Outer Banks Bridges Update: Outer Banks Chamber of Commerce Economic Summit Jerry D. Jennings, PE - Division Engineer April 12, 2018 Mid-Currituck Bridge Currituck Sound (Wright Memorial Bridge) Alligator River (Lindsay C. Warren Bridge) Oregon Inlet (Herbert C. Bonner Bridge) Pea Island (Captain Richard Etheridge Bridge) Rodanthe Bridge 2 Alligator River Bridge 3 Alligator River Bridge • Preservation project • Mechanical/electrical rehab of swing span • Concrete and pile repairs • Contract awarded to Flatiron Constructors • Contract amount of $16,676,729 • Contract completion September 17, 2019 4 Wright Memorial Bridge 5 Wright Memorial Bridge • Preservation project of Eastbound Bridge • Deck overlay, concrete and pile repairs • Contract awarded to Flatiron Constructors • Contract amount is $21,072,992 • Bridge scheduled to reopen by May 14, 2018 • Contract completion November 1, 2019 6 Mid-Currituck Bridge 7 Mid-Currituck Bridge Ongoing Activities • Interagency coordination meeting held in March • Completing Reevaluation Report with FHWA • Continuing traffic and revenue studies • Traffic and revenue studies will be used to develop Plan of Finance • Plan of Finance will inform project delivery (construction contract) 8 Mid-Currituck Bridge Current Schedule • Draft EIS Completed • Final EIS Completed • Reevaluation April 2018 • Record of Decision Spring/Summer 2018 • Begin Construction To be determined • Open to Traffic To be determined *Schedule is preliminary and subject to change 9 Rodanthe Bridge • Historical “hot spot” • Breach formed during Hurricane Irene in August 2011 • Further damage from Hurricane Sandy in October 2012 • Beach nourishment completed September 2014 as an interim approach • Extensive over wash during recent nor’easters 10 Rodanthe Bridge 11 Rodanthe Bridge • Planning for long term solution has been underway for several years • Record of Decision approved in December 2015 • Includes 2.4 mile long “jug handle” design 12 Rodanthe Bridge 13 Rodanthe Bridge • Design-build contract awarded to Flatiron Constructors in January 2017 • RK&K is the lead design firm • Contract amount of $145 million • Design and permitting underway • Right of way acquisition underway • Onsite construction to begin Summer 2018 • Completion in 2020 14 Rodanthe Bridge 15 Pea Island Bridge • Historical area of “New Inlet” • Breach formed during Hurricane Irene in August 2011 • 660 ft. temporary steel bridge constructed • Planning underway for longer term solution 16 Pea Island Bridge 17 Pea Island Bridge • Contract awarded to T. A. Loving Co. in November 2015 • Contract amount of $14.3 million • Includes 1/2 mile long concrete structure • Onsite construction began in March 2016 18 Pea Island Bridge 19 Pea Island Bridge 20 Pea Island Bridge • Opened to Traffic Nov. 14, 2017 • Named “Captain Richard Etheridge Bridge” 21 Pea Island Bridge 22 Bonner Bridge Replacement 23 Bonner Bridge Replacement • Existing Bonner Bridge opened in 1963 • Planning began for replacement in 1990 • Settlement agreement reached to replace bridge in 2015 • Construction began in March 2016 24 Bonner Bridge Replacement • Prime contractor is PCL Civil Constructors, Inc. • HDR Engineering, Inc. is the lead design firm • Contract amount of about $250 million 25 Bonner Bridge Replacement Old New Bridge length (miles) 2.4 2.8 Number of bents 207 83 Number of navigation spans 1 9 Navigation opening width (feet) 130 300+/- Design lifespan (years) 30 100 26 Bonner Bridge Replacement • Many precast concrete elements used • Stainless reinforcing steel and high durability concrete used to protect against corrosion • 6,300 ft. work trestle used on north end • Bridge demolition material to be placed in offshore reef sites • Portion of existing bridge to be retained at south end 27 Bonner Bridge Replacement 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 ~80 ~70 ft. ft. ~300 ft. 44 45 46 47 48 Bonner Bridge Replacement • Status – Contract completion is about 79% (includes design, mobilization, materials fabrication) – Onsite construction is about 68% complete – Multiple operations ongoing concurrently – 24 hours/day for some activities • Scheduled bridge opening late 2018 • Contract completion Fall 2019 49 Questions? Jerry D. Jennings, PE Division Engineer (252) 482-1850 [email protected] 50.