General Consulting Services, Maricopa County Regional Freeway System
Maricopa County, Arizona

The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) selected DMJM+HARRIS to provide general consulting services for the Regional Freeway System program. The program is funded until 2006 by a half-cent sales tax for Maricopa County, which includes the entire Phoenix Metropolitan area. The $4.6-billion program will complete 107 miles of the Regional Freeway System.
DMJM+HARRIS is managing the preliminary engineering aspects of the freeway system and will produce general plans for all freeway elements. Other responsibilities include scheduling, developing cost estimates, developing an earthwork management plan, and developing a construction-sequencing plan that optimizes funding and cash flow aspects of the program.

DMJM+HARRIS is chairing a design issue resolution committee for ADOT that addresses emerging issues to ensure consistency among the project’s design firms. Extensive coordination efforts require involving all technical sections within ADOT and all firms actively involved in Regional Freeway System design efforts. DMJM+HARRIS will develop an Aesthetic Guidelines manual for the Regional Freeway System outlining aesthetic treatments for the structural elements of the system. Points of emphasis include consistency within each freeway corridor and compatibility with the adjacent community.