ConDig(31-Jul-17). Granite Construction Inc has landed a $318 million contract for the second phase of the Kosciuszko Bridge replacement project in New York City.
Under the deal with the New York State Department of Transportation, Granite will replace the westbound span of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (I-278) bridge over Newtown Creek.
This will include the construction of a cable stayed bridge, approach spans and connectors in Brooklyn and Queens, retaining walls, concrete paving and related earthwork.
The new bridge will feature four lanes and a 20-foot-wide bikeway and walkway.
Work is slated to kick off in July and finish in the summer of 2019.
The Kosciuszko Bridge is the name of two bridges that span Newtown Creek between the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens.
The older bridge, a truss bridge that opened in 1939, has been closed down and demolition started in July.
Once the old bridge is removed, the new westbound cable-stayed bridge will be built by Granite on the site of the old one, with the existing bridge becoming eastbound-only with five lanes when the westbound bridge is set to open in 2020.
Granite said that the reduction in height mean less of a climb on the bridge, which will make it easier for trucks to maintain consistent speeds.
It comes as Watsonville, California-based Granite also announced that it is part of a joint venture that has secured the South Capitol Street Corridor phase 1 design-build contract with the District of Columbia Department of Transportation.
Under the $441 million deal with joint venture partner Archer Western, the team will replace the existing Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge over the Anacostia River in Washington, D.C.
Work includes the construction of two new approach ovals and the reconstruction of a portion of I-295 adjacent to the new bridge.
Once complete, the bridge will have six lanes and improved bicycle and pedestrian facilities.
Construction is expected to start this month and scheduled to finish in December 2021.
Last week, Granite landed a $20 million contract to upgrade the Lost Creek Dam in Strawberry Valley, California.