March 2004 Meeting
Date: Monday, March 1, 2004, 12:00 noon
Location: The "Hotel Dallas Mockingbird" formerly the "Radisson Hotel," 1893 West Mockingbird Lane (at intersection with Harry Hines Boulevard), (214) 634-8850. (It is the same Hotel we have been meeting at for the past few years, but with a new name). See Map
Program:
Trans-Texas
Corridor Transportation Network
The state of
Texas has embarked on the largest engineering project in the state with a vision to
provide a new multi-use, statewide transportation corridor that moves people and goods
safely, efficiently and more reliably, improving the quality of life for all Texans. Here are some of the highlights of the Trans-Texas
Corridor:
The Trans-Texas Corridor is an all-Texas
transportation network of corridors up to 1,200 feet wide.
The 4,000-mile corridor will include separate highway lanes for passenger
vehicles and trucks, high-speed passenger rail, high-speed freight rail, commuter rail,
and a dedicated utility zone.
Four corridors have been identified as
priority segments of the Trans-Texas Corridor. These
corridors parallel I-35, I-37 and I-69 (proposed) from Denison to the Rio Grande Valley,
I-69 (proposed) from Texarkana to Houston to Laredo, I-45 from Dallas-Fort Worth to
Houston, and I-10 from El Paso to Orange.
The Trans-Texas Corridor will allow for much
faster and safer transportation of people and goods.
It will relieve congested roadways. It
will keep hazardous materials out of populated areas.
It will help improve air quality by reducing emissions and provide a safer,
more reliable utility transmission system. It
will keep the Texas’ economy vibrant by creating new markets and jobs.
Based on an estimated cost of $31.4 million
per centerline mile, the 4,000-mile corridor would cost $125.5 billion, not including
right of way and miscellaneous costs. Factoring
in right of way at $11.7 billion to $38 billion and miscellaneous costs at $8 billion to
$20 billion, the estimated total cost for the Trans-Texas Corridor would range from $145.2
billion to $183.5 billion.
In 2001, the 77th Legislature provided
several new financial tools to help Texas meet its transportation demands. Legislation enabling toll equity, regional
mobility authorities and the Texas Mobility Fund will help TxDOT continue its efforts to
enhance the existing transportation system. These
tools can also help pay for the Trans-Texas Corridor.
Our March speakers will provide information on the Trans-Texas Corridor and the current on-going planning.
Speaker: Edward
P. Pensock Jr., P.E., Director of
Corridor Planning & Development for the Texas Turnpike Authority (TTA) and John Bourne, P.E., Project Manager, HNTB
Ed
Pensock is the Director of Corridor Planning & Development for the Texas
Turnpike Authority (TTA) Division of the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). In this capacity, Mr. Pensock is responsible for
the planning, design and development of the Trans-Texas Corridor, which includes
overseeing the environmental studies for the I-35 and I-69 High Priority Trans-Texas
Corridors. He also manages the Division
programs related to comprehensive development agreements.
Mr. Pensock began his career over 20 years ago as a student research technician with the Texas Transportation Institute at Texas A&M University. He earned a bachelor’s of science degree in civil engineering from Texas A&M in 1983. After graduation, he spent over seven years as a consulting engineer designing and managing civil/transportation projects. He also spent two years working in the Federal Strategic Highway Research Program. Mr. Pensock joined the Austin District of TxDOT in 1990 working in various capacities as a highway design engineer and manager. He came to the Turnpike Division from TxDOT’s South Travis/Hays County Area Office where he served as an Assistant Area Engineer. In 1999, he became Director of Turnpike Design at the Texas Turnpike Authority Division. In this capacity, he has managed the highway design for SH 130, Loop 1, US 183A and SH 45 North, which totaled more than two billion dollars in projects. Collectively, these projects make up the Department’s first turnpike system – the Central Texas Turnpike Project.
Mr. Pensock has called Austin, Texas home since 1985. He enjoys sailing area lakes, reading and coaching his children’s sporting events. He is from San Antonio, Texas.
John Bourne is a principal engineer and serves as Project Manager supporting the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) for the Trans-Texas Corridor, a multi-modal project. Mr. Bourne has direct experience in the design-build arena, both with mega and smaller highway projects. His responsibilities have included developing overall design-build strategies for the approach and processes, RFP and contract documents, informational presentations to various public entities, oversight of construction/operations and incorporating lessons learned for future design-build efforts.
Previous work
experience includes:
Utah D.O.T.: Served as senior
leader responsible for all aspects of transportation in support of the 2002 Olympic games;
served as project director of the design-build $1.59 billion reconstruction of I-15
through Salt Lake Valley. Mr. Bourne managed
construction/operations, technical support, railroad/right-of-way/utilities, contract
administration, and quality/award fee technical groups.
He managed the budget, reviewed and approved all contract change orders,
technical agreements and project correspondence as well as made public presentations at
professional conferences, to city councils, and other transportation departments across
the country. He frequently testified at the
State Legislature and Transportation Commission. The
I-15 project was completed ahead of schedule, under budget, meeting UDOT’s high
quality standards. As part of the I-15
project, John was awarded the 2002 ASCE Outstanding Project and Leadership (OPAL) award
and the 1999 AASHTO President Leadership award.
Sandy City Corporation: Managed and directed the engineering division within the Public Works Department. The department provided design, construction, and project management services for traffic, flood control, development review, right-of-way negotiations and acquisition, public inquiries, and coordination with city, county, state, and federal officials to improve life and safety in Sandy City.
John Bourne holds a BS in Civil Engineering from the University of Utah, and is a Registered Professional Engineer in Utah, Minnesota, and Texas.
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