{"id":29792,"date":"2025-04-03T03:14:07","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T10:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/skanska-nabs-444m-new-jersey-bridge-contract\/"},"modified":"2025-04-03T03:14:07","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T10:14:07","slug":"skanska-nabs-444m-new-jersey-bridge-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/skanska-nabs-444m-new-jersey-bridge-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"Skanska nabs $444M New Jersey bridge contract"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech\">\n    <button class=\"text-to-speech__button button\"><\/p>\n<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"text-to-speech__button__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/static\/images\/audio_icon.svg?482016190122\" alt=\"-\"><\/p>\n<p>        Listen to the article<br \/>\n        <span class=\"text-to-speech__button__audio-length\">3 min<\/span><br \/>\n    <\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls\">\n        <audio controls=\"\" class=\"js-text-to-speech\" preload=\"none\"><source src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dmgi9movl\/video\/upload\/q_1\/v1743615609\/news\/text_to_speech\/skanska-wins-new-jersey-raritan-bridge_iuae94.wav\" type=\"audio\/mp3\"><\/source><\/audio><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls__text\">\n            This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\">feedback<\/a>.\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ed-secondary-content-box ed-secondary-content-box--expandable\">\n<p><strong>Award: <\/strong>Bridge Replacement<br \/><strong>Value: <\/strong>$444 million<br \/><strong>Location: <\/strong>Middlesex County, New Jersey<br \/><strong>Client: <\/strong>New Jersey Transit Corporation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Skanska has won a $444 million contract to replace the <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usa.skanska.com\/who-we-are\/media\/press-releases\/297701\/Skanska-awarded-444-million-contract-to-replace-the-Raritan-River-Bridge-in-Middlesex-County%2c-New-Jersey\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Raritan River Bridge in Middlesex County<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>, New Jersey, the Sweden-based contractor and developer announced Tuesday.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The bridge serves as a direct link between the New Jersey cities of Perth Amboy and South Amboy over the Raritan River. The existing bridge suffered damage from Superstorm Sandy in 2012, according to the news release.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The Raritan Bridge \u201cserves as a critical passageway for over 10,000 daily commuters and 2 million tons of freight annually,\u201d Bill Matre, senior vice president and general manager for Skanska Koch, the firm\u2019s New Jersey regional office, said in the release.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Skanska Koch also <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usa.skanska.com\/what-we-deliver\/projects\/169191\/Brooklyn-Bridge-Skanska-Koch\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>performed work on the Brooklyn Bridge<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>, winning a $508 million contract to rehabilitate the span between 2010 and 2014. Work included removing lead-based paint from the span, repainting the structure and replacing approximately 600 bridge bearings.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Project work on the Raritan Bridge is set to begin this month and conclude in 2029.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The scope of the bid-build job includes demolishing the existing swing bridge superstructure and constructing new vertical lift bridge towers, a lift span, two flanking systems and communication systems. Additional work will entail overhead catenary work, landside earthwork and rail system work.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Also, to ensure future sustainability, resiliency and safety, Skanska said, the new bridge will provide additional vertical clearance above the 100-year flood elevation and be positioned further from the Atlantic Ocean to minimize the risk of damage from extreme weather events.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Skanska also said \u201cenhanced navigation channel geometry\u201d will minimize vessel collision hazards and associated repair costs with the bridge\u2019s pier protection systems.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/maryland-key-bridge-risk-ntsb-report\/743162\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> just over a year ago as a result of a vessel colliding with one of its piers. It did not have mitigation, such as dolphins, to direct the impact away from the structure, and the National Transportation Safety Board indicated that it \u2014 and other bridges nationwide \u2014 failed to have assessments done to evaluate risk.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/skanska-wins-new-jersey-raritan-bridge\/744258\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. 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