Goodyear’s Newest High School: 55 Acres, Two Phases, One Campus Built for the Long Run
Building a high school from the ground up is one of the most complex projects a community undertakes. At the northwest corner of Cotton Lane and Van Buren Street in Goodyear, a new campus is rising across 55 acres of buildable area within a 94-acre site. Designed in two phases, the campus will ultimately consist of eight school buildings, multiple parking areas, and a full complement of athletic facilities. Our team is providing comprehensive civil engineering and survey services to bring both phases to life.
Phase 1 delivers the foundation: four buildings including classroom space, a practice gym and cafeteria, concession and storage facilities, and track storage, along with a parking area and parent drop-off loop. Athletic amenities include baseball and softball fields, practice football and soccer fields, and a track. Phase 1 also includes mass grading the entire site to prepare for the ultimate buildout. Phase 2 completes the vision with four additional buildings including a performing arts center, gymnasium, and field house, plus staff and student parking, a bus loop, a stadium area with tennis and volleyball courts, and second softball and baseball fields.
Engineering That Extends Beyond the Campus Edge
The scope extends well beyond the campus boundaries. The project includes constructing a concrete box culvert across an existing ADOT channel on the east side of the site to provide secondary access. Our engineering services encompass grading and drainage plans, stormwater pollution prevention plans, onsite water, sewer, and fireline design, drainage and utility reports, and offsite improvement plans for Van Buren Street, 173rd Drive, and the Cotton Lane off-ramp. Traffic signal design and coordination with the Arizona State Land Department round out a scope that touches nearly every discipline in our practice.
Our survey team performed the initial ALTA survey on the full 94-acre site, completed the topographic survey used in engineering design, prepared a minor land division map, and produced the legal descriptions and exhibits for right-of-way dedications and public utility easements. They’re now providing construction staking services for the contractor, staying with this project from first measurement to final grade.