ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Civil rose to the challenge during the COVID-19 pandemic pushing through to successful completion. Filled with pride of ownership, the project team worked safely and collaboratively with all stakeholders with the utmost professionalism to deliver a final quality product that will serve the public for many decades.

79th Street Bridge over I-278

]]> The Wittpenn Bridge’s main lift span is a steel orthotropic bridge deck measuring 325 feet long and 110 feet wide — almost as large as a football field. It consists of three sections that weigh approximately 700 tons each. Given the colossal weight and scale of the steel deck, the project team utilized the Donjon Chesapeake 1000 crane (Chessy), the largest heavy lift crane on the east coast with 1,000 tons in lifting capacity and 231 feet in boom length, to perform the erection work. Intensive pre-planning and coordination with the New Jersey Department of Transportation, subcontractors, vendors and work crews ensured a safe and precise operation.

Located in Jersey City and Kearny in Hudson County, the Wittpenn Bridge serves as a major connector between Routes 139 and 1 and 9T to the east, and the New Jersey Turnpike Interchange 15W and Newark/Jersey City Turnpike to the west. ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Civil’s job is to replace the 90-year-old bridge with a new one south of the existing bridge. In the closed position, the Wittpenn Bridge’s newly constructed vertical lift span will provide a minimum vertical clearance of 70-foot above water versus the existing bridge’s 35-foot clearance over the Hackensack River, minimizing the need to lift the bridge and improving vehicular and marine traffic flows.

]]> The Wittpenn Bridge project is located within Jersey City and Kearny in Hudson County. The bridge serves as a major connector between Routes 139 and 1&9T to the east, and the New Jersey Turnpike Interchange 15W and Newark/Jersey City Turnpike to the west. ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Civil’s job is to replace the 85-year-old bridge with a new one south of the existing bridge. Upon completion, the project will reduce vehicular and marine traffic conflicts and provide the public with safer travel conditions.

Thank you to all job site personnel for the commitment and support in keeping the project operating smoothly during this challenging COVID-19 time. ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Civil will continue its efforts to perform the work safely and efficiently to achieve the committed project schedule.

]]> A substantial completion inspection walk-through of the Macombs Dam Bridge project was completed on Oct. 9, 2019, marking a milestone of ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Civil’s completion of all contractual work for the bridge rehabilitation project.
All representatives from different departments of NYCDOT were satisfied with the status of the project and congratulated those in attendance on the teamwork and partnership all parties achieved. NYCDOT Community Affairs noted that the team successfully communicated with the community, which filed zero complaints and zero formal deficiencies during the construction period that set a NYCDOT record.
Built in 1895, the Macombs Dam Bridge, which continues onto the 155th Street Viaduct, spans the Harlem River in New York City and connects the boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx near Yankee Stadium. After 120 years of service, the steel structure of the viaduct and some major components of the system were determined to be in a dangerous condition that required rehabilitation without impacting the existing busy traffic in the Yankee Stadium area.
ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Civil was awarded the Macombs Dam Bridge contract in 2015. As a result of great team work, ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Civil project team was able to deliver the project on time and in great quality without having a single major safety accident. Now, the bridge was rehabilitated to serve the public safely again.

The substantial completion inspection walk-through of Macombs Dam Bridge project.

The substantial completion inspection walk-through of Macombs Dam Bridge project.