March 29, 2024

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Skanska’s Florida bridge project shut down after construction barges slam into spans during Hurricane Sally

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Dive Brief:

  • Florida Office of Transportation (FDOT) inspectors are continue to assessing the harm triggered to the Pensacola Bay Bridge in Pensacola, Florida, after barges used in the construction of the $430 million challenge broke no cost from their moorings for the duration of Hurricane Sally and slammed into it. Skanska USA’s Civil Southeast division is top construction of the framework, also recognised as 3 Mile Bridge. 
  • FDOT professionals are assessing the full bridge, together with the underwater substructure, and have as a result far established that five of the bridge’s one hundred and five spans are weakened over and above maintenance and will have to be changed. The FDOT is continue to assessing the extent of harm and formulating a approach for required repairs to other regions of the bridge. 
  • Right after its examination is comprehensive, the FDOT will shore up the bridge so that demolition of the five spans can start. The bridge will remain shut to traffic “for an extended period of time of time” even though reconstruction and major repairs are carried out. Insignificant repairs are prepared for right after the bridge is reopened to traffic. 

Dive Perception:

Skanska started construction of the almost 3-mile-long bridge in 2017, and the eventual eastbound span opened in 2019. Right up until the new, permanent westbound span opens in 2021, both of those westbound and eastbound traffic have been applying the now-weakened finished span. 

Even though Skanska did not share with Construction Dive just how many barges broke free for the duration of final week’s hurricane, a single barge with a crane atop it reportedly did major harm to the Pensacola Bay Bridge, even though other people washed up in numerous other destinations, together with from a further bridge that is being used as an alternate route even though the Pensacola Bay Bridge is shut. Other barges have also washed up on private residence.

Skanska sent Construction Dive the next statement, saying that it is focusing its efforts on the restoration:

“Skanska remains dedicated to the ongoing restoration of the 3 Mile Bridge and the restoration of the group at massive — including the safe and prompt retrieval of our construction barges. Skanska is in call with individuals who have experienced our barges operate ashore on their residence. We have dispatched a group outreach staff and insurance claims specialists who will be assembly individually with each individual house owner in the coming days and will guidebook them throughout the barge retrieval and insurance approach. 

“Every single barge is a unique restoration procedure. We are doing the job with engineers and maritime restoration professionals to ascertain how to securely clear away each individual barge even though reducing additional disruption to both of those the house owner and their neighbors.”

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