NJDOT MAINTENANCE BRIDGE FENDER REPLACEMENT
NJDOT MAINTENANCE BRIDGE FENDER REPLACEMENT PROGRAM, 2017 GERALD OLIVETO, PE, RAMA KRISHNAGIRI, PE, STEVE ESPOSITO, PE
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FENDER PROGRAM BACKGROUND • 13 Structures, 12 Different Locations, 7 Counties • Varying Existing Elements • • • • •
Structure Types Navigational Clearances Existing Fender Details Navigation Lighting Access – insp. and maintenance
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HIGHEST PRIORITY STRUCTURES – CAPE MAY CANAL
NJ-109 over Cape May Canal NORTHEAST BRIDGE PRESERVATION PARTNERSHIP
HIGHEST PRIORITY STRUCTURES – CAPE MAY CANAL NJ-162 over Cape May Canal
NORTHEAST BRIDGE PRESERVATION PARTNERSHIP
ADDITIONAL SITE CONDITIONS RT 1&9T over Hackensack River
NJ 35 (NB & SB) OVER MATAWAN CREEK
RT 46 over Hackensack River
RT 1&9T over Passaic River
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FUNDING & BUDGET • Cost-prohibitive proposals obtained from existing maintenance contractors • NJDOT, FHWA, NJDEP, SHPO, USCG, USACE agreed on replacement contracts • Replacement contracts passed NJDOT Screening – February 2016 • $65 million allocated for construction at all thirteen structures • $5 million allocated for design and construction support
NORTHEAST BRIDGE PRESERVATION PARTNERSHIP
CONTRACT BREAKOUT • Contract 1 – Priority Bridges in Cape May • Contract 2 – Low Vertical Clearances • Contract 3 – North Bridges, largest fenders, 2 historic structures, 3 movable bridges
Site Contract Structure Number Site No. Number
Description
County
NJ-109 over Cape May Canal NJ-162 over Cape May Canal NJ-147 over Grassy Sound NJ-147 over Beach Creek
Cape May Cape May Cape May Cape May
1 2 3 4
1-01 1-02 1-03 1-04
0501-150 0513-150 0517-151 0517-152
5
2-01
0109-155 US-40, 322 over Inside Thorofare
6
2-02
7 8
2-03 3-01
1313-161 1313-162 1222-150 0905-152
9
3-02
0705-151
10 11
3-03 3-04
0204-151 0204-152
12
3-05
0221-155
NJ-35 SB over Matawan Creek NJ-35 NB over Matawan Creek NJ-35 over Cheesequake Creek US-1&9T over Hackensack River US-1&9T over Passaic River (Historic) NJ-3WB over Hackensack River NJ-3EB over Hackensack River US-46 over Hackensack River (Historic)
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Atlantic Monmouth Middlesex Hudson Essex; Hudson Bergen; Hudson Bergen; Hudson Bergen
DESIGN SCHEDULE • Design Contract Executed on 10/24/2016 • Accelerate Contract 1’s Priority Structures
• Contract 1 was advertised on 5/18/2017, less than 7 months from project kickoff
• Push to get a second Contract authorized in Federal FY 2017 • Contract 3 advertisement scheduled for September
NORTHEAST BRIDGE PRESERVATION PARTNERSHIP
WORKING WITHIN STATEWIDE MAINTENANCE PERMIT • To meet accelerated schedule, new permits to be avoided • Condition of existing structures allows in-kind replacement • Environmental documentation approval dated May 19,2016 – prior to start of design • Statewide Maintenance Permit discussion allows NJDOT to perform routine maintenance and in-kind replacement • Certain environmental restrictions
NORTHEAST BRIDGE PRESERVATION PARTNERSHIP
CONTRACT 1 STRUCTURES • Cape May Canal Bridges in critical condition, early activity for construction • NJ-147 Bridges less critical, Grassy Sound with later completion date
NJ-147 over Grassy Sound NORTHEAST BRIDGE PRESERVATION PARTNERSHIP
BRIDGE FENDER DESIGN AND FEATURES • Critical Early Activities
• Bathymetry/Survey (Churchill) • Scour Modeling/Analysis (100-year flood, HEC-18, HEC-25, FDOT Scour Manual) • ROW Assessment • Water Borings • Environmental Coordination • Utility Contacts • Navigation Surveys NORTHEAST BRIDGE PRESERVATION PARTNERSHIP
BRIDGE FENDER DESIGN AND FEATURES (CONT’D) • Bathymetry/Survey (Churchill)
• Latest Bathymetry to develop scour models and determine pile tips • Submerged utilities (AquaSurvey) • Scans to locate piles to help avoid conflicts Elevation Scan for NJ-147 over Beach Creek
US 1&9T over Passaic River (exist. channel opening) NORTHEAST BRIDGE PRESERVATION PARTNERSHIP
BRIDGE FENDER DESIGN AND FEATURES (CONT’D) • Scour Modeling • Total scour depths generally from 7 to 20 feet • Velocities from 3 to 7 ft/s • ½ Total Scour Used in Design per AASHTO • Sandy Soils & Post-Superstorm Sandy Conditions
Historical hurricane tracks (1856 to present) Cape May Canal 100-year storm surge NORTHEAST BRIDGE PRESERVATION PARTNERSHIP
PROPOSED FENDER DESIGNS • Contract 1 Existing Fenders Relatively Similar • New Fenders • Energy/impact absorptive • FRP Pipe Piles • FRPL Walers
• Scour Resistant • Low Maintenance • Environmentally Friendly Materials • Lighting per USCG • Maintenance walkways above 100-year flood EL. NORTHEAST BRIDGE PRESERVATION PARTNERSHIP
PERMIT RESTRICTIONS/COORDINATION • Replacement of fender in-kind/in-place confirmed with NJDEP • • • • •
Minor deviations due to existing fender removal Construction cannot interfere with public navigation No land based disturbance New pile areas to be less than existing pile No Tidelands instruments needed
• NJSHPO (for Contract 3) • • • •
Fenders not considered as historic character-defining features Elimination of vertical planks Modification to curved ends Must preserve adjacent survived stone abutments
NORTHEAST BRIDGE PRESERVATION PARTNERSHIP
COORDINATION WITH MARINAS AND USCG • More than 60 marinas contacted
• Established project to the public early • Allowed for public feedback • Requested information regarding fleet and waterway use
• USCG
• Project Info/Data shared • ½ Channel Width Maintained During Construction • Permanent and Temporary Lighting
NORTHEAST BRIDGE PRESERVATION PARTNERSHIP
CONTRACT 1 AWARD AND BID ANALYSIS • Bid Date 6/8/2017 • 7 Bids Received • • • •
• • • •
Low Bid $11.2M High Bid $16.7M Average $13.3M EE $11 M
PKF Mark III, Inc. Awarded Contract Pile costs ~$4.7M or 40% Wale costs ~$2.2M or 20% Approximately $2.8M per fender (half time and material costs received from maintenance contractors) NORTHEAST BRIDGE PRESERVATION PARTNERSHIP
CONTRACT 3 STRUCTURES • Hackensack and Passaic River Crossings • Rt 1&9T over Passaic and Rt 46 – Historic Structures • Rt 1&9T over Passaic, Rt 1&9T over Hackensack – Movable Structures • Rt 46 – Previously Movable Structure
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MOVABLE BRIDGE FEATURES • Vertical Lift Bridges • 15 Minute Maximum Lift Duration (including opening and closing operations) • Impact of NB Pulaski Skyway closure
US 1&9T over Hackensack River US 1&9T over Passaic River NORTHEAST BRIDGE PRESERVATION PARTNERSHIP
PROPOSED FENDER DESIGNS • Existing Fenders Include Tight Spacing of Multiple Rows of Piles
• Proposed Fenders Economized with Modern FRP Design NORTHEAST BRIDGE PRESERVATION PARTNERSHIP
ROCK SOCKETS • Limited horizontal displacement (for vessel impact) • Develops energy absorption demands needed
NORTHEAST BRIDGE PRESERVATION PARTNERSHIP
HEADROOM RESTRICTIONS AND SPLICES • Deep water leads to long piles • Piles splices to achieve full capacity of section
NORTHEAST BRIDGE PRESERVATION PARTNERSHIP
STAGING AND ACCESS
NORTHEAST BRIDGE PRESERVATION PARTNERSHIP
CONTRACT 2 STRUCTURES • NJ 35 over Cheesequake and US40, 322 over Inside Thorofare – Movable Structures • US-40, 322 over Inside Thorofare and NJ-35 over Matawan Creek – Low Headroom
NORTHEAST BRIDGE PRESERVATION PARTNERSHIP
CONTRACT 2 STRUCTURES • Integral Energy Absorptive Systems Pursued
US-40, 322 over Inside Thorofare NJ 35 (NB & SB) OVER MATAWAN CREEK NORTHEAST BRIDGE PRESERVATION PARTNERSHIP
PROJECT TEAM • Owner: New Jersey DOT • Designer: WSP USA, Prime Consultant • Subconsultants:
• Churchill Engineers – Surveying and Bathymetry • Advantage Engineering Associates – Navigation Lighting • Hunter Research – Cultural Resources • Prestige Environmental – Hazardous Material • Robinson Aerial Surveys – Project Mapping • Macon Pace – Structural Support NORTHEAST BRIDGE PRESERVATION PARTNERSHIP
QUESTIONS GERALD OLIVETO, PE: RAMA KRISHNAGIRI, PE: STEVE ESPOSITO, PE:
[email protected] 609-462-6229 [email protected] 609-512-3583 [email protected] 609-512-3505
NORTHEAST BRIDGE PRESERVATION PARTNERSHIP
NORTHEAST BRIDGE PRESERVATION PARTNERSHIP
FENDER PROGRAM BACKGROUND • 13 Structures, 12 Different Locations, 7 Counties • Varying Existing Elements • • • • •
Structure Types Navigational Clearances Existing Fender Details Navigation Lighting Access – insp. and maintenance
NORTHEAST BRIDGE PRESERVATION PARTNERSHIP
HIGHEST PRIORITY STRUCTURES – CAPE MAY CANAL
NJ-109 over Cape May Canal NORTHEAST BRIDGE PRESERVATION PARTNERSHIP
HIGHEST PRIORITY STRUCTURES – CAPE MAY CANAL NJ-162 over Cape May Canal
NORTHEAST BRIDGE PRESERVATION PARTNERSHIP
ADDITIONAL SITE CONDITIONS RT 1&9T over Hackensack River
NJ 35 (NB & SB) OVER MATAWAN CREEK
RT 46 over Hackensack River
RT 1&9T over Passaic River
NORTHEAST BRIDGE PRESERVATION PARTNERSHIP
FUNDING & BUDGET • Cost-prohibitive proposals obtained from existing maintenance contractors • NJDOT, FHWA, NJDEP, SHPO, USCG, USACE agreed on replacement contracts • Replacement contracts passed NJDOT Screening – February 2016 • $65 million allocated for construction at all thirteen structures • $5 million allocated for design and construction support
NORTHEAST BRIDGE PRESERVATION PARTNERSHIP
CONTRACT BREAKOUT • Contract 1 – Priority Bridges in Cape May • Contract 2 – Low Vertical Clearances • Contract 3 – North Bridges, largest fenders, 2 historic structures, 3 movable bridges
Site Contract Structure Number Site No. Number
Description
County
NJ-109 over Cape May Canal NJ-162 over Cape May Canal NJ-147 over Grassy Sound NJ-147 over Beach Creek
Cape May Cape May Cape May Cape May
1 2 3 4
1-01 1-02 1-03 1-04
0501-150 0513-150 0517-151 0517-152
5
2-01
0109-155 US-40, 322 over Inside Thorofare
6
2-02
7 8
2-03 3-01
1313-161 1313-162 1222-150 0905-152
9
3-02
0705-151
10 11
3-03 3-04
0204-151 0204-152
12
3-05
0221-155
NJ-35 SB over Matawan Creek NJ-35 NB over Matawan Creek NJ-35 over Cheesequake Creek US-1&9T over Hackensack River US-1&9T over Passaic River (Historic) NJ-3WB over Hackensack River NJ-3EB over Hackensack River US-46 over Hackensack River (Historic)
NORTHEAST BRIDGE PRESERVATION PARTNERSHIP
Atlantic Monmouth Middlesex Hudson Essex; Hudson Bergen; Hudson Bergen; Hudson Bergen
DESIGN SCHEDULE • Design Contract Executed on 10/24/2016 • Accelerate Contract 1’s Priority Structures
• Contract 1 was advertised on 5/18/2017, less than 7 months from project kickoff
• Push to get a second Contract authorized in Federal FY 2017 • Contract 3 advertisement scheduled for September
NORTHEAST BRIDGE PRESERVATION PARTNERSHIP
WORKING WITHIN STATEWIDE MAINTENANCE PERMIT • To meet accelerated schedule, new permits to be avoided • Condition of existing structures allows in-kind replacement • Environmental documentation approval dated May 19,2016 – prior to start of design • Statewide Maintenance Permit discussion allows NJDOT to perform routine maintenance and in-kind replacement • Certain environmental restrictions
NORTHEAST BRIDGE PRESERVATION PARTNERSHIP
CONTRACT 1 STRUCTURES • Cape May Canal Bridges in critical condition, early activity for construction • NJ-147 Bridges less critical, Grassy Sound with later completion date
NJ-147 over Grassy Sound NORTHEAST BRIDGE PRESERVATION PARTNERSHIP
BRIDGE FENDER DESIGN AND FEATURES • Critical Early Activities
• Bathymetry/Survey (Churchill) • Scour Modeling/Analysis (100-year flood, HEC-18, HEC-25, FDOT Scour Manual) • ROW Assessment • Water Borings • Environmental Coordination • Utility Contacts • Navigation Surveys NORTHEAST BRIDGE PRESERVATION PARTNERSHIP
BRIDGE FENDER DESIGN AND FEATURES (CONT’D) • Bathymetry/Survey (Churchill)
• Latest Bathymetry to develop scour models and determine pile tips • Submerged utilities (AquaSurvey) • Scans to locate piles to help avoid conflicts Elevation Scan for NJ-147 over Beach Creek
US 1&9T over Passaic River (exist. channel opening) NORTHEAST BRIDGE PRESERVATION PARTNERSHIP
BRIDGE FENDER DESIGN AND FEATURES (CONT’D) • Scour Modeling • Total scour depths generally from 7 to 20 feet • Velocities from 3 to 7 ft/s • ½ Total Scour Used in Design per AASHTO • Sandy Soils & Post-Superstorm Sandy Conditions
Historical hurricane tracks (1856 to present) Cape May Canal 100-year storm surge NORTHEAST BRIDGE PRESERVATION PARTNERSHIP
PROPOSED FENDER DESIGNS • Contract 1 Existing Fenders Relatively Similar • New Fenders • Energy/impact absorptive • FRP Pipe Piles • FRPL Walers
• Scour Resistant • Low Maintenance • Environmentally Friendly Materials • Lighting per USCG • Maintenance walkways above 100-year flood EL. NORTHEAST BRIDGE PRESERVATION PARTNERSHIP
PERMIT RESTRICTIONS/COORDINATION • Replacement of fender in-kind/in-place confirmed with NJDEP • • • • •
Minor deviations due to existing fender removal Construction cannot interfere with public navigation No land based disturbance New pile areas to be less than existing pile No Tidelands instruments needed
• NJSHPO (for Contract 3) • • • •
Fenders not considered as historic character-defining features Elimination of vertical planks Modification to curved ends Must preserve adjacent survived stone abutments
NORTHEAST BRIDGE PRESERVATION PARTNERSHIP
COORDINATION WITH MARINAS AND USCG • More than 60 marinas contacted
• Established project to the public early • Allowed for public feedback • Requested information regarding fleet and waterway use
• USCG
• Project Info/Data shared • ½ Channel Width Maintained During Construction • Permanent and Temporary Lighting
NORTHEAST BRIDGE PRESERVATION PARTNERSHIP
CONTRACT 1 AWARD AND BID ANALYSIS • Bid Date 6/8/2017 • 7 Bids Received • • • •
• • • •
Low Bid $11.2M High Bid $16.7M Average $13.3M EE $11 M
PKF Mark III, Inc. Awarded Contract Pile costs ~$4.7M or 40% Wale costs ~$2.2M or 20% Approximately $2.8M per fender (half time and material costs received from maintenance contractors) NORTHEAST BRIDGE PRESERVATION PARTNERSHIP
CONTRACT 3 STRUCTURES • Hackensack and Passaic River Crossings • Rt 1&9T over Passaic and Rt 46 – Historic Structures • Rt 1&9T over Passaic, Rt 1&9T over Hackensack – Movable Structures • Rt 46 – Previously Movable Structure
NORTHEAST BRIDGE PRESERVATION PARTNERSHIP
MOVABLE BRIDGE FEATURES • Vertical Lift Bridges • 15 Minute Maximum Lift Duration (including opening and closing operations) • Impact of NB Pulaski Skyway closure
US 1&9T over Hackensack River US 1&9T over Passaic River NORTHEAST BRIDGE PRESERVATION PARTNERSHIP
PROPOSED FENDER DESIGNS • Existing Fenders Include Tight Spacing of Multiple Rows of Piles
• Proposed Fenders Economized with Modern FRP Design NORTHEAST BRIDGE PRESERVATION PARTNERSHIP
ROCK SOCKETS • Limited horizontal displacement (for vessel impact) • Develops energy absorption demands needed
NORTHEAST BRIDGE PRESERVATION PARTNERSHIP
HEADROOM RESTRICTIONS AND SPLICES • Deep water leads to long piles • Piles splices to achieve full capacity of section
NORTHEAST BRIDGE PRESERVATION PARTNERSHIP
STAGING AND ACCESS
NORTHEAST BRIDGE PRESERVATION PARTNERSHIP
CONTRACT 2 STRUCTURES • NJ 35 over Cheesequake and US40, 322 over Inside Thorofare – Movable Structures • US-40, 322 over Inside Thorofare and NJ-35 over Matawan Creek – Low Headroom
NORTHEAST BRIDGE PRESERVATION PARTNERSHIP
CONTRACT 2 STRUCTURES • Integral Energy Absorptive Systems Pursued
US-40, 322 over Inside Thorofare NJ 35 (NB & SB) OVER MATAWAN CREEK NORTHEAST BRIDGE PRESERVATION PARTNERSHIP
PROJECT TEAM • Owner: New Jersey DOT • Designer: WSP USA, Prime Consultant • Subconsultants:
• Churchill Engineers – Surveying and Bathymetry • Advantage Engineering Associates – Navigation Lighting • Hunter Research – Cultural Resources • Prestige Environmental – Hazardous Material • Robinson Aerial Surveys – Project Mapping • Macon Pace – Structural Support NORTHEAST BRIDGE PRESERVATION PARTNERSHIP
QUESTIONS GERALD OLIVETO, PE: RAMA KRISHNAGIRI, PE: STEVE ESPOSITO, PE:
[email protected] 609-462-6229 [email protected] 609-512-3583 [email protected] 609-512-3505
NORTHEAST BRIDGE PRESERVATION PARTNERSHIP
