BROWNSVILLE BRIDGE, MON-FAYETTE EXPRESSWAY
Unionville, PA
PROJECT DETAILS
- Owner: Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
- General Contractor: New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co. from New Enterprise, PA
- Epoxy-Coated Reinforcing Steel: 1,404 tons
- Total Cost: $380 million
- Year Completed: October 2008
In 2006, construction began on a 17-mile (27 km) “Uniontown-to-Brownsville Project”. Due to limited funding, construction on this section was split into two phases. The first phase involved construction of an 8-mile (13 km) section of expressway running parallel to a hazardous stretch of U.S. Route 40 between Brownsville and Uniontown and this road was opened on October 23, 2008 at a cost of $380 million.
As a sub-consultant to fellow engineering firm HDR, Inc., GAI completed foundation designs for five bridges including the two-span State Route 51 bridge over State Route 119, the dual single-span State Route 43 bridge over State Route 4029, and the dual three-span State Route 119 bridge over Redstone Creek and the Penn Central railroad. Foundation designs focused upon spread footings and driven piles, and also included the need to address various mining-related issues.
The project was selected for the Outstanding Highway Engineering Project Award, Category B, by the American Society of Highway Engineers – Pittsburgh Section.