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margin-right: 25"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt"><font size="2" face="Arial"><br> </font></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><b><font face="Arial" size="3" color="#8D2A43">Recent Projects</font></b></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: 15; margin-right: 25"><font size="2" face="Arial">Excellent engineering is the result of a dynamic process composed of vision, planning, hard work, constant attention to detail, and ongoing communication.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>Our depth and breadth of experience allow us to respond quickly and effectively to any situation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>Planned, frequent communication and easy access to our engineers minimize misunderstandings and provide you with the updated information necessary for your peace of mind.</font></p> <div align="center"> <center> <table border="0" width="80%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2"> <tr> <td width="100%"> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: 15; margin-right: 25"><font size="2" face="Arial" color="#8D2A43">&#8220;I would like to compliment you on your professionalism and your commitment to a partnership with the contractor, the engineer and the owner, to complete your projects with superior engineering, workmanship and value for the owner&#8230;You&#8217;re one of the last of the good engineers.&#8221;</font><div align = right> <font size="2" face="Arial" color="#8D2A43">William D. Lindell<br> New Mexico Underground Contractors</font></div> </td> </tr> </table> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">&nbsp;</p> </center> </div> <hr> <h3 style="margin-left: 15; margin-right: 25"><font size="2" face="Arial" color="#8D2A43">Sierra County Road Department Projects<br> Client: Sierra County Road Department</font></h3> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 15; margin-right: 25"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial"> <b>North Side Palomas Road:</b> This project included shoulder rehabilitation and widening, pavement resurfacing, and drainage crossing designs for just under two miles of North Side Palomas Road, County Road B070. This road has a history of accumulating silt that runs off the adjacent bluffs on one side and blows in from the nearby farmlands on the other side. The goal was to minimize the silt accumulation and provide adequate shoulder area for stockpiling debris resulting from future maintenance efforts. Also, since this stretch of CR B070 serves as a school bus route, repairing potholes and cracks and resurfacing were important in order to provide a comfortable and safe route for bus travel. Rip-rap toe walls at drainage crossings were provided to protect the pavement and adjacent shoulders from erosion. All work was done by the County Road Department. Therefore, the design used construction means and methods that were familiar to County Road Department personnel.<br><br> <span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"> <img border="1" src="MonticelloRd.jpg" alt="Monticello Road Low Water Crossing at Alamosa Creek" width="200" height="135" align="left" hspace="10"></span><b>Monticello Road Low Water Crossing at Alamosa Creek:</b> The crossing of Alamosa Creek by Monticello Road was a dip section crossing. This has usually worked well because Alamosa Creek at this location is normally dry. However, in the wet summer of 2006, Alamosa Creek maintained a substantial flow across Monticello Road for approximately 30 consecutive days. This flow also damaged the dip pavement. The crossing was closed for about one month, cutting off convenient access to the many families living in the Alamosa Valley above it. Although the Alamosa Creek is normally dry, it has a drainage area of about 590 square miles. The construction of a bridge to pass major flows on this large stream was beyond the budget of Sierra County. Therefore, it was decided to construct a low water crossing. This crossing consists of four eight-foot by six-foot concrete box culverts with appropriate erosion control. Because the bed load of gravel is quite large in this stream, it is important that the culverts be high enough to allow a skid loader to clean the culverts after a flow.<br><br> <b>Old Hot Springs Road:</b> A drainage problem developed when a local farmer constructed a dike along the road to protect his newly constructed drip irrigation from sheet flooding. This change caused the flow to run down the road and flood a field about one half mile to the south. The project included raising the grade of the road and diverting water into the Garfield Drainage Ditch. Since some water still was flowing to the field to the south, a grouted rip-rap spillway was constructed at the discharge point. Additional stormwater storage was also constructed by cleaning out existing storage areas to provide more capacity.<br><br> <b>South Side Palomas Road:</b> This project provided for shoulder cleaning and pavement rehabilitation of approximately four miles of South Side Palomas Road. The road was still in good condition, but beginning to show cracking. The Road Department picked exactly the right time to rehabilitate this important road. In another couple of years much more work would have been required to return this road to new condition. Larkin Group NM prepared the plans and contract documents for NMDOT approval, and the Road Department personnel completed the shoulder cleaning, erosion control, and the seal coating of the road. This keeps water from penetrating the surface and provides many more years of life for this road.<br><br> <b>Arrey Streets:</b> This project was to construct two of the streets in this small community to County standards. However, when we surveyed the project, we found that nearly all of the right-of-way for one street was there and the existing street was within it, but the right-of-way for the other street was fragmented and much of the existing street was not in the right-of-way – sometimes not even close to it. After a public meeting, which was held on Saturday so the residents could attend, and considerable negotiation, new rights-of-way were obtained, and the new street was constructed essentially over the existing street. Because of the right-of-way problems and a rainy summer the completion of the project was delayed until September 2010. </span></font></p> <hr> <h3 style="margin-left: 15; margin-right: 25"><font size="2" face="Arial" color="#8D2A43">University Boulevard Streetscape<br> Client: Central New Mexico Community College (CNM)</font></h3> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 15; margin-right: 25"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"> <img border="1" src="UniversityBl.jpg" alt="University Boulevard Streetscape" width="200" height="135" align="right" hspace="10"></span><span style="font-family: Arial"> This was a safety and beautification project, located on University Boulevard SE from Basehart Road SE on the south to Coal Avenue SE on the north with a total length of approximately 1,000 feet. The project provided safety for the students crossing University Boulevard between the new 1,200-space parking lot and CNM’s Main Campus.<br><br> This project included coordinating with Albuquerque’s transit system study, signal design, traffic planning, and safety studies. In the project design we modified University Boulevard by removing existing left-turn holding lanes and the intermediate intersections to eliminate openings in the median. A new, continuous, landscaped median was constructed from Basehart to Coal with a five-foot-high continuous steel picket fence to discourage students from haphazardly crossing University Boulevard and directing them to cross at the lighted and signalized intersections only. The project included the installation of a new 12-foot-wide colored and textured sidewalk set back 20 feet from the curb along the west side of University. New landscaping was constructed the full length of the project within the sidewalk setback area. </span></font></p> <hr> <h3 style="margin-left: 15; margin-right: 25"><font size="2" face="Arial" color="#8D2A43">La Cueva Inlet Storm Water Quality Facility<br> Client: Albuquerque Metropolitan Arroyo Flood Control Authority (AMAFCA)</font></h3> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 15; margin-right: 25"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"> <img border="1" src="LaCueva.jpg" alt="La Cueva Inlet Storm Water Quality Facility" width="200" height="135" align="left" hspace="10"></span><span style="font-family: Arial"> The purpose of this project was to divert some of the flow from La Cueva Channel to a treatment facility from which it would be discharged to the North Diversion Channel. We realized that the diversion could cause a hydraulic jump that could flood the area. We met with the owner and jointly decided to have this part of the project modeled by the University of New Mexico. The result of the modeling was that some aspects of the diversion were modified, but the basic concept remained intact.<br><br> This project constructed a low-flow channel diversion and debris removal facility for storm water quality enhancement to meet EPA permit requirements. The project was a non-standard engineering approach to storm water treatment separating flotsam and sediment using a parallel weir structure rather than a perpendicular structure. The result can be cleaned from one end to the other with a small loader. </span></font></p> <hr> <h3 style="margin-left: 15; margin-right: 25"><font size="2" face="Arial" color="#8D2A43">Animas River Bicycle and Pedestrian Bridge<br> Client: City of Aztec</font></h3> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 15; margin-right: 25"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"> <img border="1" src="AztecPedestrianBridge.jpg" alt="Animas River Bicycle and Pedestrian Bridge" width="200" height="135" align="right" hspace="10"></span><span style="font-family: Arial"> This project provided a convenient connection between Riverside Park and Hartman Park. Both parks have a large number of youth league games and many other activities for the enjoyment of all ages. Previously, the only connection between the parks was a two-mile drive on City streets. This bridge now provides a direct link between the parks so that parents with children playing in both parks at the same time can easily move from one to the other.<br><br> The bridge is a prominent link in the riverside bicycle trail in the City of Aztec, providing access from the west side of the river to Hartman Park and a large residential area. The bridge connects to bicycle trails already in place in Riverside Park. The bridge consists of two 10 feet wide by 135 feet long prefabricated steel truss spans on auger cast foundations. It contains wiring for deck lighting as well as electrical outlets for holiday lighting. Overlooks are included at the center of each span to provide space for viewing the river and the local wildlife.<br><br> Larkin Group NM prepared a study and report to determine with the City the most appropriate bridge type, design flows, bridge elevations, and cost estimates. We prepared plans and bid documents, coordinated with the NMDOT, secured environmental clearance through our environmental subconsultant, assisted with bidding, and provided construction phase services. </span></font></p> <hr> <h3 style="margin-left: 15; margin-right: 25"><font size="2" face="Arial" color="#8D2A43">Fourth Street Corridor Improvements, Phase I<br> Client: Village of Los Ranchos de Albuquerque</font></h3> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 15; margin-right: 25"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"> <img border="1" src="FourthStreet.jpg" alt="Fourth Street Corridor Improvements, Phase I" width="200" height="135" align="left" hspace="10"></span><span style="font-family: Arial"> This arterial street project widened approximately one half mile of Fourth Street in the Village of Los Ranchos de Albuquerque from four to five lanes with the center lane as a continuous left-turn lane broken by landscaped median islands. The intersection of Fourth and Osuna, long a bottleneck, was realigned to remove the offset across Fourth Street, and an improved signal system was installed. A signal system was also installed at Fourth Street and Schulte to provide a safer crossing for Taft Middle School students. Included in the project were a complex drainage system and replacement of all water mains in the project area.<br><br> The Taft Middle School site is being used for storm water detention under an agreement that provided for the project to build a multipurpose field and running track on the site. Much of the storm water detention volume is underground so the track and field are usable during all but the largest storms.<br><br> This project received the <font color="#8D2A43"><b>2008 Project of the Year</b></font> award from <font color="#8D2A43"><b>APWA/NM</b></font>. </span></font></p> <hr> <h3 style="margin-left: 15; margin-right: 25"><font size="2" face="Arial" color="#8D2A43">I-40/Embudo Channel Trail<br> Client: City of Albuquerque</font></h3> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 15; margin-right: 25"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"> <img border="1" src="EmbudoChannelTrail.jpg" alt="I-40/Embudo Channel Trail" width="200" height="125" align="right" hspace="10"></span><span style="font-family: Arial"> Larkin Group NM conducted the feasibility location study and design of the Embudo Channel Trail. This bicycle and pedestrian trail that provides an east-west trail to connect to the north-south North Diversion Channel Trail included the construction of approximately 1.5 miles of new paved trail mostly adjacent to AMAFCA’s Embudo Arroyo Channel, just north of I-40. Construction elements included a 150-foot bridge over the North Diversion Channel, an MSE retaining wall, 8-foot metal picket fencing, pipe railing, trail signing, and benches placed at approximately 1,000-foot intervals.<br><br> This City project was closely coordinated with AMAFCA and NMDOT throughout the design and construction phases. The trail was constructed on AMAFCA property and a portion of the cost was provided from federal funds.</span></font></p> <hr> <h3 style="margin-left: 15; margin-right: 25"><font size="2" face="Arial" color="#8D2A43">Water and Sewer Improvements<br> Client: Village of Angel Fire</font></h3> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 15; margin-right: 25"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"> <img border="1" src="AngelFireWaterandSewer.jpg" alt="Angel Fire Water and Sewer Improvements" width="200" height="140" align="left" hspace="10"></span><span style="font-family: Arial"> Larkin Group NM completed and updated plans and specifications, which had initially been prepared by another firm. This project provided for the extension of the water and sewer systems from the “downtown” area to the northern Village limit. It included the construction of approximately 4.25 miles of sanitary sewer line and 4.9 miles of water main. It also included two lift stations and the construction of water and sewer service lines to each property.<br><br> Larkin Group NM provided full-time construction observation service. The project was funded by RUS.<br><br><br><br></span></font></p> <hr> <h3 style="margin-left: 15; margin-right: 25"><font size="2" face="Arial" color="#8D2A43">Loma Larga Phase V<br> Client: Village of Corrales</font></h3> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 15; margin-right: 25"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"> <img border="1" src="LomaLarga.jpg" alt="Loma Larga Phase V" width="200" height="120" align="right" hspace="10"></span><span style="font-family: Arial"> Larkin Group NM prepared the plans and specifications for the reconstruction of approximately one mile of a major route in the Village of Corrales. The final design provided for a two-lane rural cross-section with appropriate roadside drainage and ponding. In addition, we provided for bicycle lanes on both sides of the pavement and an eight-foot wide equestrian trail. The equestrian trail was offset from the edge of the asphalt with a five-foot wide buffer, in order to more clearly define the separation between autos and horses. <br><br> The configuration of pavement, bicycle lanes, buffers, equestrian trail, and open drainage ponds created a very wide-open vista for the new road. Larkin Group NM also provided full-time construction observation services to the Village.</span></font></p> <hr> <h3 style="margin-left: 15; margin-right: 25"><font size="2" face="Arial" color="#8D2A43">North Second Street Storm Drain Improvements<br> Client: City of Albuquerque</font></h3> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 15; margin-right: 25"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"> <img border="1" src="N2ndStreetStormDrain.jpg" alt="North Second Street Storm Drain Improvements" width="200" height="120" align="left" hspace="10"></span><span style="font-family: Arial"> This project was the final phase in a larger storm drainage improvement project for the City’s Hydrology Section. The project included installation of storm drain collection systems and waterline improvements and appurtenances within residential and arterial streets in the northwest quadrant of the City of Albuquerque. It included the installation of approximately 11,400 linear feet of reinforced concrete pipe (RCP) storm drain lines ranging in size from 18 inches to 72 inches in diameter. It also included the installation of approximately 3,700 linear feet of waterline ranging in size from 6 inches to 10 inches in diameter.<br><br> Improvements were made to the Alameda Drain. Six road-crossings of the Alameda Drain were improved by installation of 10’x6’ concrete box culverts including wingwalls. Arterial and residential paving work associated with patching the trench cuts was also included.</span></font></p> <hr> <h3 style="margin-left: 15; margin-right: 25"> <font size="2" face="Arial" color="#8D2A43">Isleta Boulevard - Phase 1: Roadway &amp; Drainage Improvements <o:p> </o:p> <br> Client: Bernalillo County<o:p> </o:p> </font></h3> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 15; margin-right: 25"> <font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"> <img border="1" src="DSC_0403Larkin%20ees.jpg" alt="Isleta Boulevard, Phase 1" width="208" height="135" align="right" hspace="10"></span></font><font size="2"><span style="font-family: Arial">Larkin Group NM designed the new roadway improvements and provided the construction plans and right-of-way mapping for Isleta Boulevard, Phase 1. This old roadway has served as a major transportation route in the South Valley in Albuquerque, NM for generations. Because of Isleta Boulevard&#8217;s rich history, creation of a community-friendly environment was a top priority in the redesign of the new roadway. Project goals were two-fold: to provide a safer, more efficient roadway and to add facilities that would enhance the traditional South Valley neighborhoods. Under this project, Isleta Boulevard was widened to three lanes to provide safer left-turn access into the numerous properties along the route, and storm drainage facilities were created to handle runoff. The need for a safer roadway alignment resulted in the flattening of "Deadman&#8217;s Curve," which allowed space for a new neighborhood-friendly Urban Plaza. Additional amenities included a new multi-use park facility within a new storm water detention pond, pedestrian and bicycle facilities, roadside landscaping, artwork, and street lighting. Ultimately, these improvements will impact the quality of life for local residents and increase commerce for local businesses for the coming decades. </span> </font> <span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family: Arial;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold"><br><br> Larkin Group NM was honored with multiple awards&nbsp; for our work on Bernalillo County's <i>Isleta Boulevard, Phase 1 </i>project</span><font color="#8D2A43"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Arial">: <b>ACEC/NM&#8217;s</b></span></font><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Arial"><font color="#8D2A43"><b> 2004 Engineering Excellence Award - Small Firm Category, APWA New Mexico's 2003 Project of the Year, and Southwest Contractor Magazine's New Mexico Best of 2004 Civil / Infrastructure Project.</b>&nbsp; </font> </span> <font color="#8D2A43"> <span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family: Arial;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">&nbsp;</span></font></p> <hr> <h3 style="margin-left: 15; margin-right: 25"><font size="2" face="Arial" color="#8D2A43">98th Street &amp; Tower Road (Special Assessment District 222)<br> Client: City of Albuquerque</font></h3> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 15; margin-right: 25"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"> <img border="1" src="SAD-222-Aerial.jpg" alt="SAD 222" align="left" hspace="10" width="159" height="200">Located on Albuquerque&#8217;s Westside, this project required roadway, storm drain, and utility improvements. Approximately 7,500 feet of the previously existing, two-lane rural roadway section on 98th Street, south of Central Avenue, was upgraded to a four-lane, median divided principal arterial expandable to six lanes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>The 98th Street improvements also include new 8-inch waterline and sanitary sewer lines, 24-inch to 54-inch storm drains, signalized intersections at Central Avenue, Tower Road, and Sage Road, street lighting, sidewalks, landscaping, bike lanes, and bike trail. Tower Road between the Snow Vista Channel and 82nd Street was upgraded to a four-lane minor arterial.<br><br> The project contained approximately 3.7 miles of roadway; 2.5 miles of 6-inch through 12-inch waterlines; 2.2 miles of 8-inch through 15-inch sanitary sewer lines; 2.8 miles of main storm drain lines ranging from 24-inch to 96-inch diameter, plus manholes, inlets, and connector pipes; 0.7 miles of arterial street landscaping; 2.4 miles of arterial street lighting; and construction of new traffic signals for three major intersections.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>The SAD process included coordination with property owners, utility companies, and developers.<br><br>This project was recognized by the <font color="#8D2A43"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Arial"><b>FHWA</b></span></font> with the <font color="#8D2A43"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Arial"><b><i> 2002 New Mexico Highway Quality Award, Local Government Category</i></b></span></font>.</p> <hr> <h3 style="margin-left: 15; margin-right: 25"><font size="2" face="Arial" color="#8D2A43">Tower/Sage Park Pond Detention Dam &amp; Outfall Pipe<br> Client: Albuquerque Metropolitan Arroyo Flood Control Authority (AMAFCA)</font></h3> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 15; margin-right: 25"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><font color="#8D2A43"> <img border="1" src="TS-IR-Print-23.jpg" alt="Tower/Sage Park Pond Detention Dam" align="right" hspace="10" width="200" height="125"></font>Originally, this project was part of the City&#8217;s SAD 222, but due to funding the detention pond was separated and developed as an AMAFCA-led and funded project.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;</span>The project included construction of a 56 acre-foot detention basin, with approximately 100,000 cubic yards of excavation and 24,000 cubic yards of embankment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>The outfall pipe is approximately one mile in length and varies in diameter from 36&#8221; at the principal spillway to 54&#8221; at its terminus at the Amole Del Norte Channel.</span></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 15; margin-right: 25"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">The pond accepts flow from a 90-inch and 96-inch storm drain. The outlet is a 36-inch outfall pipe. Low flows bypass the pond entirely and higher flows bubble into the pond through special inlet/outlet structures. The emergency spillway is a shotcrete structure that integrates the handicapped ramps of a multi-use trail into an attractive multi-use structure.</span></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 15; margin-right: 25"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"> Larkin Group NM received a CLOMR for this project in conjunction with the City&#8217;s SAD 222 project. Larkin Group NM provided construction services to AMAFCA including reports to the State Engineer and final close-out.<o:p> </o:p> </span></font></p> <hr> <h3 style="margin-left: 15; margin-right: 25"><font size="2" face="Arial" color="#8D2A43"> Client: Albuquerque Technical and Vocational Institute (TVI)<o:p> </o:p><br> Master Drainage Plan Northwest Site<o:p> </o:p> <br> </font></h3> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 15; margin-right: 25"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"> <img border="1" src="TVI-NW-Site608.jpg" alt="TVI Northwest Site" align="left" hspace="10" width="200" height="130">The hydrologic model for this report was developed using current City of Albuquerque DPM Hydrology methods and AHYMO 94.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;</span> This report included information from the draft Calabacillas Arroyo Prudent Line Study provided by AMAFCA.<o:p> </o:p> </span></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 15; margin-right: 25"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"> This study for TVI provides a Master Drainage Plan for the incremental development of a 108-acre site adjacent to the West Branch of the Calabacillas Arroyo.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;</span>This study required the evaluation of the proposed conditions of downstream phases while accommodating both existing and proposed conditions of upstream phases.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;</span>This study also required coordination with AMAFCA, City of Albuquerque, New Mexico Utilities, and Bernalillo County.<o:p> </o:p> </span></font></p> <h3 style="margin-left: 15; margin-right: 25"><font size="2" face="Arial" color="#8D2A43"> TVI Northwest Site-Off Site Improvements<o:p> </o:p> <br> </font></h3> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 15; margin-right: 25"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"> These improvements were to serve the first phase of development on this new Community College site. The project included the design of about one and one-half miles of arterial street, Universe Boulevard, a crossing of a major arroyo, grade control structures in the arroyo, and water and sewer lines to serve the new campus.<br><br> Because of the location, coordination was one of the primary tasks. Coordination for the new roadway and platting was required with Bernalillo County and Albuquerque. Water service was by New Mexico Utilities. The arroyo crossings and grade control structures had to be approved by Albuquerque Metropolitan Arroyo Flood Control Authority and were subject to Corps of Engineers 404 permit requirements. In addition the area east of Universe Boulevard was under development, which required additional coordination. </span></font></p> <hr> <p align="center"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Times New Roman">© 2004 - 2012 Larkin Group NM, Inc.<br> <a href="index.html">Home</a> | <a href="about.html">About</a> | <a href="services.html">Services</a> | <a href="recog.html">Recognition</a> | <a href="recent.html">Recent Projects</a> | <a href="career.html">Career</a> | <a href="cont.html">Contact</a></span></td> <td background="layout01_27.gif"> <img src="layout01_27.gif" width="56" height="435"></td> </tr> </table> </BODY> </HTML>