Lake Champlain Bridge Project

PAC Meeting (PAC #9)New Bridge Design Details

Process for Old Bridge Commemoration

February 9, 2010

PAC Meeting Agenda1. Welcome 2. Meeting purpose and expectations3. Project status

1. New temporary ferry2. Demolition/removal3. New bridge design and approvals

4. New bridge design information5. Process for getting to commemoration decisions

for the historic bridge6. Questions/comments/discussion

PAC Meeting Agenda1. Welcome 2. Meeting purpose and expectations3. Project status

1. New temporary ferry2. Demolition/removal3. New bridge design and approvals

4. New bridge design information5. Process for getting to commemoration decisions

for the historic bridge6. Questions/comments/discussion

Meeting Purpose

1. To summarize progress and status of new bridge design

2. To present a process for getting to consensus on commemoration of the historic bridge

PAC Meeting Agenda1. Welcome2. Meeting purpose and expectations3. Project status

1. New temporary ferry2. Demolition/removal3. New bridge design and approvals

4. New bridge design information5. Process for getting to commemoration decisions

for the historic bridge6. Questions/comments/discussion

Project Status: New Ferry

Need we say more!!!!!!!!Photo Credits: Robin B. Knapp

Project Status: New Ferry

• Service began Monday, February 1 at 5 a.m.• Ferry will operate 24/7, free of charge • 2nd ferry slips anticipated to open in several

weeks • 1700 vehicles crossed on opening day• Seemed like forever to commuters, but was “in

record time,” considering approval processes and design/construction complexities

Project Status—New Ferry

Project Status—Demolition Cleanup• Work continues to remove superstructure from water—will

continue at least through February• Land demo removal will not begin for several weeks

(access causeways needed)• Target date to have spans 6, 7, 8 and piers 6, 7 removed

by April 15 (per USCG)• Remaining portions by June 1 (per USCG)• Steel stored at Port Henry marina. • Most steel will be recycled--some will be kept for

commemoration activities

Project Status: Demolition Cleanup

Project Status: Demolition Cleanup

Project Status: Demolition Cleanup

Project Status—New Bridge Design

• Final Design Report (FDR) complete• Design approval granted Friday, 2/4/10• Final design underway• Still on schedule to go to bid in April• MUCH coordination has taken place with

regulatory agencies and consulting parties• MANY tweaks/refinements have been made• Section 106 Programmatic Agreement is in place

PAC Meeting Agenda1. Welcome2. Meeting purpose and expectations3. Project status

1. New temporary ferry2. Demolition/removal3. New bridge design and approvals

4. New bridge design information5. Process for getting to commemoration decisions

for the historic bridge6. Questions/comments/discussion

Key Aspects of Design to be Addressed Today• Bicycle and pedestrian accommodations • Touchdown points/issues• Color• Lighting• Architectural treatments

Key Aspects of Design to be Addressed Today• Bicycle and pedestrian accommodations

Proposed Bridge Typical Section:

Proposed Approach Typical Section:

Key Aspects of Design to be Addressed Today• Bicycle and pedestrian accommodations• Touchdown points/issues

New York Approach (Plan 1 of 2):

New York Approach (Plan 2 of 2):

New York Approach (Profile 1 of 2):

New York Approach (Profile 2 of 2):

New York Cross Section:

New York Cross Section:

Proposed Approach Typical Section:

Vermont Approach (Plan 1 of 2):

Vermont Approach (Plan 2 of 2):

Vermont Approach (Profile 1 of 2):

Vermont Approach (Profile 2 of 2):

Vermont Existing Abutment:

Vermont Cross Section:

Corrosion Protection SystemPros Cons

Weathering Steel- Chemical composition

of steel reacts to create a protective layer

• Increased Corrosion Resistance

• No Painting Necessary• Reduced First & Life

Cycle Costs

• Staining• No color choice• Poor performance in

continuously wet environment

Metalizing (in addition)- Zinc and aluminum spray on coating protective layer

• Increased Corrosion Resistance

• No Painting Necessary• May be Field Reapplied• Up to 50 year service life

• Colors Limited• Highest First Cost• Less Industrial

Capability

Corrosion Protection SystemWeathering Steel Metalizing

Blennerhasset Bridge –Parkersburg, WV

Rainbow Bridge - Niagara Falls. NY

Color – Weathering Steel

Color - Metalizing

Lighting• 5 types of lighting

– Navigation Lighting – Required– Aviation Lighting – Not Required, however will include– Roadway Lighting – Not Required– Sidewalk Lighting

• No lighting• Lighting in handrail• Steplights

– Aesthetic / Feature Lighting • No Lighting• Necklace lighting along arch• Lighting from deck directed at arch

Lighting – Sidewalk Lighting

SDSU Pedestrian Bridge

Zapallar Pedestrian Bridge

Omaha Pedestrian Bridge

Cupertino Pedestrian Bridge

– Options• No lighting• Lighting in

handrail• Steplights

Lighting – Aesthetic/Feature Lighting

Bayonne Bridge

Sydney Harbor BridgeNewcastle Bridge

– Occasional lighting (timer)• No lighting• Necklace Lighting

(LEDs) along arch ribs• Lighting from deck

directed at arch ribs / cable hangers

Lighting – Feature Lighting

Architectural Treatments• Formliners

– No added texture (below left)– Textures

• Architectural – Wide Array of textures and forms

• Small Board Forms

PAC Meeting Agenda1. Welcome2. Meeting purpose and expectations3. Project status

1. New temporary ferry2. Demolition/removal3. New bridge design and approvals

4. New bridge design information5. Process for getting to commemoration

decisions for the historic bridge6. Questions/comments/discussion

Commemoration of the Old Bridge

• Many sources of information• PAC+ process• Public meetings• Electronic survey• Comments to website

Commemoration of the Old BridgeFrom PAC+ Charrette• Documentary (include history) ++• Exhibit on bridge outside area (on Northway, etc.) to draw tourists ++• Make 3-D scale model of bridge +• Popular history (oral)+• Save lamp posts and reuse +• Bridge Website (with lots of links - useful for classroom)• Exhibit should include history of truss bridges• Build model out of existing bridge members• Engage interest in oral histories by NPR’s StoryCorps• Re-install plaques at viewing platform• Re-use steel from bridge in vicinity of new bridge• Liked everything on list

Preferred ways to commemorate old bridge

0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000

Permanent museum display

Oral / written memories byresidents

Interpretive roadside display

Popular history of bridge forschools / libraries

Permanent historic website

Salvage and display pieces ofthe bridge

Number

Survey write-ins on commemoration

0 20 40 60 80 100 120

Salvage, reuse, sell, or donate bridge parts

Create documentary

Call for photos / commission painting

Create a similar looking new bridge

Create memorabilia

Have public ceremony / viewing of demolition

Collect/archive original plans, photos, oral histories

Create plaque, markers, or signs for new bridge

Do what costs the least

Restore/repair/reuse bridge parts

Create mini replica, model, or sculpture of bridge

Host annual festival / celebration / lecture

Build / enhance boat ramp, fish pier, park

Create new policy / regulation / committee

Other

Do nothing

Number

Specific Suggestions

• Many specific suggestions have been made, ranging from things to do with salvaged steel from the old bridge to specific artists to engage or specific museums to involve

• Some ideas are already happening “organically”– T-shirts– Reflections on our Past (Feb. 19 lecture in Ticonderoga)– Others??

A Process for Commemoration

• No specific near-term deadline• Lots of ideas

– PAC+– Public meeting– Survey– Website comments

• We need to develop a process to get us to a specific implementation plan for commemoration– What exactly should be done– Who will be responsible for making each thing happen

Proposed Commemoration Process

• Form a small, ad hoc Working Group for Commemoration– A few interested PAC members– A few additional Consulting Parties– A few other interested parties (suggestions?)– NY and VT participation

• Sort through all the ideas• Research options/costs/interest• Develop specifics within parameters• Recommend an implementation plan

Approval Process for Commemoration

• Working Group develops implementation plan• PAC review/comment• NYSDOT/VAOT review/comment• Submittal of plan to FHWA for approval• Iterative process

Commemoration Working Group

Any volunteers?????

PAC Roundtable

• Questions• Comments