SPOTLIGHT PROJECTS
NCDOT U-209B, Independence Boulevard Widening Project
Charlotte, NC
The Independence Blvd. widening project is a NCDOT project to enhance mobility and improve traffic flow and safety in the Independence Blvd. corridor in east Charlotte. The project consists of converting this existing segment of Independence Boulevard to an expressway, extending improvements to that roadway eastward from Albemarle Road to Wallace Lane. The existing six-lane divided roadway will be widened to include four general purpose lanes and one bus lane in each 
direction.
Due to the conflicts with the proposed roadway construction, drainage improvements and private utilities, virtually all of the Charlotte Water facilities had to be relocated within the project. The project involved water and sewer lines on each side of Independence Blvd. and along all of the secondary roads, as well as differing pressure zones within the project. It was crucial to be able to maintain service to the existing customers as this is an extremely congested retail and business area. Another challenge was the limited amount of right-of-way to place the relocated water and sewer facilities as the private utilities also had to occupy the same right-of-way. Private utility coordination was another critical aspect of this project in order to be able to attempt to avoid conflicts with the proposed relocations during construction.
Hinde Engineering provided the design and relocation of existing water and sewer facilities which included approximately 600 feet of 6-inch ductile iron water pipe, 3,800 feet of 8” ductile iron water pipe, 16,700 feet of 12-inch ductile iron water pipe, 6,700 feet of 24-inch ducile iron water pipe, 2,400 feet of 30-inch ductile iron water pipe, and 12,000 feet of 8-inch ductile iron sewer pipe. The work included design surveys, SUE, construction drawings, specifications, materials/cost estimates, private utility coordination permitting, and inspection services.
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Charlotte Water Coordination |
Pipeline Routing & Design |
Cost Estimating |
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NCDOT Coordination |
Extensive SUE |
Construction Administration |
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CDOT Coordination |
Design Surveys |
Construction Inspection |
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Private Utility Coordination |
Project Specifications |
Limited Right-of-Way |
City of Charlotte – McKee Road and Providence Road Intersection Improvement Project
Charlotte, NC
This project will plan, design and construct improvements to the intersection of McKee Road, Ballantyne Commons Parkway and Providence Road to improve capacity and relieve congestion at this heavily traveled intersection.
Hinde Engineering was a subconsultant to provide utility coordination and utility design services. HEI provided the design and/or relocation of existing water and sewer facilities along with the utility coordination that included Duke Energy, Time Warner Cable, Time Warner Telecom, Windstream, Piedmont Natural Gas and Charlotte Water. There are multiple utility owners on the project to provide plans, schedules, coordinate and negotiate potential conflict resolutions.
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Private Utility Coordination |
CDOT Coordination |
Charlotte Water Coordination |
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NCDOT Coordination |
NCDOT Coordination |
SUE Coordination |
City of Charlotte – Johnston-Oehler Farm to Market Project
Charlotte, NC
The goal of this project is to make improvements to Johnston-Oehler Road from Prosperity Church Road to Mallard Creek Road that will better serve the community and all roadway users including residents, businesses, motorists, pedestrians, bicyclists, transit users and commuters.
Hinde Engineering was a subconsultant to provide utility coordination and utility design services. HEI provided the design and/or relocation of existing water and sewer facilities along with the utility coordination that included Duke Energy, Piedmont Natural Gas, AT&T, Time Warner Cable, and Charlotte Water. There were multiple utility owners on the project to provide plans, schedules, coordinate and negotiate potential conflict resolutions. The work included utility coordination, construction drawings, specifications, materials estimate, and permitting.
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Private Utility Coordination |
CDOT Coordination |
Charlotte Water Coordination |
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NCDOT Coordination |
NCDOT Coordination |
SUE Coordination |
City of Charlotte – North Tryon Street Business Corridor Project
Charlotte, NC
The project will provide infrastructure improvement that will support redevelopment along North Tryon Street. It will build safer pedestrian crossings through traffic calming features, crosswalks, new sidewalk, planting strips, planted medians, landscaping, decorative lighting, reduction of number and/or size of driveway openings, bike lanes, and utility relocation. The project limits are along North Tryon Street from Dalton Avenue to 30th Street.
Hinde Engineering was a subconsultant to provide utility coordination and utility design services. HEI provided the design and/or relocation of existing water and sewer facilities along with the utility coordination that includes Duke Energy, Piedmont Natural Gas, AT&T, Time Warner Cable, DukeNet, Verizon Business/MCI and Charlotte Water. There were multiple utility owners on the project to provide plans, schedules, coordinate and negotiate potential conflict resolutions. The work included utility coordination, construction drawings, specifications, materials estimate, and permitting.
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Private Utility Coordination |
CDOT Coordination |
Charlotte Water Coordination |
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NCDOT Coordination |
NCDOT Coordination |
SUE Coordination |
CityLYNX Blue Line Extension Project (BLE)
Charlotte, NC
The Blue Line Extension (Northeast Corridor) is an extension of the LYNX Blue Line light rail service. The 9.3-mile alignment extends from Ninth Street in Center City through the North Davidson (NoDa) and University areas, terminating on the UNC Charlotte campus. By including the LYNX Blue Line Extension in a comprehensive transportation sy
stem that includes roads, buses, bus rapid transit and commuter rail, we can offer more choices and alternatives to congestion on I-85.
Hinde Engineering is a subconsultant to provide utility coordination services during construction in the Advanced Utility Relocations phases (Segments A, B and C). The work includes developing and maintaining utility relocation phasing and schedules, attending and conducting utility meetings, documenting changes to UBO plans, coordinating RFI’s from utility companies, coordinating sequential utility work, utility conflict resolution, coordinating completion of encroachment agreements, coordinating Duke Energy duct bank at future 10th Street, coordinating with Duke Energy and/or CDOT on the installation of proposed street lighting, pedestrian lighting, traffic signals, coordinating installation of proposed service lines to serve platforms, park and ride stations, TPSS and others, coordinating additional relocations and/or modifications to utility facilities as required on the UNCC campus (OH to underground conversions) and collaboration with CATS and Contractor on the installation of the proposed joint duct bank.
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Private Utility Coordination |
Contractor Coordination |
Construction Observation |
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NCDOT Coordination |
Railroad Coordination |
Charlotte Water Coordination |
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CDOT Coordination |
Consultant Coordination |
SUE Coordination |
CityLYNX Gold Line (Charlotte Streetcar)
Charlotte, NC
The CityLYNX Gold Line is a 10-mile streetcar system th
at is an integral part of the 2030 Transit Plan and is being constructed in phases. The alignment will connect through the central business district and serves as a critical economic development tool to focus growth along key corridors, connecting neighborhoods to community interests such as businesses, employment, entertainment, educational institutions, healthcare, etc. The CityLYNX Gold Line also serves as a critical connection for the efficient and robust operation of the overall transit system, linking together all the current and future rapid transit lines and linking four of CATS current and future transit centers. The system begins on Beatties Ford Road in west Charlotte at the Rosa Parks Place Community Transit Center. It will continue south along Beatties Ford Road to Trade Street, running through the urban core of the City. It will proceed east to Elizabeth Avenue, eventually extending east along Hawthorne Lane to Central Avenue. The alignment travels east along Central Avenue to the system end-of-line at Eastland Community Transit Center. Once Phase 2 is open in 2019, the CityLYNX Gold Line will use modern rail vehicles, similar in features and design as light rail vehicles.
Hinde Engineering was a subconsultant to provide utility coordination services. The utility coordination includes the following: identification and coordination of 25 utility companies both public and private with existing facilities in the project limits, organizing and conducting utility design meetings both in group sessions and on site, collecting mark-ups, comments, cost estimates where applicable along with schedules, specifications, and other data from the utilities to incorporate in project Utility by Other Plan (UBO), coordinating resolution of conflicts with utilities (both private and public) utilizing the Rules of Practice (ROP) developed exclusively for this project by the City of Charlotte, preparing utility conflict reports including strategies to accommodate and address utility conflicts prior to, during and after construction, and compiling a conflict matrix illustrating utility conflicts with project elements and other utilities. The reports also documented all correspondence with utilities including meeting notes. This effort also included the preparation and delivery of 90% UBO plans.
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Private Utility Coordination |
CDOT Coordination |
SUE Coordination |
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NCDOT Coordination |
Charlotte Water Coordination |
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Grier Road Grade Separation Project Over Norfolk Southern / NC Railroad
Charlotte, NC
Hinde Engineering was tasked with the Charlotte Water utility relocations and private utility coor
dination within the NCDOT project P-5208H, Grier Road Grade Separation over Norfolk Southern / NC Railroad from Old Concord Road to south of Orr Road in Charlotte. This project would lend itself to many challenges such as Charlotte Water relocation within a NCDOT project, Norfolk Southern / NC Railroad permits, private utility coordination, NCDOT encroachments, coordination with adjacent active double track railroad project and water/sewer permitting. Due to the extensive experience of the Hinde Engineering staff with the aforementioned challenges, they were overcome efficiently to deliver the project on-time and within budget.
Hinde Engineering provided the water and sewer design and relocation services for Charlotte Water, as well as the private utility coordination. The design and relocation of existing water and sewer facilities included approximately 1,134 feet of 8-inch ductile iron water pipe, 2,650 feet of 12-inch ductile iron water pipe, 312 feet of 16-inch ductile iron water pipe and 884 feet of 8-inch ductile iron sewer pipe. The private utility coordination involved Duke Energy, Piedmont Natural Gas, AT&T and Level 3, just to name a few. Plans, schedules, coordination and negotiation of potential conflict resolutions had to occur with multiple utility owners. The work included NSRR/NCRR railroad coordination, utility coordination, construction drawings, specifications, materials estimate, water and sewer permitting and NSRR/NCRR railroad permitting.
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Charlotte Water Coordination |
NCDOT Encroachment |
Cost Estimating |
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NCDOT Coordination |
NSRR/NCRR Permits |
Project Specifications |
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CDOT Coordination |
Pipeline Routing & Design |
Construction Administration |
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Private Utility Coordination |
Utility Surveys |
Construction Inspection |
NC 24/27 Troy Bypass
Montgomery County, NC
Hinde Engineering was selected by NCDOT to design the water and sewer relocations within the NC 24/27 Troy Bypass project. The project was approximately 6.6 miles long and involved extensive coordination between NCDOT, the Town of Troy and Montgomery County. The project included Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) for multiple sewer force mains and water mains through wetland areas and creek crossings very similar to what we see within the water sludge force main project limits. It also included a 16” HDD water main installation across Little River.
Hinde Engineering provided the water and sewer design and relocation services for NCDOT, the Town of Troy and Montgomery County that included 3,000 feet of 2-inch water line, 2,300 feet of 6-inch water line, 800 feet of 8-inch water line, 5,400 feet of 12-inch water line, 7,100 feet of 16-inch water line, 400 feet of 18-inch water line, 1,500 feet of 20-inch water line, 800 feet of 2-inch force main sewer, 6,500 feet of 6-inch force main sewer and 450 feet of 8-inch force main sewer. The work included construction drawings, specifications, materials and cost estimates, and NCDENR permitting.
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NCDOT Coordination |
Sewer Force Mains |
Cost Estimating |
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Pipeline Routing & Design |
Wetlands / Creek Crossings |
Project Specifications |
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HDD |
Permitting |
NCDOT Road Crossings |