Skanska USA Building, Inc.

Client:

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

Scope Of Work

Skanska Koch is a member of a joint venture that has been awarded a $743.3 million contract as part of the Port Authority’s $1.29 billion bridge construction program to increase the navigational clearance of the Bayonne Bridge. The project will raise the deck by 64 feet and provide drivers with a new, modern roadway with safer 12-foot lanes, shoulders, a median divider and a 12foot bike and pedestrian walkway. It also will provide the capability for future mass transit options across the span.

Major Facets:

New suspended span roadway

New concrete approach piers, new approach structure and approach roadways

Construction of new approach abutments

Construction of specialized foundations including drilled shafts and micro-piles

Demolition of existing approach

Roadway and approach piers

Demolition of existing suspended span roadway

On grade roadway construction, including curbs, carriers, asphalt paving and furnishing and installation of traffic control devices

Lead abatement and repainting of portions of the arch structure, as well as lead and incidental asbestos abatement required for demolition activities

Relocation of utilities such as sign structures, conduits, light poles, cameras, etc.

Design, installation and maintenance of temporary work