Bayonne Bridge Raise the Roadway Project

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1 Bayonne Bridge Raise the Roadway Project RAISING THE NAVIGATIONAL CLEARANCE OF THE BAYONNE BRIDGE Chester Werts, PE SE Sr. Bridge Engineer/Professional Associate Western Bridge Engineers Seminar September 2013

2 HDR Engineering / Parsons Brinckerhoff Joint Venture Joint Venture HDR Engineering Parsons Brinckerhoff Subconsultants Arora Associates Arora Engineers Barbara Thayer Associates ECI Gilmore Hartgen Associates HNTB Huie Services IH Engineers Illumination Arts Karl Frank Khaled Mahmoud KPFF Pennoni Purdue University RWDI Sam Schwartz Engineers VJ Associates Weidlinger Associates

3 Project Background: Port Authority Bridges

4 Project Background: Port Authority Bridges

5 Project Background: Existing Facility BAYONNE BRIDGE

6 Project Background: Existing Facility BAYONNE BRIDGE

7 Project Background: Existing Facility Opened to traffic on November 15, 1931 Third longest steel arch bridge in the world Longest in the world at the time of completion Connects Bayonne, New Jersey with Staten Island, New York - spanning the Kill Van Kull Arch span of 1,652 feet from pin to pin Height of the arch above the water at the crown is 325 feet Original bridge designed by Othmar Ammann

8 Project Background: Existing Facility Existing Facility: 6,974

9 Project Background: 2008 Feasibility Study INCREASE NAVIGATIONAL CLEARANCE Clearance Clearance Clearance BY Raise the Roadway Jacking the Arch Vertically New Replacement Bridge Tunnel under Kill Van Kull

10 Project Background: 2008 Feasibility Study INCREASE NAVIGATIONAL CLEARANCE Clearance Clearance Clearance BY Raise the Roadway Jacking the Arch Vertically New Replacement Bridge Tunnel under Kill Van Kull

11 Project Background: Container Ships

12 Project Background: Container Ships Current

13 Project Background: Container Ships Current Future

14 Raise the Roadway Rehabilitate, Retrofit, and Reuse Arch Existing Proposed Rehabilitate: Strengthening the Existing Arch Retrofit: Relocation of the Arch Portals Reuse: Raising the Roadway within Existing Arch

15 Wider Roadway Arch Existing Arch Section New Arch Section

16 Construction Overview: Arch Construction

17 Raise the Roadway Replacement Approach Structures Existing NB Approach Final Condition

18 Approach Structure: New Precast Concrete Box Girders

19 Construction Overview: Approaches

20 Design Criteria: Live Loads Future BRT/LRT BASE BRT LRT

21 Design Criteria: Live Loads Future BRT/LRT BASE BRT LRT

22 Design Criteria: Live Loads Future BRT/LRT BASE BRT LRT

23 Design Criteria: Wind Tunnel Tests Arch Model Wind Tests performed by RWDI

24 Design Criteria: Wind Speeds Arch: Approaches:

25 Design Criteria: Wind Speeds Arch: Approaches:

26 Design Criteria: Site Specific Seismic

27 Design Criteria: Site Specific Seismic

28 Approach Structures: Foundation Types 6 Dia. Drilled Shaft 12 Micro-Pile

29 Approach Structures: Pier Types Single Pier Combined Pier Tall Pier

30 Approach Structures: Pier Types Single Pier Combined Pier Tall Pier

31 Approach Structures: Articulation/Pier Fixity New York UNIT 1 UNIT 2 UNIT 3 E E F E E F F F F F F E E E F F F E New Jersey UNIT 4 UNIT 5 UNIT 6 E F F F F E E E F E E E F F E E E

32 Approach Structures: Box Geometry Typical 36 Rdwy Wide 48 Rdwy

33 Approach Structures: Pier Diaphragms Typical Haunched Girder

34 Approach Structures: Pier Diaphragms Typical Constant Depth Girder

35 Approach Structures: Section Design Typical Constant Depth Section

36 Approach Structures: Section Design Typical Constant Depth Section Transverse PT

37 Approach Structures: Section Design Typical Constant Depth Section Vertical PT Bar

38 Approach Structures: Exp. Piers Construction

39 Approach Structures: Exp. Piers Construction

40 Approach Superstructures End Diaphragms Typical End Diaphragm Segment

41 Approach Superstructures End Diaphragms Typical End Diaphragm Segment

42 Approach Superstructures End Diaphragms Typical End Diaphragm Segment

43 Approach Superstructures End Diaphragms Typical End Diaphragm Segment

44 Approach Structures: End Span Construction

45 Approach Structures: End Span Construction

46 Approach Structures: Top Continuity PT AASHTO LRFD Thermal Gradient Wide Deck Produces Large Loads Combination of TG- with Zero LL at Opening Day Controlled Top Continuity PT

47 Approach Structures: Top Continuity PT AASHTO LRFD Thermal Gradient Wide Deck Produces Large Loads Combination of TG- with Zero LL at Opening Day Controlled Top Continuity PT

48 Approach Structures: Utilities Northbound Approach 24 Utility Conduits inside Box Girder 8 Fire Standpipe Drainage in Typical Box Section Southbound Approach 15 Utility Conduits Northbound Box Girder

49 Approach Structures: Utilities Northbound Approach 24 Utility Conduits inside Box Girder 8 Fire Standpipe Drainage in Typical Box Section Southbound Approach 15 Utility Conduits Northbound Box Girder

50 Construction Milestones Bids Received April 2013 Project Awarded April 2013 Skanska-Koch/Kiewit $743 Million Construction Notice to Proceed May 2013 Foundation Construction 4 th Quarter 2013 Main Span Arch Strengthening 1 st Quarter 2014 New Arch Roadway 1 st Quarter 2014 Approach Pier Construction 1 st Quarter 2014 NB Approach Superstructure 2 nd Quarter 2014 Existing Arch Deck Removal 4 th Quarter 2015

51 Thank you