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Design-Build Project of the Year Award Print E-mail
This award is presented for a major design/build project completed within the past year within the New York metropolitan area. Entities eligible for the award include engineers, owners and/or contractors.

2011 Recipient:

Atlantic Avenue Viaduct Rehabilitation

Owner
MTA Long Island Rail Road

Design-Build Team
Kiewit Constructors Inc.-HNTB New York Engineering and Architecture, PC Joint Venture

Construction Manager
LiRo

Owner Subconsultant
Dewberry

Built in 1901, the Atlantic Avenue Viaduct carries Long Island Rail Road's Atlantic 1 and 2 tracks connecting Jamaica to downtown Brooklyn. This viaduct is located in Brownsville, King County and runs between Nostrand Avenue and Ralph Avenue, with one station located at Nostrand Avenue. The structure is approximately 8,100 feet long and 26 feet wide, with 199 spans varying in length from 30 to 43 feet.

After successfully completing Phase I of this design-build rehabilitation project, Kiewit Constructors Inc. was selected by Long Island Rail Road to perform the design and replacement of an additional 85 spans of the dual-track commuter rail line connecting Jamaica, Queens to downtown Brooklyn. This second phase involved the design of custom spans and the introduction of spiral curves to the correct tunnel alignments at both the east and west ends of the track. Kiewit Constructors Inc. together with their design consultant HNTB worked with LIRR to create a design for span replacements that provided temporary bracing of the structure, repeatable fabrication details, and fall prevention for workers.

Constant communication between all members of the team fostered a spirit of cooperation and enabled the project to be completed with minimal issues. The team included LIRR, Kiewit Constructors Inc., HNTB, the Construction Manager LiRo, LIRR's designer Dewberry, as well as In-House Force Account Track, Traction Power, Signal and Communications personnel. The construction cost was $63 million and the project was completed in December 2010.

Past Recipients:

2010 Dey Street Tunnel
Owner: MTA Capital Construction
Design-Build Team: Skanska USA / AECOM
2009 Harmon Shop Replacement Program – Wheel Truing Facility
Owner: MTA Metro-North Railroad
Design-Build Team: Slattery Skanska/ECCO III, JV; Jacobs Edwards and Kelcey
2007 The New Corona Maintenance Shop and Car Washer
Owner: MTA New York City Transit (in cooperation with NY Power Authority)
Design-Build Team: Slattery Skanska, Inc. / PB
Resident Engineer: The LiRo Group
2006 Long Island Rail Road Arch Street Yard
Owner: MTA Long Island Rail Road
Design-Build Team: Slattery-Skanska, Inc./Edwards & Kelcey Engineers, Inc.
2005 Belt Parkway Bridge over Ocean Parkway
Owner: New York State Department of Transportation
Designer: Gannett Fleming Engineers and Architects, P.C.
Resident Engineer: HAKS Engineers and Land Surveyors
2002 Zerega Avenue Bus Maintenance & Training Facility
Owner: MTA New York City Transit
Contractor: Granite Halmar Construction Co., Inc.
1998 Rebuilding Six Bridges in Brooklyn and Queens
Owner: New York City Department of Transportation
Builder: NAB Construction
Designer: Ammann & Whitney