South Park Bascule Bridge Replacement APWA Washington Public Works Project of the Year Award Category: Transportation, More than $75 million Public Works Project of the Year A w a r d Nomination Form Deadline January 15, 2015 Primary Contractor (electronic submitttals only) Jason Silva Project Name Name Project Manager Title Project Completion Date Must be substantially completed (90%) and available for public Kiewit-Massman, a Joint Venture Agency/Organization use as of December 31, 2014. September 2, 2014 33455 Sixth Avenue South Address (if post oce box, include street address) Public Agency Federal Way WA 98003 City State/Province Zip-Postal Code 253-943-4181 Phone Fax Project Category Structures [email protected] Transportation E-mail Environment Historical Restoration/Preservation Primary Consultant Disaster or Emergency Construction/Repair Project Division Name Less than $5 Million $5 Million, but less than $25 Million Title $25 Million–$75 Million More than $75 Million Agency/Organization Managing Agency Address (if post oce box, include street address) Name City State/Province Zip/Postal Code Title ARDS Phone Fax Agency/Organization AW E-mail Address (if post oce box, include street address) Continued... City State/Province Zip/Postal Code 2015 APWA Phone Fax PROFESSIONAL E-mail Public Works Project of the Year Award Supporting Data Form Please address each of the following Nominated by: (Can only be nominated by managing areas in your nomination, adhering to the public agency or APWA chapters.) Projects that involve or reside sequence below when possible. within two or more chapters locations can be co-nomiated. Each chapter will receive credit to submit a PACE nomination. All • Completion date contained in contract. Any time extensions chapters must be identified on the nomination form and before granted should be addressed in the submittal. the nominations are judged. • Construction schedule, management, and control techniques used. Use of alternative materials, practices of funding that Jim Markus, PE Name demonstrates a commitment to sustainability. Managing Engineer • Safety performance including number of lost-time injuries Title per 1,000 man-hours worked and overall safety program employed during the construction phase. King County Department of Transportation Agency/Organization • Environmental considerations including special steps taken to preserve and protect the environment, endangered 201 South Jackson Street species, etc., during the construction phase. Address (if post office box, include street address) • Community relations—a summary of the efforts by the agency, Seattle WA 98104 City State/Province Zip/Postal Code consultant and contractor to protect public lives and property, minimize public inconvenience and improve relations. 206-477-3546 Phone Fax • Unusual accomplishments under adverse conditions, including but not limited to, adverse weather, soil or site conditions, or [email protected] other occurrences over which there was no control. E-mail • Additional considerations you would like to bring to the attention of the project review panel, such as innovations in technology and/or management applications during the project. NOTE: Supporting documentation is limited to 20 pages, exclusive of photographs and nomination form. Photographs will be used for promotional purposes by the association. Submittal should include nomination form and supporting documentation form, and photographs. No letters of recommendation please. Simultaneous nomination of the same project in both Public Works Project of the Year and SC/RC Project of the Year or in two categories is not permitted. Nominations not chosen in a specific year for the Public Works Project of the Year–Small Cities/Rural Communities Award cannot be resubmitted in a subsequent year in the other category. 2015 APWA PROFESSIONAL AWARDS South Park Bascule Bridge Replacement 2015 APWA Washington Project of the Year Nomination Transportation, More than $75 million OVERVIEW South Park Bascule Bridge Replacement The $167 million South Park Bascule Bridge Replacement Project constructed a new seismically resilient bridge over Seattle’s Duwamish Waterway parallel to and downriver from the existing bridge, which had been battered by earthquakes and age. The new bascule bridge opened to traffic June 30, 2014, and is notable for several reasons: • It is designed to a 975-year seismic event with innovative solutions that bid within 10 percent of the engineer’s estimate. • It was constructed on an Environmental Protection Agency-designated “Superfund” site, requiring extensive environmental permitting. • The project was construction-sequenced to accommodate annual 6.5-month-long in-water work periods (fish windows) while meeting the Muckleshoot Tribe’s fishing needs. • At the public’s request, the bridge architecturally emulates and preserves aspects of the original, historic bridge. Closing a vital, beloved bridge The original South Park Bridge, built in 1931, was a Old Bridge (1929-2010) double-leaf bascule bridge listed on the National Historic Register and designated as a King County Landmark. The 1,045-foot-long bridge, popular with the local residents for its look and importance to the community, connected Seattle neighborhoods across the Duwamish Waterway, a navigable channel used for commercial, industrial and recreational purposes. The bridge had suffered over the years and was rapidly deteriorating. Further, it was seismically vulnerable for two main reasons: 1. The original foundation piles were not driven completely through a deep layer of liquefiable soil 1 | Page South Park Bascule Bridge Replacement 2015 APWA Washington Project of the Year Nomination Transportation, More than $75 million into the solid glacial till below. 2. The concrete structure was weakened by cumulative damage from previous earthquakes. The tilting and cracking of the main piers meant the bridge was susceptible to reactive movement as the bascule spans opened and closed. The bridge required extensive maintenance and operations to maintain alignment of the moveable spans and machinery. In May 2008, King County Department of Transportation launched the ambitious South Park Bascule Bridge Replacement Project, selecting HNTB as the final design consultant. The team overcame numerous challenges, including: “This bridge is critical to several • Permitting for construction in a “Superfund” site neighborhoods: It is critical to • Meeting unprecedented seismic performance South Park, and to Georgetown, • Historic preservation criteria and to the industrial area of • Continually informing the community to generate patience Seattle.” during a long funding pursuit and a lengthy construction phase — Dagmar Cronn, South Park • Achieving a design that enhances maintainability and community leader reliability Ultimately, the bridge was classified structurally deficient and functionally obsolete, receiving a startling sufficiency rating of four out of 100. Without funding for a replacement, the King County DOT closed the bridge on June 30, 2010, due to safety concerns. Replacing the South Park Bridge was a top priority for King County Executive Dow Constantine. He led the charge, securing necessary local and federal funding by October of that same year. “I hereby pledge to do all within my capacity to secure funding for the replacement of the South Park Bridge,” Constantine said. The Partners Ed Murray - City of Seattle, Jim McDermott – House of community also responded with a letter-writing Representatives, Dow Constantine – King County Executive and campaign that attracted the attention of Patty Murray – State Senator at the Grand Opening. Senator Patty Murray. The following funding partners responded, supporting King County’s successful application of a $34 million Transportation Investments Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER II) Discretionary Grant: • King County - $30 million • Washington State Department of Transportation, federal bridge funds - $20 million • City of Seattle - $15 million • Port of Seattle - $5 million • City of Tukwila - $3 million • Puget Sound Regional Council - $15 million • The Boeing Company – $1.5 million in real estate • Transportation Improvement Board (TIB) - $10 million • Freight Mobility Strategic Investment Board - $5 million 2 | Page South Park Bascule Bridge Replacement 2015 APWA Washington Project of the Year Nomination Transportation, More than $75 million Restoring a community and its vital economic link Despite numerous obstacles, the new bridge was delivered successfully. It opened to traffic on June 30, 2014. The notable features of the project include: • Provides a reliable link to South Park neighborhood businesses that rely on the bridge for economic benefit. • Preserves potential economic development upriver with a bridge that provides unlimited vertical navigation clearances instead of a fixed-span crossing. • Provides capacity and redundancy to the local roadway network, especially to heavy truck volumes, which carry approximately 10 million tons of freight annually across the bridge, including aerospace parts to local Boeing facilities. • Provides a beautiful landmark bridge with art and other aesthetic features and an adjacent park to restore pride and promote new development in the beleaguered South Park community. One-of-a-kind project South Park Double-Leaf Bascule Bridge • $167 million, partially funded by a TIGER II Grant. • Operates using two 75-horsepower motors — • Length — 1,045 feet only slightly more power