ENGINEERING NEWS RECORD
Engineering News Record
February 15, 1999
New York (ENR) -- New York City's famed Brooklyn Bridge
is quietly undergoing an emergency repair to prevent concrete
chunks from falling off the 115-year old span.
Yonkers, NY based Yonkers Contracting Co. was awarded a
$33.5 million fast-track redecking contract last October
by the City's Transportation Department. Agency Commissioner Wilbur Chapman
says an inspection last summer determined that the 50-year old concrete and
steel deck would not last its expected 60 years. Deeming the job an "emergency"
allowed the city to expedite the normal two-year procurement process.
The night work-only job, which must be complete by October 20, offers
Yonkers big incentives and bigger penalties. The firm faces a
$45,000-a-day penalty for each work day past Oct. 20 and $500-per-minute
charge for each morning past 6AM. Incentives of $45,000 a day for early
completion are capped at $900,000 total, says Chapman.
A cable-supported aluminum platform under the bridge is being installed
now, says John Kolaya, Yonkers' vice president. In april, two crews will
begin removing four 7.5 x 30-ft. sections of deck and stringers each night
and replacing them with new 30 x 30-ft. new deck.
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