Mountain View Corridor Partnered Design Increases Collaboration and Skills

Item #: 20250025

CONTACTS

Implementing Organization: Region Two, with collaboration from Regions One and Three
Implementation Lead: Oanh Le-Spradlin
Innovation Development Team:
- Oanh Le-Spradlin, Project Manager
- Preston Adamson, Design Manager
- Josh Stapley, Region 1 Design Lead
- Dilshad Yasmin, Region 3 Design Lead
- Nicholas Hafen, Region 2 Design Lead
- Cody Alberts, Region 3 Hydraulics Lead (previously with region 2)

MVC Preconstruction Team
- UDOT Region One
  - Josh Stapley, Segment 2 Lead
  - Zack Steeneck, Roadway Design
  - Mary Drechsler, Roadway Design
  - Rudy Bowman, Roadway Design
- UDOT Region Two
  - Oanh Le-Spradlin, Project Manager
  - Preston Adamson, Design Manager
  - Darren Qu, Roadway Manager
  - Nick Hafen, Segment 2 Lead
  - Harrison Morford, Roadway Design
  - Daniele Dearinger, Roadway Design
  - Kyle Moncur, Roadway Design
  - Cody Alberts, Drainage/Hydraulics Lead
  - Nick Stephens, Drainage Design
- UDOT Region Three
  - Dilshad Yasmin, Segment 1 Lead
  - Chad Moore, Roadway Design
- UDOT Oversight
  - Mitch Balle, Structures Oversight
  - John Bischoff, Geotechnical Oversight
  - Bret DeBernardi, Geotechnical Oversight
  - Dave Krommenhoek, Signing Lead
- Consultant Oversight
  - Kimley-Horn and Associates, Structures Reviews & Oversight
- Horrocks
  - Spencer Stephenson, Structures Manager
  - Kris Peterson, Project and Risk Manager
  - Jeff Sims, Design Manager
  - Katie Kourianos, Public Involvement
  - Ryan Wride, Roadway Manager
  - Jeff Hansen, Roadway Designer
  - AJ Mlazgar, Roadway Designer
  - Henrik Burns, Roadway Designer
  - Kenzie Osguthorpe, Roadway Designer
  - Brady Christensen, Structure Hydraulics
  - Jacob Jensen, Utility Coordination/Design
  - Wayland Sorensen, Utility Design
  - Kelly Ash, Traffic Operations/MOT
  - Ben Nelson, Structures Lead
  - Drew Daumuller, Structures Engineer
  - Jake Orton, Structures Engineer
  - Matt Heninger, Structures Engineer
  - Raul Uribe, Structures Engineer
  - Nicole Tolley, Support Services Manager
  - Haylie Ferguson, Environmental Lead
  - Trevor Jensen, Supplemental Survey
  - Scott Bishop, ROW Design
  - Michael Heaps, Traffic Modeling
  - Zach Scott, Landscape Design
  - Ashley Dowell, ATMS/ITS/Lighting Lead
  - Josh Fenn, SUE Lead
  - Diane McGuire, ROW Acquisitions
- David Evans and Associates
  - Matt Hare, Roadway Design
  - Briana Lebovitz, Drainage Design
  - Alan McKean, Utilities Design
  - Zach Bailey, Traffic/Signal Design
  - Christine Isom, Structures Lead
  - Lizzie Hikins, Structures Engineer
  - Tyler Blackburn, Structures Engineer
  - Steve Bates, Structures Engineer
- Michael Baker International
  - Camila Burchett, Roadway Design
  - Mazharali Udaipurwala, Roadway Design
  - Bree Wightman, Roadway Expert
  - Josh Speulda, Drainage Design
  - Matt Seng, Utilities Design
  - Steve Lewis, Traffic/Signal Design
  - Logan Julander, Structures Lead
  - Ashley Critchfield, Structures Engineer
  - Chanse Sadler, Structures Engineer
  - Darby Hacker, Structures Engineer
  - Vartan Sahakian, Structures Engineer
- RB&G Engineering
  - Rob Johnson, Geotechnical Lead
  - Jake Price, Geotechnical Design
- Klophaus & Associates
  - Corin Piacenti, Structures Lead
  - Michael Goodman, Structures Engineer
  - Jack Sisson, Structures Engineer
  - Jason Klophaus, Structures Engineer
- Gerhart Cole
  - Ryan Maw, Geotechnical Design

Article Written By: Paige Nussbaum, Preston Adamson, Oanh Le-Spradlin
Innovation Council Liaison: Paige Nussbaum
Innovation Team Coordinator: Quinten Klingonsmith

STATUS

Implementation Date: October 1, 2023
Adoption Status: Fully Implemented
Adoptability Note: What new and innovative way can your team partner with others to share information and learn from each other?

APPLIES TO

Topic: Management Practices
Organization(s): Central Admin / Senior Leaders, Central Preconstruction, Communication, Environmental Division, Planning, Region 1, Region 2, Region 3, Region 4, Right of Way, Risk Management, Structures, Transit and Trails
Job Role(s): Construction Engineer, Program Director, Program Manager, Program Specialist
Tags: highway transportation, labor productivity, employee empowerment, job satisfaction, personnel development, recruiting, turnover, economic benefits, ( process improvement ), reorganization, contract administration > bids, contracting, solicitations, contracts, ( RFP, FRQ ), civil engineering, design, project management, structures, collaboration, consultants, quality of life

PROBLEM

UDOT’s internal designers do not get many opportunities to work on large interchange and structure projects since that work usually goes to consultant firms with sizable highly specialized design teams.

Furthermore, consultant designers are usually less familiar with a region’s routes and projects than internal designers. This is an even greater challenge when a project, such as the Mountain View Corridor, spans multiple regions.

CHANGE

Recognizing an opportunity to elevate the skills of its internal design team and at the same time provide consultants with the situational awareness of internal designers, UDOT embraced an innovative approach. Oanh Le-Spradlin (Project Manager for Mountain View Corridor), Region Two Leadership, and Design, implemented a strategy where in-house design staff from Regions One, Two, and Three partnered with experienced consultants on preconstruction and design of the Mountain View Corridor project.

RESULT

This approach fostered a rich environment for collaboration and knowledge exchange. UDOT designers gained practical experience and enhanced their abilities in this type of work, while consultants developed a deeper understanding of UDOT's internal design processes and the unique context of the project, ensuring the new corridor seamlessly integrates with the existing transportation network across the regions.

Previously region design squads would rarely interact. Now, three UDOT regions and seven consultant companies have shown that collaborating, and pooling their skills and understanding make for high-quality design.

IMPACT

BETTER MOBILITY

Improved roadway design fosters mobility

GOOD HEALTH

Internal designers are empowered and motivated as they work on projects of greater magnitude

CONNECTED COMMUNITIES

Consultants and internal designers connect and collaborate in new productive ways

STRONG ECONOMY

The combined knowledge of internal and consultant designers provides better outcomes
Enhanced skills of internal designers improve UDOT’s work regardless of the size of the project

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