Capstone II Group II CRITICAL PATH ANALYSIS ON HIGHWAY EXPANSION U.S. 83 LA JOYA RELIEF ROUTE Presented By: Idalia De Hoyos Maria Trevino Rolando Cuellar Ashley Wheeler John Sandoval Griselda Hernandez Nelson Aguilar

Slide Presentation Contents What did we learn…………………………………………..…..3 Network Rail Case study………………………………….…..4 What is the approach the team will take……………..5 Map of the plan…………………………………………….… Plan logistics...………………………………………………..….. 7 Timeframe…………………………………………………………..8 Process………………………………………………………….…....8 Information Gathering………………………………………...9 Purpose….………………………………………….……….………10 Objective……..………………………………………….…….…..11 Process……………………………….……………….…………….12 Coordination………………………………………….…………..13 Advantages…………………………………………….…………. 14 Disadvantages………………………………………..…………..15 Conclusion……………………………………………….…………16 References………………………………………………….…

Network Rail Case Study We learned from the Network Rail Case Study: Any major engineering project requires planning for activities, sequencing, timing, and budgeting. Critical Path Analysis includes: ◦Purpose ◦Objective ◦Process ◦Coordination ◦Advantages and Disadvantages ◦Conclusion

What did we learn? Critical Path Analysis takes planning which require diagrams, graphs, and charts. Data needs to be collected in order to plan accordingly. Roles need to be assigned. In order to plan a project there has to a purpose. After purpose is pinpointed, group will find the process, co-ordination, and everything else will fall into place.

Applying What We Learned Critical Path Analysis on Highway Expansion *U.S. 83 La Joya Relief Route

Photo Credit: (ProgressTimes, 2011) Map Of the Plan

Plan Logistics Project Scope ◦Four lane controlled access expressway facility Project Limits ◦From: 1.0 miles east of FM 886 to: 0.5 mile west of Showers Road Resource: (Pharr District Texas Department of Transportation, 2015)

Photo Credit: (Pharr District Texas Department of Transportation, 2015)

How we went about gathering information Interview with John Womack; Expansion Consultant for the City of Peñitas Texdot.gov The Monitor Newspaper

Purpose/ Advantages: Relief traffic flow Circumvent the school zones, lower speed limits and avoid traffic light Attract new businesses to the city

Objective: Creation of/Improvements on: Construction of four lane controlled access highway Reduce traffic congestion Improve ◦ Traffic Mobility ◦Traffic Safety ◦Corridor Connectivity Resource: (Pharr District Texas Department of Transportation, 2015)

Process: Plan and Design Court Hearings Purchasing lands Local, County, State and Federal government need to come to agreement on funds Resource: (Pharr District Texas Department of Transportation, 2015)

Coordination: Decision Tree Choosing most appropriate: ○ Plan ○ Design Engineers created several planned routes the final plan route was the US 83 La Joya Relief Route (Womack, 2015)

Disadvantages Gas wells affected (Womack, 2015) Condemnation process (Womack, 2015) Unexpectable and intangible aspects of the project (Womack, 2015) “Divert some of the 40,000 cars on the stretch of U.S. 83 away from the cities’ cores, potentially costing local businesses a reliable stream of customers” (Janes, 2011) Construction time from start to finish

Conclusion: Use of Critical Path Analysis on the project of U.S. 83 La Joya Relief Route. Expose project details of Relief Route Understand how Leadership can be shown in different organizations.

References Janes, J. (2011, July 25). La Joya bypass offers economic promise for western Hidalgo County. Retrieved from TheMonitor.com: bypass-offers-economic-promise-for-western-hidalgo-county/article_f12056f f3-85ff- 0f3ad85aeeff.html bypass-offers-economic-promise-for-western-hidalgo-county/article_f12056f f3-85ff- 0f3ad85aeeff.html Pharr District Texas Department of Transportation. (2015, September 15). US 83 Relief Route. Retrieved from Texdot.gov: relief/111512_presentation.pdf relief/111512_presentation.pdf ProgressTimes. (2011, July 22). Retrieved from La Joya bypass using partnership for funding: bypass-using-partnerships-for-funding.html bypass-using-partnerships-for-funding.html Womack, J. (2015, September 16). Expansion Consultant. (I. De Hoyos & N. Aguilar, Interviewers)

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