National Value Engineering Award

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1 National Value Engineering Award Most Value Added Proposal During Construction Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Joseph B. Fay Company US 219 Somerset to Meyersdale For Demonstrating Outstanding Value Engineering Achievements in Teamwork, Cost Savings, Enhanced Performance, or Expedited Project Delivery that Resulted in an Overall Improved Business Practice Presented by the AASHTO Value Engineering Technical Committee August 4, 2015

2 Local U.S History US 219 Corridor South of Somerset 1970 s: Portion of the ROW purchased Early 1990 s: Studies from I-68 (MD) to Turnpike Late 1990 s: Meyersdale Bypass Constructed Early 2000 s Start of Preliminary Engineering for Section 020 (and Section 019) Section 020 Meyersdale to Somerset 2004: Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) (4 Alternatives) 2005: Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) 2006: Record of Decision (FHWA) 2012: Right-of-Way Clearance 2012: MAP-21 (100% Federal Funding) 2013: Permits Issued & Project Advertised 2013: Start Construction of Section 20A & 20B 2014: Start Construction of Section 20C

3 US 219 New Highway Construction 11 miles of 4-lane (limited access) highway Mass Excavation = 12 million CY Drainage Pipe / Inlets = 17.5 miles Water Retention Basins = 30 ea Box Culvert Bridges = 4 ea Dual Span Bridges = 2 ea

4 Proposed Alignment Shift Constructability improvement & project time savings Large reduction in excavation

5 Comparison of Design to VE Old design required mass toe bench excavation & fill materials; new design builds road on top of slope. Eliminated a tensor wall which could introduce settlement. Reduction in future maintenance costs.

6 Value Engineering Concept Original Plan: Reinforced Soil Slope Savings: $9,072,118 (8.2% of entire project) Change: Roadway alignment shift, eliminating need for slope

7 South End of VE Looking North

8 North End of VE Looking South

9 Other Benefits 650 lf less streams impacted 0.08 less acres of wetlands impacted 6.2 less acres of impervious area due to decreased rock slope area. 6.2 acres remains forested for wildlife habitat. Total 4.6 less acres of disturbance

10 Challenges 1) Buy In Expediting a preliminary design concept to obtain approval from affiliated Agencies. Key Agencies included: USEPA United States Environmental Protection Agency USACE United States Army Corps of Engineers USF&WS United States Fish & Wildlife Service PADEP Pennsylvania Dept. of Environmental Protection PF&BC Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission PGC Pennsylvania Game Commission DCNR PA Dept. of Conservation & Natural Resources SCCD Somerset County Conservation District PHMC - PA Historic & Museum Commission Cultural Clearance Penelec, Somerset Rural Electric & Wilson Creek Wind, LLC

11 Challenges 2) Time - Coordination of the engineering design with the NPDES Permit submittal, review and approval process. NPDES review and approval process took nearly 4 months of suspense prior to reaching approval. 3) Expedited Engineering - Getting the engineering to a point of completion in order to make necessary property acquisitions. All efforts were seamlessly orchestrated not to impede with the overall construction completion date goals.

12 Challenges 4) Engineering Ownership With many Engineers and Surveyors involved with the process, it was a challenge to determine who was responsible for final engineering seals on final drawings for construction. District 9 and Contractor Executives provided necessary support to achieve determining factors that established boundaries that were acceptable to all parties. 5) Property Acquisition Pennsylvania Department of Transportation attained 2.85 acres of property that made the VECP reality and allowed the process to move forward.

13 Key to Overcome Challenges Partnering Amongst all Parties! Tools used to Achieve Complete Success: 1. Accountability Schedule: CPM Format 2. Weekly Partnering & Accountability Reviews: Partnering meetings were mandatory and held on a weekly basis to assure Team effort.

14 Congrats to our VECP Team! 2015 Award of Excellence