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Journey Engineering staff accomplished road and bridge designs with bidding documents for PROJECT two separate Hamilton County projects to replace aging causeways at Geist Reservoir: FallCreekRoadandOlioRoad Roadway Reconstruction overGeistReservoir;Hamilton County,IN Superelevated Pavements  Intersection Realignments DESCRIPTION Diverse Retaining Wall Systems Populationgrowthinthe Fully Signalized intersection southeastcornerofHamilton Phased Maintenance of Traffic Countyputaburdenonthe mainthoroughfaresacrossGeist Kurt Fowerbaugh was the project manager for the Reservoir.Countyofficials federally aided road reconstruction projects that decidedtowidenexisting includes bridge replacement, roadway widening & causewaysfromtwolanesto reconstruction, intersection realignment, and traffic fourlanesincluding10-foot signal improvements. An original scope of work to widepathwaystocreate replace a deteriorated bridge deck expanded to full multimodaltransportation blown reconstruction of the Fall Creek Road optionsforthecommunity. causeway across Geist Reservoir and improved roadway alignments for intersections immediately JourneyEngineeringstaff beyond the causeway. In addition to bridge design oversawcausewaydesignson and plans, Kurt directed road design efforts bothcrossingsincluding covering traffic signals, superelevated pavement, th Approaching OlioRoad Causeway  intersectionrealignmentat96  intersection realignments, enclosed storm sewer Street,CarrollRoad,andFall and multiple phases of traffic maintenance. The Kurt was also responsible for retaining wall CreekRoad. project also focused on minimizing required right- designs on both projects. A variety of aesthetic  of-way to expedite parcel acquisitions. approaches were utilized due to the prominence VITALS of the walls throughout the projects. The walls Owner:HamiltonCounty retaining the filled sections of causeway consists HighwayDepartment of anchored sheet piling below the outfall elevation for the reservoir with aesthetic MSE Completed:2007&2009 wall panels above the water’s edge. Cast in place concrete walls also employed form liners resembling stacked stone and the modular block walls were laid out and constructed in tiers with plantings in the setbacks to create an attractive alternative to what could be a dominating feature.

FallCreekRoad/96 th Street/CarrollRoadIntersection