BAYOU TEXAR / SR-10A BRIDGE DESIGN SERVICES
Escambia County, Florida

The Florida Department of Transportation - District III selected C3TS for the design of the Bayou Texar/SR-10A bridge replacement, near Pensacola, Florida. The project includes the preparation of full roadway and bridge plans for the replacement of the 155.8 meter (511 linear foot) four-lane bridge over coastal waters, as well as the reconstruction of 509.1 meters (1670 linear feet) of approach roadway. The bridge was built using phased construction, maintaining four lanes of traffic operational during construction. This was accomplished through the use of a two-lane Acrow bridge with sheet pile abutments into the Bayou. Architectural enhancement features, bridge and roadway lighting are also included. The total construction cost was $7,500,000.

BRIDGE DESIGN: COMPLEX STRUCTURES

I-95 HOV LANES (PALM BEACH LAKES BOULEVARD TO BLUE HERON BOULEVARD) BRIDGE DESIGN & UTILITY COORDINATION SERVICES
Palm Beach County, Florida

The Interstate 95 High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) project in Palm Beach County was one of the first projects advanced under Senate Bill 862 (Mobility 2000).  The FDOT District IV approved the expansion of I-95 from Forest Hill Blvd. to PGA Blvd. to relieve congestion in the rapidly growing county. 

C3TS was part of the Design Team selected to provide structural design and utility coordination for the replacement of three (3) major interchanges: Palm Beach Lakes Blvd., 45th Street and Blue Heron Blvd. The addition of the HOV lanes to this segment posed unique challenges in the development of traffic control schemes, particularly as a result of the bridge replacements and the impending impacts to motorists both on I-95 mainline and the crossroads.

C3TS designed temporary walls at each interchange that enabled the maintenance of three (3) lanes of traffic in each direction at all times.  C3TS also provided all utility coordination efforts that were particularly critical given the compensable interests associated with this limited access facility.

BRIDGE DESIGN: REHABILITATION AND WIDENING

MACARTHUR CAUSEWAY MINOR AND MAJOR BRIDGE REHABILITATION
Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties, Florida

The firm of C3TS has been providing minor and major bridge rehabilitation services under a Districtwide contract for the last three years.  Services under this contract have included the rehabilitation of major water crossings such as the SR- A-1-A MacAurther Causeway East structure shown here. 

Rehabilitation work has included major bridge painting, scour protection, steel beam bearing replacements, piling repairs, column and pile cap repairs, cathodic protection, pre-stressed beam repairs, expansion joint replacement, fender system rehabilitation, Maintenance of Traffic Plans, and general bridge deck superstructure and substructure repairs and rehabilitation on major water crossings and limited access facilities. 

Under this contract C3TS also provided program manager services to the Department for the restoration of nine bridges which experienced significant scour damage during the no-named storm.  This is the second Districtwide contract in which C3TS provided these serviced to the District.

FLORIDA’S TURNPIKE DECK REPLACEMENT OVER RIM DITCH CANAL
St. Lucie County , Florida

The project consisted of the structural design of the full depth deck replacement of the six-span bridges over the Rim Ditch Canal and painting the structural steel superstructure. The existing deck travel lanes were replaced using special High Early Strength Concrete Strength mix allowing replacement of one-lane over three spans in a six-day period to accommodate the opening of the bridge to peak day traffic on the seventh day. The travel lanes in both directions were replaced in this manner.

BRIDGE JACKING OF THE SOUTHBOUND ON/OFF-RAMP BRIDGE STRUCTURE AT THE OKEECHOBEE BOULEVARD INTERCHANGE RAMP OVER THE FLORIDA TURNPIKE
Palm Beach County, Florida

Preparation of a Bridge Jacking Study and associated construction plans for the repair and jacking of the existing overpass. This current structure has severe substandard vertical clearance with an existing vertical clearance of 15’-5”. This has resulted in numerous impacts to the structure severely affecting the operation of the Turnpike.  This project consists of raising the roadway profile alignment to accommodate a 16’-6” vertical clearance over the Turnpike and repairing the existing bridge.

BRIDGE JACKING OF 45TH STREET OVERPASS OVER THE FLORIDA TURNPIKE
Palm Beach County, Florida

Preparation of a Bridge Jacking Study and associated construction plans for the repair and jacking of the existing overpass. This current structure has severe substandard vertical clearance of 14’-8”.

This has resulted in numerous impacts to the structure severely affecting the operation of theTurnpike. This project consists of raising the roadway profile alignment to accommodate a 16’-0” vertical clearance over the Turnpike and repairing the existing bridge.