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REDESIGN OF VFW HIGHWAY, LOWELL, MA (Capstone)
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February 6, 2022 in Civil/Structural Engineering
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REDESIGN OF VFW HIGHWAY, UNIVERSITY AVE. TO AIKEN AVE., LOWELL, MA.

"This report was designed by senior Civil Engineering students at the University of
Massachusetts-Lowell as part of their Capstone Design Project. The overall project was divided into multiple modules pertaining to each design component of a typical highway design project. The first module was traffic design, which consisted of lane configuration and intersection design, as well as traffic analysis. Next was roadway design, consisting of profiles and typical sections of the VFW Highway and corresponding streets that are affected by the construction.
Following is the civil/site module, which includes conduit and pipe design, as well as information on necessary grading. After this was the environmental module, which consisted of drainage plans and any necessary environmental permitting. The final module was the structural module which mainly included retaining wall design. Over the course of the semester, the VFW Highway was redesigned to improve an aging infrastructure and to alleviate heavy traffic in the university community and the surrounding Lowell area.
Some of the biggest changes that were made included reducing one side of the VFW to one lane, a proposed intersection with Sparks Street, two new separate bike lanes, new conduits and drainage systems, and a retaining wall at the base of the Beaver Brook bridge. Cost estimate was also performed to have an idea of what the bid will look like. All changes were made using MassDOT and AASHTO/MUTCD design standards and under the direct consultation of Dr. Gary Gordon."

It was a group effort between seven students that each worked on a part of the completed project. This collaboration involved everyone working together with the use of communication and time management, to make sure deadlines were met and each part of the project could be completed so the next part could start.
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