Value Engineering Redesign of the Replacement of the City Island Road Bridge over Eastchester Bay

摘要

Following community concerns after the start of the project, HDR redesigned the replacement ofthe City Island Road Bridge (CIB) under value engineering (VE) provisions. This paper will present thechallenges/solutions regarding the hydrodynamic modeling/scour analysis, superstructure/substructure design,and the 3D FEA steel erection analyses. It will also provide insight on how the designer and contractor worked ina design-build manner to deliver a VE redesign that met the owner’s requirements.