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CIVIL to sanitary sewer layout. With site objects constructed in Bentley PowerCivil, designers were able to view models of the existing site surface and visualize alternative surfaces. When the graded site was turned over to the drainage and utility designers, they were able to identify, evaluate, and resolve conﬂicts almost immediately. The normal process of hand calculation and manual manipulation was essentially eliminated. After the underground utilities were designed, Bentley PowerCivil automatically labeled the plan and proﬁle sheets—saving at least 80 man-hours in this step alone. Overall, the efﬁciencies gained using Bentley software saved InSite Engineering approximate 800 man-hours. “We estimate that our productivity was increased by more than 30 percent, due in large part to our ability to make instant updates available for evaluation by the design team.” said InSite Engineering project manager Shannon King. “This eliminated the long lead time normally required to evaluate signiﬁcant changes, and resulted in a compressed design schedule and quicker project delivery.” InSite Engineering estimates that the rapid design delivery saved the project owner up to $150,000, because it was able to move the project quickly into construction once it received the city of Alabaster’s approval. The site infrastructure is due to be completed in April 2008. When Blackhawk Estates of Alabaster is fully built out, incorporating the natural habitat and eye-catching trafﬁc circle design, the subdivision will be poised to become a highly livable community in this rapidly growing southern city. Collaborative Innovation Coordination and communication drive design of Ohio River Bridges project PROJECT OVERVIEW T CIVIL NEWS FROM BENTLEY Cross London Rail Links Joins Bentley Enterprise License Subscription Program >>more MARTA Reports Major Time Savings From Use of Bentley Optram >>more he 70 ﬁrms working on the Ohio River Bridges project bring a diversity of core competencies to the table, each with different areas of expertise, schedules, ideas, systems, and technology implementations. Applying innovation in this complex environment is no small task, but four years into a 17-year project, the ﬁrms have exhibited the engineering leadership required to successfully accomplish this, increasing productivity and saving dollars in the process. In Kentuckiana—the Louisville metropolitan area where the Ohio River deﬁnes the border between southern Indiana and northern Kentucky—civil professionals are hard at work meeting the region’s future cross-river transportation needs. The Louisville Southern Indiana Ohio River Bridges project, authorized by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) in 2003, has three components, each a major project in itself: s New downtown Louisville bridge will be built east of the Kennedy Bridge (I-65) Kennedy Interchange Reconstruction Organization Kentucky Transportation Associates BE Awards Category Civil Distributed Enterprise BE Award Finalist s New east-end bridge about eight miles from downtown will connect the Gene Snyder Freeway (KY 841) to the Lee Hamilton Highway (IN 265) s Rebuild of the existing Kennedy Inter- change where I-64, I-65, and I-71 converge in downtown Louisville This megaproject began construction in 2007 and is scheduled for completion in 2020. The total project cost is an estimated $3.9 billion, with Kentucky bearing 71 percent of the cost—making it the largest capital project in the state’s history. A bi-state management team, including the Kentucky 28 BE MAGAZINE | Volume 4, Issue 4 http://www.bentley.com/en-US/Corporate/News/Quarter+3/Cross+London+Rail.htm http://www.bentley.com/en-US/Corporate/News/Quarter+3/Marta.htm

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BE Magazine - Volume 4, issue 4 Contents The Drive To Innovate News BE Newsletter Highlights Converging on the Market Bytes and Bricks Generative Components Building Courting Success Remodeling an Icon Structural Integration Building News From Bentley Civil Greenfield Airport Takes Flight Good Neighbors Collaborative Innovation Civil News From Bentley Advertisers Index Geospatial Ring of Fiber Revolutionizing Integrity Management Port City Transformation In Conversation With Greg Bentley Geospatial News From Bentley Plant Single-Source Service Committed to Cleaner Air Expediting Expansion Plant News From Bentley Strength in Numbers The Art of Visualization A Winning Legacy Zero Change Culture: Further Definition A Remarkable Collaboration With a Forward-Thinking Community

BE Magazine - Volume 4, Issue 4

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