Costello served as the Utility Design Task Manager (DTM) for the SH 288 design-build, toll road project located in Harris County, Texas. These improvements encompass a 10.3-mile stretch from US 59 to the Harris County line at Clear Creek.
The SH 288 expansion included:
- Construction of four tolled lanes, eight new tolled direct connectors at Beltway 8
- Construction of two new direct connector/ramp bridges at the Texas Medical Center
- Reconstruction of all eight IH 610 Interchange direct connectors
- Design, development, and installation of an Electronic Toll Collection System on the Toll Lanes in the project segments
Costello provided the following services:
- Conduct meetings/coordination with the SH 288 design team and twenty-six (26) utility owners within the project right-of-way
- Utility conflict identification, tracking, and conflict resolution
- Provided utility relocation plans for twelve (12) developer-managed relocations
- Identified and coordinated twenty-three (23) owner-managed relocations
- Preparation of utility agreements for relocations and remain in place utilities
- Prepare/coordinate two (2) TxDOT bridge attachment agreements
- Approval of new utility installation requests during design and construction phases