Illinois Department of Transportation

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Cedar Street Bridge

Heart of Illinois

Cedar Street Bridge

The objective of the project was to extend the current service life of the Cedar Street Bridge in Peoria, Illinois, by developing detailed steel repair and painting plans to address corrosion throughout the bridge. As a subconsultant to Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc. (WJE), Canete Medina (formerly cmQue, inc.) assisted in the preparation of final engineering drawings for the rehabilitation of the Cedar Street Bridge.

For this Illinois Department of Transportation project, Canete Medina was responsible for computer-aided drafting (CADD) in the preparation of 42 sheets of design drawings. Canete Medina also developed a FTP site to facilitate online transfers of drawings to and from the design team at WJE. Canete Medina worked at an accelerated pace in order to complete the large amount of drafting needed within a 4-month timeframe as required by the project.

Year Completed: 2001

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The Heart of Illinois Highway Feasibility Study (1995) was conducted to examine potential corridor locations for a new freeway or expressway between Chicago and Peoria. The study area covered over 3,000 square miles encompassing rural and metropolitan areas within ten counties as well as scenic and environmentally sensitive regions along the Illinois River. The feasibility of corridor alternatives was based on economic and acceptable environmental impacts. The Addendum to the Study was conducted to evaluate environmental impacts on additional highway corridor alternatives.

As a sub-consultant to CH2M Hill, Canete Medina (formerly cmQue, inc.) evaluated environmental impacts of additional highway corridor alternatives using a geographic information system (GIS). The GIS was developed as a decision support tool in the location of a major highway corridor between Peoria and Chicago and was utilized for environmental analysis, location engineering, origin-destination study (including geocoding of O-D surveys), and developing presentation graphics for public meetings. In the analysis, Canete Medina assessed impacts of corridor alternatives on farmland, conservation/ natural areas, threatened and endangered species, parklands, woodlands, cultural resources, hazardous waste sites, and mining areas. Isabel Cañete-Medina was responsible for developing the GIS database for this project while working for previous employer.

Year Completed: 1995

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