Design

515-239-1243

515-239-1586

515-239-1505

• Develop design standards, details and policies
• Design special roadway features
• Geometric design for interchanges and intersections
• Provide administrative support to the bureau by preparing budget, ordering materials and supplies, monitoring project progress, etc.

• Design Manual
• Guardrail and Crash Cushions
• Safety hardware
• Development of design standards, details, and policies
• Specifications and Standards Review

• Geometric design for interchanges and intersections
• Design special roadway features
• Interchange Review
• Pedestrian and Bicycle Facilities

• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) projects
• Regulations and Compliance
• Sidewalks and Curb Ramps

Automation Coordination

• Provide user support for all design automation activities
• Develop applications to automate design processes
• Provide solutions for the integration of automation tools
• Provide user training for automation tools and processes
• Develop plans for future enhancements for automation systems

• Design erosion control and seeding
• Design landscapes for highways and other facilities
• Design rest area and roadside park improvements
• Administer landscape funding agreements
• Administer Integrated Roadside Vegetation Management program

Pre-Design/Field Exam

• Prepare project concept statements
• Prepare cost estimates and alignment studies
• Review and provide recommendations for new airport applications
• Obtain traffic forecasts for design
• Conduct field examinations of design projects
• Prepare 3R/4R project concept statements
• Analyze and process design exceptions

Photogrammetry

Preliminary Survey

• Obtain survey information for design plan development
• Administer aerial photography flight contract
• Provide photographic materials for Iowa DOT bureaus for  various displays

• Conduct boring program to obtain samples, analyze, and provide recommendations
• Coordinate testing with materials testing laboratory for geotechnical analysis
• Prepare plans to provide boring and testing information to users
• Select borrow areas for design projects
• Design subgrade treatments, subdrain systems, foundation treatments, and slope stabilization

Rural Design

Jason Holst
Rural 1
jason.holst@iowadot.us
515-239-1856

Yanxiao Jia
Rural 2
yanxiao.jia@iowadot.us
515-239-1985

Paul Flattery
Rural 3
paul.flattery@iowadot.us
515-239-1863

• Design transportation improvements for the State of Iowa
• Prepare construction plans to clearly convey design intent to contractors
• Create electronic files and visualizations to convey design ideas to the public and contractors