Pleasant Run Road
Colleyville, Texas
Expertise
- Municipal
Services
- civil engineering
- landscape architecture
- land surveying
Size
- 3,100 LF
Baird, Hampton & Brown was hired by the City of Colleyville to provide civil engineering, land surveying, and landscape architecture services for improvements to a water line along Pleasant Run Road. Following the preliminary design phase, the project was expanded to include paving and drainage improvements, design for a hike and bike trail, and the replacement of a small portion of sewer.
The existing six-inch water line was replaced with 12-inch water line, for a total of approximately 3,100 linear feet along the road. Because the water line was pre-existing, services had to be maintained to resident properties throughout construction. After investigating different options, the line was constructed using a combination of open cut and horizontal directional drilling methods in order to minimize the impact of construction on the neighborhood and existing utilities. Near the northern limit of the project, the road crosses Big Bear Creek. Instead of boring under the creek, the water line was mounted to the bridge, requiring coordination with TxDOT due to an ongoing reconstruction project.
The bridge over Big Bear Creek crosses the city limit between Colleyville and Southlake. During design, we discovered this as an opportunity to propose an interconnection between the two cities’ water systems. This required coordination with both municipalities as well as TCEQ submittals. The end result is a large vault in the parkway containing a bi-directional interconnection meter assembly that connects the two systems as needed in an emergency or water shortage on one side.
The proposed hike and bike trail is located in the east parkway of Pleasant Run Road and is approximately 2,800 feet in length. Because the two-way trail runs in close proximity to the road, we engaged our in-house landscape architect to research delineator options to serve as both a physical and visual barrier between motorists and trail users. Rumble strips were ultimately used in this project, and our research into other products proved valuable to the city for use in another project.
Key People
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Konstantine Bakintas, PE
Konstantine Bakintas, PE
Chairman of the Board | Senior Civil Engineer
Konstantine Bakintas has a passion for improving the landscape of our community by building innovative infrastructure and site improvements that will serve the public for decades. His extensive experience includes engineering design and project management for a wide variety of civil and environmental assignments. Konstantine also enjoys assisting small municipalities as a consulting city engineer.
He has been recognized as a Distinguished Engineer by the Texas Society of Professional Engineers, Engineer of the Year by the DFW Mid-Cities Chapter, and has presented technical papers to the Texas Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers and the American Public Works Association. Konstantine has also been involved with the annual MATHCOUNTS competition to get middle school students excited about math.
He lives in Grapevine with his wife Stephanie, an educator, and he enjoys sailing, movies, and bikes.
Project Experience
Church Street
Glade & Pool Road Roundabout
Meadowview Estates Channel Improvements
Monterra Medical Campus
The Bowden: Event & Weddings
Education
University of Utah:
Bachelor’s Degree/1985/Civil Engineering
University of Texas at Arlington:
Master’s Degree/1990/Water Resources & Environmental -
Tom Kellogg, RLA
Tom Kellogg, RLA
Project Manager | Senior Landscape Architect
As a Landscape Architect, Tom Kellogg has experience working in a project management position for both multi-disciplinary firms and landscape architecture design firms. His project history includes a wide variety of project types, including parks and recreation, commercial landscape design, streetscapes, single and multi-family developments, and multimodal recreation trails.
Living only a mile away from our Grapevine office, Tom discovered BHB while he was riding his bike and instantly wished he could work here. As it turned out, BHB was looking for a landscape architect at the time, and the rest is history.
Outside of work Tom enjoys bicycling, something he’s loved doing since he was a kid. He rides 80-100 miles a week on his road bike. Tom also loves playing tennis, reading, camping, traveling, and visiting museums with his son.
Tom has lived in a lot of places growing up and due to work, including Louisiana, New York, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Maryland. His favorite place to visit is England, especially London. Tom has also traveled to Italy, Switzerland, and France. His favorite place for natural scenery is the Swiss Alps, and his favorite man-made sight is St. Peter’s Cathedral in Rome.
Project Experience
Imperial Construction Office and Shop
Monterra Medical Campus
Park Hill Surgery Center
The Bowden: Event & Weddings
Education
University of Arkansas:
Bachelor’s Degree/1982/Landscape Architecture