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CIVIL ENGINEERING PROJECTS
#1 – LAKEVIEW REDEVELOPMENT BY DIRTY CIVIL ENGINEERING, INC.
DEPARTMENT: Civil Engineering TEAM MEMBERS: Ross Ambrose Zac Mathews Ryan Pyper William Schultz PROJECT ADVISOR: Dr. Nick Hudyma Dirty Civil Engineering Inc. was challenged with the task of redeveloping Lakeview Park in Nampa. The city hopes to get a similar result to Quinn’s Pond in Boise, with opened spaces and a water feature to attract a more diverse population and increase community park use. Our four engineers practice five different Civil Engineering disciplines to present the best possible design. During the entire life of this project sustainability, inclusion, and safety will be held paramount. Our design features a pavilion and bathroom/rental facility, channel inlets, and weir design. Our geotechnical and environmental approaches focus on structural reinforcements and improvements of water quality through a constructed wetland system. A 3D visualization will be provided to the client, done in Sketch-Up, and a hard deliverable that will allow construction to begin in early May.
DEPARTMENT: Civil Engineering TEAM MEMBERS: Russell Gray Grant Grichuhin Courtney Kim Jenn Pages PROJECT ADVISOR: Dr. Nick Hudyma The Lakeview Park project is a newly renovated park located in Nampa, Idaho. The design intended is to expand the park while preserving some existing features. The new features are designed with consideration to Quinn’s Pond located in Boise, as well as the City of Nampa’s projected growth of 25% within the next decade. Our design elements include an elevated walkway around a 15-foot-deep pond with gender neutral restrooms. The restrooms will be housed in a newly built multiuse facility intended to provide extracurricular activities and water sports. Park redesigns also features rerouting 16th Avenue, additional parking lots, and new signage for vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists. Overall, the park is a home for artistic expression, consisting of: existing military and historical displays, performing art facilities such as an amphitheater, flower garden, and other local features.
#3 – LAKEVIEW PARK RECREATION AREA ENHANCEMENTS BY EXPEDITED SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT: Civil Engineering TEAM MEMBERS: Luke Larson Ryan Peri Bobby Sieker Trevor Steelsmith PROJECT ADVISOR: Dr. Nick Hudyma The City of Nampa will redesign Lakeview Park and 16th Avenue to enhance recreational features, improve safety and efficiency of transportation, and attract active families within a 5-mile radius. The project integrates Structural, Transportation, Geotechnical and Hydraulic engineering with aesthetic, environmental and human considerations to vivify Nampa’s community and attract business, while working towards a sustainable future. The essential features of the enhancement include a 15-acre pond constrained by an inline and a lateral earthen weir, a bridge raising 16th Avenue over the pond, scenic walkways bordering the pond, expanded parking areas, gabion retaining walls and aesthetic picnic gazebos. Additionally, the project emphasizes sustainability by incorporating aquifer recharge areas, permeable pavements and recycled steel, concrete and soil. Finally, the team collaborated with local artists and visionaries to beautify the park structures and breathe local personality, culture and history into the recreation area.
#4 – ESCAPE TO THE LAKE BY FRIENDGINEERS
DEPARTMENT: Civil Engineering TEAM MEMBERS: Delaney Anderholt Chris Arenz Jason Mick Katie Taugher PROJECT ADVISOR: Dr. Nick Hudyma Lakeview Park is a 44-acre park located in Nampa, Idaho which once hosted a recreational pond named Lake Ethel. Lakeview is Nampa’s oldest park and is also considered one of its most scenic parks. We were tasked with renovating Lakeview Park and designing a new recreational pond to attract more visitors. Our approach to this project involved not only the technical aspects of engineering and design, but also factors such as aesthetics, sustainability, and inclusivity. The final design for our park renovation includes a seven-acre lake with an island, a new system of walking and cycling paths, iconic land bridges spanning the park’s main thoroughfare, and a dog park. With these new amenities in place, Lakeview Park will become a central hub of community activity for the City of Nampa, attracting visitors from all across the Treasure Valley.
#5 – TREASURE VALLEY DESIGN: LAKEVIEW PARK
DEPARTMENT: Civil Engineering TEAM MEMBERS: RJ Durrer Ulises Trujillo Garcia Sydney Grego McKenna Roan PROJECT ADVISOR: Dr. Nick Hudyma Lakeview Park is Nampa’s oldest and most scenic park. Treasure Valley Design (TVD) is a group of four young engineers tasked with revamping Lakeview Park. Our team is responsible for designing the geotechnical, hydrology, structural, and transportation elements of the park. A strong emphasis on ADA accessibility, environmental justice, and indigenous acknowledgement is shown throughout the park in hopes of preserving the historical beauty of the park. The most significant design element is a community pond, with beach access from one side. From the transportation side, the park will include walking paths, bike lanes, and parking lots located off multiple access points. This park also requires a re-route of an adjacent street. With these design elements, TVD has focused its efforts on sustainability through the use of eco-friendly materials and practices. Aesthetics have played an essential function in preserving natural beauty and promoting cleanliness in the park.
#6 – LAKEVIEW PARK RESTORATION BY SNAKE RIVER ENGINEERS
DEPARTMENT: Civil Engineering TEAM MEMBERS: Hasan Abdulkareem Kyle Druyvestein Peter Tarricone Wyatt Wolfe PROJECT ADVISOR: Dr. Nick Hudyma The Lakeview Park project features a complete redesign of the park in Nampa, Idaho, incorporating Civil Engineering sub-disciplines such as geotechnical, hydrological, structural, and transportation engineering. The design elements include retaining walls, foundations, and weir analysis for a new pond connected to the existing Mason Creek. The team’s structural design includes building bathroom and concession stand facilities with new roads, parking lots, bus stops, multi-use pathways, signage, lighting for the park, and drainage. The project also includes the discussion and design of various lighter technical aspects for the park. These areas are aesthetics, safety, green and sustainable solutions, justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion. Additionally, the park design focuses on creating a modern theme and strives to include aspects that support the special population of low-income families. Lastly, the project includes a 3D model that showcases some of the park’s largest and most important features.
#7 – REDESIGN OF LAKEVIEW PARK BY FL DESIGN GROUP
DEPARTMENT: Civil Engineering TEAM MEMBERS: Hannah Dunham Kyle Sihon Olivia Tabor Guilherme Rodrigues Vieira PROJECT ADVISOR: Dr. Nick Hudyma Our revamp of Lakeview Water Park in Nampa, Idaho will feature a major water attraction, Hagermeier Pond, and a vendor space. Our goal is to make this a desirable meeting location for all people where events may be hosted such as farmers markets and small festivals. We will incorporate a variety of ADA compliant guidelines in order to welcome all. The current path of 16th street will be rerouted to better suit the park’s needs. We will also be incorporating a myriad of environmental features such as geothermal heating in our bathrooms, reuse of cut soil for our retaining walls and trails, recycled asphalt, and reintroduction of native plants throughout the park. Our structures throughout the park will include a masonry bathroom, woodframed gazebo, and playground structure. We hope that this park will suit the people of Canyon County and establish a place to gather and host events.
#8 – LAKE ETHEL REVIVAL BY SMURF TURF ENGINEERING CORP.
DEPARTMENT: Civil Engineering TEAM MEMBERS: Sarah Fohn Javier Hernandez Sierra Hyde Sebastian Szep PROJECT ADVISOR: Dr. Nick Hudyma Our project is focused on recreating Lakeview Park in a way that not only brings new life to the area but also provides something to enjoy for all who visit. We have considered the community of the City of Nampa in all of our designs to create something that is not only innovative and interesting but also designs that pays respect to the history of the community. Our team plans on adding a weir and lake feature with water supplied from Mason Creek near the park. The park will be designed around the reroute of 16th avenue with a roundabout for safety improvements for traffic and pedestrians. With elementary schools nearby, Lakeview Park ensures young children have a safe and accessible way to visit the park. With new parking lots, large walking paths, and covered gazebos and changing rooms, we hope these features are open to the public year-round to spark interest and excitement for the community.
#9 – LAKEVIEW PARK OVERHAUL BY 208 CONSULTING
DEPARTMENT: Civil Engineering TEAM MEMBERS: Kenny Algeo Jack Ginter Zane McClish Blake Rourick PROJECT ADVISOR: Dr. Nick Hudyma 208 Consulting was approached for a complete overhaul of Lakeview Park, located southwest of the intersection of Garrity Blvd. and 16 Ave. N. in Nampa, ID. The overall design consists of several improvements and changes in the park’s use, scenery, and accessibility with a special focus and creating a safe enjoyable public space for all the residents of the local area. These improvements and changes will be designed based on the engineering field they best fit which will include Transportation, Structural, Geotechnical, and Hydrological engineering fields, all of which 208 consulting has experience in. Our designs feature winding asphalt roadways with eco-friendly medians, crosswalks, and ample-lighted pedestrian walkways with signage. The addition of multiple restrooms, an amphitheater, and a new lake combine to give the local community a new hub to gather, with an opportunity for growth and enjoyment for generations to come.
#10 – CITY OF NAMPA LAKEVIEW WATER PARK RENOVATION BY LOST RIVER ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT: Civil Engineering TEAM MEMBERS: Jack Burton Ryan Fowler Jace Okamoto Jacob Piccione PROJECT ADVISOR: Dr. Nick Hudyma Nampa’s oldest and most scenic park will soon experience a large-scale transformation that will see it become a hub of outdoor recreation in one of the country’s fastestgrowing cities. Park redesign elements include the addition of a 9-acre lake with an adjoining beachfront, a masonry restroom/ concessions facility that neighbors the beachfront with a shallow foundation, and a cantilever retaining wall along the south side of the lake where there are significant elevation changes. The park design will reroute 16th avenue for park visitor safety and increase the amount of useable park space. The park will be designed with a new, eco-friendly storm drainage system with berms and three bio-infiltration swales ensuring runoff will receive some treatment before releasing into the watershed. The hydrology considerations are focused on Mason Creek and the new lake.
#11 – LAKEVIEW PARK TRANSFORMATION BY CITY OF TREES ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT: Civil Engineering TEAM MEMBERS: Rakan Alotaibi Adin Bowers Logan Hawkins Chase Heath PROJECT ADVISOR: Dr. Nick Hudyma City of Trees Engineering (CTE) has transformed the existing Lakeview Park, located in Nampa Idaho, into a revamped neighborhood friendly hotspot inspired by Esther Simplot Park and Quinn’s Pond. The new design begins by rerouting 16th street with an integrated roundabout to ensure the safety of both pedestrians and vehicles. The redesign also includes the addition of multiple parking areas, a 2.8 recreational pond adjacent to Mason Creek, and a gazebo along with an amphitheater to encourage the community to enjoy some of Idaho’s beautiful green space and ensure all feel comfortable. CTE is putting forth a well-rounded and equity focused approach on the transformation of Lakeview Park. The forefront of our efforts will be placed upon the safety and enjoyment of all individuals while using the newly transformed Lakeview Park.
THANK YOU TO OUR CIVIL ENGINEERING MENTORS
TO Engineers
• Hattie Zobott • Brendon Daniels Forsgren Engineering Associates
• Ron Manning Kimley Horn
• Connor Candrian • Abbey Hahn • Anthony Newton Horrocks Engineers
• Will Rice WSP
• Beema Dahal • McClendon Engineering • Sarah McClendon Tamarack Grove Engineering
• Doug Hardin Keller Associates
• Paul Blackham • Don Tonning • T.J. Centanni • Steven Cranney Jacobs Engineering Group
• Kent Soelberg Brown and Caldwell • Erin Cox Innovate Geotechnical
• Seth Olsen
