Texas

Huitt-Zollars teamed with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to conduct aerial reconnaissance of nine jetties and the Texas City Dike. The compilation of reconnaissance information was used to: establish survey control, obtain quality assurance cross-sections, ascertain data obtained from aerial LIDAR and hydrographic surveys, prepare 35% design plans and specifications for the repair of damaged areas, and also prepare a Request for Proposal (RFP) used in the procurement of a MATOC Design-Build Contractor for the design and reconstruction of the jetties and the dike.

Oyster Creek is a tributary of the Brazos River and extends through the City of Sugar Land in Fort Bend County, Texas. A large portion of the creek has been retained by dams to create a reservoir system approximately ten miles in length and meanders through commercial developments, residential developments, and parks. Huitt-Zollars provided surveying services to obtain the bathymetry of the reservoir system from Dam #1 located on the northwesterly side of the City to Dam #3 located on the east side of the City.

Huitt-Zollars prepared construction plans for the construction of a new location six-lane freeway approximately two miles in length. The corridor connects the IH-35E and IH-635 freeways. Design plans included storm drainage, paving plan and profiles, culverts, bridges, four exit ramps, ramp toll plazas, and a detention pond grading plan. This project included seven bridges; two stream crossings; two structures adjacent and over the river east levee embankment; two ramp structures; and one elevated parkway structure.

As part of the City of Dallas’ Balanced Vision Plan for the Trinity River Floodplain Corridor, the MMD bridges are the second signature bridges in Dallas designed by internationally renowned architect, engineer and artist Santiago Calatrava. The parallel twin MMD bridges consist of two thrust arches that span 1,125 feet and rise 285 feet above the bridge deck. The 20-foot-four-inch bridge width features a 7-foot raised sidewalk and 11-foot dual bike lanes. Huitt-Zollars served as the Structural Engineer-of-Record for these signature bridges adjacent to downtown Dallas.

Huitt-Zollars served as the Structural Engineer-of-Record for this signature bridge adjacent to downtown Dallas. The bridge is part of the Woodall Rogers Freeway (Spur 366) extension across the Trinity River floodplain. The 1,200-foot cable-stayed bridge has a 430-foot-tall arch pylon, supporting the six travel lane superstructure. The deck cross section consists of a central box girder, cantilevered transverse steel floor beams, longitudinal stringers and a concrete deck. Huitt-Zollars was a subconsultant to Santiago Calatrava, the prime designer.

The landscape and irrigation design at Love Field was developed as one component of the overall reconstruction of Love Field. The sustainable, low maintenance native landscape provides visitors and residents a vibrant and aesthetically positive impression of the City of Dallas. Many landscape components are an extension of architectural design and public art, intended to connect the interiors to the outdoor environment. Project decisions supported LEED certification through the selection of low maintenance native plant materials coupled with a weather-based computer-controlled-new-drip irri

The City of Sugar Land retained Huitt-Zollars to design Sugar Land Memorial Park, the initial plan for the development of the Brazos River Park, a 420-acre regional park along the Brazos River. Huitt-Zollars designed a 25-acre lake with islands, 2.5 miles of walking/jogging trails, a picnic pavilion, restroom building, parking areas, canoe launch, playground, and open space for sports activities. Through an agreement with the US 59 construction contractor, the lake was dug at no cost, saving the City nearly $5 million dollars.

Huitt-Zollars provided landscape architecture and designed a trail system as part of the Fort Bliss expansion program.  A key objective was to improve overall design quality for buildings and their surroundings and to make the desert environment more hospitable through extensive use of shade trees and shade structures over long exposed stretches of walks and trails.  Elements included hike and bike trail / pedestrian walkway; physical training trail; pedestrian and traffic circulation plan; tree, shrub and ground cover layout; retaining wall design; design of natural recovery areas; canopy

Dallas County, the City of Dallas, Park Foundation, and the Texas Department of Transportation approached Huitt-Zollars to design one of the final sections of a hike and bike trail system connecting Hamilton Park to a section of trail adjacent to the ‘High-Five’ interchange of LBJ Freeway and US 75.