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In This IssueFeature Story 1

Project Wins 3

Project Updates 7

Who’s Who at TYLI 10

Awards 11

Current Events 13

Summer 2010

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ALTERNATIVE DELIVERY ISN’T ALTERNATIVE ANYMOREW hile TYLI has been engaged in Alterna-

tive Delivery (AD) methods for projects around the world since the early 1980s,

it has only been in the past few years that U.S. DOTs have shown a keener interest in utilizing this project delivery method. Today’s AD methods are founded on the original “Master Builder” model, which included one person (usually the engineer or archi-tect) who directed the entire project, from design and engineering through construction, and held full responsibility for the project’s success or failure.

AD methods are becoming more attractive to today’s project owner to achieve a successful project delivery, primarily due to the cost and time savings involved.

A recent study found that public agencies are search-ing for alternatives to the traditional delivery method, Design-Bid-Build (DBB). When asked for the primary reason for an alternative procurement method, a major-ity (57%) of the agencies indicated reduced costs. More than a third (38%) of the study participants cited the need to reduce the project schedules, and a majority (53%) of the agencies believed retaining a construction management advisor was effective in reducing their overall project risks.

This acceptance now gives project owners a multitude of AD options including Public Private Partnership (P3), Contractor Manager/General Contractor (CMGC), and Contractor Manager at-Risk (CM@R) methods; however, the most familiar and used AD method in the U.S. today is Design-Build (DB). Under the DB method, the proj-ect engineering and construction are contracted, with services performed concurrently, under a single agree-ment with the project owner.

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The Design Build Institute of America (DBIA) has been tracking traditional Design-Bid-Build (DBB) and DB project delivery in the U.S. since 1985. Its data shows that by 2015 the AD method for project execution will surpass traditional DBB project delivery. Realizing a shift in our market, the TYLI Board of Directors made a decision in 2008 to have a company-wide initiative to position TYLI as a frontrunner in our industry by extending this method of project delivery to our clients.

TYLI’s Alternative Delivery InitiativeHeaded by Vice President John Ferguson, TYLI formed an Al-ternative Delivery Committee (ADC) whose directive is to keep politically connected, be informed of each state’s position on AD, create strategic alliances with contractors, and identify potential AD projects well in advance of their release. Our firm is now a member of the Design Build Institute of America (DBIA), and in May 2010, sponsored and attended the DBIA annual conference where our ADC members connected with major contractors and DOT officials from across the country.

AD is a faster way of completing work that John explains is al-most a logical conclusion to our nation’s economic difficulties — “People understand that private industry is going to have to help fund public transportation projects in order for the infrastructure to survive. Simply relying on a gas tax just isn’t viable anymore.” John notes, “It’s a growing trend that is gaining momentum as more and more states are passing legislation to allow these proj-ects to be completed. If you look at the number of completed projects by dollar amount, industry statistics show that next

year there will be more projects completed through Alternative Delivery than traditional means in the U.S. In the next few years, alternative delivery won’t be alternative anymore. It will simply be the way work is done.”

With a successful history of delivering AD projects both nation-ally and abroad, the 45 AD projects with a total construction value of approximately $22B are currently being tracked by the ADC, and afford TYLI a great opportunity to acquire new clients, bring interesting projects to our staff across the country, and positively affect our business plan for substantial corporate growth.

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Example of TYLI’S Recent Alternative Delivery Experience• I-15 Corridor Reconstruction Project, UT ($1.6B)• Port Mann Bridge, Vancouver, BC ($900M) • SR-202/Hwy 101L to SR-51, AZ ($189M)• SR-826 Palmetto Section 2, FL ($177M)• Willamette River (Eugene) Bridge Replacement, OR

($150M)• US 20 — Pioneer Mountain to Eddyville, OR ($130M)• Veterans Memorial Bridge, ME ($63M)• Elkhead to Knowles Creek, OR ($43M)• OR 38: Elk Creek to Hardscrabble Creek, OR ($46M) —

click here to read a profile about the Elk Creek to Hardscrabble Creek design-build project

• I-75 Interchange Improvements, FL ($18M)• Pecos and Germann Road Bridges Redesign, AZ ($5M)• Bridges at Lancer Park, VA ($4M)

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Project Wins

Rochester OfficeErie-Lackawanna Rails-to-Trails Pedestrian Bridge — Rochester, New YorkThe Rochester office was selected by the City of Rochester to complete the Erie-Lackawanna Rails-to-Trails Pedestrian Bridge conversion project. This $1.5 million project involves design and engineering services for the conversion of the abandoned, city-owned Erie-Lackawanna Rail-road Bridge over the Genesee River into a pedestrian bridge. The project incorporates ap-proximately 1,600 linear feet of multi-use trail to, and across, the existing railroad bridge.

The converted Erie-Lackawa-nna Railroad Bridge will con-nect the east and west bank of the Genesee River, and link to the Genesee Riverway urban multi-use trail. The city has been focusing its efforts towards strengthening the trail’s presence by providing direct linkages to the vari-ous adjacent neighborhoods and business districts, and by enhancing existing and providing new river crossings. This project will further those efforts by linking the Universi-

ty of Rochester and Strong Memorial Hospital, the city’s largest employer, to adjacent neighborhoods and assets.

The project includes design, bid and award phases, construc-tion, and construction inspection services. This is a full-service project that includes a detailed structural inspection, a new concrete deck, landscape architecture, design and construction of ADA compliant access, community involvement, planning, railing, benches, bike racks, and decorative lighting.

The City of Rochester Project Manager, Tom Hack, had this to say in his email to our team announcing the win — “Let me be the first to congratulate your firm on an excellent proposal. After reviewing the submissions and evaluating each and ev-eryone one of them, the selection team is recommending that FRA Engineering be awarded the Professional Services Agree-ment for the Erie Lackawanna RR Bridge Rails-to-Trail Project. Your proposal was well received, organized, very thought out and extremely creative. In other words, GREAT JOB!”

A photo rendering was created and used on the cover to depict our vision for the bridge which will not only accommo-date pedestrians and bicyclists, but will be reflective of the rich history of this corridor, including denoting the location of the old railroad tracks in the surface treatment.

This project is a huge win for our Rochester office, which already has large workload from the city, and is a testament to our firm’s depth and qualifications.


Project Wins

East Bay OfficesI-580 Interchange at Foothill Road — Pleasanton, California

The TYLI East Bay Unit was recently selected by the

City of Pleasanton to provide engineering services for

the I-580/Foothill Interchange.

The design work is for realignment and widen-

ing of the on- and off-ramps at the I-580/Foothill

Interchange, addition of a short auxiliary lane in

advance of the freeway exit, and new retaining walls.

These improvements will eliminate vehicles having

to weave across three lanes to access the exit, thus

improving direct access to the Stoneridge Mall Shop-

ping Center, Safeway (the City’s largest employer),

and the future West Dublin BART station.

The improvements will also provide for safer pedes-

trian and bicycle circulation at the intersection of the

Foothill Road/I-580 Eastbound Ramps, and for travel

along the San Ramon Road/Foothill Road corridor.

TYLI brings extensive experience along the I-580

Corridor that includes multiple interchange project

improvements, freeway widening, and local street

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Chicago Office Phase III Engineering Services for IL 22 (Half Day Road) from I-94 (Tri-State Tollway) to US 41 (Skokie Highway) for the Illinois Department of Transportation — Chicago, IllinoisThe TYLI Chicago office will perform Phase III engineering services for the construction inspection of the IL 22 from I-94 to US 41 improvements. Work includes, but is not lim-ited to, roadway widening and reconstruction to accom-modate four lanes divided with an 18-foot barrier median. Major intersections will be improved by adding turn lanes. Improvements also include proposed traffic signal instal-lation, modernization, and interconnection.

TYLI will perform on-site inspection and layout including design changes, provide construction layout when not provided for in the contract plans, provide geotechnical inspection and testing, prepare records, maintain docu-

mentation, submit pay estimates, fulfill change orders, and perform any other duties that would require the ser-vices of an engineer to complete this project on a timely basis and in accordance with state specifications.

2010 Catch Basin/Manhole Lining Program — Chicago, IllinoisThe City of Chicago Department of Water Management (CDWM) is tasked with maintaining a sewer system that, in some areas, is over 100 years old. With thousands of man-holes and catch basins as part of the city sewer system, many of these structures are deteriorating and in need of repair or replacement. One method the city utilizes to extend the life of these structures is lining the structures with a permaform precast grout mixture. CDWM has re-tained TYLI’s Chicago office to provide inspection services for the lining of these structures. The work includes site inspection, preparation of daily reports, documentation of measured quantities, and all associated work to verify contractor compliance with contract documents.

Chicago Office Michigan DOT Training Wheels Bicycle Training Program — Marquette, MichiganJohn LaPlante, PE, PTOE, and Michael Amsden, AICP, both of TYLI’s Chicago office, conducted a bicycle training program for the Michigan Department of

Transportation Engineers. In all, John and Michael conducted nine days of training consisting of presen-tations of the AASHTO Guide for the Development of Bicycle Facilities, and a bike tour of existing and potential bicycle facilities. The program was intended to make roads safer for bicyclists and motorists. Click here: http://www.uppermichiganssource.com/news/story.aspx?id=471514&sms_ss=twitter to view a clip of WLUC-TV6’s interview with John LaPlante online.

Michael Amsden, front right, teaches a group about different ways to make the roads safer for cyclists.


Project Wins

2010 Vaulted Sidewalk ADA Design Task Order — Chicago, IllinoisThe Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) has undertaken a city-wide program to improve existing side-walks ramps at intersections by reconstructing them in accordance with current CDOT ADA standards. As a part of this program, TYLI’s Chicago office has been retained to provide engineering design services for the improve-ment of 17 vaulted sidewalk corners at various intersec-tions located within the city’s central business district. The sidewalk ramps at these locations are vaulted, requiring structural evaluation of the existing vault for the develop-ment of the most feasible and economical ADA ramp de-sign. The TYLI team will perform site inspection of vaults and site conditions, topographic survey, coring of existing vault slabs, and prepare civil and structural contract plans and specifications.

Bicycle/Multi-Use Path for Village of Skokie Multi-Use Path — Skokie, IllinoisThe Village of Skokie has selected TYLI’s Chicago office to provide engineering services for a bicycle/multi-use path along an abandoned railroad right-of-way purchased from Union Pacific Railroad. This proposed path will offer the residents of Skokie a non-motorized alternative to make connections with a Chicago Rapid Transit Station, a major corporate research campus, key educational facili-ties, and several village recreational destinations.

The TYLI team will be responsible for developing a master plan for the improvements, including a geometric design to meet AASHTO standards, coordination with regula-tory agencies, and generating recommendations for safe roadway crossings and path access. The TYLI team will also be tasked with creating conceptual details for a natural prairie-style landscape design while incorporating best management practices into the overall stormwater management system. After approval of the concept de-sign, the TYLI team will provide final design and construc-tion services as necessary to meet the village’s target path opening of spring 2011.

IEPA NPDES Permit Renewal for the Chicago Department of Aviation — Chicago, IllinoisThe current National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit issued by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) to the City of Chicago Depart-

ment of Aviation for Chicago O’Hare International Airport expires on April 30, 2011. This permit is issued under federal as well as state regulations.

The purpose of the permit is to prevent contaminants (primarily deicing fluids, fuel, oil, and grease) from entering the surrounding receiving streams: Willow-Higgins Creek, Crystal Creek, Bensenville Ditch (Silver Creek) and the Des Plaines River. The city must submit a renewal application by October 30, 2010, 180 days prior to the permit expiration date. TYLI will be responsible for preparation of the permit renewal application.

Tempe OfficeFirst Drainage Win for Tempe — Scottsdale, ArizonaThe Tempe office was recently selected by the City of Scottsdale to analyze and derive solutions for its current hydrology studies including combining models and add-ing subbasin areas and infrastructure not fully evaluated in the Crossroads East Drainage Area. Upon efficiently arriving at an approved Master Hydrology Study, TYLI will analyze alternatives to solving existing flood problems.

The alternatives will be assessed through an approach that focuses on the strategic capture, conveyance, and attenuation of stormwater affecting the undeveloped parcels, city streets, and residential/commercial areas. TYLI will seek alternatives that maximize the flood mitigation benefits for each and every estimated construction dollar. Our focus is a Preferred Alternative that maximizes stake-holder benefits, meets project requirements, and ulti-mately provides clear guidance for built improvements.


Project Updates

Richmond OfficeBridges at Lancer Park, Longwood University — Farmville, VirginiaThe 260 students who live at Lancer Park now have a safer, shorter, and more aesthetically appealing commute to Long-wood University from the Lancer Park housing, six-tenths of a mile from campus on the other side of Third Street. The newly completed $4M Design-Build project consists of a bridge for vehicular traffic which will cross over a Rails-to-Trails facility and

a 78-foot pedestrian bridge crossing Third Street. “Vehicular and pedestrian safety is the main reason for the project, and also aesthetics,” said Ken Copeland, executive director of the Long-wood Real Estate Foundation, which owns Lancer Park.

TYLI provided full design and construction phase services for this project, which required a great deal of coordination due to the multiple stakeholders that included the Bureau of Capital Outlay Management, the Department of Conservation and Recreation, the Virginia Department of Transportation, and the Town of Farmville. The project also included a presentation before the Art and Architecture Review Board. As completion quickly approaches, a ribbon-cutting ceremony is currently being planned.

Click here to read Longwood University’s latest press re-lease on the Lancer Park project: http://www.longwood.edu/2010releases_24278.htm

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Miami OfficeRoute 36/Highlands Bridge — Atlantic Highlands, New JerseyConstruction is underway for the Route 36/Highlands Bridge Project with the eastbound segmental bridge super-structure completed, and the demoli-tion of the existing 75 year-old bascule bridge in progress to make way for the new westbound segmental bridge.

When completed, the bridge will serve as a gateway to the shore towns of Highland and Sea Bright in Monmouth County, NJ. Anticipated project comple-tion is December 2010.

TYLI is providing Construction Engi-neering and Inspection services for the project. The owner is the New Jersey Department of Transportation.

Click here to read coverage about the project in Seg-ments, ASBI’s newsletter: http://www.tylin.com/news-letter_attachments/2010_summer/asbi_route_36_spring_2010.pdf

San Francisco OfficeFirst SAS Tower Sections Headed to the Bay Area A cargo ship left the dock on June 19 at Zhenhua Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. (ZPMC) outside of Shanghai, China, carrying the first tower sections for the crowning jewel of the New East Span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge: the striking Self-Anchored Suspension (SAS) span that will bridge the gap between Yerba Buena Island and the already completed East Span Skyway. Members of TYLI’s Team China were on hand to witness this major milestone. To read more about the SAS sections, click here: http://www.mtc.ca.gov/news/current_topics/6-10/china.htm


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San Diego OfficeConstruction Underway on Harbor Drive Pedestrian Bridge — San Diego, CaliforniaThe construction of the Harbor Drive Pedestrian Bridge is currently underway.

The latest updates include:

• The concrete for the superstructure has been placed

• The pylon anchor head that will anchor the suspension cables and the backstays has been placed at the top of the pylon and anchored to the pylon with concrete

• The stainless steel back-stay pipes are welded and should be placed in a week

• The stainless steel struc-tural railing and spacer pipes have been placed on the stairs at each end of the bridge, and the associated on-site welding

should begin next week

• The stainless steel structural railing posts on the bridge are starting to arrive from the fabricator in Ohio and should be in place by the end of the month

• Suspension cable erection should begin next month

Hamilton OfficeDesign Phase of Interchange 6 to 9 Widening Completed — New JerseyTYLI’s Hamilton, New Jersey office recently complet-ed the design phase of Section 5 of the New Jersey Turnpike Authority’s historic $2.5B Interchange 6 to 9 Widening Program. The program encompasses 35 miles of turnpike, and will add 170 lane-miles to the facility.

Section 5 consists of five miles in Robbinsville and East Windsor Townships, and includes 30 lane-miles of widening, replacement of five local road over-passes, a new U-turn facility, three stream crossings, five storm water management basins, sign structures, retaining walls, and noise barriers. Section 5 also includes many environmental obstacles including

wetlands, flood hazard areas, T&E species, preserved farmlands, impacts to recreational properties, and a wildlife management area. Significant utilities include a 30” petroleum pipeline running parallel to the turnpike, two electrical transmission lines, and a fiber optic trunk line. Section 5 is separated into three con-struction contracts totaling $100 million. Construc-tion is expected to be completed in 2014.


News & Views is excited to continue our latest feature, “Who’s Who at TYLI” with our second installment!

Each quarter we will spotlight TYLI staff whose daily actions and contributions exemplify a commitment to TYLI’s mission to be the “premier professional infrastructure services” firm.

Congratulations John and Andrew, we wish you continued success!

John Flint, P.E.Senior Vice PresidentTYLI officially entered the transit and rail market in January 2009 with the creation of the Transit and Rail Line of Business (LOB) under the leadership of John Flint, Transit and Rail LOB Director. John has successfully increased TYLI’s presence in the US transit and rail marketplace by capitalizing on TYLI’s long-history of

consulting for transit and rail clients throughout the US and in-ternational markets including Taiwan, China, and Latin America.

“John has done a great job bringing together the Firm’s na-tionwide resources in the transit and rail market sector, as well as positioning TYLI to compete in the high-speed rail market, which is of strategic interest to our firm”, said Alvaro Piedrahita, TYLI president.

TYLI strives to be an international force in the transit and rail in-dustry and John’s commitment to our corporate vision of “One Vision, One Company,” will enable TYLI to achieve this goal.

Andrew P. Knight, AIAProject ArchitectAndrew Knight, AIA has worked in our Atlanta Office since August 2005. Andrew supervises and directs Atlanta’s Architec-tural Group where high production is the name of the game, and its predominant clients are national brand restaurants such as McDonald’s, Arby’s, and Popeye’s Chick-en. No grass grows under Andrew’s feet, as every project is needed yesterday, regard-

less of complexity. The Architectural Group is typically asked for “one-off” buildings requiring special architecture in historic and sensitive areas such as Saratoga Springs, NY; Hilton Head Island, SC; and Williamsburg, VA. Architecture and structural services are rendered in the Atlanta office but Andrew relies heavily on the expertise of the mechanical, electrical, and plumbing teams in the Rochester and Miami offices to pull these plans together. Deadlines are quick and the volume significant, but Andrew is always in control maintaining deadlines, coordinating multiple schedules, assuring quality, and meeting budgets. Andrew is also committed to growing TYLI’s Facilities Group as he has been instrumental in organizing monthly teleconference meetings between Atlanta, Miami, and Rochester to discuss work sharing, training, and pursuits. Andrew continuously lives TYLI’s motto of “One Vision, One Company” and he always strives to work smart and work as a team.

Did You Know?Did you know that you can download the San Francis-co Bay Bridge episode of The Science Channel’s “Build It Bigger” program from iTunes and watch it instantly on your computer, iPhone, or iPod? The episode fea-tures TYLI’s design innovations for the Self-Anchored Suspension (SAS) Span. Get your copy today!

Click here: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZS-tore.woa/wa/viewTVSeason?i=373811641&id=362919355&s=143441 to download the episode.

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AwardsAwardsSan Francisco OfficeChairman of the Board, Dr. Man-Chung Tang Receives Global Accolades On May 26, Chairman of the Board, Dr. Man-Chung Tang was honored with the Chairman’s Lecture Award at the 2010 Ameri-can Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Subcommittee on Bridges and Structures Meeting in Sacramento, California. The award recognizes Dr. Tang’s out-standing contributions to bridge engineering in the US and throughout the world. Malcolm T. Kerley, PE, Chair of AASHTO Subcommittee on Bridges and Structures, and Chief Engineer of Virginia DOT, presented the prestigious award to Dr. Tang

after his presentation on “Innovations in Bridge Technology” as the keynote speaker.

Prior to giving his keynote speech at AASHTO, Dr. Tang was in Venice, Italy on May 20 where he received an honorary Doc-tor of Architecture degree from the University of Venice, and delivered a keynote speech.

Simultaneously, Dr. Tang was conferred an honorary professor-ship at the Shijiazhuang Tiedao University, a prestigious uni-versity of applied engineering in the Heibei Province of China. Dr. Tang is now an honorary professor at ten universities. His recognitions truly exemplify his dedication and commitment to the engineering profession around the world.

San Diego OfficeFirst Avenue Bridge over Maple Canyon The First Avenue Bridge over Maple Canyon in San Diego, California won the following awards:

• APWA San Diego and Imperial Counties Chapter, Historic Category: $2–5 Million, Project of the Year Award

• City of San Diego Historical Resources Board, Architectural Rehabilitation Award Category, 2010 Excellence in Historic Preservation Award

• Save our Heritage Organisation, 2010 People in Preservation Awards, “Bridge to the Past” Award


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San Diego OfficeMore Wins for Lake Hodges BridgeThe David Kreitzer Lake Hodges Bicycle Pedestrian Bridge won the following national awards:

• American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) of California, Engineering Excellence Awards Competition, Honor Award

• American Road & Transportation Builders Asso-ciation Transportation Development Founda-tion (ARTBA-TDF), Bridge Category for Projects Under $100 Million, Globe Award

APWA San Diego & Imperial Counties Chapter Recognize TYLI ProjectsTYLI received two APWA Project of the Year Awards — one for the Viejas Boulevard Bridge over Sweetwater River in the Transportation, $2–5 Million category, and the other for the North Harbor Drive Bridge Seismic Retrofit in the Transportation, $6–25 Million category.

San Francisco OfficeDr. Man-Chung Tang Honored with IABSE’s Award of Merit in Structural EngineeringDr. Tang was selected for the 2010 International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineer-ing’s (IABSE) Award of Merit in Structural Engi-neering. Established in 1976, the award recog-nizes and honors outstanding contributions in the field of structural engineering, with special reference to usefulness for society. The award will be presented to Dr. Tang at the 34th IABSE Symposium in Venice, Italy.

Viejas Boulevard Bridge

David Kreitzer Lake Hodges Bicycle Pedestrian Bridge

David Kreitzer Lake Hodges Bicycle Pedestrian Bridge


Current Events

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Published ArticlesASPIRE Features Hoover Dam Bypass and Pacific Street Bridge

David Goodyear has authored the article for ASPIRE’s spring 2010 issue, “Hoover Dam Bypass,” covering the Mike O’Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memo-rial Bridge at Hoover Dam, which is scheduled to open this fall. Also fea-tured in this issue is the article, “Pacific Street Bridge” by Roya Golchoobian about the award-winning four-span, post-tensioned, cast-in-place concrete

bridge in Oceanside, California. Click on the thumbnail to read both articles.

Dennis Martinez and James Rosales Author “Short, Wide and Heavy-Duty,” in Modern Steel ConstructionDennis Martinez and James Rosales, both from the Miami office, have au-thored, “Short, Wide and Heavy-Duty,” in Modern Steel Construction’s April issue. The article covers the two new steel taxiway bridges at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT), part of the airport’s new 9,000-ft parallel runway project. Click on the thumbnail to read the full article.

Lake Hodges Bridge Featured in Structural Engineering & DesignThe award-winning David Kreitzer Lake Hodges Bicycle Pedestrian Bridge was featured prominently along with Tony Sanchez and Joe Tognoli on the cover of Structural Engineering & Design’s June issue. Click on the thumbnail to read the cover story by Tony Sanchez.

In The NewsKFYR-TV Interviews John LaPlante on Complete StreetsOn April 22, KFYR-TV, channel 5 of Bismarck, ND interviewed John LaPlante on making streets safer and more accommodating for everyone by widening streets and adding bike lanes, walking paths, and cross walks. John, city planners, law enforcement, and other officials visited Sertoma Park in Bis-marck to see what could be improved as part of the Complete Streets concept. Click here: http://www.kfyrtv.com/News_Sto-ries.asp?news=39493 to view a clip of the interview online.

American Airlines Donates MD-80 Aircraft with TYLI’s HelpOn May 20, American Airlines donated a $6 million, 140-pas-senger MD-80 aircraft to the George T. Baker Aviation School in Miami, making it one of the only aviation schools in the country with a commercial airliner on school grounds. TYLI’s Miami office assisted American Airlines and Odebrecht Con-struction in lifting the aircraft over two state roads from Miami International Airport to the aviation school. To read the article, click here: http://avstop.com/news_may_2010/american_air-lines_donates_md-80_to_george_t_baker_aviation_school.htm and to watch video, click here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEsNaZF6eP4


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TYLI Team China Participates in Transportation Day at the Shanghai World Expo 2010 On June 20, TYLI participated in “Transportation Day” at the Shanghai World Expo 2010. The event prominently featured the new San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge where Marwan Nader, Lead Design Engineer for the Self-An-chored Suspension (SAS) Span gave a presentation about the design of the iconic bridge. President, Alvaro Piedra-hita; Chief Financial Officer, Tony Peterson; San Francisco

District Director, Dennis Jang; Senior Bridge En-gineer, Hayat Tazir; and Senior Bridge Engineer, James Duxbury were also in attendance.

On behalf of May-or Gavin Newsom,

Mayor Willie Brown presented TYLI with a Certificate of Honor from the City and County of San Francisco with the following inscription: “On behalf of the City and County of San Francisco, we are pleased to recognize and honor T.Y. Lin International, as part of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge Seismic Projects, for their strong and dedicated sup-port of “San Francisco Week” at the Shanghai World Expo 2010. We thank you for ensuring that the special bridge of friendship between our city and Shanghai continues to

expand and provide innumerable opportunities for mutu-ally beneficial exchanges. Your participation and support is unprecedented and warmly appreciated. We thank T.Y. Lin International and wish you continued success.”

“Transportation Day” was part of the week-long San Francisco exhibit in the Urban Best Practices Pavilion. As Shanghai’s Sister City, San Francisco was named as an “offi-cial city participant” of the Shanghai World Expo 2010, the only city in the United States to receive this designation.

Upcoming Conferences

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2010 ENR Design Firm RankingsENR released its annual rankings of Top Design firms. TYLI climbed in the rankings, placing:

• #61 out of the Top 500 Design Firms. The firm jumped 16 places from last year’s rankings

• #38 out of the Top 100 Pure Designers, up from #50

• #29 out of the Top 50 Designers in International Markets, up from #42

• #17 out of the Top 20 Transportation Designers

At the Shanghai World Expo 2010’s San Francisco Exhibit in the Urban Best Practices Pavilion (L to R: James Duxbury, Dennis Jang,

Marwan Nader, Alvaro Piedrahita, Tony Peterson, Hayat Tazir)

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Project Wins 4

Project Updates 14


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Record-Breaking Kanawha River

Bridge Nears Completion

T he innovative, record-setting Kanawha River Bridge will open its four lanes to traffic at the end of October 2010. Built as a part of the I-64 Widening Project in Kanawha County, West Virginia, the bridge will carry I-64 eastbound traffic

on its three through lanes, one auxiliary lane, and shoulders for a total width of 64 ft. The cast-in-place concrete bridge has a total length of 2,975 ft and a main span of 760 ft, the longest box girder span in the United States.

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The structure crosses over railroad tracks, Dunbar Avenue, the Kanawha River back channel, Wilson Island, the Kanawha River main channel, Riverside Drive, and MacCorkle Avenue. The construction contract was awarded in March of 2007 after competitive bidding between concrete and steel bridge alterna-tives. The bid price for the segmental concrete bridge alterna-tive was $83 million, $30 million less than the steel design. T.Y. Lin International (TYLI) designed the record segmental span for the West Virginia Department of Transportation’s Division of Highways, and provided construction support services. TYLI was also responsible for civil design including maintenance of traffic plans, lighting, and roadway design that resulted in an improved curved alignment for this segment of I-64.

Technical Features and Design InnovationsThis eight-span structure has span lengths of 144, 247, 295, 295, 460 760, 540 and 209 ft. The bridge has an S-curve align-ment including two circular curves with 1,910-ft radii and 8% superelevation, spiral transitions, and a tangent alignment at the river span. The 760-ft-long main span resulted from the need to locate the main piers outside the main channel of the Kanawha River in order to avoid interference with barge traffic. The bridge section is an optimized single cell box girder with 16-ft-long overhangs and structural depths that vary from 16 ft to 38 ft. This section balances the structural requirements with the space necessary for detailing the post-tensioning tendons, while at the same time minimizing the dead load.

A continuous concrete box girder superstructure was chosen for the full length of the bridge. This 2,975-ft, continuous structure has expansion joints only at the abutments. The advantages of this ground-breaking design are that it will reduce maintenance, improve serviceability, and simplify construction, as intermediate hinges are not needed.

In order to address the potentially large transverse displace-ments due to creep, shrinkage, and temperature changes on a curved alignment, the designers used the innovative approach of setting bearing restraints in the radial direction. The approach piers and abutments have multi-rotational, replaceable disc bearings with service capacities of up to 6,900 kips that restrain transverse displacements while allowing longitudinal displace-ments. The bearings and the substructures were designed for the resulting radial forces.

Large modular expansion joints with displacement capacities of up to 30 inches accommodate displacements caused by temperature, creep, and shrinkage at the abutments. The design of the main span piers also presented significant challenges. These piers consist of thin (5.5 ft), twin concrete walls that frame into the superstructure to provide the necessary strength and stiffness during cantilever construction and, at the same time, are longitudinally flexible to accommodate main span deforma-tions also caused by creep, shrinkage, and temperature changes. The foundations consist of drilled shafts bearing on bedrock. A pre-construction drilled shaft load test was carried out to take advantage of the high capacity of the underlying sound sand-stone which significantly reduced the foundation cost.

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New Materials for DurabilityMaterials and design details were selected to achieve a 100-year service life. High-performance, low-permeability 6,500 psi concrete was used throughout the su-perstructure. The concrete box section is post-tensioned longitudinally, transversely, and vertically in order to minimize crack-ing. The post-tensioning system consists of high-density polypropylene corrugated ducts and permanent fiber-reinforced caps with air- and water-tight connections. Pre-bagged grouts with thixotropic, non-shrink and non-bleeding characteristics, and personnel with PTI/ASBI certifications were used. Mass concrete specifications were fol-lowed to prevent thermal cracking during construction.

Aesthetic Merit and Community ImpactGiven the size and urban setting of the project, bridge aesthetics were an impor-tant design consideration. Public meetings were used to receive comments from local citizens. The bridge concept was developed to be compatible with both the existing steel-plate girder bridge that will carry westbound traffic, and a future twin parallel westbound bridge. Environmental impact was minimized by the use of cast-in-place, long-span, balanced-cantilever construction.

The box-girder structure is a harmonious design with simple and consistent forms. The selected cross section, with long overhangs and inclined webs, results in a light appearance. The shadow created by the overhangs reduces the perceived superstructure depth. The inclination of the webs lessens the volume of the superstructure. The curved approach spans give a sense of openness and continuity with the graceful main span. The edges of the main span piers embrace the webs of the superstructure, thus subdividing the box-girder depth. The piers have a modi-fied rectangular section with 45-degree chamfers, which reduces the perceived width of the columns in skewed views. The transverse faces of all piers and abutments have a textured architectural treatment. An applied concrete finish was used on all the surfaces of substructure and superstructure elements.


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Rochester OfficeXerox E/A Services Term Contract — Rochester, New YorkThe Rochester office has been retained by Xerox Corporation to provide engineering services on a term contract basis for any Xerox and Affiliated Computer Services (ACS) facility in the United States and Canada for the next three years. Work under this contract includes any design work in which engineering—whether mechanical, electrical, plumbing, structural, or civil—is the key component of the project. While mainly utilizing staff from the Rochester office, we will also be using staff from the Miami office as well.

Chicago OfficeSouth Main Street Corridor Plan — Rockford, IllinoisTYLI’s Chicago office, as a subconsultant to the Lakota Group, was selected by City of Rockford, Illinois to prepare a compre-hensive transportation analysis and consensus-based economic development strategy for the revitalization of the South Main Street/IL Route 2 corridor.

The City seeks a comprehensive solution that addresses both land use and economic challenges facing the corridor. Appli-cable services include: transportation planning and engineer-ing, market analysis, creative and practical economic problem solving, urban design, and the use of IDOT’s Context Sensitive Solution (CSS) process.

Gary Airport Runway Project — Gary, IndianaTYLI’s Chicago office will be a subconsultant to AECOM on a Program Management Assignment for the Gary-Chicago (Indi-ana) Airport Authority on a project to relocate a railroad around the airport and extend a runway.

TYLI will provide Program Management services for the runway-related airside services, which will include assisting the Authority in scoping the design services and overseeing the delivery of design services by the designers. Negotiations are underway on fee and scope, and a contract is anticipated to be in place by early 2011.

Chicago Office Safe Routes to School Workshops — Chicago, Illinois TYLI’s Chicago office, as a subconsultant to the Active Transportation Alliance (ATA), was selected by the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) to facilitate and conduct eight one-day-long commu-nity-focused Safe Routes to School Workshops to be held in different communities and neighborhoods throughout the Chicago Metropolitan area. The purpose of these workshops is to train local commu-nities in improving safety for students walking and cycling to school, and to encourage such travel.


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Bridge Construction Engineering Services for Madison Street Viaduct over Union Station — Chicago, IllinoisThe City of Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) is reconstructing the Madison Street Viaduct over Union Station to replace the existing severely deteriorated structure. The TYLI Chicago office was selected to provide construction oversight for the project, which is located in downtown Chicago, from west of the Madison Street Bascule Bridge over the Chicago River to Canal Street.

The project will include: demolishing the existing viaduct; maintaining both Metra and Amtrak rail service under-neath as well as access to adjacent buildings; reconstruct-ing the substructure; reusing the existing foundation with additional caissons, cast-in-place grade beams, and columns; fabricating and erecting new superstructure and deck surfaces with enhanced drainage and lighting features; coordinating Maintenance of Traffic (MOT) for rail service, as well as vehicular (including transit) and pedestrian traffic; and coordinating with the Wacker Drive Viaduct Reconstruction project, adjacent property own-ers, various community groups, and city, state, and federal departments.

The Greater RMAP Environmental-Education Network — Rockford, IllinoisTYLI’s Chicago office was chosen to provide consult-ing services to prepare a multi-phased, broad-planning approach related to a theme entitled The Greater RMAP Environmental-Education Network (GREEN). Three phases of work have been proposed.

First, the Rockford Metropolitan Agency for Planning (RMAP) would like to update the Boone and Winnebago Regional Greenways Plan, and utilize this information to suggest environmental strategies that would create sustainable urban growth patterns. Second, RMAP would like to prepare an amendment to the Year 2035 Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) that would address a means of improving the link between environmental and transportation planning. This update will utilize guidelines from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA).

Finally, RMAP would like to initiate a dialogue with regional higher-education institutions to generate ideas,

talent, and other resources that can be useful in linking transportation and environmental planning. These three efforts will be done in a coordinated manner, and will be a continuation of previous RMAP planning efforts.

Design of On-Street Bikeways — Chicago, Illinois The purpose of this project is to provide CDOT with quali-fied staff to plan and design on-street bikeways through-out the City of Chicago.

The project includes the planning, design, and construc-tion monitoring of new bikeways, improving existing bikeways, ensuring that designs meet national bikeway standards, coordinating with various agencies to ensure on-street bikeways are provided in roadway projects, reaching out to Aldermen to improve bicycling condi-tions in their respective wards, and introducing innovative bikeway designs. The overall goal of this project is to help “make the City of Chicago the most bicycle-friendly city in the United States.”


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Citywide Menu Program Task Order — Chicago, IllinoisThe TYLI Chicago office was awarded a $6 million blanket agreement with CDOT for Construction Engineering for Roadway Projects citywide. The contract is for 36 months from August 16, 2010 to August 16, 2013.

Task Order #1: Citywide Construction Engineering ServicesUnder this task order the Chicago office will provide con-struction engineering services in support of CDOT’s City

Wide Menu program, along with other city-funded trans-portation projects. The main objective of the task order is to provide CDOT with engineering documents that meet current CDOT specifications for projects that include hot mix asphalt (HMA) residential street and alley resurfacing, concrete curb and gutter replacement, and the construc-tion of ADA compliant sidewalk ramps associated with HMA projects.

TYLI will assist CDOT in the overall program management, and provide support to the in-house construction labor forces in the construction of various projects. Specific work

tasks TYLI will perform as-sociated with this task order include: project surveys, development of project limits and quantity sheets, schedule review, utility coordination, project layout, field support during construction, quality control review of all sidewalk ramps, and as-built docu-mentation for each project. Historically, this program con-structs over 1,000 residential projects spread throughout the City’s 50 wards each year. Task Order 1 under this con-tract is a $1.5 million annual (12 month) Citywide Menu Program.

San Francisco and Chicago OfficesZilwaukee Bridge Bearing Replacement — Zilwaukee, MichiganThe San Francisco and Chicago offices jointly pursued and were awarded the Zilwaukee Bridge Bearing Replacement project. The Zilwaukee Bridge is a multi-span, post-tensioned concrete segmen-tal bridge with modular expansion joints and pot bearings. The bridge carries I-75 over the Saginaw River, the M-13, and the GTW railroad in the City of Zilwaukee, Michigan. TYLI will be responsible for the design of the replacement of the pot bearings at the expansion joints and the piers for the northbound, southbound, and ramp structures. The work scope

will include methods for supporting the structures during the removal and replacement of the bearings. The bearings are to be designed for HS-25 loading. TYLI will be required to investigate the possibility of using or modifying the expansion joint bearings from the 2008 bearing-replacement contract. Figure 2: TYLI Team Inspecting Exterior of Zilwaukee Bridge Box Girder


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San Francisco OfficeSR-4 Extension Project — Stockton, CaliforniaTYLI is providing design services for the SR-4 Crosstown freeway-extension viaduct in Stockton, California. The freeway acts as a connector and crosses existing roadway and BNSF railroad tracks. It consists of approximately 2,800 ft of superstructure on concrete columns, and approximately 1,140 ft of approach MSE walls. The type selection study indicated that both cast-in-place box gird-ers and PC/PS Caltrans wide-flange girders are feasible for this project. The railroad company stipulated that there must not be any interruption to railroad operations during construction or erection over the railroad right-of-way. Accordingly, TYLI recommended the use of Caltrans wide-flange girders, also known as super girders, for the

project. Similar to those introduced by FDOT and WSDOT, the super girders are capable of achieving span lengths of up to 185 ft based on a 200,000-lb weight limit for trans-porting the girders to the construction site.

Jeremiah Morrow Bridge — Warren County, Ohio TYLI will provide construction engineering services for Ohio’s highest bridge, the Jeremiah Morrow Bridge—I-71 crossing of the Little Miami River in Warren County. The new twin segmental structures will be built using the bal-anced-cantilever method, and will replace an aging truss structure. The existing structure is similar to the I-35W Bridge in Minnesota that collapsed in 2007, creating an urgency in this bridge’s replacement. TYLI will provide a senior engineer located full time on the construction site. The $88 million bridge will open to traffic in 2015.

South Region OfficesBridge Repair and Rehabilitation Including Emergency Response — FDOT Districts 1 and 7TYLI was selected to provide bridge repair and reha-bilitation services, including emergency response, by the Florida DOT Districts 1 and 7 Structures Mainte-nance Office (DSMO) to help maintain the current infrastructure in the District 1 and 7 regions. The District 1 contract was awarded in October 2009 and the District 7 contract was awarded in June 2010. This is the first time that one engineering consulting firm won both contracts from FDOT.

The emergency-response service requires TYLI staff to be on-call at all times, and be prepared to respond to emergency situations 24/7. Consequently, TYLI

has instituted an emergency readiness program that includes a checklist of critical steps and items neces-sary to respond to the majority of possible scenarios. TYLI also established upset limit tasks to eliminate ad-ministrative delays. Bridge emergencies vary in nature and can include: accident-related structural damage, deck failure, movable bridge machinery fail-ure, fire damage, ship impact, seawall failure, and scour or foundation erosion. Click on the link to read more about this project: http://www.tylin.com/newsletter_attachments/2010_fall/TYLI_Emergency_Re-sponse_Article_Final.pdf


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South Region OfficesI-10 Traffic Capacity Improvements — Baton Rouge, LouisianaThe South Region won its first project in the great State of Louisiana! TYLI in partnership with Providence Engineer-ing and Environmental Group, LLC and Sigma Consulting Group, Inc, was awarded the Stage 0 Feasibility Study and Environmental Inventory and Stage 1 Planning and Envi-ronmental Study to improve the traffic capacity of the I-10 through Baton Rouge, LA.

TYLI will be responsible for developing the design criteria, alternatives, and cost analysis for the bridges. The I-10 project be-gins at the LA 415 interchange and extends across the Horace Wilkinson Bridge over the Missis-sippi River, through downtown Baton Rouge, and ends at the I-10/I-12 Split at Essen Lane. The I-10 corridor (including the interstate to arterial connec-tions) is predominantly elevated, and any widening or alignment changes would significantly impact surround-ing neighborhoods. One of the primary goals of the study is to build consensus in these neighborhoods to support the project.

Over the last 20 years, the Louisiana Department of Trans-portation and Development (LA DOTD) has produced a number of studies examining strategies to address the

congestion and operational issues along the I-10 corridor, but they have had little civic support. After Hurricane Katrina, Baton Rouge’s population grew rapidly as did the need for transportation improvements. TYLI hopes to take advantage of any future capital-improvement projects that will be identified as a result of this study.

The Port of Baton Rouge is the furthest inland port on the Mississippi River that accommodates ocean-going tankers and cargo carriers. It is also the ninth busiest port in the nation, supplying goods and services by rail and interstate to the rest of the country. In essence, Louisiana is a critical

market and a strategic location for TYLI.

Extensive work is planned in New Orleans and Baton Rouge with opportunities for all Lines of Business. Winning the I-10 project gives TYLI the needed foothold to establish a pres-ence both in Louisiana, as well as the South Central United States. Given the opportunity

to work with LA DOTD, TYLI hopes to leverage our work for future opportunities.

This win was a collaborative effort between Louisiana native Matt Cotton, Sigma Consulting Group, and San Francisco District Director Dennis Jang. Our relationship building with LA DOTD staff at the annual TYLI-hosted AASHTO client dinner, as well as the efforts by Jim Moreno, are much appreciated. Congratulations to all for a fantastic win!


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TYLI Awarded Four Significant Transit/Rail ProjectsTYLI Transit and Rail line of business was recently awarded four projects that demonstrate our growing presence in the transit and rail market sector. These selections under-score that, by sharing firm-wide resources and leveraging the resources of the entire TYLI family, we can be recog-nized in the marketplace as having the experience and qualifications to win major transit and rail projects. As a part of our global strategy, the TYLI Group continues to build a brand that transcends geographical locations.

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South Florida Regional Transit Authority (SFRTA)The SFRTA operates TriRail commuter rail services over a four-county area of south and southeast Florida. TYLI competed for the General Engineering Contract (GEC) in the recent round of designations, and was ranked third among nine firms who submitted qualifications. Led by our Project Manager Chuck Deeb, our team outranked firms who held previous designations as well as firms with a long history in the Transit and Rail market.

Name of Client:South Florida Regional Transportation Authority

Name of the Project:General Engineering Consultant Services

Scope of Services:Provide professional engineering services on an on-call basis in any and all of 11 disciplines identified by the cli-ent, including: Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Planning; Civil Engineering; Structural Engineering; Electri-cal Engineering; Mechanical Engineering; Transportation Engineering; Environmental Engineering; Geotechnical/Materials Engineering; Railroad Engineering, Track and Signal; Construction Engineering; and Surveying.

Strategic Significance:SFRTA is a strategic target client. Winning the GEC con-tract as a Prime Consultant establishes TYLI as a key firm in the south Florida Transit market. The contract provides opportunities for growth in core services associated with the Transit and Rail line of business in a Strategic market for TYLI. The contract supports work in many of our key disciplines.


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SFECC Corridor Management ConsultantFDOT District 4 is progressing a potential New Starts project in accordance with FTA and FDOT specifications and procedures. Under the New Starts program devel-opment process, alternatives have been developed for utilizing the existing 85-mile Florida East Coast (FEC) freight rail corridor in Southeast Florida, and the environ-mental consequences of these alternatives have been screened. The project has progressed to the point that a Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) will be approved by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) in the near future. The next phase of the project involves detailed analyses of the multi-modal transportation and ridership models, station concept developments, en-gineering analyses of the corridor, cost analyses, and the development of the corridor in accor-dance with federal requirements for passenger service. The ultimate goal of this phase of the project is to garner public support, and utilize that public support to develop champions of the project at the state and federal levels of government who will assist in securing funding for the project.

The Design Team led by RS&H was awarded the contract to guide the project through the next phase of the New

Starts and Public involvement processes. TYLI, a key mem-ber of the design team led by RS&H, is both the primary firm responsible for infrastructure, as well as a team mem-ber for public involvement and environmental tasks. We also serve as members of the advisory team and as QA/QC team leaders. CH2M Hill and AECOM are also members of the team, with specific responsibilities for NEPA process-ing under the FTA New Starts process and transportation planning, ridership modeling, and simulation, respectively. There are a number of other members on the RS&H Team, including CommuniKatz and Jeffrey Parker Associates.

Name of Client:Reynolds Smith & Hill (RS&H)—(Own-er/Ultimate Client: FDOT District 4)

Name of the Project:South Florida East Coast Corridor (SFECC) Corridor Management

Scope of Services:This contract will provide program management and technical oversight support for environ-

mental and conceptual design activities for the 85-mile passenger rail development project. Design services and detailed environmental processing will be performed by segment consultant teams under the guidance and oversight of our Corridor Management team. The Corridor Management team will provide specialized services as-sociated with intergovernmental and public involvement,


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public transit infrastructure finance, FTA project develop-ment and New Starts processes, travel forecasting, and model development. It is FDOT’s intent to assign Task Work Orders to the Corridor Management Team. As subs to RS&H, TYLI will be responsible for all the infrastructure-related tasks assigned to the team. TYLI will also partici-pate in the public involvement and environmental tasks associated with the project.

Strategic Significance:FDOT Region 4 is a strategic client of TYLI. Winning the management contract as a member of the RS&H Team solidifies our role as a rail-infrastructure engineer in south Florida. This project, when it progresses to construction, is key to linking public-transportation modes in the area, and has tremendous economic-development potential through transit-oriented development opportunities along the corridor. The contract provides opportunities for growth in core services associated with the Transit and Rail line of business in a Strategic market for TYLI. The contract supports work in many of our key disciplines. The bridge and tunnel management opportunities provide collaboration opportunities across the country.

Tren Electrico (Lima-Callao) Line 1, Lima, PeruLima, Peru has strived to develop a rapid mass transit sys-tem that helps arrange the urban transportation system and provide an integrated development of the city. In

the early 1990s, Peru attempted to construct the facility, but the project was soon placed on hold. With a growing population and local economy, Peru recognizes the long-term benefits of a mass transit system and has revived the project, retaining Odebrecht Construction to complete the second phase of the Line 1 task in the program. The new system will create long-term growth and develop-ment for the region, while offering an alternate mode of urban transportation that is efficient, economical, and safe. The project, “El Tren Electrico”, will be accessible to those located in densely populated areas, and will sup-port the region’s long-term economic goals. The project also aims to accommodate all environmental concerns during its development.

In partnership with Odebrecht Construction, TYLI is providing the seismic engineering consulting services for Line 1 of the transit program. Our Miami and San Francisco resources have joined forces to work under the leadership of Mariano Valle and Rafael Manzanarez.

Name of Client:Ministerio de Transportes y Comunicaciones (Odebrecht Construction, Inc. — Contractor)

Name of the Project:Tren Electrico (Lima-Callao) Line 1, Lima, Peru

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TYLI’s assignment is to provide seismic engineering con-sulting services for Line 1 between the Villa El Salvador Station and the Grau Intermodal Station, including con-struction and implementation of Section 2 (Atocongo-Grau). Line 1 includes an elevated viaduct that will sup-port the new mass transit system. The elevated viaduct encompasses the following segments:

• A new elevated structure of approximately 7.54-km-long code modules L1-L7 and L17-L23. The typical module of the superstructure con-sists of four lines of AASHTO-type, 20-cm-thick, concrete precast girders supported on neoprene pads. The substructure consists of reinforced concrete single columns and, in very few cases, on piles. Typical spans are continuous and 20-m long for total of six spans along the reinforced concrete deck with cast-in-place post-tensioned diaphragms. Precast beams are also used in mod-ules with spans of up to 35 m. Post-tensioned box girders with spans of up to 45 m are used through the streets, highways, and in locations where the alignment is curved.

• The existing elevated structures are approximate-ly 3.02 km long. These structures were construct-ed 20 years ago before the project was placed

on hold. They are currently in various stages of construction (Modules L8-L15). In some cases the foundation and piers are complete, and in others the sub and superstructures have been com-pleted. The initial design of the existing module consists of two post-tensioned box beams sup-ported by pillars with two columns, monolithi-cally framed in the transverse and longitudinal direction.

Construction Cost:$400 Million

Strategic Significance:The “Tren Electrico” project marks three significant mile-stones for TYLI’s Strategic development in Latin America. 1) New assignment in the country of Peru; 2) TYLI’s diver-sification into the Transit and Rail line of business, and 3) Strengthening of our client relationship with Odebrecht Construction. The government of Peru, one of the stron-gest economies in South America, is determined to com-plete the remaining transit lines required in the program, and plans to procure these segments in the near future. The Odebrecht/TYLI team is poised to respond to the agency’s future procurement. Our goal is to become the consultant of choice for Peru and offer the highest quality and expertise to this endeavor.


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Union Pacific Railroad High Speed Rail Field Verification ProjectThe Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) has been awarded $100 Million in funding through the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) to upgrade tracks between St. Louis and Chicago. The purpose of the project is to provide field-verification services for the improvement of track between Godfrey and Lincoln, Illinois to accommodate high-speed rail service. The class of track is being im-proved from its current condition to an FRA Class 6 stan-dard (110 mph Freight and Passenger). To accomplish this, the UPRR is planning a track renewal operation utiliz-ing its Track Renewal Train (TRT). The TRT Operation on the Springfield Subdivi-sion from MP 249.3 (Godfrey, IL) to MP 160.0 (Lincoln, IL) will include a total consist length of approximately five miles including the TRT and follow-on Harsco production equipment.

The production gang will consist of 145 UPRR staff plus associated subcontractors for a total gang of roughly 200 people. The TRT will be followed by the road-crossing gang which will be replacing grade-crossing surface panels, improving crossing drainage, and installing asphalt approaches under subcontract. Track gangs work compressed half schedules from the 1st to the 9th and the 16th to the 24th of each month. Working hours are essentially daylight hours, with job briefings taking place each day from 5:30 to 6:00am. The project is expected to begin in early September and be completed by Decem-ber 31, 2010.

TYLI, as the Field Verification Consultant, will provide veri-fication and documentation of project activities including: all materials placed and labor utilized for the benefit of the project on a daily basis, project schedule and budget status, project expense verification, and review of invoice accuracy. The goal of the assignment is to ensure that all work is progressing in compliance with the require-ments of all State and Federal funding agencies, and that the flow of funds to the UPRR begins early, continues throughout the process, and payments are made in full at the end of the project.

Name of Client:Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR)—St. Louis to Chicago High Speed Rail Corridor

Name of the Project:High Speed Rail Field Verification Project

Scope of Services:Provide professional field engineering services on-site for the duration of the contract. Verify all labor materials and equipment utilized to complete the work. Provide documentation and reporting to IDOT as the Recipient of the Federal Funds to ensure acceptable and timely report-

ing in accordance with Federal funding requirements and conditions. Monitor procurement/purchasing policies and practices for compliance with all State and Federal Laws.

Construction Cost:$100 Million

Strategic Significance:UPRR is a strategic client for TYLI. This project represents our first direct contract with UPRR, as well as our first with a Class I Railroad. We are also awaiting the results of a GEC contract proposal with UPRR, which will be awarded in the next two months. The geographic reach of UPRR includes most of the western and central United States, so the opportunities for providing services from several of our strategic locations is significant. Discussions will be taking place in the near future, at the client’s request, for assisting UPRR in the California market. The assignment establishes TYLI as a key firm in the Central/Chicago rail market. The contract provides opportunities for growth in core services associated with the Transit and Rail line of business in a Strategic market for TYLI.


Richmond OfficeLongwood Officially Opens Bridges at Lancer Park — Farmville, VirginiaLongwood University’s main campus and a nearby complex of university-managed apartments and athletic fields on the north side of U.S. 460 (West Third Street) are now linked in a way that is safer, more direct, and more aesthetically appealing.

The Lancer Park Bridges consist of a pedestrian bridge span-ning Third Street and, about 200 yards west, a vehicular bridge that crosses over a former railroad bed just before the new entrance into Lancer Park, home to 258 students along with fields used by Campus Recreation. The bridges, which officially opened September 9th, are connected by a walkway on the north side of Third Street. Lancer Park, Longwood’s first apart-ment community, is six-tenths of a mile from campus.

“Our students have embraced Lancer Park as a terrific residence—truly their ‘home away from home,’” said President Patrick Finnegan before he and others cut a ribbon opening the bridges. “However, the challenge has been how to tie this wonderful residential and recreational option, what is really a new ‘north’ campus, to the main campus, and make sure our students feel connected.

“Through these two bridges, we have provided a solution. Not only have we provided a safe way for our students to travel back and forth, but we have also provided a welcoming party for those who want to travel to Lancer Park to socialize, study, play sports with their friends, or live. By adding these bridges, we open up this location to even more opportunities, including academic and research activity in the future.”

Tempe OfficeTempe Town Lake Downstream Pedestrian Bridge — Tempe, Arizona

TYLI is currently providing final design services for the Tempe Town Lake Downstream Pedestrian Bridge, a four-span steel-pipe tied arch that will be integrated with the existing Town Lake dam’s concrete piers and abutments. This bridge will provide a connection to the existing bicycle and pedestrian pathways on the north and south banks of the lake. The bridge will link parks, recreational facilities, new development, and the Tempe Center for the Arts with the heart of Downtown Tempe — the Mill Avenue District.

The superstructure top chord is comprised of a pair of crossing 34-ft-high parabolic-shaped steel-pipe arches. The two bottom chords, also steel pipes, connect to the top chords via cross-ing 1.375-inch structural strand steel wires. The concrete deck is supported on steel stringers and floorbeams spanning from both bottom chords. Shade and lighting are also provided for the structure to enhance the pedestrian experience.

TYLI is coordinating with the Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR), Maricopa Flood Control District (levee impact), ADOT Local Government (CMAQ funding), Arizona Department of Wa-ter Resources (dam impact), ADOT Environmental Section (401 and 404 issues), and many Tempe commissions and boards including the City Council.

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Who’s Who

at TYLINews & Views is excited to continue our latest feature, “Who’s Who at TYLI” with a new installment!


Congratulations Joe and Tricia, we wish you continued success!

Joe McKeever Vice President and East Region Surface Transportation DirectorJoe McKeever has worked out of our Concord, New Hampshire office since its founding in June 2009. He serves as the East Region Surface Transportation Director and has more than 40 years of experience, along with extensive contacts in the consulting industry. Joe has been working on expanding this line of

business along the Eastern Seaboard.

Over the past year, Joe has been leading the effort in devel-oping pursuit teams for TYLI on a number of mega projects including: the Goethals Bridge Replacement in Staten Island, NY; the Whittier Bridge replacement between Amesbury and Newburyport, MA; the Ken Burns Bridge in Shrewsbury, MA; the Memorial Bridge Replacement (a historic vertical lift bridge) connecting Portsmouth, NH and Kittery, ME; and the Cape Fear Skyway in Wilmington, NC. With these major projects in the pipeline, we all look forward to a robust 2011.

Tricia Baxter, PEAssociate Vice President and Unit ManagerTricia Baxter has worked out of the San Ramon, CA office since 2005. She was recently promoted to As-sociate Vice President and currently serves as the Unit Manager for the San Ramon, CA office, as well as the Project Manager for I-580 Transit Corridor Right-of-Way Preservation project. In her expanded role, Tricia

will provide leadership to the San Ramon office, and work as a team member with other Northern California District offices to achieve the overall goals of the company.

Tricia began her career at TYLI as a Roadway Engineer work-ing on the I-680 Auxiliary Lane, the Bollinger Canyon Plan Line Study, and various projects for the cities of Manteca and Livermore. She served as the Corridor Engineer and oversaw Project Controls for 3 years on the I-580 Projects for the Alam-eda County Congestion Management Authority (ACCMA). Her duties included project coordination between ACCMA and multiple stakeholders, project scheduling, monitoring deliver-ables, and assuring compliance with administrative and report-ing requirements. Tricia played a key role in assisting ACCMA to secure $174 million of CMIA funds for both the I-580 Eastbound and Westbound HOV Lane projects.

Did You Know?Did you know Dr. Tang authored an article about our company founder, T.Y. Lin? Dr. Tang said, “Those who were touched by the brilliant mind and boundless energy of T.Y. Lin knew him to be a forward-thinking and joyful person who embraced his work and his people with equal vigor. More than a touchstone for the art and practice of structural engineering, T.Y.’s life exemplifies a passion for service to better the communities of which he was a beloved mem-ber. This short biography describes his contributions to those communities as a teacher and professional.” Click on the link to read the amazing life journey of T.Y. Lin: http://www.tylin.com/newsletter_attach-ments/2010_fall/TY_Lin_Article.pdf

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AwardsSan Francisco OfficeDr. Man-Chung Tang receives the People Friendship Award and IABSE’s Award of Merit in Structural Engineering On June 28th, Dr. Tang was honored with the People Friendship Award from the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC) in Chongqing, China. CPAFFC grants the People Friendship Award based on the candidate’s exceptional contributions to diplomatic exchanges.

At the CPAFFC Awards Ceremony, Left to Right — Dr. Man-Chung Tang, Zhou Mubing, Deputy Mayor of Chongqing, Mr. Liu Guangyu, President of Chongqing Opera House, and Mr. Yuan Zhilun, President of Bosai Minerals Group Co., Ltd.

Dr. Tang was also presented with the International Associa-tion for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE) International Award of Merit in Structural Engineering “for blending art and

engineering, and successfully creating innovative concepts for signature bridges that are admired by both his peers and the general public alike.” Established in 1976, the Award is conferred to recipients for outstanding contributions in the field of struc-tural engineering, with special attention given to their useful-ness to society. Jacques Combault, President of IABSE, present-ed the Award to Dr. Tang on September 22nd at the Opening Ceremony of the 34th IABSE Symposium in Venice, Italy.

Dr. Tang at the IABSE ceremony.

ASCE San Francisco Section Honors ETI Project The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge Yerba Buena Island De-tour (East Tie-In) was named Bridge Project of the Year by the ASCE San Francisco Section. An awards ceremony took place on September 23rd during the 2010 Annual Meeting at the his-toric City Club of San Francisco. The project will automatically be entered into the Region 9 awards program with a chance of continuing to the national level.


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Chicago OfficeWacker Drive/Congress Parkway Project Placed in Roads and Bridges’ Top 10 Roads ListRoads and Bridges magazine honored the Wacker Drive/Congress Parkway Project as the No. 3 project on its 2010 Top 10 Roads list. TYLI was presented with the award at the Top 10 Roads Awards at Roads & Bridges Live, a highly prestigious event that took place from October 12–14 in Chicago. In addition, the project is featured in Roads & Bridges’ October issue. To read the article, click here: http://www.roadsbridges.com/articles/34_Top%2010%20Roads%20RB10102.pdf

San Diego OfficeHarbor Drive Pedestrian BridgeFor its first award submittal, Harbor Drive has been nominated as a Finalist for the 2010 Be Inspired Awards

in the “Innovation in Bridges” category. The winners of each category will be announced at the Be Inspired Thought Leadership Conference that will be held in Amsterdam on October 19–20. Close to 325 projects that were submitted by 249 organizations in 45 coun-tries were narrowed down to 56 by a panel of jurors.


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Chicago OfficeJohn LaPlante Receives ITE’s Matson AwardTYLI’s Vice President and Director of Traffic Engineer-ing, John LaPlante, PE, PTOE, was presented with the Theodore M. Matson Memorial Award by the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) on August 10th at the ITE Annual Meeting and Exhibit in Vancouver, British Colum-bia. Established in 1957, ITE’s prestigious award recognizes and honors outstanding contributions in the field of traf-fic engineering.

Salem OfficeElk Creek to Hardscrabble Creek DB Placed in Roads and Bridges’ Top 10 Bridges ListThe Oregon 38: Elk Creek-Hardscrabble Creek DB (Bundle 401) project took the number 8 spot on Roads and Bridges’ Top 10 Bridge list. The publication will feature the winning project in its November issue. In addition, Top 10 Bridge winners will be honored during a special awards reception at Roads & Bridges Live 2010 on October 13th at the Crowne Plaza Chicago O’Hare in Rosemont, IL.

San Diego OfficeLake Hodges Continues to Win The David Kreitzer Lake Hodges Bicycle Pedestrian Bridge won the following awards:

• Women’s Transporta-tion Seminar (WTS), San Diego, 2010 Transporta-tion Innovation Award in the Alternate Modes category

• National Council of Structural Engineers As-sociation (NCSEA), 2010 Excellence in Structural Engineering Award in the New Bridge and Transportation Struc-tures category. The proj-ect was also selected

for the “Outstanding Project” award in its category during the awards presentation ceremony on Sat-urday, October 2, 2010 at the NCSEA 16th Annual Conference in Jersey City, NJ.


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“Sister Companies” Exhibit Jointly at ACI-North AmericaTYLI, Perkins + Will, and Landrum & Brown sponsored a joint exhibit booth and a client hospitality suite at the Airports Council International—North America (ACI-NA) 19th Annual Conference in Pittsburgh, PA on September 26-29. Over 1,800 delegates representing airport directors, senior airport man-agement, and industry officials attend the Annual Conference and Exhibition, representing more than 100 airports around the world.

Left to Right — Max Fajardo, Rick Waters, Aileen Cho, Senior Transportation Editor, Engineering News-Record, Steve Cornell, Rich Raymond

TYLI Hosts Bay Bridge TourTYLI held a presentation and boat tour of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge Seismic Safety Project on August 6, 2010. Guests included top officials from the San Francisco Internation-al Airport (SFIA), Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART), the San Francisco County Transportation Agency, and other local agencies.

Left to Right — Dennis Jang, Tom Rodrigues, Project Manager, SFIA, Ivy Chiao, Senior Project Manager, University of California at San Francisco (UCSF) Medical Center, Monica Eng, Intern, SFIA

MPM LOB Team Leaders Meet in Chicago for the First TimeTen leaders of the newly established Mobility Planning & Man-agement (MPM) line of business (eight of whom are shown in the photo) met in Chicago on September 27th to get to know each other, review each other’s projects and goals, and identify how to best integrate their unique and complementary skill sets. Click on the link to read more about MPM projects and goals: http://www.tylin.com/newsletter_attachments/2010_fall/MPM_Meeting_v4.pdf

Left to Right — Javier Gonzalez, Tara Boggio, John LaPlante, Tom Errico, Sorin Garber, Bob Grimm, Jim Considine, and Mike Amsden took a field trip in downtown Chicago to look at examples of complete streets/bicycle/pedestrian projects.


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TYLI Participates in New York Transportation SummitVarious representatives from the East District along with John Ferguson, TYLI’s Alternative Delivery Program Director, attended the New York Transportation Summit on Septem-ber 24th sponsored by McGraw-Hill in Manhattan, NY. This conference gathered leaders from various public agencies and the private industry to discuss upcoming major infra-structure and development initiatives, as well as explore partnership models that will take New York into a new transportation era. John Ferguson participated in the “Al-ternative Delivery Systems” panel that focused on subjects such as: how public- and private-sector industry experts will guide how we will build and rebuild New York’s transporta-tion system, development approaches, financial tools, and design-build and public-private partnership models applied to achieving New York’s transportation agenda. In addition, TYLI participated in sponsorship and the exhibit.

Major transportation agencies and authorities in atten-dance included, among others, NYSDOT, MTA, PANY&NJ, and NYS Thruway. This was a terrific way to build on our relationships in the New York market, and to re-introduce TYLI’s capabilities as a premier leader in the Transportation and Alternative Delivery markets.

John Ferguson (middle) talking with panel members at the Summit.

Published ArticlesT.Y. Lin International Mentioned in Civil Engineering’s Oregon Program ArticleCivil Engineering’s July 2010 issue featured an article cover-ing the Oregon Program in which the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) has adopted the aim of renovating numerous bridges throughout the state. The ODOT chose T.Y. Lin International to be its primary subconsultant. Click on the thumbnail to read the full article.

SMPS National Marketing Communications Awards (MCA) Program Featured in Engineering News-RecordA special section on the SMPS 2010 Marketing Communi-cations Awards appeared in the August 30th issue of Engineering News-Record. The article draws attention to the recent 33rd Annual SMPS MCA held in Boston in mid-July, and lists TYLI’s Third Place win in the Brochure Category. Click on the thumbnail to read the full article.

High Level Forum in ChongqingRafael Manzanarez and Marwan Nad-er participated in a “High Level Forum on Steel Bridges” in Chongqing, China in June 2010. Their presentation focused on design elements of the Self-Anchored Suspension span of the new San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. Engineers and clients alike participated in the forum, which was sponsored in part by TYLI China.

Dr. Man-Chung Tang (left) discusses the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge with Rafael Manzanarez (middle) and Professor John Fisher of Lehigh University (right).


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Roads & Bridges Recognizes Port Mann Bridge and the Wacker Drive ProjectRoads & Bridges’ July issue featured an article entitled “Mann Up,” covering the Port Mann Bridge in Vancou-ver, British Columbia, Canada. The article highlights the designs, approaches, and challenges of the Port Mann Bridge, which will be the widest in Canada. In the August 2010 issue, Roads & Bridges also covered the reconstruc-tion of Wacker Drive. The article underscores the improve-ments and new landscaping involved in the project. Click on the thumbnails to read both articles.

ASPIRE Features Lake Hodges Bridge and Route 36 Highlands Bridge Re-placement

ASPIRE’s summer 2010 issue featured an article entitled, “The David Kreitzer Lake Hodges Bicycle Pedestrian Bridge,” covering the world’s longest stress ribbon bridge in San Diego, CA. Also featured in this issue is the article, “Route 36 Highlands Bridge Replacement” where TYLI is one of the Construc-tion Consultants providing Construction Engineering and Inspection services for the Route 36 Highlands Bridge over the Shrewsbury River project. Click on the thumbnail to read both articles.

ENR and BD&E Reports on Self-Anchored Suspension Span of SFOBBENR’s August 9, 2010 issue featured an article entitled, “San Francisco Bay Bridge Tower Takes Shape,” covering

the four tower sections of the SFOBB’s Self-Anchored Suspension (SAS) Span that arrived from Shanghai on July 9th. Marwan Nader, Lead Design Engineer for the SAS, is also quoted in the ENR article. The intricate positioning of the 28 orthotropic box girder deck sections, weighing up to 1,500 ton each has also drawn the attention of Bridge Design and Engineering. Click on the thumbnails to read both articles.

Rebuilding America’s Infrastructure Highlights Lake HodgesThe David Kreitzer Lake Hodges Bicycle Pedestrian Bridge is one of the award-winning transportation projects featured in Rebuild-ing America’s Infrastructure’s “Best of America’s Infrastruc-ture Projects” section in the August 2010 issue. Click on the thumbnail to read their coverage.

Steve Cornell Authors Article for Aviation DailySteve Cornell, TYLI’s West Region Aviation Director, has authored an article entitled, “Airports In Transi-tion: Post 9-11,” for Avia-tion Daily’s September 13, 2010 issue. In the article, Steve shares his opinions on current issues in the aviation industry. Click on the thumbnail to read the article. COPYRIGHT © 2010 BY THE MCGRAW-HILL COMPANIES, INC

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Airports In Transition: Post 9-11

Not since the entry of turbojet aircraft into commercial air-line use has the aviation industry seen such sweeping changes as those that have occurred during the decade since Septem-ber 11, 2001. Although the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 caused dramatic changes in the industry’s business model, the combined effect of the 1) ever-changing aviation security requirements; 2) challenging economic environment; 3) drive for sustainability, and 4) exponential growth in information technology solutions continues to drive a transformation in the way airports must be planned, developed and operated. This opinion piece presents insights into the effects of driver number 1, the ever-changing aviation security requirements.Threat, Identification & Containment—Every day ter-rorists are single-mindedly focusing their attention and vast resources on ways to breach aviation se-curity around the world. They have but one goal; by whatever means necessary, strike paralyzing fear in the core being of the “non-believers.” While they have yet to accomplish their ultimate goal, the impact of their threat is most clearly visible at our domestic and international airports.One of the most “impactful” operational conditions experienced by airports is that of managing a terminal security breach. If the cause of a breach is not immediately identified and fully resolved, TSA will require that por-tion of a terminal deemed to be “at risk” to be evacuated and thoroughly searched prior to allowing passengers back into the facili-ties. These “terminal dumps” range in duration from 30 minutes to hours. In many cases, the breach is caused by innocent actions at the security checkpoints. News reports cover security incidents created by people entering security exits or by the existence of a “suspicious item” in the terminal. Designers of terminal facilities, in collaboration with experts in high-technology, are expending a significant level of effort on identification of the best practices to minimize the potential for security breaches. Advancements in analytical camera technologies in combina-tion with “high visibility” terminal layouts offer hope for minimiz-ing the ongoing requirement for “terminal dumps.” Security: Living in the Cross-Hairs—The constant develop-ment, re-development, refinement and deployment of enhanced security protocols and the associated equipment results in con-tinuous reconfiguration of the physical airport environment. The

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Opinions On Current Issues In Aviation

often-used phrase “the only constant is constant-change” is ap-propriately applied to aviation security infrastructure, as the tal-ents of the many government and private sector experts work to keep ahead of the latest terrorist threat. An unending list of security vulnerabilities fully consumes the resources and funding of the federal government and the broad range of consultants retained by the government. An entire industry revolves around the endeavor to counter the terrorist actions. Pre 9-11 Airport Issue—With few exceptions, US airport terminals were designed and built prior to 9-11. The “wide-open,” accessible terminal configurations never envisioned the far-reaching impacts associated with the requirements of se-curing the airside portions of terminals. As the infrastructure required for the latest configuration of security checkpoints and in-line bag screening systems contin-ues to evolve, airport operators will be con-stantly faced with the struggle of balancing terminal space and operational needs with customer services and convenience. Even designs being prepared using the “current” TSA criteria are routinely undergoing sig-nificant changes. Managing the schedule and cost ramifications of these late revi-sions represent significant challenges.TSA’s continued focus on establishment of advanced solutions for airport perime-ter security, air cargo screening, and final deployment of criteria for screening of all personnel, goods and products entering the sterile area of an airport will force airports of the future to make significant changes to their entire airport facility and associated operational procedures. Designing maxi-mum flexibility into airport facilities continues to be the pri-mary means of addressing the evolving security requirements. Forward-thinking airport owners and consultants are exploring innovative approaches to separate the secure and non-secure terminal facilities in ways that offer opportunities to enhance the level of customer service.

Steven B. Cornell P.E. is associate VP and west region aviation director of T.Y. Lin International (TYLI). TYLI is a multidisciplinary infrastructure consulting firm offering a wide range of capabilities in infrastructure project delivery, including aviation services for airports ranging from major international air carrier airports to smaller regional airports, and general aviation facilities.

By Steven B. Cornell of T.Y. Lin International


Current Events

PresentationsJohn LaPlante Facilitates and Leads Workshops in Tennessee and HawaiiJohn LaPlante, PE, PTOE of the Chicago office helped facili-tate a day-long workshop on Designing for Pedestrian Safety at the ProWalk/ProBike Confer-ence in Chattanooga, TN. The Designing for Pedestrian Safety (DPS) Workshop, sponsored by the University of North Caro-lina Highway Safety Research Center, is a course intended for planners and engineers who are interested in reducing pedestrian crashes through roadway design and traffic control measures. It includes such topics as sidewalks, street-crossing measures, in-tersection geometry, signalization, interchanges, round-abouts, transit, and road diets. The course describes case studies and treatment effects on crashes.

John also led a Bicycle Facility Design workshop in Ho-nolulu, HI on September 21st and a three-day Pedestrian Safety Action Plan workshop in Hilo, Hawaii. The Pedestri-an Safety Action Plan is a Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) initiative to involve nationally renowned pedes-trian design experts in a national training program to teach pedestrian safety design to those states identified by FHWA as having the highest pedestrian fatality rates.


ACI World/Latin America-Caribbean Annual General Assembly 2010November 1–3 Bermuda

NJ Association for Floodplain ManagementOctober 14–15 Somerset, NJ

ACEC 2010 Fall ConferenceOctober 17–20 Puerto Rico

AASHTO 2010 Annual MeetingOctober 28–November 1 Biloxi, MS


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O n October 19, 2010, America’s newest wonder, the Hoover Dam Bypass Bridge was completed and officiallly opened to traffic. The landmark bridge

complements one of the foremost engineering wonders of the world—the Hoover Dam. As part of the $240 million, four-lane Hoover Dam Bypass Project, the bridge, which is also known as the Mike O’Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge, is the highest and longest single-span, concrete arch bridge in the Western Hemisphere. Prior to the completion of this project, the existing U.S. 93 route crossed the Colorado River via the Hoover Dam. But with an average of 14,000 vehicle crossings per day, that stretch of U.S. 93 crossing the Hoover Dam impeded the safe flow of traffic along the corridor.

In 2001, TYLI Chief Bridge Engineer, David Goodyear, P.E., S.E., spearheaded the development of the bridge type study and final bridge design, teaming with HDR for the detailed design. The bridge design team focused on solving a host of challenges at the dam site including increasing safety and security, decreasing traffic congestion, and designing the structure with respect for the surrounding environment and historic Hoover Dam. The de-

sign team worked with a design advisory panel to come up with an alternative that met the historic, aesthetic, and cultural criteria established for the project. After evaluating several options, a concrete arch bridge was selected to cross the Black Canyon.

The Hoover Dam Bypass Bridge is a unique concrete-steel hybrid structure—the first of its kind in the United States. The bridge has a 1,060-foot main span, and the concrete arch complements the Hoover Dam and the surrounding area without obstructing the breathtaking views of the main attraction. Our engineers developed rigorous standards for the design of a bridge that could withstand a 1,000-year earthquake and wind speeds 25% in excess of code requirements. To strengthen the bridge against earthquake motions, the two concrete arches were joined by steel struts. The twin-ribbed arch features the tallest precast, segmental concrete columns in the world, and high performance concrete was used for its stiffness and compressive qualities, while the steel was used for its tension properties and the ability to quickly assemble the arch strut and deck elements during construction.

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Because the superstructure is a steel composite girder, this construction method allowed for rapid span erection with the highline, and lowered dead load demands on the arch, thus making for a more efficient design.

Constructing the monumental bridge perched 890 feet above the Colorado River and wedged between Black Can-yon’s rock cliffs presented many chal-lenges. Workers and equipment were lowered into the canyon by cranes, us-ing a combination of machinery and dy-namite to carve out platforms to anchor the bridge foundations. Excavation from the cliffs was removed using a crane to avoid dropping debris into the river. Two unique 2,500-foot cableways carried workers, material, and equipment into place during construction, including the precast concrete columns. The concrete segments for the arches—106 pieces in all—were poured at night to avoid the triple-digit desert temperatures reach-ing as high as 120˚F. Liquid nitrogen was required to cool the poured concrete.

Our design team overcame formidable obstacles and as a result, a world-class structure was born. The aesthetic design of the bridge enhances the dramatic beauty of the historic Hoover Dam and brings pride to residents of Arizona and Nevada.

The Hoover Dam Bypass Bridge has been featured in many publications since its grand opening. Click on the links below to read about this iconic structure which has captured our imagi-nations!

• HPCBridgeViews— September/October 2010

• NewYorkTimes— October 23, 2010

• TheArizonaRepublic— October 17, 2010

• SouthwestConstruction—October 25, 2010

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Project Wins

Tempe OfficeGranite Reef Wash — Scottsdale, ArizonaThe Tempe office was recently selected by the City of Scott-sdale to provide final design services for Granite Reef Wash. TYLI was selected due to our proposed Project Manager, Jason Kelley, and his involvement from the project’s inception, along with our strategic partnerships with key subconsultants. The Granite Reef Wash is in the southern part of Scottsdale and has been experiencing significant drainage problems. To combat these problems, the city selected TYLI for final design plan preparation of the proposed storm drainage system. For this project, TYLI will design and produce final construction plans for mitigating potential flood hazards within the drainage cor-ridor bounded by Thomas Road, Pima Road, Granite Reef Road, and McKellips Road. It is estimated that Granite Reef Wash will have a construc-tion cost of $50M. On a side note, TYLI was selected based on the proposal submission alone. TYLI scored 10 more points than the second ranked firm, therefore the City de-cided to forego the interview process for this major drainage project win.

Rochester OfficeOn-Call Code Compliance Services — New York Power Authority, New YorkThe Rochester office has been retained on an on-call basis by the New York Power Authority (NYPA) to provide code compli-ance services for energy services projects, and for NYPA initia-tives at customer facilities throughout the state of New York. The initial three-year term agreement authorizes TYLI to act as Code Compliance Engineer under the direction of the Author-ity’s Code Compliance Manager.

As a part of this agreement, TYLI provides plan review, field inspections, code related research, analysis, safety assessments, and construction support for the assigned projects. Specific tasks include:

• Performingallreviewandapprovalofdrawings,specifications, shop drawings, and other submit-tals necessary to demonstrate compliance with applicable provisions of the Uniform Code.

• Performingallrequiredcodecompliancefieldinspection services, including the preparation of daily inspection reports and field observations, collecting and reviewing special inspection re-ports, fabricators certificates, mill test and materi-als tests performed by others. Making recommen-dations and preparing notices of violation and orders to remedy (as necessary) to ensure that the work performed is in substantial compliance with approval construction documents and the Uni-form Code. Records of all such activities are to be cataloged for distribution to the Authority’s Code Compliance Manager.

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• Preparingandmakingrecommendationsforconstruction and operating permits, includ-ing the conditions of any such approvals.

• Providingtechnicalexpertiseandguidanceas necessary to ensure substantial confor-mance with the Uniform Code.

• Providingsupporttosafetypersonnelatdesignated project locations pertaining to building, life safety, and fire protection issues.

• MaintainingcertificationasaNewYorkStateCertified Code Enforcement Official.

This Agreement requires TYLI to provide architectural, structural, MEP, landscape architecture, code compliance, and construction administration services.

Rochester Public Market Wintershed Renovations — Rochester, New YorkThe Rochester office was retained by the City of Rochester for the comprehensive renovation and expansion of the City’s Public Market Wintershed building. The new design will allow for an increase in the number of vendors, pro-vide multiple aisles and kiosks to improve customer traffic, enable varied storefront capability for indoor/outdoor use as seasons dictate, and incorporate restroom and other

mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems as required by code.

This contract covers the project from program develop-ment through the schematic design phase, with the intention of continuing through to the development of construction documents in a later phase. As the Public Market was recently awarded “America’s Favorite Farmer’s Market,” this project will bring great visibility to TYLI.

Rochester OfficeBonaDent Dental Laboratory Relocation — Seneca Falls, New York The Rochester office has been retained by BonaDent Dental Laboratories for a building renovation project that will house their world head-quarters. One of the country’s most tech-nologically equipped and well-resourced labs, BonaDent is a full-service dental lab

now in its fourth generation of ownership. The build-ing, a vacated Walmart, will serve as a dental labora-tory, training facility, and support office. The existing 70,000 sq ft building is being completely redesigned to take on a modern, high-end look and feel. TYLI is completing all architectural, MEP, site engineering, and landscape architecture services for this project.


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Salem and Portland OfficesWillamette River Transit Bridge — Portland, OregonTYLI was selected to lead the bridge engineering de-sign for the Willamette River Transit Bridge (WRTB), a new cable-stayed bridge in Portland, Oregon—the city of bridges. The bridge is unique as it will carry light rail, buses, cyclists, pedestrians, and eventually streetcars, but no private vehicles. TYLI was selected as a part of Kiewit’s design-build team for this vital component of the Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Project.

The project has an aggressive design-build schedule, calling for work to begin in the river only five months after

notice to proceed. The bridge is in an area of relatively high seismicity, and the special transit-design require-ments combine with seismic-design requirements to make the final design an interesting challenge. The aesthetics of the project were the result of a rigorous pub-lic outreach program to gain community and business support. The Willamette River Bridge Advisory Committee (WRBAC) spent numerous months studying a variety of bridge types to ensure the structure would embody the Portland aesthetic while also being functional and afford-able. The 1,720-foot-long bridge is somewhat of a hybrid between a traditional cable-stayed layout and an extra-dosed bridge, with two towers and two landside piers.

Once constructed, the WRTB will be the nation’s largest transit bridge for only light rail trains, pedestrians and bicycles. The estimated construction cost for this project is $120M and it is scheduled for completion in 2015.

San Diego and Riverside OfficesFrench Valley Parkway/I-15 Overcrossing and Interchange Improvements, Phase II — Temecula, California TYLI was selected as the prime consultant to provide final design, right-of-way, and permitting services for the$156MFrenchValleyParkway/I-15project,locatedin Temecula, CA. The project encompasses reconfig-uring an existing local street interchange, creating an all-new local street interchange, modifying the southerly I-15/I-215 interchange, and constructing a collector-distributor road/braided ramps system connecting the interchanges. The pursuit and project execution are a joint effort of the San Diego and

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Sellwood Bridge — Portland, OregonTYLI was selected as the Prime Consultant to provide final design engineering services for the replacement of the Sellwood Bridge. Services to be provided by TYLI in-clude project management, main span structural design, miscellaneous structural design, and roadway and traffic design support.

The Sellwood Bridge is the only four-span continuous-truss highway bridge in Oregon. Built in 1925, it was also Portland’s first fixed-span bridge across the Willamette River without trolley tracks. It connects Highway OR 43 at its west end to High-ways US 99E and OR 224 to the east. It also connects several southeastern Port-land communities, such as the Sellwood neighborhood and suburban Clacka-mas County, with downtown Portland, Lake Oswego, and Washington County. Its importance is evident in its current usage rate of ap-proximately 30,000 vehicles and 1,300 trucks per day.

The 85-year-old two-lane Sellwood Bridge has been experiencing deterioration in its reinforced concrete deck girder approach spans and the concrete deck over the steel truss. Between 2006 and 2009, the County led a Na-tional Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) planning process to develop alternatives and select a preferred alternative. During this EIS phase, TYLI served as the lead structural engineer on the primary environmental team to ana-lyze fully investigated bridge design alternatives such as stress-ribbon, deck-arch, through-arch, and cable-stayed, to support the selection of a locally preferred alternative to submit to the FHWA. Currently, the preferred bridge alternative is a two-lane steel-deck arch. Our services included preliminary bridge-engineering analysis and cost estimates.

This segment of the project also involved TYLI’s extensive interaction with community advisory committees, as well as political and government stakeholder groups. Our chief bridge engineer and senior bridge staff participated in project team meetings, citizen task-force meetings,

senior-agency staff meetings, policy team meetings, and public-involvement events.

The Sellwood Bridge was not originally designed for the additional weight of streetcars, and the structure itself is not as substantial as the city’s other river crossings. In addition to these design limitations, the bridge has topographical challenges. The west end of the bridge was constructed on fill material and is located in an area that is geologically unstable. The hillside above the bridge is slowly sliding toward the river and exerting pressure on the west end of the bridge, which required that the west

end interchange with Highway 43 be completely rebuilt in 1980. Since then, ground movement has caused the west end approach girders to crack. The bridge is also not designed to withstand a significant earthquake.

In June 2004, after the discovery of the cracks in both the eastern and western concrete approaches, the cracks were restrained with steel clamps and the weight limit for vehicles traveling across the bridge was reduced from 32 tons to 10 tons, causing significant bus and truck reroutes.

During this Final Design Phase, there are numerous challenges the TYLI team will need to overcome. These include intensive political scrutiny of this high-profile project’s performance; geotechnical and structure design challenges associated with mitigating the aforemen-tioned slowly sliding west hillside; balancing aesthetic and public citizen advisory committees, owner agency desires, costs, and functions for both the bridge and the west interchange; accommodating future plans for street-car routes through the project; and an extremely com-pressed timeframe delivered under a CMGC contract. The estimated construction cost for the bridge is $225M.


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Chicago OfficePhase II Engineering Services for the Proposed Interchange of I-57 at Stuenkel Road — Will County, IllinoisThe Chicago office was selected to provide Phase II engineering services for the preparation of contract plans, specifications, and estimates (including TSL, structure, and roadway plans) and all other works required to complete the design of the proposed interchange at I-57 and Stuenkel Road. The proposed improvement is expected to include construction of the interchange ramps, signal-ized ramp terminals, and additional auxiliary lanes for

the northbound and southbound I-57. TYLI is expected to prepare plans for the improvement of Stuenkel Road from approximately one mile west of Ridgeland Avenue to Central Avenue, for the removal and replacement of the existing Stuenkel Road Bridge over I-57, and for the removal and replacement of box culverts under I-57 and Stuenkel Road. The improvements may provide for a new lighting system, traffic signals with emergency vehicle sig-nal preemption equipment, a highway drainage system, surveillance items, and other incidental work required to complete the project. It is likely that there will be several stages of work and multiple construction contracts to complete the project. The estimated construction cost for this project is $35M.

Miami and San Francisco OfficesBridge of the Americas — Panama City, Panama T.Y. Lin International, as part of MCM Consorcio, was recently awarded the $80.7M refurbishment proj-ect for the Puente De Las Americas in Panama City, Republic of Panama. The Miami, Caribbean, and Latin America (MCLA) Division, working with the Bridge Line of Business (BLOB) and the San Francisco office, led the effort. This bridge is one of two existing cross-ings over the Panama Canal for commercial and vehicu-lar traffic, and is vital to the movement of cargo from the canal zone. MCM Cons-orcio is made up of six firms, and TYLI’s participation was made possible by our bridge experience and previous work on this structure for the Ministry of Public Works, the owner and maintainer of the bridge. The selection committee awarded the team a score of 99.22 points out of 100, which showed the outstanding quality and accuracy of the proposal package. TYLI’s roles in the project are to provide verifi-cation of allowable loading

on the deck and floor beams before and during the refurbishment activities using computerized model-ing and analysis of field acquired data, as well as to provide design criteria and replacement methodol-ogy for various components of the bridge super-structure, the design of the movable gantry system, and the design of the aerial and nautical lighting systems. TYLI is establishing a major presence in Panama through the newly established company T.Y. Lin International Panama, S.A., and the opening of an office in Panama City in the near future. Currently TYLI is positioning itself for other work in Panama in-cluding such projects as the new Third Panama Canal Bridge Crossing that is due out for bids in the second quarter of 2011.


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Chicago OfficeIllinois High Speed Rail Engineering Field Verification project for the Union Pacific Railroad — Central RegionIn August 2010, Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) selected TYLI’s Chicago office to provide Construction Management admin-istrative services for the $96.5M first phase of the Illinois High Speed Rail (IHSR) project. The first-phase project began just north of Godfrey, Illinois, north of St. Louis, Missouri, and ex-tended 70 miles to the southern limits of Springfield, Illinois. It resumed north of Springfield for 23 miles to Lincoln, Illinois.

The project consisted of removing the entire track structure, salvaging the old rail, wooden ties, and concrete crossing pan-els, and reinstalling new 133-pound steel rail, new concrete ties, and new concrete crossings and switches to accommodate the proposed increase in train speed from 70 mph to 110 mph.

The most significant service provided by TYLI staff was real-time tracking of the UPRR and their subcontractors’ construction expenditures, and the forecasting of anticipated expenditures for overall budget control. TYLI was granted access to the UPRR financial databases to acquire both project labor and material expenditures.

In addition to the UPRR subcontractor daily expenditure track-ing, TYLI was able to develop a series of spreadsheets to depict cumulative expenditures and forecast anticipated expenditures prior to the work commencing. These forecasts provided accu-racies to within 1% of the total cost for the railroad. This was a significant benefit to the UPRR, as their normal procedures did

not allow for the daily tracking of subcontractor expenditures until work was invoiced, often 2 to 3 months after the work was completed.

This project for the UPRR has been extremely successful. The value of TYLI’s contribution is characterized in a letter received from John Jerome, UPRR‘s IHSR Program Manager, who said, “The (TYLI) team’s knowledge of the Governmental aspects has been an invaluable asset… The T.Y. Lin team’s dedication to customer satisfaction is exemplary”.

The next two phases of this project are scheduled to com-mence in March of 2011, with an anticipated completion date of mid 2013.

Miami Office

New Fuel Tank Liner at SFO — San Francisco, CaliforniaThe Miami office was selected to provide design and con-struction oversight services for the new fuel tank liner at San Francisco International Airport. The successful installation of the liner will provide protection in the containment area around the tanks to insure that any spilled material will not penetrate the ground and impact groundwater.

Even though the installation was complex due to the size and design of the facility, the project was completed on time and 14 percent under budget without injury.

Project Milestones

& Success Stories


News & Views is excited to continue our feature, “Who’s Who at TYLI” with a new installment!


Congratulations Jim and Connie, we wish you continued success!

Jim Moreno, P.E.Senior Vice President and South Region DirectorJim Moreno has been with T.Y. Lin International since April 2009, and has over 35 years of experience successfully managing large-scale transportation and planning proj-ects for multi-national consulting firms. He serves as the South Region Director where he directs the busi-ness and marketing activities of the

Region, including Florida, Alabama, Georgia, and South Caro-lina. Since joining the company, Jim has demonstrated both his leadership ability and a commitment to TYLI’s mantra of “One Vision,OneCompany.”

As Alvaro Piedrahita, TYLI’s President, has said, “Jim has done a tremendous job turning around our Florida operations. He has the innate ability to engage and empower people to work at their highest potential.” Jim embodies the experience and insight that is required to achieve TYLI’s continued growth and evolution into a multi-disciplined full-service infrastructure firm. We thank Jim for his generosity, hard work, and valuable contri-butions to TYLI!

Connie McKibben-BeaAssociate and Marketing ManagerConnie McKibben-Bea is the Proposal Manager for the Bridge Line of Business (BLOB), directing proposals and presentations for all big bridge projects throughout the BLOB sectors. Connie is a pro at artfully presenting T.Y. Lin Interna-tional’s qualifications in a way that showcases our experience and

resources to prospective clients. Connie also manages the mar-keting resources for major bridge work, and is a key member of the senior BLOB staff responsible for identifying and tracking pursuits for the company. Her dedication, talent, and energy are key components in the triumphs of the major bridge marketing efforts that are central to TYLI’s success in this business sector.

Did You Know?Did you know that photographer Jamey Stillings has been capturing images of the Hoover Dam Bypass Bridge’s construction since March 2009? Click on this link to view the dramatic and magical images of the bridge through his perspective: http://www.bridgeat-hooverdam.com/

Who’s Who

at TYLI

Photo Courtesy of Jamey Stillings www.bridgeathooverdam.com


AwardsAwardsSan Francisco, Alexandria, and Olympia OfficesTYLI Wins Top Honors at ACEC’s Regional Award CompetitionsThree TYLI projects won high honors at the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC)’s regional award competi-tions. These projects are:

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The I-64 Kanawha River Bridge

The SFOBB ETI Project


Awards


• TheSanFrancisco-OaklandBayBridgeEastTie-Inproject.This project received the Golden State Award in the ACEC of Califor-nia’s 2011 Engineering Excellence Awards (EEA) competition. The Golden State Award is this competition’s highest prize and only one project is selected for the honor. TYLI will be recognized on February 1 at ACEC of California’s Annual Awards Banquet in Sacra-mento, CA.

• TheI-64KanawhaRiverBridgeproject.This project received the Grand Award in the ACEC of Metropolitan Washington’s 2011 Engineering Excellence Awards competition. The Grand Award is this competition’s highest prize and only one project is selected for the honor. TYLI will be recognized on January 20 at ACEC of Metropolitan Washington’s EEA Awards NetworkingLuncheoninMcLean,VA.

• TheHooverDamBypassproject.This project won high honors in the ACEC of Ne-

vada’s 2011 Engineering Excellence Awards competition.

Winning ACEC’s regional award competitions qualify all three projects to enter the national ACEC EEA competi-tion. Good luck to all three well-deserving projects!

Did You Know?Did you know TYLI partnered with parent company, Dar Al-Handasah, and sister companies, Landrum & Brown and Ross & Baruzzini, as the Planning & Develop-ment team for the Abu Dhabi Airport Company? Click on the thumbnail to read the article of this amazing partnership and check out the full-page ad.

The Hoover Dam Bypass Bridge


Current Events

Current Events

DAR Companies’ First Aviation SummitThe Miami office hosted the first DAR Group sister companies’ aviation summit meeting on December 8-9, 2010. The objec-tive of the meeting was to provide a forum for the Dar Group USA aviation business leaders to exchange information and to develop strategies for leveraging the collective resources of the firms, in an effort to increase sales and enhance collaboration between the firms. The four sister companies are: Perkins+Will (architecture), T.Y. Lin International (engineering), Landrum & Brown (aviation planning), and Ross & Baruzzini (security, IT, and special systems).

Pictured, left to right: Mark Perryman, L&B; Dan Proctor, R&B; Mariano Valle, TYLI; Rick Waters, TYLI; Kate Nigl, P+W; Mike Miller, TYLI; Pat Kane, TYLI; Pat Askew, P+W; Mike Robie, R&B; Mike Haecker, R&B; Max Fajardo, TYLI; Allan Shapiro, R&B. Not pictured: Frank Verona, R&B.

Published ArticlesHoover Dam Bypass Bridge Featured in World Highways World Highway’s November/Decem-ber 2010 cover story featured the Hoover Dam Bypass Bridge over the Colorado River. TYLI led the design of the landmark structure which is now on the verge of becoming another major tourist attraction. Click on the thumbnail to read the full article.

BCBusiness Features Port Mann BridgeBCBusiness’ January 2011 issue featured an article entitled, “Going the Distance,” covering construction of the new Port Mann Bridge, which is one of the largest infrastructure projects in British Columbia’s history. TYLI, working for the client, Kiewit/ Flatiron General Partnership, is the lead designer of this new crossing oftheFraserRiverinVancouver,BC.Click on the thumbnail to read the full article.

SMPS’ Marketer Interviews Maribel CastilloSociety for Marketing Professional Services’ (SMPS) December 2010 issue included a profile on Maribel Castillo and her role as TYLI’s Corpo-rate Communications Director. The article lends insight into corporate marketing for large multi-national engineering firms.

ENR Reports on the Tren Electrico (Lima-Callao) Line 1 ProjectENR’s December 8, 2010 issue featured an article entitled, “New Limo Metro on Track,” covering Lima’s new metro line. TYLI is providing seismic engineer-ing consulting services for Line 1betweentheVillaElSalvadorStation and the Grau Intermodal Station, including construction and

Did You Know?Did you know TYLI_ Group’s tweet on “Bridges of the past set to span the future” on Twitter was voted Top Tweets in the October 2010 issue of CE News? Click on the link to view the “top tweet” article! http://bit.ly/aL6nyi


Current Events

implementation of Section 2 (Atocongo-Grau). Click on the thumbnail to read the full article.

Lake Hodges Bridge Featured in ICEThe award-winning David Kreitzer Lake Hodges Bicycle Pedestrian Bridge was featured prominently on the cover of Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE)’s November 2010 issue, a United Kingdom publication. Click on the thumbnail to read the cover story entitled, “San Diego Stress Ribbon Bridge Sets New World Record.”

Airport Business Interviews Steve CornellAirport Business’ January 2011 issue featured an article entitled, “An Effort to Balance,” profiling West Region Avia-tion Director, Steve Cornell. In the article, Steve shares his opinions on current issues in the aviation industry. Click on the thumbnail to read the article.


Transportation Research Board (TRB) 90th Annual MeetingJanuary 23–27 Washington, DC

Design-Build in Transportation ConferenceMarch 28–30 Kansas City, MO

ACC/AAAE Airport Planning Design and Construction SymposiumFebruary 23–25 Denver, CO

ACEC Annual Convention and Legislative Summit March 30–April 2 Washington, DC


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