Saguaro Systems Engineering
A parking lot installation for the Saguaro National Park is being conducted to prevent “wildcat” parking which is causing damage to the fragile desert landscape, as well as, the flora and fauna.
In the Tucson Mountain District, just north of the City of Tucson, is the site location.
The design will require analyzing the existing conditions of the current dirt parking lot, a geotechnical and hydraulic analysis for the site, development of designs, cost estimates, and the creation of a design plan set.
We wish to express our sincere gratitude to our grading instructor Dr. Jeffrey Heiderscheidt of Northern Arizona University for guidance and support through this project. A sincere thanks to Nate Reisner, District Development Engineer of Arizona Department of Transportation, for technical guidance and support through this project. We wish to express a special thanks to our client, Rich Goepfrich, Facility Manager of Saguaro National Park, for guiding and believing in undergraduate students to aid in the development of Saguaro National Park. This research was funded by course tuition and fees for CENE 486 Senior Design for the year of Spring 2019-Fall 2020 at Northern Arizona University.