Hicks & Company pioneered the approach to Environmental Compliance Management for Design-Build highway projects in Texas, beginning with the State Highway 130 toll road in Austin in 2002. For over twenty years, we’ve tailored the approach to successfully manage major Design-Build and CDA projects from El Paso to Houston, and Dallas-Fort Worth to San Antonio and the Rio Grande Valley. Our team of professionals performs the full range of comprehensive environmental compliance services for the design, post-design, pre-construction, and construction phases. We participate on owner, developer, designer, and independent engineer teams, and have performed environmental compliance management services for twenty-one projects since 2002.
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Border Highway West Extension
Border Highway West Extension: Project limits extend from US 85 to Racetrack Drive, approximately 7.1 miles in length. Click here for the project description.Bergstrom Expressway
Bergstrom Expressway: Project limits extend from US 290 to SH 71, approximately 8 miles in length.
Click here for the project description. Click here for the project page managed by CTRMA.
Mopac Improvement Project
Mopac Improvement Project: Project limits extend between Parmer Lane and Cesar Chavez Street, approximately 11 miles in length.
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Americas Interchange
Americas Interchange: The project is located at the intersection of I-10 and Loop 375.
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Grand Parkway Segments F1, F2 and G
Grand Parkway Segment F1: Project limits extend from US 290 (Northwest Freeway) to SH 249 (Tomball Parkway), approximately 12 miles in length. Segment F2: Project limits extend from SH 249 (Tomball Parkway) to I-45N (North Freeway), approximately 12.1 miles in length.
US 281 North/Loop 1604
US 281 North/Loop 1604: The project is located at the intersection of US 281 and Loop 1604.
North Tarrant Express Segment 3A
North Tarrant Express Segment 3A: Project limits extend from I-30 to I-820, approximately 6.5 miles in length.
Click here for the project description. Click here for the project page managed by NTE Mobility Partners.
North Tarrant Express Segment 3B
North Tarrant Express Segment 3B: Project limits extend from I-820 to US 81/287, approximately 3.6 miles in length.
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State Highway 130 Segments 1-4
State Highway 130 Segments 1-4: Project limits extend from I-35, north of Georgetown, to US 183, southeast of Austin, approximately 49 miles in length.
State Highway 161 Phase 4
State Highway 161 Phase 4: Project limits extend from I-30 to I-20, approximately 6.5 miles in length.The SH 161 project was ranked 7th in Roads & Bridges magazine’s Top 10 Roads List for 2012, recognizing the top road projects in North America based on project challenges, impact to region, and scope of work.
State Highway 71 Express
State Highway 71 Express: Project limits extend between Presidential Boulevard at Austin Bergstrom International Airport (ABIA) and State Highway 130, near Onion Creek, approximately 3.9 miles in length.
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LBJ Expressway
LBJ Expressway: Project limits extend from I-35E (near Luna Road) to US 75 (near Greenville Avenue), approximately 13 miles in length.
183A Toll Road
183A Toll Road: Project limits extend from Ranch Road Farm-to-Market (FM) 1431 to Leander Road, approximately 5 miles in length.
SH 45 SW
SH 45 SWToll Road: Project limits extend from Farm-to-Market (FM) 1604 to Loop 1 (MoPac), approximately 5 miles in length.
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CAPABILITIES
Compliance Management
- Environmental Compliance Management and inspection
- Environmental Design Task Management
- Environmental monitoring and inspection during construction, including SW3P inspections
- Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans and TCEQ permitting
- Reevaluations of environmental approvals (DRCs)
- Clean Water Act and Army Corps of Engineers Section 404 Permitting
- Endangered species and migratory bird surveys
- Geologic Assessments, Water Pollution Abatement Plans
- National Historic Preservation Act Section 106 and Antiquities Code of Texas
- Record keeping and reporting
- Environmental plan sheet (EPIC) preparation
- Environmental compliance QA/QC of construction plans
- Compliance auditing and Corrective Action Plans
- Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4) compliance services
- System planning and development
- Staff training and orientation
- Continuing system support and evaluation
- EMS auditing, including independent and internal audits
- EMS certification support
- Environmental performance measurement
- Community outreach
Environmental Compliance Training
- Tailored training programs
- On-site classroom training
- Video conferencing, online discussion groups
- E-collaboration techniques, self-paced CD programs
- Multi-media, training reference materials, DVDs, Power Point presentations
- Field (“tool-box”) training
