FDOT Indian Street Bridge
Design-Build Project

Palm Beach County, Florida





Client:
Florida Department of Transportation

RS&H Role/Responsibility:
Engineer



Project Description:

RS&H is serving as the engineer-of-record for the design and construction of Indian Street Bridge, one of the largest design-build projects awarded by the FDOT in 2009. The project includes realigning two miles of CR 714, reconstructing Mapp Road/SR 76 intersection, and building a 3,100-foot, high-level Category 2 bridge structure built within a highly sensitive environmental corridor. The project is being funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, and will be completed on an accelerated schedule. The Archer Western/RS&H Team developed several highly innovative elements that were incorporated into this design including:

  • A highly efficient structural system that balances loads at the piers and reduces foundation costs.

  • The use of temporary work trestles for piers and main spans construction, which mitigates environmental and navigational impacts, allows pier construction to occur at changing areas without heavy crane equipment, barges, or temporary fill.

  • A comprehensive aesthetic program that included bridge under lighting, ornamental pedestrian light fixtures, and inset cast striations along the piers and abutments.

  • Comprehensive permitting that reduces risk for the contractor and allows the team to develop an aggressive project schedule.