SI Engineering was recently awarded a contract for Construction Inspection, Construction Management, and Quality Assurance Services for NYSDOT’s design-build Hunts Point Interstate Access Improvements project – Contract 2. As a subconsultant, SIE will provide design-build project delivery and construction quality assurance services for this project, which will provide improved access between the Hunts Point Peninsula and Sheridan Boulevard and the Bruckner Expressway. The project will address structural and operational deficiencies.
The scope of this project involves rehabilitation and widening of 1.25 miles of Bruckner Expressway Viaduct, as well as construction of two new ramps to and from Bruckner Expressway and Leggett Avenue. Additional items of work include demolition of existing Exit Ramp RE and resurfacing and pedestrian safety improvements on 1.7 miles of Bruckner Boulevard.
Key elements of the construction include replacement of the concrete bridge deck, structural steel and concrete strengthening, concrete and steel repairs, replacement of concrete bridge barrier, reconstruction and rehabilitation of concrete piers and abutments, replacement of bearings and pedestals, structural steel painting, concrete substructure painting and protective sealing, and pavement rehabilitation. Pedestrian improvements include sidewalk and curb replacement, and redesign of 15 local street intersections, including curb extensions, widened medians, shorter crosswalks to improve pedestrian safety, and traffic and pedestrian signal modification. The work also includes construction of a shared-use path along the Bruckner Boulevard median and extensive work performed within Amtrak Right-of-Way.
SIE will performing detailed inspections, onsite testing of materials, and other activities as necessary, including collection of data and verification of as-built plans.