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of connectivity, helping to connect the dots from a regional standpoint. The project provides a safer route for children in the local neighbor- hoods to get to Camp Ernst Middle School, carrying a sidewalk straight to the building’s entrance. Multimodal access leading to Boone Woods Park was also introduced, offering a significant quality-of-life boost for local residents. The county is even extending GS&P’s multi-use plan, planning to connect yet another park to the system. Throughout the project, the team coordinated with property owners and utility providers to facilitate access management and minimize project impacts. They also provided extensive public engagement services throughout all design and construction phases. Additionally, utility coordination with a 22-inch, high-pressure Sunoco gas pipeline was also necessary at several locations throughout the project corridor. A detailed subsurface utility survey was used to adjust grades to avoid this critical piece of infrastructure. Seventeen steel bridge projects earned national recognition in the 2018 Prize Bridge Awards competition. Conducted every other year by the National Steel Bridge Alliance (NSBA), the Prize Bridge Awards honor significant and innovative steel bridges constructed in the U.S. Recognizing innovative design and engineering, the award is the highest honor bestowed on bridge projects by the U.S. structural steel industry. The awards were presented to winners in nine categories covering an array of bridge types. Commendations were also given to projects that best exemplified sustainability and accelerated bridge construction. All structures were opened to traffic between May 1, 2015 and Sept. 30, 2017. This year’s National Award winners are: • Major Span — Sellwood Bridge, Portland, Ore. • Long Span — Greenfield Arch Bridge, Pittsburgh • Medium Span — Colville River Nigliq Bridge, Nuiqsut, Alaska • Short Span — US Route 340, Waynesboro, Va. • Moveable Bridge — Gut Bridge, South Bristol, Maine • Reconstructed Bridge — RFK Bridge - Manhattan Approach Ramps, New York City • Special Purpose — Peter Courtney Minto Island Bicycle and Pedestrian Bridge, Salem, Ore. This year’s Special Award winners are: • Integrated Project Delivery — Rouchleau Mine Bridge, Virginia, Minn. • Technological Advancement — Folded Steel Plate Girder Bridge, Musk- ingum County, Ohio Innovative steel bridges NSBA announces 2018 Prize Bridge Award winners.
In 2017, the Kentucky Chapter of the American Public Works Associa- tion presented its Project of the Year award to the KYTC, ATS Con- struction, and GS&P for the KY-237 project. The team was recognized for its commitment to high-quality design and maximizing construc- tion dollars, with the end goal of improving safety for the region’s driving public. The project has also been tremendously well-received by the public. The improvements are both functional and aesthetically pleasing, meeting the needs of this community now and as it continues to grow in the future. JEREMY KUBAC, P.E., is a transportation engineer and associate in the Louisville, Ky., office of Gresham, Smith and Partners (www.gspnet.com). He has a wide range of project experience including highway design, streetscapes, and green infrastructure. He also serves as the immediate past president of the Derby City Section of the American Society of Highway Engineers.
The Sellwood Bridge, Portland, Ore., received a National Award in the Major Span category. Photo: courtesy of NSBA
Neponset River Greenway project, Milton, Mass., received a Sustain- ability Commendation. The Mario Cuomo Bridge project, Tarrytown, N.Y., received an Accelerated Bridge Construction Commendation. Winning projects were selected based on innovation, aesthetics, econo- my, and design and engineering solutions by a jury of five engineering and construction professionals — Michael Culmo, P.E., CME Engi- neering; Frank Russo, Ph.D., P.E., Michael Baker International; Am- ber Blanchard, P.E., Minnesota Department of Transportation; Tony Hunley, Ph.D., P.E., Stantec; and Dominique Shannon, P.E., Kansas Department of Transportation. For more information about the Prize Bridge Awards competition and the winning projects, visit www.steelbridges.org/prizebridge.
Information provided by the National Steel Bridge Alliance, a division of the American Institute of Steel Construction (www.aisc.org).
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