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OR 38: Elk Creek to Hardscrabble Creek
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Feature Story 1
Project Wins 3
Project Updates 7
Who’s Who at TYLI 10
Awards 11
Current Events 13
Summer 2010
The Project Newsletter of
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OR 38: Elk Creek to Hardscrabble Creek
ALTERNATIVE
DELIVERY
ISN’T
ALTERNATIVE
ANYMORE
W
hile TYLI has been engaged in Alterna-
tive Delivery (AD) methods for projects
around the world since the early 1980s,
it has only been in the past few years that U.S. DOTs
have shown a keener interest in utilizing this project
delivery method. Today’s AD methods are founded
on the original“Master Builder”model, which
included one person (usually the engineer or archi-
tect) who directed the entire project, from design
and engineering through construction, and held full
responsibility for the project’s success or failure.
AD methods are becoming more attractive to today’s
project owner to achieve a successful project delivery,
primarily due to the cost and time savings involved.
A recent study found that public agencies are search-
ing for alternatives to the traditional delivery method,
Design-Bid-Build (DBB). When asked for the primary
reason for an alternative procurement method, a major-
ity (57%) of the agencies indicated reduced costs. More
than a third (38%) of the study participants cited the
need to reduce the project schedules, and a majority
(53%) of the agencies believed retaining a construction
management advisor was effective in reducing their
overall project risks.
This acceptance now gives project owners a multitude
of AD options including Public Private Partnership (P3),
Contractor Manager/General Contractor (CMGC), and
Contractor Manager at-Risk (CM@R) methods; however,
the most familiar and used AD method in the U.S. today
is Design-Build (DB). Under the DB method, the proj-
ect engineering and construction are contracted, with
services performed concurrently, under a single agree-
ment with the project owner.
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The Design Build Institute of America (DBIA) has been tracking
traditional Design-Bid-Build (DBB) and DB project delivery in the
U.S. since 1985. Its data shows that by 2015 the AD method for
project execution will surpass traditional DBB project delivery.
Realizing a shift in our market, the TYLI Board of Directors made
a decision in 2008 to have a company-wide initiative to position
TYLI as a frontrunner in our industry by extending this method
of project delivery to our clients.
TYLI’s Alternative Delivery Initiative
Headed by Vice President John Ferguson, TYLI formed an Al-
ternative Delivery Committee (ADC) whose directive is to keep
politically connected, be informed of each state’s position on AD,
create strategic alliances with contractors, and identify potential
AD projects well in advance of their release. Our firm is now a
member of the Design Build Institute of America (DBIA), and in
May 2010, sponsored and attended the DBIA annual conference
where our ADC members connected with major contractors and
DOT officials from across the country.
AD is a faster way of completing work that John explains is al-
most a logical conclusion to our nation’s economic difficulties —
“People understand that private industry is going to have to help
fund public transportation projects in order for the infrastructure
to survive. Simply relying on a gas tax just isn’t viable anymore.”
John notes,“It’s a growing trend that is gaining momentum as
more and more states are passing legislation to allow these proj-
ects to be completed. If you look at the number of completed
projects by dollar amount, industry statistics show that next
year there will be more projects completed through Alternative
Delivery than traditional means in the U.S. In the next few years,
alternative delivery won’t be alternative anymore. It will simply
be the way work is done.”
With a successful history of delivering AD projects both nation-
ally and abroad, the 45 AD projects with a total construction
value of approximately $22B are currently being tracked by the
ADC, and afford TYLI a great opportunity to acquire new clients,
bring interesting projects to our staff across the country, and
positively affect our business plan for substantial corporate
growth.
Port Mann Bridge
Example of TYLI’S Recent Alternative Delivery
Experience
• I-15 Corridor Reconstruction Project, UT ($1.6B)
• Port Mann Bridge, Vancouver, BC ($900M)
• SR-202/Hwy 101L to SR-51, AZ ($189M)
• SR-826 Palmetto Section 2, FL ($177M)
• Willamette River (Eugene) Bridge Replacement, OR
($150M)
• US 20 — Pioneer Mountain to Eddyville, OR ($130M)
• Veterans Memorial Bridge, ME ($63M)
• Elkhead to Knowles Creek, OR ($43M)
• OR 38: Elk Creek to Hardscrabble Creek, OR ($46M) —
click here to read a profile about the Elk Creek to
Hardscrabble Creek design-build project
• I-75 Interchange Improvements, FL ($18M)
• Pecos and Germann Road Bridges Redesign, AZ ($5M)
• Bridges at Lancer Park, VA ($4M)
3 news&views — summer 2010
Project
Wins
Rochester Office
Erie-Lackawanna Rails-to-Trails
Pedestrian Bridge — Rochester, New York
The Rochester office was selected by the City of Rochester to
complete the Erie-Lackawanna Rails-to-Trails Pedestrian Bridge
conversion project. This $1.5 million project involves design and
engineering services for the conversion of the abandoned, city-
owned Erie-Lackawanna Rail-
road Bridge over the Genesee
River into a pedestrian bridge.
The project incorporates ap-
proximately 1,600 linear feet of
multi-use trail to, and across,
the existing railroad bridge.
The converted Erie-Lackawa-
nna Railroad Bridge will con-
nect the east and west bank
of the Genesee River, and
link to the Genesee Riverway
urban multi-use trail. The city
has been focusing its efforts
towards strengthening the
trail’s presence by providing
direct linkages to the vari-
ous adjacent neighborhoods
and business districts, and
by enhancing existing and
providing new river crossings.
This project will further those
efforts by linking the Universi-
ty of Rochester and Strong Memorial Hospital, the city’s largest
employer, to adjacent neighborhoods and assets.
The project includes design, bid and award phases, construc-
tion, and construction inspection services. This is a full-service
project that includes a detailed structural inspection, a new
concrete deck, landscape architecture, design and construction
of ADA compliant access, community involvement, planning,
railing, benches, bike racks, and decorative lighting.
The City of Rochester Project Manager, Tom Hack, had this to
say in his email to our team announcing the win —“Let me
be the first to congratulate your firm on an excellent proposal.
After reviewing the submissions and evaluating each and ev-
eryone one of them, the selection team is recommending that
FRA Engineering be awarded the Professional Services Agree-
ment for the Erie Lackawanna RR Bridge Rails-to-Trail Project.
Your proposal was well received, organized, very thought out
and extremely creative. In other words, GREAT JOB!”
A photo rendering was created and used on the cover to
depict our vision for the bridge which will not only accommo-
date pedestrians and bicyclists, but will be reflective of the rich
history of this corridor, including denoting the location of the
old railroad tracks in the surface treatment.
This project is a huge win for our Rochester office, which
already has large workload from the city, and is a testament to
our firm’s depth and qualifications.
ProjectWins
East Bay Offices
I-580 Interchange at Foothill Road
— Pleasanton, California
The TYLI East Bay Unit was recently selected by the
City of Pleasanton to provide engineering services for
the I-580/Foothill Interchange.
The design work is for realignment and widen-
ing of the on- and off-ramps at the I-580/Foothill
Interchange, addition of a short auxiliary lane in
advance of the freeway exit, and new retaining walls.
These improvements will eliminate vehicles having
to weave across three lanes to access the exit, thus
improving direct access to the Stoneridge Mall Shop-
ping Center, Safeway (the City’s largest employer),
and the future West Dublin BART station.
The improvements will also provide for safer pedes-
trian and bicycle circulation at the intersection of the
Foothill Road/I-580 Eastbound Ramps, and for travel
along the San Ramon Road/Foothill Road corridor.
TYLI brings extensive experience along the I-580
Corridor that includes multiple interchange project
improvements, freeway widening, and local street
improvements.
ProjectWins
Chicago Office
Phase III Engineering Services for IL
22 (Half Day Road) from I-94 (Tri-State
Tollway) to US 41 (Skokie Highway)
for the Illinois Department of
Transportation — Chicago, Illinois
The TYLI Chicago office will perform Phase III engineering
services for the construction inspection of the IL 22 from
I-94 to US 41 improvements. Work includes, but is not lim-
ited to, roadway widening and reconstruction to accom-
modate four lanes divided with an 18-foot barrier median.
Major intersections will be improved by adding turn lanes.
Improvements also include proposed traffic signal instal-
lation, modernization, and interconnection.
TYLI will perform on-site inspection and layout including
design changes, provide construction layout when not
provided for in the contract plans, provide geotechnical
inspection and testing, prepare records, maintain docu-
mentation, submit pay estimates, fulfill change orders,
and perform any other duties that would require the ser-
vices of an engineer to complete this project on a timely
basis and in accordance with state specifications.
2010 Catch Basin/Manhole Lining
Program — Chicago, Illinois
The City of Chicago Department of Water Management
(CDWM) is tasked with maintaining a sewer system that, in
some areas, is over 100 years old. With thousands of man-
holes and catch basins as part of the city sewer system,
many of these structures are deteriorating and in need
of repair or replacement. One method the city utilizes to
extend the life of these structures is lining the structures
with a permaform precast grout mixture. CDWM has re-
tained TYLI’s Chicago office to provide inspection services
for the lining of these structures. The work includes site
inspection, preparation of daily reports, documentation
of measured quantities, and all associated work to verify
contractor compliance with contract documents.
Chicago Office
Michigan DOT Training Wheels
Bicycle Training Program —
Marquette, Michigan
John LaPlante, PE, PTOE, and Michael Amsden, AICP,
both of TYLI’s Chicago office, conducted a bicycle
training program for the Michigan Department of
Transportation Engineers. In all, John and Michael
conducted nine days of training consisting of presen-
tations of the AASHTO Guide for the Development
of Bicycle Facilities, and a bike tour of existing and
potential bicycle facilities. The program was intended
to make roads safer for bicyclists and motorists. Click
here: http://www.uppermichiganssource.com/news/
story.aspx?id=471514&sms_ss=twitter to view a clip
of WLUC-TV6’s interview with John LaPlante online.
Michael Amsden, front right, teaches a group about different ways to make the roads safer for cyclists.
ProjectWins
2010 Vaulted Sidewalk ADA Design
Task Order — Chicago, Illinois
The Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) has
undertaken a city-wide program to improve existing side-
walks ramps at intersections by reconstructing them in
accordance with current CDOT ADA standards. As a part
of this program, TYLI’s Chicago office has been retained
to provide engineering design services for the improve-
ment of 17 vaulted sidewalk corners at various intersec-
tions located within the city’s central business district. The
sidewalk ramps at these locations are vaulted, requiring
structural evaluation of the existing vault for the develop-
ment of the most feasible and economical ADA ramp de-
sign. The TYLI team will perform site inspection of vaults
and site conditions, topographic survey, coring of existing
vault slabs, and prepare civil and structural contract plans
and specifications.
Bicycle/Multi-Use Path for Village
of Skokie Multi-Use Path —
Skokie, Illinois
The Village of Skokie has selected TYLI’s Chicago office to
provide engineering services for a bicycle/multi-use path
along an abandoned railroad right-of-way purchased
from Union Pacific Railroad. This proposed path will offer
the residents of Skokie a non-motorized alternative to
make connections with a Chicago Rapid Transit Station, a
major corporate research campus, key educational facili-
ties, and several village recreational destinations.
The TYLI team will be responsible for developing a master
plan for the improvements, including a geometric design
to meet AASHTO standards, coordination with regula-
tory agencies, and generating recommendations for
safe roadway crossings and path access. The TYLI team
will also be tasked with creating conceptual details for a
natural prairie-style landscape design while incorporating
best management practices into the overall stormwater
management system. After approval of the concept de-
sign, the TYLI team will provide final design and construc-
tion services as necessary to meet the village’s target path
opening of spring 2011.
IEPA NPDES Permit Renewal for the
Chicago Department of Aviation —
Chicago, Illinois
The current National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System (NPDES) Permit issued by the Illinois Environmental
Protection Agency (IEPA) to the City of Chicago Depart-
ment of Aviation for Chicago O’Hare International Airport
expires on April 30, 2011. This permit is issued under federal
as well as state regulations.
The purpose of the permit is to prevent contaminants
(primarily deicing fluids, fuel, oil, and grease) from entering
the surrounding receiving streams: Willow-Higgins Creek,
Crystal Creek, Bensenville Ditch (Silver Creek) and the Des
Plaines River. The city must submit a renewal application by
October 30, 2010, 180 days prior to the permit expiration
date. TYLI will be responsible for preparation of the permit
renewal application.
Tempe Office
First Drainage Win for Tempe —
Scottsdale, Arizona
The Tempe office was recently selected by the City of
Scottsdale to analyze and derive solutions for its current
hydrology studies including combining models and add-
ing subbasin areas and infrastructure not fully evaluated
in the Crossroads East Drainage Area. Upon efficiently
arriving at an approved Master Hydrology Study, TYLI will
analyze alternatives to solving existing flood problems.
The alternatives will be assessed through an approach
that focuses on the strategic capture, conveyance, and
attenuation of stormwater affecting the undeveloped
parcels, city streets, and residential/commercial areas. TYLI
will seek alternatives that maximize the flood mitigation
benefits for each and every estimated construction dollar.
Our focus is a Preferred Alternative that maximizes stake-
holder benefits, meets project requirements, and ulti-
mately provides clear guidance for built improvements.
Project
Updates
Richmond Office
Bridges at Lancer Park, Longwood
University — Farmville, Virginia
The 260 students who live at Lancer Park now have a safer,
shorter, and more aesthetically appealing commute to Long-
wood University from the Lancer Park housing, six-tenths of a
mile from campus on the other side of Third Street. The newly
completed $4M Design-Build project consists of a bridge for
vehicular traffic which will cross over a Rails-to-Trails facility and
a 78-foot pedestrian bridge crossing Third Street.“Vehicular and
pedestrian safety is the main reason for the project, and also
aesthetics,”said Ken Copeland, executive director of the Long-
wood Real Estate Foundation, which owns Lancer Park.
TYLI provided full design and construction phase services for
this project, which required a great deal of coordination due to
the multiple stakeholders that included the Bureau of Capital
Outlay Management, the Department of Conservation and
Recreation, the Virginia Department of Transportation, and the
Town of Farmville. The project also included a presentation
before the Art and Architecture Review Board. As completion
quickly approaches, a ribbon-cutting ceremony is currently
being planned.
Click here to read Longwood University’s latest press re-
lease on the Lancer Park project: http://www.longwood.
edu/2010releases_24278.htm
Project
Updates
ProjectUpdates
Miami Office
Route 36/Highlands Bridge —
Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey
Construction is underway for the Route
36/Highlands Bridge Project with the
eastbound segmental bridge super-
structure completed, and the demoli-
tion of the existing 75 year-old bascule
bridge in progress to make way for the
new westbound segmental bridge.
When completed, the bridge will serve
as a gateway to the shore towns of
Highland and Sea Bright in Monmouth
County, NJ. Anticipated project comple-
tion is December 2010.
TYLI is providing Construction Engi-
neering and Inspection services for the
project. The owner is the New Jersey
Department of Transportation.
Click here to read coverage about the project in Seg-
ments, ASBI’s newsletter: http://www.tylin.com/news-
letter_attachments/2010_summer/asbi_route_36_
spring_2010.pdf
San Francisco Office
First SAS Tower Sections Headed to the Bay Area
A cargo ship left the dock on June 19 at Zhenhua Heavy Industry Co., Ltd.
(ZPMC) outside of Shanghai, China, carrying the first tower sections for the
crowning jewel of the New East Span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay
Bridge: the striking Self-Anchored Suspension (SAS) span that will bridge
the gap between Yerba Buena Island and the already completed East Span
Skyway. Members of TYLI’s Team China were on hand to witness this major
milestone. To read more about the SAS sections, click here: http://www.mtc.
ca.gov/news/current_topics/6-10/china.htm
ProjectUpdates
San Diego Office
Construction Underway on Harbor
Drive Pedestrian Bridge —
San Diego, California
The construction of the Harbor Drive Pedestrian Bridge is
currently underway.
The latest updates include:
• The concrete for the
superstructure has been
placed
• The pylon anchor head
that will anchor the
suspension cables and
the backstays has been
placed at the top of the
pylon and anchored to
the pylon with concrete
• The stainless steel back-
stay pipes are welded
and should be placed in a
week
• The stainless steel struc-
tural railing and spacer
pipes have been placed
on the stairs at each end
of the bridge, and the
associated on-site welding
should begin next week
• The stainless steel structural railing posts
on the bridge are starting to arrive from the
fabricator in Ohio and should be in place by
the end of the month
• Suspension cable erection should begin next
month
Hamilton Office
Design Phase of Interchange
6 to 9 Widening Completed —
New Jersey
TYLI’s Hamilton, New Jersey office recently complet-
ed the design phase of Section 5 of the New Jersey
Turnpike Authority’s historic $2.5B Interchange 6 to
9 Widening Program. The program encompasses 35
miles of turnpike, and will add 170 lane-miles to the
facility.
Section 5 consists of five miles in Robbinsville and
East Windsor Townships, and includes 30 lane-miles
of widening, replacement of five local road over-
passes, a new U-turn facility, three stream crossings,
five storm water management basins, sign structures,
retaining walls, and noise barriers. Section 5 also
includes many environmental obstacles including
wetlands, flood hazard areas, T&E species, preserved
farmlands, impacts to recreational properties, and a
wildlife management area. Significant utilities include
a 30”petroleum pipeline running parallel to the
turnpike, two electrical transmission lines, and a fiber
optic trunk line. Section 5 is separated into three con-
struction contracts totaling $100 million. Construc-
tion is expected to be completed in 2014.
News & Views is excited to continue our latest feature, “Who’s Who
at TYLI” with our second installment!
Each quarter we will spotlight TYLI staff whose daily actions and
contributions exemplify a commitment to TYLI’s mission to be the
“premier professional infrastructure services” firm.
Congratulations John and Andrew, we wish you continued success!
John Flint, P.E.
Senior Vice President
TYLI officially entered the transit and rail
market in January 2009 with the creation
of the Transit and Rail Line of Business
(LOB) under the leadership of John Flint,
Transit and Rail LOB Director. John has
successfully increased TYLI’s presence
in the US transit and rail marketplace
by capitalizing on TYLI’s long-history of
consulting for transit and rail clients throughout the US and in-
ternational markets including Taiwan, China, and Latin America.
“John has done a great job bringing together the Firm’s na-
tionwide resources in the transit and rail market sector, as well
as positioning TYLI to compete in the high-speed rail market,
which is of strategic interest to our firm”, said Alvaro Piedrahita,
TYLI president.
TYLI strives to be an international force in the transit and rail in-
dustry and John’s commitment to our corporate vision of“One
Vision, One Company,”will enable TYLI to achieve this goal.
Andrew P. Knight, AIA
Project Architect
Andrew Knight, AIA has worked in our
Atlanta Office since August 2005. Andrew
supervises and directs Atlanta’s Architec-
tural Group where high production is the
name of the game, and its predominant
clients are national brand restaurants such
as McDonald’s, Arby’s, and Popeye’s Chick-
en. No grass grows under Andrew’s feet, as
every project is needed yesterday, regard-
less of complexity. The Architectural Group is typically asked for
“one-off”buildings requiring special architecture in historic and
sensitive areas such as Saratoga Springs, NY; Hilton Head Island,
SC; and Williamsburg, VA. Architecture and structural services
are rendered in the Atlanta office but Andrew relies heavily on
the expertise of the mechanical, electrical, and plumbing teams
in the Rochester and Miami offices to pull these plans together.
Deadlines are quick and the volume significant, but Andrew is
always in control maintaining deadlines, coordinating multiple
schedules, assuring quality, and meeting budgets. Andrew is
also committed to growing TYLI’s Facilities Group as he has been
instrumental in organizing monthly teleconference meetings
between Atlanta, Miami, and Rochester to discuss work sharing,
training, and pursuits. Andrew continuously lives TYLI’s motto of
“One Vision, One Company”and he always strives to work smart
and work as a team.
Did You Know?
Did you know that you can download the San Francis-
co Bay Bridge episode of The Science Channel’s“Build
It Bigger”program from iTunes and watch it instantly
on your computer, iPhone, or iPod? The episode fea-
tures TYLI’s design innovations for the Self-Anchored
Suspension (SAS) Span. Get your copy today!
Click here: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZS-
tore.woa/wa/viewTVSeason?i=373811641&id=362919
355&s=143441 to download the episode.
Who’s
Who
at TYLI
AwardsAwards
Chairman of the Board, Dr. Man-Chung
Tang Receives Global Accolades
On May 26, Chairman of the Board, Dr. Man-Chung Tang was
honored with the Chairman’s Lecture Award at the 2010 Ameri-
can Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
(AASHTO) Subcommittee on Bridges and Structures Meeting in
Sacramento, California. The award recognizes Dr. Tang’s out-
standing contributions to bridge engineering in the US and
throughout the world. Malcolm T. Kerley, PE, Chair of AASHTO
Subcommittee on Bridges and Structures, and Chief Engineer
of Virginia DOT, presented the prestigious award to Dr. Tang
after his presentation on“Innovations in Bridge Technology”as
the keynote speaker.
Prior to giving his keynote speech at AASHTO, Dr. Tang was in
Venice, Italy on May 20 where he received an honorary Doc-
tor of Architecture degree from the University of Venice, and
delivered a keynote speech.
Simultaneously, Dr. Tang was conferred an honorary professor-
ship at the Shijiazhuang Tiedao University, a prestigious uni-
versity of applied engineering in the Heibei Province of China.
Dr. Tang is now an honorary professor at ten universities. His
recognitions truly exemplify his dedication and commitment to
the engineering profession around the world.
San Diego Office
First Avenue Bridge over Maple
Canyon
The First Avenue Bridge over Maple Canyon in San
Diego, California won the following awards:
• APWA San Diego and Imperial Counties
Chapter, Historic Category: $2–5 Million,
Project of the Year Award
• City of San Diego Historical Resources
Board, Architectural Rehabilitation Award
Category, 2010 Excellence in Historic
Preservation Award
• Save our Heritage Organisation, 2010
People in Preservation Awards,“Bridge to
the Past”Award
Awards
San Diego Office
More Wins for Lake Hodges Bridge
The David Kreitzer Lake Hodges Bicycle Pedestrian Bridge
won the following national awards:
• American Council of Engineering Companies
(ACEC) of California, Engineering Excellence
Awards Competition, Honor Award
• American Road & Transportation Builders Asso-
ciation Transportation Development Founda-
tion (ARTBA-TDF), Bridge Category for Projects
Under $100 Million, Globe Award
APWA San Diego & Imperial Counties
Chapter Recognize TYLI Projects
TYLI received two APWA Project of the Year Awards —
one for the Viejas Boulevard Bridge over Sweetwater River
in the Transportation, $2–5 Million category, and the
other for the North Harbor Drive Bridge Seismic Retrofit in
the Transportation, $6–25 Million category.
Dr. Man-Chung Tang Honored
with IABSE’s Award of Merit in
Structural Engineering
Dr. Tang was selected for the 2010 International
Association for Bridge and Structural Engineer-
ing’s (IABSE) Award of Merit in Structural Engi-
neering. Established in 1976, the award recog-
nizes and honors outstanding contributions in
the field of structural engineering, with special
reference to usefulness for society. The award
will be presented to Dr. Tang at the 34th IABSE
Symposium in Venice, Italy.
Viejas Boulevard Bridge
David Kreitzer Lake Hodges
Bicycle Pedestrian Bridge
David Kreitzer Lake Hodges
Bicycle Pedestrian Bridge
Current
Events
Current
Events
Published Articles
ASPIRE Features Hoover Dam Bypass and
Pacific Street Bridge
David Goodyear has authored the
article for ASPIRE’s spring 2010 issue,
“Hoover Dam Bypass,”covering the
Mike O’Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memo-
rial Bridge at Hoover Dam, which is
scheduled to open this fall. Also fea-
tured in this issue is the article,“Pacific
Street Bridge”by Roya Golchoobian
about the award-winning four-span,
post-tensioned, cast-in-place concrete
bridge in Oceanside, California. Click on the thumbnail to read
both articles.
Dennis Martinez and James Rosales
Author“Short, Wide and Heavy-Duty,” in
Modern Steel Construction
Dennis Martinez and James Rosales,
both from the Miami office, have au-
thored,“Short, Wide and Heavy-Duty,”
in Modern Steel Construction’s April
issue. The article covers the two new
steel taxiway bridges at the Charlotte
Douglas International Airport (CLT),
part of the airport’s new 9,000-ft
parallel runway project. Click on the
thumbnail to read the full article.
Lake Hodges Bridge Featured in
Structural Engineering & Design
The award-winning David Kreitzer Lake
Hodges Bicycle Pedestrian Bridge was
featured prominently along with Tony
Sanchez and Joe Tognoli on the cover of
Structural Engineering & Design’s June
issue. Click on the thumbnail to read the
cover story by Tony Sanchez.
In The News
KFYR-TV Interviews John LaPlante on
Complete Streets
On April 22, KFYR-TV, channel 5
of Bismarck, ND interviewed John
LaPlante on making streets safer
and more accommodating for
everyone by widening streets and
adding bike lanes, walking paths,
and cross walks. John, city planners,
law enforcement, and other officials visited Sertoma Park in Bis-
marck to see what could be improved as part of the Complete
Streets concept. Click here: http://www.kfyrtv.com/News_Sto-
ries.asp?news=39493 to view a clip of the interview online.
American Airlines Donates MD-80 Aircraft
with TYLI’s Help
On May 20, American Airlines donated a $6 million, 140-pas-
senger MD-80 aircraft to the George T. Baker Aviation School
in Miami, making it one of the only aviation schools in the
country with a commercial airliner on school grounds. TYLI’s
Miami office assisted American Airlines and Odebrecht Con-
struction in lifting the aircraft over two state roads from Miami
International Airport to the aviation school. To read the article,
click here: http://avstop.com/news_may_2010/american_air-
lines_donates_md-80_to_george_t_baker_aviation_school.
htm and to watch video, click here: http://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=zEsNaZF6eP4
CurrentEvents
TYLI Team China Participates in
Transportation Day at the Shanghai
World Expo 2010
On June 20, TYLI participated in“Transportation Day”at
the Shanghai World Expo 2010. The event prominently
featured the new San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge where
Marwan Nader, Lead Design Engineer for the Self-An-
chored Suspension (SAS) Span gave a presentation about
the design of the iconic bridge. President, Alvaro Piedra-
hita; Chief Financial Officer, Tony Peterson; San Francisco
District Director,
Dennis Jang;
Senior Bridge En-
gineer, Hayat Tazir;
and Senior Bridge
Engineer, James
Duxbury were also
in attendance.
On behalf of May-
or Gavin Newsom,
Mayor Willie Brown presented TYLI with a Certificate of
Honor from the City and County of San Francisco with the
following inscription:“On behalf of the City and County of
San Francisco, we are pleased to recognize and honor T.Y.
Lin International, as part of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay
Bridge Seismic Projects, for their strong and dedicated sup-
port of“San Francisco Week”at the Shanghai World Expo
2010. We thank you for ensuring that the special bridge
of friendship between our city and Shanghai continues to
expand and provide innumerable opportunities for mutu-
ally beneficial exchanges. Your participation and support is
unprecedented and warmly appreciated. We thank T.Y. Lin
International and wish you continued success.”
“Transportation Day”was part of the week-long San
Francisco exhibit in the Urban Best Practices Pavilion. As
Shanghai’s Sister City, San Francisco was named as an“offi-
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Feature Story 1
Project Wins 4
Project Updates 14
Who’s Who at TYLI 15
Awards 16
Current Events 19
Fall 2010
The Project Newsletter of
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Record-Breaking
Kanawha River
Bridge Nears
Completion
T
he innovative, record-setting Kanawha River Bridge will open its four lanes to
traffic at the end of October 2010. Built as a part of the I-64 Widening Project
in Kanawha County, West Virginia, the bridge will carry I-64 eastbound traffic
on its three through lanes, one auxiliary lane, and shoulders for a total width of 64 ft.
The cast-in-place concrete bridge has a total length of 2,975 ft and a main span of 760
ft, the longest box girder span in the United States.
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The structure crosses over railroad tracks, Dunbar Avenue,
the Kanawha River back channel, Wilson Island, the Kanawha
River main channel, Riverside Drive, and MacCorkle Avenue.
The construction contract was awarded in March of 2007 after
competitive bidding between concrete and steel bridge alterna-
tives. The bid price for the segmental concrete bridge alterna-
tive was $83 million, $30 million less than the steel design. T.Y.
Lin International (TYLI) designed the record segmental span
for the West Virginia Department of Transportation’s Division of
Highways, and provided construction support services. TYLI was
also responsible for civil design including maintenance of traffic
plans, lighting, and roadway design that resulted in an improved
curved alignment for this segment of I-64.
Technical Features and Design
Innovations
This eight-span structure has span lengths of 144, 247, 295,
295, 460 760, 540 and 209 ft. The bridge has an S-curve align-
ment including two circular curves with 1,910-ft radii and 8%
superelevation, spiral transitions, and a tangent alignment at the
river span. The 760-ft-long main span resulted from the need to
locate the main piers outside the main channel of the Kanawha
River in order to avoid interference with barge traffic. The bridge
section is an optimized single cell box girder with 16-ft-long
overhangs and structural depths that vary from 16 ft to 38 ft.
This section balances the structural requirements with the space
necessary for detailing the post-tensioning tendons, while at the
same time minimizing the dead load.
A continuous concrete box girder superstructure was chosen for
the full length of the bridge. This 2,975-ft, continuous structure
has expansion joints only at the abutments. The advantages of
this ground-breaking design are that it will reduce maintenance,
improve serviceability, and simplify construction, as intermediate
hinges are not needed.
In order to address the potentially large transverse displace-
ments due to creep, shrinkage, and temperature changes on a
curved alignment, the designers used the innovative approach
of setting bearing restraints in the radial direction. The approach
piers and abutments have multi-rotational, replaceable disc
bearings with service capacities of up to 6,900 kips that restrain
transverse displacements while allowing longitudinal displace-
ments. The bearings and the substructures were designed for
the resulting radial forces.
Large modular expansion joints with displacement capacities
of up to 30 inches accommodate displacements caused by
temperature, creep, and shrinkage at the abutments. The design
of the main span piers also presented significant challenges.
These piers consist of thin (5.5 ft), twin concrete walls that frame
into the superstructure to provide the necessary strength and
stiffness during cantilever construction and, at the same time,
are longitudinally flexible to accommodate main span deforma-
tions also caused by creep, shrinkage, and temperature changes.
The foundations consist of drilled shafts bearing on bedrock. A
pre-construction drilled shaft load test was carried out to take
advantage of the high capacity of the underlying sound sand-
stone which significantly reduced the foundation cost.
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New Materials for Durability
Materials and design details were selected
to achieve a 100-year service life. High-
performance, low-permeability 6,500 psi
concrete was used throughout the su-
perstructure. The concrete box section is
post-tensioned longitudinally, transversely,
and vertically in order to minimize crack-
ing. The post-tensioning system consists
of high-density polypropylene corrugated
ducts and permanent fiber-reinforced caps
with air- and water-tight connections. Pre-
bagged grouts with thixotropic, non-shrink
and non-bleeding characteristics, and
personnel with PTI/ASBI certifications were
used. Mass concrete specifications were fol-
lowed to prevent thermal cracking during
construction.
Aesthetic Merit and Community
Impact
Given the size and urban setting of the
project, bridge aesthetics were an impor-
tant design consideration. Public meetings
were used to receive comments from local
citizens. The bridge concept was developed
to be compatible with both the existing
steel-plate girder bridge that will carry
westbound traffic, and a future twin parallel
westbound bridge. Environmental impact
was minimized by the use of cast-in-place,
long-span, balanced-cantilever construction.
The box-girder structure is a harmonious
design with simple and consistent forms.
The selected cross section, with long
overhangs and inclined webs, results in
a light appearance. The shadow created
by the overhangs reduces the perceived
superstructure depth. The inclination
of the webs lessens the volume of the
superstructure. The curved approach spans
give a sense of openness and continuity
with the graceful main span. The edges of
the main span piers embrace the webs of
the superstructure, thus subdividing the
box-girder depth. The piers have a modi-
fied rectangular section with 45-degree
chamfers, which reduces the perceived
width of the columns in skewed views. The
transverse faces of all piers and abutments
have a textured architectural treatment. An
applied concrete finish was used on all the
surfaces of substructure and superstructure
elements.
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Rochester Office
Xerox E/A Services Term Contract —
Rochester, New York
The Rochester office has been retained by Xerox Corporation
to provide engineering services on a term contract basis for
any Xerox and Affiliated Computer Services (ACS) facility in the
United States and Canada for the next three years. Work under
this contract includes any design work in which engineering—
whether mechanical, electrical, plumbing, structural, or civil—is
the key component of the project. While mainly utilizing staff
from the Rochester office, we will also be using staff from the
Miami office as well.
Chicago Office
South Main Street Corridor Plan —
Rockford, Illinois
TYLI’s Chicago office, as a subconsultant to the Lakota Group,
was selected by City of Rockford, Illinois to prepare a compre-
hensive transportation analysis and consensus-based economic
development strategy for the revitalization of the South Main
Street/IL Route 2 corridor.
The City seeks a comprehensive solution that addresses both
land use and economic challenges facing the corridor. Appli-
cable services include: transportation planning and engineer-
ing, market analysis, creative and practical economic problem
solving, urban design, and the use of IDOT’s Context Sensitive
Solution (CSS) process.
Gary Airport Runway Project —
Gary, Indiana
TYLI’s Chicago office will be a subconsultant to AECOM on a
Program Management Assignment for the Gary-Chicago (Indi-
ana) Airport Authority on a project to relocate a railroad around
the airport and extend a runway.
TYLI will provide Program Management services for the
runway-related airside services, which will include assisting the
Authority in scoping the design services and overseeing the
delivery of design services by the designers. Negotiations are
underway on fee and scope, and a contract is anticipated to be
in place by early 2011.
Chicago Office
Safe Routes to School Workshops
— Chicago, Illinois
TYLI’s Chicago office, as a subconsultant to the Active
Transportation Alliance (ATA), was selected by the
Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) to
facilitate and conduct eight one-day-long commu-
nity-focused Safe Routes to School Workshops to be
held in different communities and neighborhoods
throughout the Chicago Metropolitan area. The
purpose of these workshops is to train local commu-
nities in improving safety for students walking and
cycling to school, and to encourage such travel.
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Bridge Construction Engineering
Services for Madison Street Viaduct
over Union Station — Chicago, Illinois
The City of Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT)
is reconstructing the Madison Street Viaduct over Union
Station to replace the existing severely deteriorated
structure. The TYLI Chicago office was selected to provide
construction oversight for the project, which is located
in downtown Chicago, from west of the Madison Street
Bascule Bridge over the Chicago River to Canal Street.
The project will include: demolishing the existing viaduct;
maintaining both Metra and Amtrak rail service under-
neath as well as access to adjacent buildings; reconstruct-
ing the substructure; reusing the existing foundation
with additional caissons, cast-in-place grade beams, and
columns; fabricating and erecting new superstructure
and deck surfaces with enhanced drainage and lighting
features; coordinating Maintenance of Traffic (MOT) for
rail service, as well as vehicular (including transit) and
pedestrian traffic; and coordinating with the Wacker Drive
Viaduct Reconstruction project, adjacent property own-
ers, various community groups, and city, state, and federal
departments.
The Greater RMAP Environmental-
Education Network — Rockford,
Illinois
TYLI’s Chicago office was chosen to provide consult-
ing services to prepare a multi-phased, broad-planning
approach related to a theme entitled The Greater RMAP
Environmental-Education Network (GREEN). Three phases
of work have been proposed.
First, the Rockford Metropolitan Agency for Planning
(RMAP) would like to update the Boone and Winnebago
Regional Greenways Plan, and utilize this information
to suggest environmental strategies that would create
sustainable urban growth patterns. Second, RMAP would
like to prepare an amendment to the Year 2035 Long
Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) that would address a
means of improving the link between environmental and
transportation planning. This update will utilize guidelines
from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the
Federal Transit Administration (FTA).
Finally, RMAP would like to initiate a dialogue with
regional higher-education institutions to generate ideas,
talent, and other resources that can be useful in linking
transportation and environmental planning. These three
efforts will be done in a coordinated manner, and will be
a continuation of previous RMAP planning efforts.
Design of On-Street Bikeways —
Chicago, Illinois
The purpose of this project is to provide CDOT with quali-
fied staff to plan and design on-street bikeways through-
out the City of Chicago.
The project includes the planning, design, and construc-
tion monitoring of new bikeways, improving existing
bikeways, ensuring that designs meet national bikeway
standards, coordinating with various agencies to ensure
on-street bikeways are provided in roadway projects,
reaching out to Aldermen to improve bicycling condi-
tions in their respective wards, and introducing innovative
bikeway designs. The overall goal of this project is to help
“make the City of Chicago the most bicycle-friendly city in
the United States.”
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Citywide Menu Program Task Order
— Chicago, Illinois
The TYLI Chicago office was awarded a $6 million blanket
agreement with CDOT for Construction Engineering for
Roadway Projects citywide. The contract is for 36 months
from August 16, 2010 to August 16, 2013.
Task Order #1: Citywide Construction Engineering
Services
Under this task order the Chicago office will provide con-
struction engineering services in support of CDOT’s City
Wide Menu program, along with other city-funded trans-
portation projects. The main objective of the task order is
to provide CDOT with engineering documents that meet
current CDOT specifications for projects that include hot
mix asphalt (HMA) residential street and alley resurfacing,
concrete curb and gutter replacement, and the construc-
tion of ADA compliant sidewalk ramps associated with
HMA projects.
TYLI will assist CDOT in the overall program management,
and provide support to the in-house construction labor
forces in the construction of various projects. Specific work
tasks TYLI will perform as-
sociated with this task order
include: project surveys,
development of project limits
and quantity sheets, schedule
review, utility coordination,
project layout, field support
during construction, quality
control review of all sidewalk
ramps, and as-built docu-
mentation for each project.
Historically, this program con-
structs over 1,000 residential
projects spread throughout
the City’s 50 wards each year.
Task Order 1 under this con-
tract is a $1.5 million annual
(12 month) Citywide Menu
Program.
San Francisco and
Chicago Offices
Zilwaukee Bridge Bearing
Replacement — Zilwaukee,
Michigan
The San Francisco and Chicago offices jointly
pursued and were awarded the Zilwaukee Bridge
Bearing Replacement project. The Zilwaukee Bridge
is a multi-span, post-tensioned concrete segmen-
tal bridge with modular expansion joints and pot
bearings. The bridge carries I-75 over the Saginaw
River, the M-13, and the GTW railroad in the City of
Zilwaukee, Michigan. TYLI will be responsible for the
design of the replacement of the pot bearings at the
expansion joints and the piers for the northbound,
southbound, and ramp structures. The work scope
will include methods for supporting the structures
during the removal and replacement of the bearings.
The bearings are to be designed for HS-25 loading.
TYLI will be required to investigate the possibility of
using or modifying the expansion joint bearings from
the 2008 bearing-replacement contract.Figure 2: TYLI Team Inspecting Exterior of Zilwaukee Bridge Box Girder
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SR-4 Extension Project — Stockton,
California
TYLI is providing design services for the SR-4 Crosstown
freeway-extension viaduct in Stockton, California. The
freeway acts as a connector and crosses existing roadway
and BNSF railroad tracks. It consists of approximately
2,800 ft of superstructure on concrete columns, and
approximately 1,140 ft of approach MSE walls. The type
selection study indicated that both cast-in-place box gird-
ers and PC/PS Caltrans wide-flange girders are feasible
for this project. The railroad company stipulated that
there must not be any interruption to railroad operations
during construction or erection over the railroad right-of-
way. Accordingly, TYLI recommended the use of Caltrans
wide-flange girders, also known as super girders, for the
project. Similar to those introduced by FDOT and WSDOT,
the super girders are capable of achieving span lengths of
up to 185 ft based on a 200,000-lb weight limit for trans-
porting the girders to the construction site.
Jeremiah Morrow Bridge — Warren
County, Ohio
TYLI will provide construction engineering services for
Ohio’s highest bridge, the Jeremiah Morrow Bridge—I-71
crossing of the Little Miami River in Warren County. The
new twin segmental structures will be built using the bal-
anced-cantilever method, and will replace an aging truss
structure. The existing structure is similar to the I-35W
Bridge in Minnesota that collapsed in 2007, creating an
urgency in this bridge’s replacement. TYLI will provide a
senior engineer located full time on the construction site.
The $88 million bridge will open to traffic in 2015.
South Region Offices
Bridge Repair and Rehabilitation
Including Emergency Response —
FDOT Districts 1 and 7
TYLI was selected to provide bridge repair and reha-
bilitation services, including emergency response, by
the Florida DOT Districts 1 and 7 Structures Mainte-
nance Office (DSMO) to help maintain the current
infrastructure in the District 1 and 7 regions. The
District 1 contract was awarded in October 2009 and
the District 7 contract was awarded in June 2010. This
is the first time that one engineering consulting firm
won both contracts from FDOT.
The emergency-response service requires TYLI staff
to be on-call at all times, and be prepared to respond
to emergency situations 24/7. Consequently, TYLI
has instituted an emergency readiness program that
includes a checklist of critical steps and items neces-
sary to respond to the majority of possible scenarios.
TYLI also established upset limit tasks to eliminate ad-
ministrative delays. Bridge emergencies vary in nature
and can include: accident-related structural damage,
deck failure, movable
bridge machinery fail-
ure, fire damage, ship
impact, seawall failure,
and scour or foundation
erosion. Click on the link
to read more about this
project: http://www.
tylin.com/newsletter_
attachments/2010_fall/
TYLI_Emergency_Re-
sponse_Article_Final.
pdf
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South Region Offices
I-10 Traffic Capacity Improvements —
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
The South Region won its first project in the great State of
Louisiana! TYLI in partnership with Providence Engineer-
ing and Environmental Group, LLC and Sigma Consulting
Group, Inc, was awarded the Stage 0 Feasibility Study and
Environmental Inventory and Stage 1 Planning and Envi-
ronmental Study to improve the traffic capacity of the I-10
through Baton Rouge, LA.
TYLI will be responsible for
developing the design criteria,
alternatives, and cost analysis for
the bridges. The I-10 project be-
gins at the LA 415 interchange
and extends across the Horace
Wilkinson Bridge over the Missis-
sippi River, through downtown
Baton Rouge, and ends at the
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