RT Engineering & Associates, Inc. (RTEA) provide Quality Assurance Inspection Services, public outreach services and utility coordination services for design build projects.

RCTC I-15 Express Lanes, Corona, CA

RT Engineering & Associates, Inc. (RTEA) is providing Quality Assurance Oversite Inspection for the PCM.

This project is a 15-mile corridor which includes new express HOV lanes in both directions from Cajalco Road in Corona to SR-60 freeway. This project has bridge replacements, bridge widenings, freeway widenings, toll system installations, falsework, retaining walls, MSE walls, shoring, utility relocations, PCC pavement, HMA paving, excavation, backfill, traffic control, MOT, COZEEP, third party coordination.  Installation of the longest Precast Girders in the state of California.

LACMTA Universal City Pedestrian Bridge Overcrossing, Universal City, CA

RT Engineering & Associates (RTEA) provided community & public outreach services for the Design Build Team - Griffith Company. 

Design and construction of a new pedestrian bridge located at the intersection of Lankershim Blvd. and Universal Hollywood Drive and a right turn lane from westbound Universal Hollywood Drive to Lankershim Boulevard north bound.  There are three Stations 1, 2 & 3 and is located at the intersection of Lankershim Blvd and Universal Hollywood Drive on the east side and Campo de Cahuenga on the west side. 

Pedestrian circulation during the three stations was imperative   The construction site was located at one of the main entrances to access Universal Studios, Universal Studios Hollywood Theme Park, the Gibson Amphitheater, a Sheraton Hotel, a Hilton Hotel and City Walk, as well as movie and television production and entertainment and tourist attraction.  

Duties included: maintaining database of community neighborhood councils and stakeholders; website update and maintenance; media outreach and relations; translations - Spanish/English; community and public outreach; weekly progress meeting attendance and distribution of construction notices; support in public meetings.

CALIFORNIA HIGH SPEED RAIL AUTHORITY CONSTRUCTION PACKAGE 4 -  DB TEAM/CALIFORNIA RAIL BUILDERS

RT Engineering & Associates, Inc. (RTEA) supports the Ferrovial / Griffith Company Joint Venture on the Design Build team with Utility Management & Design Services, ROW Research & ROW Requirement Exhibits

Construction Package 4 (CP 4), has an estimated cost of $444M for the 22-mile stretch bounded by a point approximately one mile north of the Tulare/Kern County Line at the terminus of Construction Package 2-3 and Poplar Avenue to the south. CP 4 will include construction of at-grade, retained fill and aerial sections of the high-speed rail alignment and the relocation of four miles of existing Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) tracks within the 22 miles. 

Utility Management & Coordination - updated the utility conflict matrix, reviewed the basemaps for the latest utility design developments, development of conflict resolutions & dispositions for utility facilities, generate schedule of utility relocations, preparation of potholing plans, conducted negotiations on utility design & construction agreements, Third-Party Coordination with Caltrans & BNSF, development of specifications and assisted procurement with QA on RFP packages for utility relocations, identify long lead items for procurement, and management of buy America requirements and documentation.

Right-of-Way Support – ROW research, and development of ROW Requirement Exhibits, Right-of-Way Certification Forms for the Agency with justifications.  Maintain ROW – ROE Tracking Matrix.

Dry Utility Designs – RTEA provided utility design relocations and specifications for AT&T Communications, Bright House Communications (Charter) & Frontier Communications for this 22-mile project in Bakersfield/Wasco, CA.

SBCTA I-10 CORRIDOR EXPRESS LANES (10-MILES) CONTRACT I



RT Engineering & Associates provides Utility Management, Coordination and Permitting services for the I-10 Corridor Express Lanes Contract as a subconsultant to the Lane Security Paving Joint Venture Design Build Joint Venture.  This segment is approximately 10 miles in length and includes design and construction of two express lanes in each direction of I-10 from the Los Angeles/San Bernardino County line to the I-10/I-15 Interchange.  The existing HOV lanes will be repurposed to express lanes.  The project will reconstruct and/or modify existing ramps at 10 interchanges, 7 local arterials, and 26 structures, including box culverts and new or reconstructed retaining walls and sound walls. 

RT Engineering & Associates (RTEA) duties include assistance with Third Party Coordination of 14 utility companies, the development and execution of Utility Agreements, management of early relocation designs on dry utility third party designs, review ROW requirements for utility relocations, TCE, partial acquisitions, utility easements, identification of betterments, encroachment permits in Caltrans, local cities.  Utility Matrix with management of over 462 utilities identified, review of updated composite utility composite maps and management of utility schedule, weekly/monthly reporting, participation in Technical Work Groups (TWG) Meetings.