This Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) project involved engineering services that included conceptual, preliminary engineering, final design, and construction phase services for the East Side Access project. The project also included the construction of a new commuter rail station in Sunnyside, Queens. The project involved the development of site plans and layouts, utility plans, demolition plans, interface drawings, and structural drawings including foundations, framing, equipment loadings, and locations. The plans were prepared using MicroStation. As a subconsultant, SI Engineering, P.C. (SIE) supported the team with structural and civil engineering design services. This project involved the following structural and civil engineering tasks:
- Designing bridge girders, diaphragms, bearings and connections for 150’ 3-Span Bridge for compliance with AREMA regulations
- Conducting geotechnical engineering work using soil borings for use in creating soil springs, soil loads, and hydrostatic loads in computer analysis
- Designing reinforced concrete walls using plate analysis, utilizing both computer models and hand calculations
- CSS work for electrical, mechanical, and structural work
