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Portal Bridge Capacity Enhancement Project, Design of Construction Access Platforms, NJT Contract No. 08-042 Secaucus, New Jersey PROJECT TYPE PROJECT OWNER/CLIENT Design New Jersey Transit Civil / Structural / Transportation Engineers CONTRACT AMOUNT START & END DATES Construction $1,200,000 fee 10/2008 – 06/2013 Inspectors/Managers Bridge Condition ROLE REFERENCES Inspectors Subconsultant to Portal Partners Richard Sirabian, Jacobs, (TriVenture with Gannett Fleming, Inc., (973) 267-0555 Ext. 1392 New Jersey Jacobs, and HNTB) New York Pennsylvania Bridge and Structural Engineering www.sjheng.com PROJECT DESCRIPTION The Portal Bridge over the Hackensack River, originally built in 1910, is used by 500 NJ Transit and Amtrak trains daily between Newark and New York Penn Stations. The existing structure is a draw bridge that opens during navigational traffic and impedes the rail traffic. Under this $1.7 billion design project, the existing swing bridge river crossing is being replaced and a new parallel crossing is being added. The design features 3-span tied-arch structures with adequate clearance for navigational traffic below. We provided design services and prepared construction documents for the installation of construction access platforms, estimated at $49 million. The 33-foot wide platforms are steel framed structures with timber decking supported on steel bents. The steel bents are supported by end bearing steel piles. These platforms facilitate the construction of a permanent viaduct and support heavy crane movement. SJH also was involved with the design of the permanent viaduct structures and retaining walls. SJH Engineering, P.C. 96 .

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