Glade & Pool Road Roundabout
Colleyville, TX
Expertise
- Municipal
Services
- civil engineering
- land surveying
BHB reviewed and evaluated traffic counts and the operation of the existing all-way stop control intersection. A traffic study concluded that a roundabout operation out-performed all other intersection control methods. Therefore, BHB recommended a single-lane roundabout with two right-turn bypass lanes, which fit within the available right-of-way and afford performance levels greater than signalization or a basic single-lane roundabout. The intersection is also an established pedestrian and guard-assisted school crossing, and the design incorporated pedestrian-activated flashing pavement lights and flashing signage lights.
To offer pedestrians a place of refuge, splitter island widths were maximized. In addition, a 10-foot-wide by approximately 1,000-feet-long hike/bike trail was constructed along the north parkway of Glade Road, across the roundabout, to the nearby Senior Citizens Activity Center. The trail design incorporated a natural stone retaining wall. Construction of this $900,000 project began in early 2010 and ended in November of 2010. Shortly after completion, the City of Colleyville hosted an opening ceremony where the Mayor acknowledged the project was completed within budget and ahead of schedule.
Key People
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Ottis Lee, PE
Ottis Lee, PE
Vice President of Land Development
Ottis Lee has always enjoyed building and learning how things work. He spent his first two years of college studying art and architecture, which introduced him to civil engineering. Ottis now has over 30 years of civil engineering, project management, and development management experience.
His experience includes feasibility studies, conceptual planning, zoning, planting, construction plans, budgets, estimates, and construction support. He has provided designs and plans for numerous residential developments throughout North Central Texas, as well as marinas, commercial and retail sites, waterlines, sewer projects, and roadways and bridges.
Ottis is an active member of the Texas Society of Professional Engineers and the American Society of Civil Engineers. When he’s not working or participating in organizations, Ottis likes to spend time with his wife Lana and their three grown children.
Education
Texas Tech University:
Bachelor’s Degree/1984/Civil Engineering -
John Margotta, RPLS
John Margotta, RPLS
Vice President of Land Surveying
John Margotta has been with BHB for over 20 years. Previously, John worked for a company that provided surveying services to BHB. Shortly after BHB added a surveying department, John joined the team and is now the head of the surveying department. He has provided field and office supervision on land surveying projects for public and privately funded projects, including the DFW Airport, City of Fort Worth, TXU Electric, Southwestern Bell Telephone Co., Trinity River Authority, Federal Aviation Administration, TxDOT, Dallas Area Rapid Transit, Railtran, and Fort Worth Transportation Authority.
In high school, John held the rank of Master in the Fédération Internationale des Échecs (World Chess Federation). Outside of work, John loves cooking, football and karaoke. If he wasn’t a land surveyor, John would be a chef. “Cooking is very relaxing to me and I feel like I’m creating something good out of raw ingredients that may or may not taste good by themselves.” John’s favorite place to visit is New York City because he loves the different cultures, food, and architecture it has to offer.
John is an active member of the Texas Society of Professional Surveyors and the National Society of Professional Surveyors. He also volunteers for Skills USA, teaching high school-aged kids, who compete in local, state and national competitions, about land surveying.
John has two kids, a son who who graduated from The University of North Texas with a degree in graphic design, and a daughter who works for Mothers Milk Bank of North Texas, a nonprofit that collects breastmilk from healthy, nursing mothers who have a surplus and is dispensed to premature and fragile infants without access to their mother’s own milk. He also has one granddaughter. John’s favorite quote is from Winston Churchill, “Success is not final; failure is not fatal; it is the courage to continue that counts,” because he believes that one is never finished in life and even if you fail, at least you tried.
Project Experience
Catholic Charities of Fort Worth
Fort Worth Country Day Lou and Nick Martin Campus Center
Fort Worth Country Day Sid W. Richardson Visual Arts Center
Imperial Construction Office and Shop
Early Learning Center
Meadowview Estates Channel Improvements
Monterra Medical Campus
Park Hill Surgery Center
Presbyterian Night Shelter Morris Foundation Women & Children's Center
Rogers Road Pavilion
Saint Patrick Cathedral Parish Hall
Star-Telegram Building
Tarrant County Downtown Courthouse
Texas Wesleyan University Rosedale Renaissance
Education
ITT Technical Institute