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2012 Excellence in Infrastructure 

2012 Excellence in Infrastructure Awards

Contents 


Introduction 1 

Judging 2 

Judges 3 

Judging Criteria 5 

Winners 6 

HYDROCHINA Kunming 

Engineering Corporation 7 

HD Hydropower Station 

Yunnan Province, China 

Clark County Public Works Department 8 

Salmon Creek Interchange 

Salmon Creek, Washington 

Stantec Consulting 9 

Columbia University’s Manhattanville Campus 

New York City, New York 

Showcase 10 

Kleingers & Associates 11 

The Ohio River Trail 

Cincinnati, Ohio 

Hatch Mott MacDonald 12 

Kicklighter Wastewater Treatment Plant 

Lake City, Florida 

Freese and Nichols 13 

DWU Central Wastewater Treatment Plant 

Dallas, Texas 

Gannett Fleming 14 

Cabin Creek Water Treatment Plant 

Red Lion, Pennsylvania 


Elm Fork Athletic Complex 

Dallas, Texas 

Golder Associates 16 

M1 Managed Motorways 

United Kingdom 

Kemet Corporation 17 

Jahra Road Development Project 

Kuwait 

Black & Veatch 18 

Lower Baker Unit 4 Powerhouse Project 

Concrete, Washington 

Neolant 19 

Information System for 

Moscow’s Department of Cultural Heritage 

Moscow, Russia 

BAA Airports Limited 20 

Heathrow Map Live 

London Heathrow Airport, England 

Fox Contractors 21 

Scot Industries Industrial Facility 

Auburn, Indiana 


Michelson Water Recycling Plant 

Irvine, California 

ISL Engineering & Land Services 23 

3D Operations and Maintenance - Information System 

Alberta, Canada 

WSP Group 24 

K46 Erling Interchange 

Johannesburg, South Africa 

SC Engenharia 25 

Bela Vista Wind Farm 

Imaruí, Santa Catarina, Brazil 

Parsons Brinckerhoff 26 

San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge 

California 

City of Gainesville Public Works 27 

SW 6th Street Reconstruction Project 

Gainesville, Florida 

SC Engenharia, Moya Engenharia 28 

and Penido Construção 

CEA Caçapava 

Caçapava, São Paulo, Brazil 

Hatch Mott MacDonald 29 

Total Water Management Plan (TWMP) 

Pipeline Project – Segment 4 

Jacksonville, Florida 


New Haven Harbor Crossing Corridor 

Improvement Program 

New Haven, Connecticut 


Doyle Drive/Presidio Parkway 

San Francisco, California 

Multiconsult AS 32 

Regional Road 22 

Fet, Norway 

A4ALLConsortium 33 

Highway A4 

The Netherlands 


State Route 99 (SR 99) Tunnel Project, 

Construction Simulation 

Seattle, Washington 

Schildwächter Ingenieure 35 

HKM 3D Infrastructure Information System 

Duisburg, Germany 

Clark County Public Works 36 

Mount Vista Rain Gardens 

Clark County, Washington 

Timmons Group 37 

Varina Stream Mitigation Bank 

Henrico County, Virginia 


North River Wastewater Treatment Plant 


Dewberry 39 

Noman Cole Water Reuse Project 

Fairfax County, Virginia 


Clearfork Main Street Bridge 

Fort Worth, Texas 

ISL Engineering & Land Services 41 

City of Edmonton, North Light Rail Transit 

Edmonton, Alberta 

China Railway Eryuan 42 

Engineering Group 

Chengdu-Guiyang Railway Passenger Line 

Sichuan, China 

Atkins & Skanska Balfour Beatty 43 

Joint Venture 

M25 DBFO, Junction 29-30, Section 4C 

Greater London, England 

Thank you and Congratulations 44 


Infrastructure


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Leaders 

in Building the World’s Infrastructure 

The Autodesk Excellence in Infrastructure Competition showcases the 

best usage of technology to plan, design, build and manage Infrastructure 

projects. With entries spanning infrastructure industry sub-segments 

including roads and highways, railways, water utilities, wastewater, and 

land development, just to name a few, the competition uncovered 

customers we are recognizing as industry innovators. 

In our first year offering this award we received several outstanding 

examples of the amazing projects that engineering professionals 

worldwide are completing using Autodesk's comprehensive software 

solution for infrastructure. From the projects submitted this year, 

it is clear that Autodesk is helping people imagine, design and create 

a better world. 

2012 Excellence in Infrastructure Judging 


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Judges 

Matt Ball 

Vector1 Media 

Matt Ball is founder and editor at Vector1 Media, publishers of Sensors & Systems, 

Informed Infrastructure, and Asian Surveying & Mapping. Sensors & Systems is a recent 

re-branding of V1 Magazine to discuss new and existing frameworks of instrumented 

and interconnected networks and decision support tools to monitor and adapt to global 

change. Informed Infrastructure covers the connection of design tools to analytics, with 

today's ability to combine sensor inputs, simulation, and modeling to tune infrastructure 

design and inform ongoing maintenance. Prior to this role, Matt was editor-in-chief of 

GeoWorld magazine for seven years, and also managed all aspects of the GeoTec Event, 

Canada's largest geospatial industry event. Matt is located in Denver, Colorado. 

Bob Drake 

CE News 

Bob Drake is the editor-in-chief for CE News and Rebuilding America's Infrastructure. 

He has a master’s degree in geology from the University of Michigan with emphasis in 

environmental geology and geotechnical engineering. For the last 25 years, he has been 

an editor for business magazines serving the mining, construction materials, and civil 

engineering industries, including the last seven years with CE News. 

Rhonda G. Faught 

R. Faught & Assoc., LLC 

Rhonda Faught, a registered Professional Engineer, has 30 years of experience in the 

technical, administrative and managerial arena of highway and transportation oversight 

and development. She retired in December 2008 as the Cabinet Secretary for the New 

Mexico Department of Transportation, the largest Department in New Mexico state 

government. Rhonda was responsible for a billion dollar annual budget and led 3000 

employees. In 2009, Rhonda started a consulting business, R. Faught and Associates, LLC. She 

attracts clients who offer innovative products and services in the transportation industry. 

Rhonda is also an international motivational speaker specializing in leadership topics. 

Eric Byers 

GHD 

Eric has twenty six years of professional marketing experience introducing leading edge 

technology solutions. Eric has managed development and delivery of large complex system 

integration proposals. He has successfully marketed products and solutions to government, 

manufacturing, insurance, utility and engineering clients and sales teams in areas 

such as Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Business Intelligence and Data Warehouse, 

Application Integration Architecture and Infrastructure, and Document and Image Management. 

He earned his Master's degree in Computer Science from Shippensburg University 

of Pennsylvania in 1983. 

Paul McRoberts 

Autodesk 

Since 2003, McRoberts has driven various Autodesk AEC Solutions’ business strategy and 

operations, including engineering, marketing, and product management. As Vice President 

of Autodesk’s Infrastructure Modeling Product Line Group, Paul McRoberts is responsible 

for Autodesk’s AEC technology portfolio delivered to infrastructure professionals such 

as planners, engineers, contractors, and asset owners. Key products under his leadership 

include AutoCAD ® Map 3D, AutoCAD ® Civil 3D ® , AutoCAD ® Utility Design ® , Autodesk ® 

Infrastructure Modeler and Autodesk Infrastructure Map Server. McRoberts served 

honorably in the United States Marine Corps, holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from 

Wentworth Institute of Technology and a MS in Management from Lesley University. 

Carolyn J. Merry 

Ohio State University 

Carolyn J. Merry is a Professor of Civil Engineering and Chair of the Department of Civil 

and Environmental Engineering and Geodetic Science at The Ohio State University (OSU), 

Columbus, Ohio. She also serves as the Director of the Center for Mapping.She received 

her B.S. in Geology from Edinboro University, a M.A. in Geology from Dartmouth College, 

and a PhD in Civil Engineering from the University of Maryland. Current projects include 

mapping water quality for Lake Erie from AVHRR, MODIS and SeaWiFS satellite data; using 

Landsat-7 satellite data for mapping land cover change in the Lake Erie Watershed for use 

in biocomplexity modeling; and is a co-PI on an NSF ADVANCE grant at OSU. She is the 

Past President for the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing. 

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Judging 


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The winning projects were selected by a jury of industry experts in various 

fields. The first round of judging was performed through an online voting 

system where each entry was scored on project complexity, innovative 

use of technology, sustainability, and a clear articulation of the benefits 

of model-based work flows, including integrated analysis, visualization 

and simulation. 

A second round of judging was performed via web conference. The top 

scoring projects from the first round were further evaluated and discussed 

by the judges based on the same criteria from the first round. From this 

final round, a grand prize winning project and two runners up were selected 

based upon a majority consensus of the judges. 

2012 Excellence in Infrastructure Winners 

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HYDROCHINA Kunming Engineering Corporation 

HD Hydropower Station 

Yunnan Province, China 

The HD hydropower station located in southwestern China is a concrete gravity 

dam with a maximum height of 203 meters, a total capacity of 1.5 billion cubic meters, 

and an installed capacity of 1,900 megawatts. It covers an area of approximately 20 

square kilometers, with engineering production zones, living quarters, processing 

plants, and other auxiliary facilities linked by a complex network of roads. The project 

will also provide flood control, irrigation, increased water supply, and soil and water 

conservation. The hydropower station’s estimated cost is approximately US $3 billion 

and its construction is expected to take almost seven years. 

A project of this magnitude includes 

complicated retaining structures, 

underground factories, and diversionary 

structures, as well as very large, complex 

equipment and a multitude of supporting 

utilities. HYDROCHINA Kunming is using 

model-based workflows to support 

collaborative design, coordination, and 

planning across the various disciplines 

involved in the project, including surveying, 

hydrotechnics, mechanical and electrical 

engineering, and construction. The 

company relies on Autodesk ® Infrastructure 

Modeler software for conceptual 

design and project visualization, 

Autodesk ® Revit ® Structure software to 

design hydraulic structures, Autodesk ® 

Revit ® MEP and Autodesk ® Inventor ® 

software for mechatronic and metal structures 

design, Autodesk ® Revit ® Architecture 

sofware for building design, and AutoCAD ® 

Civil 3D ® software for surveying, hydrological 

design, and construction. The team also uses 

Autodesk ® Navisworks ® Manage software 

for virtual project review, coordination, 

and 4D construction simulation. 

HYDROCHINA Kunming developed 

intelligent 3D models for a range of activities 

such as multi-discipline engineering design, 

volume calculations, clash detection, and 

project visualizations that helped inform 

better design decisions. Model-based design 

also resulted in more efficient drawing 

production and higher quality, more 

informative construction documentation. 

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Clark County Public Works Department 

Salmon Creek Interchange 

Salmon Creek, Washington 

The Salmon Creek Interchange project is a joint effort between Washington State 

Department of Transportation (WSDOT) and the Clark County Public Works Department, 

and is one of the biggest public works projects in Clark County history. The 

project includes the construction of a new interchange between Interstates 5 and 

205 in southwest Washington, as well as other improvements to ramps and local 

roads. Clark County was responsible for the design and construction of all of the 

elements needed on both sides of the I-5 and I-205 freeways to facilitate the new 

interchange under design by WSDOT. 

Clark County faced strict deadlines as 

construction funds were tied to specific 

construction seasons and the County’s 

work had to be finished before WSDOT 

could start its construction. In addition, 

late in the design process WSDOT determined 

that due to groundwater issues, 

the interchange must go over the freeway 

instead of the original tunnel strategy— 

requiring the County to completely 

redesign the freeway frontages. Clark 

County used AutoCAD ® Civil 3D ® software 

to help reduce its project design and 

redesign times, deliver more accurate 

construction documents, and meet 

its deadlines. 

The County used the dynamic nature 

of the corridor model to more easily 

design and adjust centerline profiles, 

curbs, and ramps. The team also created 

a 3D infrastructure model of all the pipe 

networks for the new drainage system as 

well as the complex web of existing utilities 

(including gas, storm sewer, water, 

sanitary, and fiber optic). The team used 

this model to help keep all the utilities, 

the proposed drainage system, the 

corridor designs, and associated documentation 

in-sync with each other at all 

times to minimize design conflicts and 

improve quality. This model-based workflow 

also helped construction personnel 

better visualize the County’s design to 

help expedite construction. 


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Stantec Consulting 

Columbia University’s Manhattanville Campus 


Columbia University is building a new 17-acre campus in the Manhattanville manufacturing 

zone of West Harlem in New York City. When complete, the mixed-use 

development will feature more than 6.8 million square feet of space for teaching, 

research, recreation, and the arts, as well as underground parking, waterfront parks, 

and new facilities for civic, cultural, and commercial activity. 

The university tasked Stantec with infrastructure 

design, approvals, and coordination in 

support of the project’s parks, public spaces, 

and below- and above-grade facilities. The 

complex project includes a labyrinth of 

below-grade pedestrian hallways, mechanical 

spaces, and classrooms, and a site with widely 

varying elevations—resulting in the need 

for precise coordination. Stantec is using 

AutoCAD ® , AutoCAD ® Civil 3D ® , Autodesk ® 

Navisworks ® Simulate, Autodesk ® 

Navisworks ® Manage, Autodesk ® Revit ® 

Structure, and Autodesk ® Revit ® Architecture 

software for design and documentation, 

as well as the development of a 3D 

infrastructure model for spatial analysis, 

collaboration, and coordination. The firm 

created an existing infrastructure model— 

including telephone duct banks, sewer, water, 

gas, and electric utilities—by incorporating 

utility company record drawings, standard 

survey data, and a laser scan of most of 

the project’s perimeter. The model also 

includes a street surface (TIN), generated 

from the survey and laser scan data. Stantec 

is using this model to help coordinate 

the connections to the proposed utilities 

and buildings. In addition, the project 

team is using the model to support visual 

cross-discipline collaboration and coordination. 

As the project progresses, Stantec 

incorporates design models (created 

by other project consultants) into the 

infrastructure model, regardless of 

the authoring software used by the 

consultants. This integrated project 

model is facilitating whole-project 

visualization, clash detection, and 

construction planning. 

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Kleingers & Associates 

The Ohio River Trail 

Cincinnati, Ohio 

The Ohio River Trail is a multi-use trail in eastern Cincinnati and part of the 320mile 

Ohio to Erie Trail that spans the state of Ohio, following former railroad and 

canal corridors. The City of Cincinnati contracted Kleingers & Associates to provide 

planning and design services for a 1.23-mile portion of the trail. The firm relied 

on a model-based workflow to help quickly identify economic, ecological, and 

constructability issues. 

AutoCAD ® Map 3D, AutoCAD ® Civil 3D ® , 

and Autodesk ® 3ds Max ® Design helped 

the team integrate GIS data sets and various 

design scenarios into more realistic 

renderings that better conveyed the scope 

and impact of the project. Kleingers & 

Associates used GIS data to create a more 

realistic base map of the area, helping to 

save its client the cost of detailed surveys. 

Aerial photography overlaid on parcel and 

DEM data helped project stakeholders 

appraise alignment options and 

impacts to adjacent properties. A 

dynamic corridor model that adapted 

to alignment changes was used to 

automatically update retaining walls 

based on criteria-driven subassemblies. 

Rendered scenes from this corridor 

model were continually updated to 

quickly create compelling presentation 

materials throughout the design process. 

Hatch Mott MacDonald 

Kicklighter Wastewater Treatment Plant 

Lake City, Florida 

The City of Lake City, Florida contracted Hatch Mott MacDonald to design a new 

3 million gallons per day wastewater treatment facility. The facility is located in an 

environmentally sensitive area that is prone to sinkholes and the City requested the 

site have balanced cut and fill, and minimum impervious surfaces to reduce the 

amount of storm water treatment needed on site. 

Hatch Mott MacDonald used AutoCAD ® 

Civil 3D ® , Autodesk ® Revit ® MEP, and 

Autodesk ® Revit ® Structure to help design a 

plant that could achieve very high levels of 

treatment in an energy efficient manner. 

The firm created intelligent 3D models of 

all the structures, enabling improved visualization 

of the site and facility for better 

decision-making. The headworks structure 

in particular was very complicated and a 

precise 3D model helped the team develop 

an intricate rebar scheme while 

minimizing spatial conflicts. Hatch 

Mott MacDonald relied on a dynamic 

site model for earthwork calculations 

and analyses to help balance the site. 

This model was also instrumental in 

helping to determine the necessary 

depth for the yard piping and minimizing 

the depth of the pump stations 

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Freese and Nichols 

DWU Central Wastewater Treatment Plant 

Dallas, Texas 

The planned decommissioning of an aging pump station for the City of Dallas Water 

Utilities (DWU) has spurred the design and constructionof a new influent pump 

station (IPS) at the city’s Central Wastewater Treatment Plant. This new IPS—which 

features the world’s largest capacity-based and deepest set vertical turbine solids 

handling pump installation—will assist in peak flow management, provide long 

term influent pumping to supplement an existing pump station, and provide a 

higher hydraulic head for future treatment units. Freese and Nichols conducted an 

investigation/study and provided preliminary design, final design, and construction 

phase services for the new IPS. The project also includes an electrical building 

and associated equipment, a transformer yard with connection points for portable 

generators, a bio-filter complex for odor abatement, and large diameter yard 

piping, valves and metering. 

Using Autodesk ® 3ds Max ® software, 

Freese and Nichols also provided visualization 

services for this project to 

help DWU better envision the complex 

design prior to project construction. 

The team used the software’s modeling 

tools to create a 3D model of the station 

and near-photorealistic renderings and 

animations of the facility, which were 

used during design presentations and 

review meetings. 

Gannett Fleming 

Cabin Creek Water Treatment Plant 

Red Lion, Pennsylvania 

The Red Lion Municipal Water Authority plans to construct a new 4 million gallons 

per day water treatment plant that will deliver optimal water quality to its customers. 

The site for the plant is a short distance from an outdated treatment plant that 

will be reused to treat wastewater and residuals from the new plant prior to the 

treated water’s discharge into Cabin Creek. This initiative will satisfy increasing 

water customer demand and also comply with modern government environmental 

requirements—saving Red Lion an estimated US$1 million. Gannett Fleming is the 

Authority’s engineering consultant for this project. 

Gannett Fleming used Autodesk ® Revit ® 

Architecture, Autodesk ® Revit ® Structure, 

Autodesk ® Revit ® MEP, and Autodesk ® 3ds 

Max ® software for design and collaboration. 

BIM-based workflows enabled all the 

disciplines to design the plant in the 

context of a common intelligent 3D model, 

helping to minimize coordination issues 

and costly changes during construction. 

The plant model benefits the Authority 

and its customers by helping to 

improve cost estimates and provide 

more accurate construction bids. 

Animated walkthroughs and still 

images created from the model 

helped project stakeholders more 

easily visualize the facility and 

provide valuable input for better 

decision making. 



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Elm Fork Athletic Complex 

Dallas, Texas 

The City of Dallas is redeveloping a capped municipal landfill to create a new 

recreational facility. The 160-acre Elm Fork Athletic Complex features championship-caliber 

soccer fields and also includes picnic areas, playgrounds, trails, and 

re-established natural vegetation. The city contracted Freese and Nichols to create 

the master plan for the complex, which incorporates sustainable design concepts 

such as stormwater quality, rainwater harvesting, wastewater recycling, and the 

use of recycled material for construction. 

Freese and Nichols used AutoCAD ® and 

Autodesk ® 3ds Max ® software to create 

near-photorealistic renderings of this large, 

complicated facility—helping its client visualize 

the complex prior to construction and 

supporting public outreach efforts. The 

firm created a terrain model of most of 

the site using AutoCAD software. 

The team then used 3ds Max—in 

combination with other rendering 

and image design tools—to produce 

lifelike images of the model from 

various vantage points around 

the park. 

Golder Associates 

M1 Managed Motorways 

United Kingdom 

England’s Highways Agency is implementing a Managed Motorway Program for 

sections of very congested roads, including the M1 motorway. The program uses 

active traffic management to improve traffic flows—introducing reduced speed 

limits and hard shoulder running at busy times. Golder Associates was commissioned 

to develop an accurate 3D model and an animated visualization to illustrate 

and communicate upgrades to a section of the M1. The proposed plan included the 

addition of CCTV poles, emergency pull-outs, and overhead gantries with traffic 

flow signs. 

Golder used AutoCAD ® , AutoCAD ® Civil 

3D ® , and Autodesk ® 3ds Max ® Design to 

create the model and a cinematic-quality 

animation from the model data, helping the 

team more accurately assess and suggest 

improvements to the proposed motorway 

upgrades. The firm combined survey data 

of existing structures, design data for the 

proposed overhead gantries and CCTV 

poles, and 3D road data to develop the 

project model. The team also modeled 

approximately 30 existing bridge 

structures, as well as nearby buildings 

that affected visibility. The model was 

also used to predict that the driver’s 

sign sight lines were unobstructed 

and that each of the CCTV poles had 

adequate views of the road. 



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Kemet Corporation 

Jahra Road Development Project 

Kuwait 

The Jahra Road project is part of the Kuwait Ministry of Public Works strategic plan 

to develop the motorway system in Kuwait to ease congestion, boost traffic capacity, 

and improve road safety. Jahra Road is located in the western region of Kuwait 

and is one of Kuwait's largest infrastructure projects. The project involves the development 

of a road system on four levels, including an eight-lane elevated highway 

to Kuwait City and local traffic roads running on ground level along the side. 

Kemet Corporation is using a range of 

Autodesk products—including AutoCAD ® 

Map 3D, AutoCAD ® Civil 3D ® , Autodesk ® 

3ds Max ® Design, Autodesk ® Navisworks ® 

Manage, and Autodesk ® Revit ® Structure— 

to help the project team better visualize 

and simulate the road’s real-world appearance, 

and to support construction simulation 

and clash detection. To assist in this 

effort, Kemet created a 3D dynamic 

road model for approximately two 

kilometers of the project, including 

roundabouts, ramps, networks, and 

underground troughs and piles. 

Black & Veatch 

Lower Baker Unit 4 Powerhouse Project 

Concrete, Washington 

Puget Sound Energy (PSE) is building an additional powerhouse at the Lower Baker 

Dam, located on the Baker River near Concrete, Washington. Black & Veatch 

provided engineering services for the project, which consists of a new 30 MW 

powerhouse and a 12-foot internal diameter, 1,000-foot-long pressure power 

tunnel that will connect the new facility to the existing Lower Baker Dam and 

reservoir. Black & Veatch will also provide startup and commissioning services on 

the project, which PSE expects to complete in the spring of 2013. 

Intelligent 3D models created using AutoCAD ® 

Civil 3D ® , Autodesk ® Navisworks ® Manage, 

AutoCAD ® MEP, and AutoCAD ® Architecture 

software helped Black & Veatch designers from 

multiple disciplines and organizations easily 

coordinate space requirements for equipment, 

piping, cable tray, and other needs within a 

tight footprint. During the review process, 

model-based design helped the designers 

verify that components were properly 

placed, easily accessible, and did not 

interfere with their surroundings. In 

addition, the models allowed maintenance 

personnel to review and comment 

on new arrangements and layouts during 

the design process for early project input, 

and have become an important review 

and planning tool for the contractor 

during construction. 

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Neolant 

]Information System for Moscow’s Department of Cultural Heritage 

Moscow, Russia 

Moscow’s Department of Cultural Heritage created a 3D information system to 

monitor buildings and other structures important to the city’s cultural heritage. 

Neolant helped the department enhance its existing 2D geographic information 

system by providing new tools for 3D spatial analysis. These new features 

further aid the department in preserving Moscow’s cultural heritage—enabling 

users (for example) to analyze the impact of new proposed development 

projects in the vicinity of important historic structures. 

Neolant used Autodesk ® Infrastructure 

Modeler, AutoCAD ® Civil 3D ® , Autodesk ® 


Manage, and Autodesk ® 123D ® software to 

create and integrate 3D models of historical 

or culturally important buildings into the 

department’s existing GIS platform. The 

firm created 3D models of the buildings 

themselves, as well as the urban environment 

around them such as nearby buildings, 

terrain, streets, trees, statues, and water 

features. The team then combined those 

models and linked appropriate attributes 

to the existing information database. A 

web interface allows users to navigate 

through the 3D model, measure distances, 

heights and areas, and view the status of 

a historical object. 

BAA Airports Limited 

Heathrow Map Live 

London Heathrow Airport, England 

Heathrow Airport consists of 3,000 acres of land, five passenger terminal buildings, 

300 other buildings of mixed usage, and a vast network of underground services 

crisscrossing each other in every direction. The network includes more than 350 

miles of cable ducts, 135 miles of pressurized water pipes, and 285 miles of water 

drainage, making this underground services infrastructure some of the most 

densely populated ground in the UK. The airport’s planning and capital teams, and 

its maintenance and operational teams need ready access to very high quality, 

coordinated mapping and services information on which to base informed, cost 

effective decisions. 

BAA used AutoCAD ® Map 3D and 

Autodesk ® Infrastructure Map Server 

web-based GIS mapping software to 

help create Heathrow Map Live, a webbased 

application that allows users to 

view geometry and information relevant 

to their business activity. All the information 

—including infrastructure and building 

models, drawings, H&S files, operation 

and maintenance manuals, and asset 

maintenance information—is stored 

in a central GIS database. Integrated 

building models can be viewed more 

accurately in context with the airfield 

infrastructure. Commercial areas are 

linked to a property database enabling 

instant themed views such as revenue 

and occupancy. 



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Fox Contractors 

Scot Industries Industrial Facility 

Auburn, Indiana 

Scot Industries, a manufacturer of steel tube and bar products, is building a new 

50,000-square-foot production facility in Auburn, Indiana to manufacture turned, 

ground, and chrome-plated steel bars for use as hydraulic cylinder piston rods. 

The $34.7 million project is scheduled for completion by early 2013. The project’s 

general contractor, Weigand Construction, has subcontracted Fox to provide 

earthworks services. 

Fox is using AutoCAD ® Civil 3D ® software 

and Global Positioning System (GPS) 

technology to more accurately and 

efficiently perform earthwork and site 

grading, to help lower the project’s overall 

construction cost. Fox used the designer’s 

drawings and CAD files to generate a 

digital surface model of the site. 

The model is exported to an equipment- 

specific surface file that the field crew 

uses for GPS machine control, automatically 

guiding their grading equipment and 

minimizing the need for manual staking. 


Michelson Water Recycling Plant 

Irvine, California 

The Irvine Ranch Water District recently expanded the capacity of its Michelson 

Water Reclamation Plant to 28 million gallons per day. Black & Veatch designed 

new biosolids and energy recovery facilities for the expansion project, including 

anaerobic digestion, sludge thickening and dewatering, sludge drying, and energy 

recovery microturbines. The firm employed advanced microturbine technology 

and other sustainability strategies to reduce the plant’s environmental impact. 

Black & Veatch used AutoCAD ® Civil 3D ® , 

AutoCAD ® Architecture, AutoCAD ® MEP, 

Autodesk ® Navisworks ® Manage, and 

Autodesk ® 3ds Max ® Design to promote 

a collaborative design environment. The 

project included the design and layout of 

the microturbines and other plant facilities, 

as well as HVAC, plumbing, and odor 

control piping and duct work. Black & 

Veatch was also responsible for site 

grading design, roadway layout, and 

architectural design of the buildings. 

The team created a virtual project 

model for clash detection and 

improved communication with a 

global project team. The model also 

proved vital for walk-throughs 

during client review workshops to 

gather feedback from the O&M staff. 

Detailed renderings and animations 

created from the design models 

supported public outreach efforts 

and helped designers minimize the 

visual impact of the facility. 



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ISL Engineering & Land Services 

3D Operations and Maintenance - Information System 

Alberta, Canada 

3D Operations and Maintenance - Information System (3DOM-IS) is a unique 

application developed by ISL Engineering & Land Services to support its clients in 

the operation and maintenance of their small to mid-size water and wastewater 

treatment plants. 3DOM-IS combines a custom 3D engine with a database of 

all the components specific to a plant’s operations. The core of 3DOM-IS is an 

accurate 3D spatial model of the facility’s exterior, interior, and underground or 

hidden infrastructure. Operators experience the plant through a first person 

perspective—navigating a virtual 3D environment to access information necessary 

for the operation and maintenance of the facility. This virtual 3D environment is 

the graphical interface to a large database that manages all of the static data 

associated with the facility such as shop drawings, pre- and post-construction 

photographs, plant record drawings, standard operating procedures, maintenance 

instructions and logs, and training videos. 

ISL used Autodesk ® 3ds Max ® Design 

to help develop the plant models and 

AutoCAD ® software to translate vendors 

shop drawing information. With 

literally thousands of components in 

a plant, ISL created high resolution 

models of the components and then 

linked external data related to a 

component to the model object— 

tying each object to the 3DOM-IS 

database via a unique identifier. 

WSP Group 

K46 Erling Interchange 

Johannesburg, South Africa 

The K46 Erling Interchange is an urban transportation project in northern 

Johannesburg that includes upgrading portions of two roads from two undivided 

lanes to six divided lanes connected by an interchange with dual quarter-links 

and two ramps. WSP provided civil and structural engineering services for the 

project. The firm faced serious design constraints that contributed to the 

complexity of the project, including restrictions on available land, steep 

terrain, accommodation of pedestrians and existing services, and the partial 

encroachment into a protected wetland. 

WSP relied on AutoCAD ® Civil 3D ® 

software, including Autodesk ® Storm & 

Sanitary Analysis software , and Autodesk ® 

3ds Max ® Design software to help create 

a compact interchange that meets traffic 

requirements and conforms to provincial 

and local authority standards. Dynamic 

corridor modeling helped WSP to comply 

with geometric design standards while 

optimizing the interchange design. Quantity 

takeoff tools helped the firm accurately 

determine costs throughout the project. 

The team used pipe network tools 

and stormwater analysis to simulate 

sustainable urban drainage strategies 

and optimize the performance of the 

project’s storm water system. Integrated 

design and visualization tools enabled 

the visual assessment of the interchange 

from a driver’s viewpoint and 

helped convey design intent to the 

client and approving authorities. 



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SC Engenharia 

Bela Vista Kleingers Wind Farm & Associates 

Imaruí, Santa Catarina, Brazil 

The Ohio River Trail is a multi-use trail in eastern Cincinnati and part of the 

In southern 320-mile Brazil, Ohio RDS to Solutions Erie Trail that has spans developed the state the of Ohio, 60-megawatt following former Bela Vista wind 

farm in Imaruí, railroad Santa and canal Catarina. corridors. The The mountainous City of Cincinnati terrain contracted and high Kleingers slopes & of Bela Vista 

were selected Associates to maximize to provide the planning efficiency and design of the services project’s for a 30 1.23-mile wind portion turbines. of Consulting 

firm SC Engenharia the trail. The (Engineering) firm relied on a model-based assisted in workflow the project’s to help design. quickly identify 

economic, ecological, and constructability issues. 

SC Engenharia AutoCAD® used Map AutoCAD 3D, AutoCAD® Civil 3D®, detailed surveys. Aerial photography overlaid 

and Autodesk® 3ds Max® Design helped the on parcel and DEM data helped 

team integrate GIS data sets and various de- project stakeholders appraise alignment 

sign scenarios into more realistic renderings options and impacts to adjacent properties. 

that better conveyed the scope and impact of A dynamic corridor model that adapted to 

the project. Kleingers & Associates used GIS alignment changes was used to automatically 

data to create a more realistic base map of update retaining walls based on criteria- 

the area, helping to save its client the cost of driven subassemblies. Rendered scenes from 

this corridor model were continually updated 

to quickly create compelling presentation 

materials throughout the design process. 

® Civil 3D ® 

and Autodesk ® 3ds Max ® the site’s natural springs, water- 

Design software courses, and existing buildings. This 

to optimize the site design and minimize approach helped the designers minimize 

the environmental impact of the devel- the extent of roads and balance cut/ 

opment and its 13-kilometer access road, fill volumes. The team also found the 

which must accommodate trucks carrying 3D model of the existing terrain es- 

40-meter turbine blades. The team used sential for helping to determine suitable 

a model-based design approach to more locations for, and positioning of, the 

quickly develop and analyze a series of individual wind turbines. Additionally, 

design options for the site layout and the team was able to use the design 

access road—varying the road alignment model throughout the design process 

and adjusting design parameters, while to develop project renderings and 

simultaneously assisting the team in avoiding animations to enhance communication 

and support the approval process. 

Parsons Brinckerhoff 

San Francisco-Oakland Hatch Mott Bay MacDonald 

Bridge 

California 

The City of Lake City, Florida contracted Hatch Mott MacDonald to design 

The San Francisco-Oakland a new 3 million gallons Bay per Bridge day wastewater handles treatment approximately facility. The 300,000 facility is cars a day 

and a million located each in an week. environmentally It is the transportation sensitive area that and is prone commerce to sinkholes backbone and of the 

San Francisco the City Bay requested area and the the site entire have balanced state depends cut and fill, on and this minimum bridge impervi- for goods and 

services movement ous surfaces between to reduce the its amount northern of storm and southern water treatment extremes. needed The on site. 75-year old 

eastern span of the bridge is being replaced with a new seismically advanced struc- 

Hatch Mott MacDonald used AutoCAD® making. The headworks structure in particular 

ture slated Civil to 3D®, open Autodesk® in 2013. Revit® To MEP, enhance and project was very visualization, complicated and a Parsons precise 3D model Brinckerhoff 

has developed Autodesk® an Revit® integrated Structure model to help design and dataset helped the for team the develop new an bridge, intricate rebar the existing 

bridge and a plant context, that could and achieve the very surrounding high levels of communities scheme while minimizing and environment. 

spatial conflicts. 

treatment in an energy efficient manner. The Hatch Mott MacDonald relied on a dynamic 

firm created intelligent 3D models of all the site model for earthwork calculations and 

Parsons Brinckerhoff is using AutoCAD 

structures, enabling improved visualization analyses to help balance the site. This model 

of the site and facility for better decision- was also instrumental in helping to determine 

the necessary depth for the yard piping and 

minimizing the depth of the pump stations to 

help reduce project costs. 

® 

Civil 3D ® , Autodesk ® 3ds Max ® Design, 

Autodesk ® Navisworks ® Simulate, Autodesk 

® Navisworks ® Manage, and Autodesk 

® design alternatives that were used to 

create near-photorealistic images of 

the future bridge design options and 

computer-generated animations that 

Revit products to generate more helped the public experience driving 

realistic project visualizations that help over the future bridge. Currently, the 

communicate design decisions, construc- bridge is under construction and the 

tion activities, and detours/traffic shifts to firm is using model integration, 4D 

stakeholders and team members. Initially, modeling, and clash detection to support 

the firm built 3D models of the various construction planning and scheduling. 

2012 Excellence 2012 Excellence in Infrastructure in Infrastructure 

Infrastructure Awards 6 

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City of Gainesville Public Works 

SW 6th Street Reconstruction Project 

Gainesville, Florida 

The City of Gainesville is planning to reconstruct a portion of the City’s SW 6th 

Street to repair sidewalks, address broken or nonexistent curb and gutter sections, 

create on-street parking, and construct raised, landscaped medians. The City’s 

Public Works department is planning the scope of work for the project and its goals 

include converting a typical intersection into a roundabout, adding left turn lanes 

at another intersection where none are currently present, converting a failing, 

unused road into a badly needed parking lot, reducing the overall impervious area, 

and addressing lighting inadequacies. 

To showcase its design proposal and 

help gain both public support and funding 

opportunities for the project, the City of 

Gainesville Public Works used AutoCAD ® 

Civil 3D ® software to generate project 

visualizations. The City created a 

detailed 3D model of its proposed 

design and merged that proposal with 

aerial photography of the corridor to 

more quickly and cost-effectively 

create digital renderings that helped 

show the reconfigured roadway and 

intersections in the context of the 

existing city setting. The existing 

aerial photographs and the conceptual 

renderings of the proposed design are 

being presented side-by-side, helping 

the general public as well as public 

officials more clearly understand 

the proposal. 

SC Engenharia, Moya Engenharia, 

and Penido Construção 

CEA Caçapava 

Caçapava, São Paulo, Brazil 

The CEA Caçapava (Centro Empresarial Aeroespacial) is a privately-owned aerospace 

business center and real estate project located near São Jose dos Campos—Brazil’s 

aeronautics industrial hub and home to the country’s largest aerospace and defense 

companies. Currently under construction, the goal of the development is to house 

aircraft production factories, maintenance services, parts sales and distribution 

facilities, business jet and helicopter operations, and hangars for corporate, private, 

and charter aircraft. The 2.5 million square meter development will include a 1,500- 

meter runway and a heliport, as well as a hotel, banks, stores, and restaurants. The 

design of the project is a collaborative effort involving SC Engenharia (Engineering), 

Moya Engenharia (Engineering), and owner Penido Construção (Construction). 

The team used AutoCAD ® Civil 3D ® software 

to more accurately and efficiently 

develop the infrastructure and site design 

for this complex project. BIM-based processes 

and intelligent models helped coordinate 

the designs of the road system, the 

airstrip and taxi ways, supply and drainage 

networks, as well as site features such 

as basins and watersheds. The team 

relied on this 3D dynamic infrastructure 

model to help identify and resolve 

design interferences and automatically 

update project documentation to 

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Hatch Mott MacDonald 

Total Water Management Plan (TWMP) Pipeline Project – Segment 4 

Jacksonville, Florida 

The TWMP Pipeline Project involves the construction of a water transmission 

pipeline between the two major water grids of Jacksonville Electric Authority 

(JEA). The pipeline will transport excess water supply from the north to the 

south side of JEA’s service area to better meet increased potable water demand. 

This project also promotes conservation of the Floridan Aquifer by lessening 

water resource withdrawal demand from JEA’s southern raw water wells. Hatch 

Mott MacDonald is providing engineering services for Segment 4 of the 

pipeline, which consists of 30-inch pipe routed along existing roads and 24-inch 

pipe under a major state highway. 

Hatch Mott McDonald used AutoCAD ® 

Civil 3D ® software to facilitate the 

creation of plans and profiles showing the 

exact vertical position of the pipeline and 

existing utility crossings. This helped the 

firm design around the existing utilities, 

avoiding their removal and reinstallation 

and therefore minimizing service 

disruptions to nearby businesses and 

residences. A model-based design 

approach enabled clearance checking 

and helped guide the contractor on 

precise positioning during construction. 

In addition, the firm used the pipeline 

model to help identify areas where 

hand digging in the root zones of 

existing trees was needed to protect 

the trees. 


New Haven Harbor Crossing Corridor Improvement Program 

New Haven, Connecticut 

The I-95 New Haven Harbor Crossing Corridor Improvement Program is a multimodal 

transportation project that features public transit enhancements and 

roadway improvements along 7.2 miles of I-95 in New Haven, Connecticut. The 

Program includes the replacement of the existing I-95 crossing over New Haven 

Harbor with a new ten-lane extradosed signature bridge—the Pearl Harbor 

Memorial Bridge. 

As part of program management for 

the project, Parsons Brinckerhoff used 

AutoCAD ® Civil 3D ® , Autodesk ® 3ds Max ® 

Design, Autodesk ® Navisworks ® Simulate, 

and Autodesk ® Navisworks ® Manage 

software to develop models for more realistic 

stakeholder communication, technical 

analysis and illustration, and visualization 

of construction staging and scheduling. 

Renderings and animations produced from 

3D models were used to show stakeholders 

the ultimate plan and vision for the 

project when completed. 

By linking the 3D models to project 

schedules, the team was able to use 

4D modeling to illustrate complex 

construction staging of the entire 

corridor. The 4D model was also 

used to help validate and illustrate 

the many traffic shifts, detours, and 

associated road closures that will be 

part of the construction process, 

and to support the planning and 

communication of proposed construction 

activities and equipment logistics for 

many of the structures on the project. 



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Doyle Drive/Presidio Parkway 

San Francisco, California 

San Francisco’s Doyle Drive, the existing southern approach to the Golden 

Gate Bridge, is being replaced with the Presidio Parkway–a new six-lane 

roadway tucked into the natural contours of the Presidio and the Golden 

Gate National Recreation Area. Parsons Brinckerhoff developed project 

models and visualizations that enhance collaboration among project stakeholders 

in this complex mega-project and help evaluate constructability 

design issues in advance of project groundbreaking. 

Parsons Brinckerhoff used a range of 

Autodesk ® products—including AutoCAD ® 

Map 3D, Autodesk ® Infrastructure Modeler, 

AutoCAD ® Civil 3D ® , Autodesk ® 3ds 

Max ® Design, Autodesk ® Navisworks ® 

Simulate,Autodesk ® Navisworks ® Manage, 

and Autodesk ® Revit ® products—for 3D 

and 4D modeling from conceptual design 

through construction. The models are 

being used to better understand how the 

design will perform; assess its impact on 

the surrounding area; and to help virtually 

identify and resolve issues before they 

impact schedule or budget. Parsons 

Brinckerhoff’s models helped to both 

coordinate designs with contractors 

before construction began and resolve 

issues such as scheduling, construction 

sequencing, traffic staging, and 

spatial coordination before contractors 

received notice to proceed. In addition, 

the firm developed a contextual 

visualization model that was used 

for public outreach and stakeholder 

communication. 

Multiconsult AS 

Regional Road 22 

Fet, Norway 

Norwegian Public Roads Administration (NPRA) is embarking on a road improvement 

project for Regional Road 22, an important transport route running through 

the municipality of Fet and over the Glomma River. The road will be expanded to 

four lanes to enhance traffic movement and emergency operations, and a new river 

crossing will improve the waterborne traffic. Multiconsult AS developed conceptual 

designs and simulations for the project, resulting in 17 possible road alternatives, 

including tunnels, interchanges, and 8 different designs for the new bridge across 

the river. 

Multiconsult used AutoCAD ® Civil 3D ® , 

Autodesk ® 3ds Max ® Design, and 

Autodesk ® Infrastructure Modeler 

software to help more quickly and 

cost-effectively present its conceptual 

designs in the context of the existing 

environment and meet NPRA’s tight 

budget and schedule requirements. 

The team started with digital terrain 

models of the project area, encompassing 

approximate 30 square kilometers. Over 

this terrain, they merged and draped 

2D and 3D data representing existing 

structures, railways, and water bodies, 

as well as design data for the various 

road alignments, bridge designs, tunnels, 

and interchanges. This conceptual 

model was used to produce high- 

resolution still images and animations, 

which helped better communicate 

the firm’s proposals to its client and 

other project stakeholders. 



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A4ALL Consortium 

Highway A4 

The Netherlands 

Rijkswaterstaat, the Dutch agency responsible for the country’s infrastructure, is 

in the midst of a major program to complete the A4 motorway between Schiedam 

and Delft. The project will provide a continuous highway between Rotterdam and 

The Hague, and relieve chronic traffic congestion on adjacent highways and local 

roads currently used by motorists traveling between the two cities. The 7-kilometer 

road includes both at-grade and sunken sections, as well as a 2-kilometer land 

tunnel. Rijkswaterstaat selected A4ALL—a consortium comprising Boskalis, 

Heijmans, and VolkerWessels—to design and build the new highway. 

The consortium is using BIM processes 

supported by Autodesk ® products—including 

AutoCAD ® Map 3D, Autodesk ® Infrastructure 

Modeler, AutoCAD ® Civil 3D ® , Autodesk ® 


Manage, Autodesk ® Design Review, and 

Autodesk ® Revit ® Structure software—to 

help safely and efficiently deliver a highquality 

infrastructure project. A4ALL 

combined design information and existing 

conditions data (including point clouds 


of bridges and overpasses in a particu- 

larly complex interchange) to create an 

intelligent 3D model for improved 

coordination, planning, and review. 

The model was also used for various 

analyses including sun reflection and 

driver sight lines, and is linked to the 

project’s scheduling system to simulate 

construction phasing to help more 

predictably plan field activities. 


State Route 99 (SR 99) Tunnel Project, Construction Simulation 

Seattle, Washington 

Due to concerns over seismic safety, Washington Department of Transportation 

(WSDOT) is replacing the central waterfront section of Seattle’s aging Alaskan 

Way Viaduct with a bored tunnel beneath the city. The project will move SR 99 

highway traffic underground, reconnect the street grid at the ends of the 

tunnel, and remove the viaduct along Seattle’s downtown waterfront. As general 

engineering consultant, Parsons Brinckerhoff served for 10 years as lead strategic 

advisor to WSDOT. The firm also led a public involvement program to help 

define and communicate project goals and develop consensus—creating 3D digital 

models of the project and the city that were used to help determine the viability of 

proposed concepts and generate supporting project visualizations. 

More recently Parsons Brinckerhoff utilized 

its 3D project models and Autodesk ® 

3ds Max ® Design software to create 

interactive simulations used by WSDOT 

to help the public visualize how the 

tunnel portals will be built and help 

drivers visualize current and future 

detour configurations during construction. 

The firm combined multiple renderings 

into one interface to make the 

progression of detours both intuitive 

and informative. The use of 3D 

modeling is helping the firm more 

quickly and easily update the renderings 

to reflect schedule changes. 



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Schildwächter Ingenieure 

HKM 3D Infrastructure Information System 

Duisburg, Germany 

The 2.5-square-kilometer plant of steel producer Hüttenwerke Krupp Mannesmann 

(HKM) is crowded with manufacturing facilities, office buildings, roads, railways, 

storage areas and green spaces, as well as an immense network of piping and utilities. 

Digital data about the plant was widely scattered throughout the organization 

and in many different formats such as spreadsheets, databases, 2D drawings, 

3D plant and building models, thematic maps, and the company’s plant maintenance 

system. To unify and extend its knowledge base, HKM—with the assistance 

of Schildwächter Ingenieure—has implemented a comprehensive, enterprise-wide 

3D information system that gives employees quick access to relevant infrastructure 

information for more informed decisions. 

The Oracle ® -based system was created 

using models created from many different 

Autodesk ® products, including AutoCAD ® 

Map 3D, Autodesk ® Infrastructure Modeler, 

Autodesk ® Navisworks ® Manage, 

Autodesk ® Navisworks ® Simulate, 

AutoCAD ® MEP, AutoCAD ® Architecture, 

AutoCAD ® Plant 3D, AutoCAD ® Civil 

3D ® , Autodesk ® 3ds Max ® Design, and 

Autodesk ® Inventor ® software. The 

new system combines and centrally 

stores and manages existing 2D and 

3D plant data. In addition, the team 

used laser scanning techniques and 

Autodesk software to develop new 

3D models for missing data or to 

supplement incomplete or inadequate 

infrastructure data. 

Clark County Public Works 

Mount Vista Rain Gardens 

Clark County, Washington 

The Mount Vista rain gardens are part of a Clark County Public Works low impact 

development retrofit project. Clark County is installing 15 separate rain gardens 

throughout a residential subdivision in the community of Mount Vista, Washington 

in order to ease pressure on an existing undersized stormwater facility and 

improve water quality and habitat in local streams. The rain gardens will be built 

as curb extensions that “bulb out” into the street or in existing planter strips 

between the street and sidewalk. 

Clark County used AutoCAD ® Civil 3D ® 

and AutoCAD ® Map 3D software to help 

streamline its design process and verify 

that its designs will perform adequately 

given the many variables and potential 

conflicts in the existing subdivision. 

The County used a model-based design 

approach to help configure each rain 

garden to match existing sidewalks, 

curbs, pavement, and road grades. To 

automate their design process, the 

team used Subassembly Composer to 

create custom modeling components 

to generate rain garden models that 

parametrically adjust to existing 

features and terrain. The team also 

used intelligent pipe networks to 

create the underdrain and overflow 

structures, facilitating the coordination 

of the check dams steps, soil depths, 

and pipes. 



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Timmons Group 

Varina Stream Mitigation Bank 

Henrico County, Virginia 

The Varina Stream Mitigation Bank is a US$1.5 million sustainable development 

project designed by Timmons Group to offset development impacts to the James 

River watershed in Henrico County, Virginia. The project is located on approximately 

182 acres currently used for agricultural purposes. The property’s streams, 

riparian buffers, and wetlands have been severely impacted by channelization and 

straightening of streams, drainage of wetlands through tiling, and the maintenance 

associated with agricultural production. The goal of the project is to restore and 

enhance these degraded resources to improve water quality and wildlife habitat, 

and increase erosion control, flood conveyance, and storage within the watershed. 

Timmons Group utilized Autodesk ® 

Infrastructure Modeler, AutoCAD ® Civil 

3D ® , and Autodesk ® 3ds Max ® Design 

software to help accurately represent 

complex natural environments and 

streamline the transition between plan, 

production, and construction. Designers 

compiled data from many different 

sources to generate a realistic 3D model 

of existing conditions for early-stage visualization 

and conceptualization. The team 

then combined alignments, profiles, 

assemblies, cross-sections, corridors, 

feature lines, and surfaces to create 

a dynamic design model for more 

accurate construction documentation, 

bidding, and ultimately construction. 

Near-photorealistic renderings generated 

from the design model improved 

communication of the design to 

landowners, reviewing agencies, 

and the firm’s client. 


North River Wastewater Treatment Plant 


The North River Wastewater Treatment Plant treats an average of 120 million 

gallons of wastewater a day from Manhattan’s west side. In the summer of 2011, a 

four-alarm fire caused significant damage to the electrical wiring, piping and 

structural elements of the plant. Following the fire, Black & Veatch helped the 

city’s Department of Environment restore the facility to pre-fire conditions. 

Black & Veatch used AutoCAD ® MEP, 

Autodesk ® Revit ® Structure, Autodesk ® 

Navisworks ® Manage, and Autodesk ® 

3ds Max ® Design software to help meet 

extremely tight deadlines in the recovery 

process. The team used scanning technology 

to quickly and accurately collect 

information about the existing assets in 

the facility and used the point cloud data 

to help create intelligent models of the 

existing facility. These models were then 

used for the plant’s restoration design— 

enabling the firm to more quickly 

generate contract documents, virtual 

reviews, project visualizations, and 

other information that helped 

communicate the design and aided 

in the decision-making process. This 

approach, combined with the firm’s 

internal processes, minimized the 

need for painstaking data gathering 

at the fire-damaged site and resulted 

in the plant’s accelerated design and 

speedy return to operation. 



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Dewberry 

Noman Cole Water Reuse Project 

Fairfax County, Virginia 

Fairfax County is reusing treated wastewater after installing a new reclaimed 

water distribution system for its Noman Cole Pollution Control Plant. This green 

project uses reclaimed water from the existing plant for irrigation of local 

parks and for cooling purposes at a local waste-to-energy facility. Dewberry 

was responsible for the engineering design of pump stations, elevated water 

tanks, and approximately five miles of large diameter (12" to 30") pipeline 

through an urban corridor. 

Dewberry used AutoCAD ® Map 3D, 

Autodesk ® Infrastructure Modeler, 

AutoCAD ® Civil 3D ® , and Autodesk ® 

3ds Max ® Design software for efficient 

design and plans production. The alignment 

of the pipeline follows major 

highways, crosses multiple waterways, 

passes under railroad and interstate 

highway bridges, and follows complex 

terrain profiles. As a design-build 

job, Dewberry’s use of a dynamic 

model environment helped the firm 

quickly develop deliverables to meet 

accelerated design, plan approval, and 

construction schedules. Modeling the 

entire alignment in context helped 

the design-build team construct 

the project without a single utility 

conflict. Visual representations of the 

model helped the team and the client 

better understand and evaluate the 

design for more informed decision 

making and more efficient construction. 


Clearfork Main Street Bridge 

Fort Worth, Texas 

The City of Fort Worth is building a new roadway and bridge over the Trinity River, 

in a planned mixed-use development area that also includes pedestrian trails and 

flood control levees. The bridge is 550 feet long with a center span of 220 feet and 

will carry two lanes of traffic in each direction using a unique system of precast 

concrete beam segments spliced together with post-tensioned steel strands, 

creating a streamlined continuous structure for much less cost than typical steel 

bridges. The project also features a separate pedestrian bridge suspended below 

the vehicular bridge, featuring river overlooks and ramps that intersect with 

trails on both sides of the river. 

Autodesk ® 3ds Max ® software helped 

Freese and Nichols develop an aesthetically 

pleasing and cost-effective design 

that successfully addresses floodway 

requirements and provides pedestrian 

linkages. The firm created models for 

several design iterations and generated 

digital renderings from those models 

for client review. The models were also 

used for shadow studies, helping the 

designers see how the structure’s 

shadows could affect foliage growth 

on the bridge embankments in order 

to help address sustainability concerns. 

Renderings also helped educate local 

community and business stakeholders 

about the project and planned 

construction. 



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ISL Engineering & Land Services 

City of Edmonton, North Light Rail Transit 

Edmonton, Alberta 

As part of its sustainable urban planning, the City of Edmonton is expanding its 

Light Rail Transit (LRT) service and ISL Engineering & Land Services is part of a 

multi-disciplinary team completing the detailed design for the first segment of 

the project: a 3.3-kilometer extension of the city’s existing northern line. The 

extension passes through a dense part of the city that includes an intricate network 

of buildings, roadways, and utilities. 

ISL used AutoCAD ® , AutoCAD ® Civil 3D ® , 

and Autodesk ® 3ds Max ® Design software 

to create 3D renderings and animations 

used throughout project development for 

improved design communication. Initial 

project visualizations helped various 

stakeholders and the general public better 

understand the project, encouraging early 

input and support. The team also used 

animations and renderings to help present 

the preliminary engineering design 

concepts to city officials and other groups 

for approval. The complex 3D model 

used to create the visualizations 

included every aspect of the surface 

work including tracks, roads, pedestrian 

facilities, crossings, architecture, 

landscaping, and utilities, as well as 

surrounding urban infrastructure. The 

models also helped the team collaboratively 

identify and resolve design 

conflicts during technical design and 

in integration meetings, helping to 

save both time and budget. 

China Railway Eryuan 

Engineering Group 

Chengdu-Guiyang Railway Passenger Line 

Sichuan, China 

China’s Sichuan province is planning the expansion of its existing railway infrastructure, 

including a new passenger line from Chengdu to Guiyang, winding through the 

mountainous terrain of southwestern China. The main line will extend 520 kilometers 

through 14 bridges and 180 tunnels. The combined length of these bridges and 

tunnels represent 78% of the entire line. 

China Railway Eryuan Engineering Group 

used AutoCAD ® Map 3D, AutoCAD ® 

Civil 3D ® , Autodesk ® 3ds Max ® Design, 


Autodesk ® Revit ® products to complete 

their design of this complicated railway in 

just six months—half the time a project 

of this scale would normally take. The 

team used dynamic 3D modeling to 

automatically adjust the design of 

the railway’s subgrade and surface 

features as the line traversed the 

difficult topography of the area. 

This helped the designers analyze and 

balance earthwork volumes, improve 

their efficiency, and increase the 

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Atkins & Skanska Balfour Beatty Joint Venture 

M25 DBFO, Junction 29-30, Section 4C 

Greater London, England 

The M25 Design-Build-Finance-Operate (DBFO) project was awarded to Connect 

Plus—a consortium of Skanska, Balfour Beatty, Atkins, and Egis Road Operation 

UK—to widen sections of the M25 highway circling London and to operate and 

maintain the road for 30 years. The northeastern quadrant of the M25 has involved 

widening 17 miles of the motorway between junctions 27 to 30, with the last section 

of the project featuring a complicated railway crossing. 

The design-build joint venture of Atkins, 

Skanska, and Balfour Beatty used 

AutoCAD ® , AutoCAD ® Civil 3D ® , 


Autodesk ® Navisworks ® Freedom software 

to help meet an aggressive design-build 

schedule.The team used design information 

combined with existing drawings and 

laser-scanned data of existing conditions 

including structures, utilities, and topography 

to create more accurate, integrated 3D 

project models. These multi-discipline 

models were used during design and 

construction for communication, clash 

detection, visualization, design review, 

and planning. In addition, the models 

helped project stakeholders and the 

general public better understand the 

project before construction. The models 

were also linked with the project’s 

document management system and 

helped on site engineering and 

construction personnel visualize up-todate 

project information when assessing 

how best to perform construction tasks. 

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