knowledge transfer and skillset development within our engineering teams. ​
  • Generation of virtual environments based on real infrastructures suitable for virtual simulations. ​
  • Comprehension of the interactions between the user and the surrounding context of assets for data collection linking into behavioral economics initiative. ​
  • Instantaneous adaptability to different scenarios and changing situations. ​
  • Improved highway design and development system for better a performance and a more fitting user experience. ​

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Loop 12 Reconstruction

Irving, TX

  • Length

    9.6
    Miles

  • Contract Value

    $
    301
    Million

  • Major Highways

    4

  • New Bridges

    32

Webber Loop 12 project is located in Irving, Texas. The project consists of new construction and rehabilitation of existing lanes for four major highways: Loop 12, SH 114, SH 183, and SS 482.

The project consists of the reconstruction of 9.6 miles of SL 12 in Dallas, including the renovation of existing Interchanges between four major highways: State Loop 12, State Spur 482, State Highway 114 and 183.

The project scope of work involves construction of 32 new bridges, walls and concrete pavement, widening of existing main lanes and frontage roads. Additional work includes grading, subgrade stabilization, drainage, water, sanitary sewer, flatwork, signals, illumination, ITS, signing, pavement markings, landscape and irrigation.

The project is scheduled to last 36 months, and the first milestone of the project was achieved by completing civil work for SH 114 Toll Gantry/SL12 TRDMS within 90 days of the start of construction.

The bridge work on the project is significant and most critical. The project team has already accomplished more than 730 drilled shafts and completed more than 719 bridge substructure pours.

The project was bid in an A + B proposal, considering project cost and schedule. This proposal method helps reduce the time that the traffic will be affected by construction while also considering low bid price.  The project will save commuters time navigating this area with improved connectivity and the ability to avoid the traffic congestion normally seen here during peak traffic times.

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IH 35 Rehabilitation

Waco, TX

  • Length

    6.7
    Miles

  • Contract Value

    $
    341
    Million

  • Bridges

    24

The project involves reconstruction of 6.7 miles of IH 35 in Waco, TX. The project was bid at $341 million and is the largest hard bid project to be awarded in Webber’s history.

The project scope of the rehabilitation of IH 35 consists of widening and reconstruction of 6.7 miles from Craven Road to 12th Street in Waco, Texas. The contract includes construction of 24 bridges, the removal of three existing concrete main lanes in both directions, replacement with four lanes of 15” continuously reinforced concrete pavement – north and southbound – and reconstruction of the existing concrete frontage roads.

In addition, the project includes the installation of more than 132,000 linear feet of reinforced concrete box culverts and pipe, electrical, concrete flatwork, landscape, irrigation and pavement markings throughout the corridor.

Special Features

One of the challenges that the project team faces is the work over the Brazos River and the need of using barges and bulkheads (sheet-pile and compacted earth setup to form a work dock) as a mean to provide stable work surface, for both man and equipment.  A special Safety plan was needed for these water operations, first to address the safety of the employees, but also the impact that construction in this area has for the environment and recreation on the river.

For example, all barges must be engineered to ensure that the requirements of stability are satisfied, taking into consideration the type of equipment operated on the barges and their working radius. Cranes are most affected by this as their swing radius and the weight of their loads are much greater than any other equipment used on the barges. As a crane swings its load, it will apply forces to the barge in variable areas that may cause the barge to dip down in the water.  This dipping is referred to as “List” (dipping to the lateral sides) and “Trim” (dipping to the frontside).  Webber monitors the List and Trim with a “List & Trim Monitor” that is mounted in the cabin of the crane with sensors attached to the body of the crane.  This monitor helps the team keep within the maximum allowable tolerances of List and Trim that are outlined by Crane Manufacturers, OSHA and ASME.

Another significant challenge is that the project is located near the Baylor University campus.  Due to the heavy traffic flow and adjacent retail and residential along right-of-way, the project is working during restricted hours and lane closures to minimize the impact to the traveling public and local businesses.

Due to the size of the project, over 25 crews and various subcontractors work at the same time in the different areas. Also, 25 engineers and 4 superintendents supervise and coordinate the job.

The schedule, the pace, the amount of people and the size of the job make this project truly a challenge. But we are working hard as a team, making sure we are all helping each other achieve our milestones, our finish dates. Everyone is cooperating with the client, with the subcontractors, and with other crews.

Paloma Fernandez, Senior Project Manager.

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SH 146 Expansion

Houston, TX

  • Length

    4.36
    Miles

  • Contract Value

    $
    202
    Million

  • Bypass Bridge Spans

    116
    ft

Webber SH 146 Expansion Project scope is to widen 4.36 miles of roadway, as well as construct a 116-span bypass bridge in Seabrook/Kemah (SE Houston). This highly anticipated local project was bid at $201.8 million with a contract time of 60 months.

SH 146 prior to project startup was a multilane, paved highway with a center turn lane along the project route. The expansion project scope is widening this highway to a traditional freeway system, with six main lanes and two-lane frontage roads. This project extends from Red Bluff road to north of SH 96, approximating at 4.36 miles.

To further alleviate traffic, a 12,628-foot long bridge must be constructed across Clear Lake. This 116-span Express bridge between Seabrook and Kemah will allow three lanes of traffic to travel in both northbound and southbound directions, easing congestion for local traffic. In addition to building the new bypass bridge, the project expands the existing 40-span bridge from two lanes to three lanes in either direction for local travelers, along with a bikeway.

The contract includes 700+ drill shaft foundations -65% of which have been completed already-, 13 retaining walls with aesthetic details for the City of Seabrook and City of Kemah, and different substructure elements, such flared columns and inverted T-caps.

There are three bents that must be constructed in the Clear Creek Channel for both the arterial widening of the existing bridge and the construction of the new Express bridge. The boundaries of the work area are the bay to the east of the bridge and Clear Lake on the west. An interesting challenge for the project team is that Clear Creek sees over 1,000 boat transits per day during the boating season. The Clear Creek Channel that passes through the work area is the only travel way connecting the bay and the local marinas, which are the second busiest in the United States. In order to partner with the USCG, TxDOT, and local boating communities, Webber implemented a traffic management system utilizing traffic signals on barges, flaggers on boats, and buoys to ensure safe passage of boats travelling through the channel during construction.

This specific traffic control plan and the priority given to value engineering have allowed the project team to maximize traffic flow while minimizing economic impact on local businesses and the traveling public.

Being one of Houston’s designated hurricane evacuation corridor for thousands of residents, this project had been long anticipated by local officials and the community and is scheduled to be completed in early 2023.

Click here to see the latest developments of the expansion project in the areas of Seabrook and Kemah.

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SH 99 Grand Parkway

Houston, TX

SH99 Grand Parway Web
  • Lenght

    52.5
    Miles

  • Investment

    $
    938
    million

  • 2018-2022

    project date

The SH 99 Grand Parkway Segments H, I-1 & I-2 project is the continuation of the construction of a 184-mile highway loop around the Greater Houston area. The Segments H, I-1 & I-2 represent a 52.5-mile corridor spanning Chambers, Harris, Liberty and Montgomery counties northeast of Houston.

The scope of the project, at a total cost of $1.28 billion, included construction of new lanes and modernization of the existing tolling infrastructure. The construction contract value with GPI is $938M and that is with change orders.

Project Scope

  • A new tolled two-lane controlled access facility, with intermittent four-lane sections for passing from US 59 North to IH 10 East
  • Four additional toll lanes from IH 10 East to FM 1405
  • Reconstruction of 74 bridges
  • Upgrades the visual appearance of the corridor through aesthetic enhancements and landscaping improvements

The Grand Parkway is divided into 11 segments in all (A though I-2). The highway connects State Highway 146 in Galveston County to State Highway 146 in Baytown and crosses seven counties. The SH 99 Grand Parkway Segments H, I-1 & I-2 project is owned and managed by the Texas Department of Transportation. Construction is being performed by Grand Parkway Infrastructure, a consortium of Ferrovial Construction, Granite Inc., and Webber, LLC.

The project is designed to:

  • Improve the connectivity within the existing transportation network by providing a circumferential link between two major highways, Interstate Highway 10 and Interstate Highway 69.
  • Reduce congestion on area roadways while providing more travels options for the motorists.
  • Provide an alternate evacuation route to help relieve congestion during emergency evacuations.
  • Accommodate the forecasted population growth.
  • Better facilitate the movement of the people and goods to businesses, places of employment, and residential areas within the region.

Other improvements on Segments H & I include

  • Segments H and I-1 provide 37.5-miles of two-lane toll road, with intermittent four lane sections for passing, from I-69/US 59 North in Montgomery County to I-10 in Chambers County
  • Segment I-2A upgrades tolling equipment along an existing 8.7-mile, four-lane section, which opened in 2008 and became part of the Grand Parkway in June 2017, from I-10 to FM 1405
  • Segment I-2B adds 6.1-miles of four-lane toll road from FM 1405 in Chambers County to SH 146 in Harris County

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Traveling Through History to the Future

Dallas , United States

LBJ Expressway, TX View full project

The Lyndon B. Johnson Expressway, known to Texans as the LBJ, is a maze of asphalt and concrete.

This galaxy of lanes and junctions intersecting at different heights, lines straight and curved, parallel and intersecting, make up one of the major traffic systems on the planet. The LBJ Express has twice the capacity of the old LBJ highway, and it is ready for Dallas’s traffic needs.

The highway crosses 90 bridges and has interchanges standing three levels high. Some 60 miles of piling and 200 of precast beams were used in its construction.

90 bridges, 62 miles of piles and 330 prefabricated beams.

The 250,000 vehicles on it every day travel on the almost 600,000 tons of pavement that make up this road, which has nine lanes each way. These nine lanes split into up to 28 lanes in some places.

This historic infrastructure will keep running well into the future.

Webber’s Heavy Civil exemplary safety programs.

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City of Houston Traffic Operations Facility

Houston, Texas

  • Completion

    2014

    May

  • $
    8.9
    M

The one story replacement facility for the city of Houston’s Transportation and Traffic Operations Center include office and workshop areas, storage and warehouse space, vehicular maintenance, associated support facilities and a parking for 125 fleet vehicles. The facility also includes a specialized shop area for manufacturing traffic signs on-site and a separate metal canopy wash down area.

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