Interstate Bridge update
For the November Urban Design Panel, The Interstate Bridge Replacement (IBR) Program will share a Program update and walk through the design concepts being studied in the environmental review process. The presentation will illustrate the need for a replacement bridge, outline the design options under consideration, and show early examples of architectural elements that were informed by discussions with Program partners and feedback from the community. The presentation will also highlight upcoming milestones, including completion of the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) and receiving an Amended Record of Decision (ROD), which provides federal approval needed to begin construction.
Participants are invited to watch the architectural elements workshop recordings from July and August in advance so they can prepare specific questions about the urban design work.
Speakers
Casey Liles, IBR Delivery Manager
The IBR Delivery Manager, Casey Liles, PE (WA), is leading the engineering and project development for the IBR program. His education includes BSCET from OIT and MSCE from UW. Casey has worked for WSDOT for 30 years planning, designing, and administering construction of capital projects from the Puget Sound to Vancouver.
Shilpa Mallem, IBR Design Manager
Shilpa Mallem (she/her) is the design manager for the Interstate Bridge Replacement (IBR) Program. With a background in transportation engineering, Mallem has worked on multiple infrastructure projects across the country, ranging from US and Interstate corridors to neighborhood traffic calming and safety improvements and innovative intersection and interchange design projects. She believes successful transportation projects are designed to context and informed by community and stakeholder input.
Mallem grew up in India and moved to the United States to get her master’s in civil engineering from the University of Delaware. She is the past president of ASHE First State Section, the former chair of ITE International's Diversity and Inclusion Committee, and the current vice president of WTS’ Portland Chapter, which focuses on promoting the advancement of women in the transportation industry.