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To assist ConnDOT with design and construction
planning, Parsons Brinckerhoff has been secured
as Program Manager for the I-95 NHHC Corridor
Improvement Program. Partners on each
of the contracts include:
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-- Design Firms --
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CLOSE,
JENSEN AND MILLER, P.C. (CJM) For
over 75 years, Close, Jensen and Miller
(CJM) has provided engineering, design,
survey and planning services in Connecticut.
The Wethersfield-based firm is designing
Contract C of the I-95 NHHC Corridor Improvement
Program. CJM has provided engineering
and design services for various projects
in the state, including recently the widening
of I-84 in Waterbury/Cheshire; reconstruction
of Route 2A in Montville; and construction
of Mile Hill Road in Newtown. CJM received
the FHWA National Quality Initiative Achievement
Award for their design of Route 17 over
Allyns Brook in Durham, which incorporated
an existing stone arch bridge into a new
single-span concrete deck unit structure.
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H.W.
LOCHNER, Inc. Lochner is a national transportation engineering and planning company based in Chicago, IL. The company is completing the design of Contract E of the I-95 NHHC Corridor Improvement Program and will be providing Construction Engineering and Inspection for the Q-Bridge sections of the corridor. Throughout the country, Lochner has completed some nationally recognized projects in the areas of Roadway and Bridge Design, Design-Build, CEI, CSS, Transportation Engineering and Planning. The firm has worked in Connecticut for 45 years and has completed several noteworthy projects. Beyond the previously noted NHHC Corridor assignments, two additional Connecticut projects are: On-Call Services for the Rails Unit from 2000 during which time Lochner completed not less than 30 assignments and the Construction Inspection of the Columbus Boulevard Whitehead Highway Project, which was key to the opening of the Hartford Convention Center. [ top ]
Parsons Brinckerhoff. Parsons Brinckerhoff, founded in 1885, is
one of the oldest continuously operating
engineering firms in the world. Recognized
as a leader in all sectors of the design,
planning and construction industries,
PB is employee-owned and has close to
9,000 people in more than 250 offices
on six continents. PB is Program Manager
of the I-95 NHHC Corridor Improvement
Program. Other Connecticut projects include
the new Sikorsky Bridge over the Housatonic
River (Milford/Stratford), Church Street
South Extension (New Haven), I-95 reconstruction
(Bridgeport), the Route15/Route 11 single
point interchange (Trumbull), and the
Baldwin Bridge over the Connecticut River
(Old Saybrook/Old Lyme). [
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PARSONS
Parsons Transportation Group (PTG) is
an all-purpose design and engineering
firm that has received worldwide acclaim
for its dramatic bridge designs. The company,
founded in 1944, has offices in all 50
states and in 80 foreign countries. In
addition to designing Contract D of the
I-95 NHHC Corridor Improvement Program,
PTG developed environmental documents
to support alternative solutions to the
Q-Bridge and related interchange problems.
Other New England projects include Boston's
Central Artery/Third Harbor Tunnel; Adriaen's
Landing in Hartford; Point Street Bridge
in Providence and the reconstruction of
Route 7 in Danbury and Ridgefield. [
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URS
URS is a worldwide planning, engineering,
architectural, and construction management
firm, with more than 300 offices in 30
countries. URS is designing the new I-95
Pearl Harbor Memorial "Q" Bridge
in New Haven as part of the I-95 NHHC
Corridor Improvement Program. The bridge
will be the first "extradosed"
(cable-stayed type structure) in the country.
URS has worked on numerous projects in
Connecticut, with recent projects including:
I-95 resurfacing and median reconstruction
in Westport, Darien and Norwalk; Route
9 in Middletown; the Bethel Railroad Station;
inspection of the Baldwin Bridge over
the Connecticut River, replacement of
the Blake Street Bridge in New Haven,
and a state-wide railroad bridge assessment. [
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BLAKESLEE
ARPAIA CHAPMAN Blakeslee Arpaia Chapman (BAC) may be the oldest
heavy construction company in the country. Founded in 1844, the
firm provides a variety of design-build services and is comprised
of four divisions: Marine, Heavy Construction, Rigging and Millwright,
and Hauling. Work on the I-95 NHHC Corridor Improvement Program
has included construction of the new State Street Commuter Rail
Station and pile load testing for foundation design of the new
Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge and structures for the new I-95/I-91/Route
34 interchange. BAC built many portions of the Merritt Parkway,
the original Tomlinson Bridge in New Haven, the concrete deck
of the existing Q Bridge, and the Cape Cod Canal Bridges. The
Marine Division is currently completing reconstruction of the
eastern portion of Connecticut's State Pier in New London. [ top
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& G INDUSTRIES, INC. O & G was formed in 1923 and
has evolved into the largest full-service construction conglomerate
in the State of Connecticut. The company houses five divisions:
Heavy Civil, Building, Power, Environmental and Construction Materials.
In addition, O & G has its own plants and quarries that provide
a wide variety of clays, stone, sand, asphalt and concrete products
that can be custom made to meet any specification.
Through the years, O & G has worked for and with the Environmental
Protection Agency, the Corps of Engineers, the Connecticut Department
of Transportation and a host of corporate clients, maintaining
relationships with individuals from every state agency. The company
has also participated in out-of-state projects ranging in size
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THE
MIDDLESEX COMPANIES The Massachusetts-based
Middlesex Companies (TMC) is known for
heavy civil, site and utility construction,
environmental remediation, railroad, marine,
power and wastewater plants, and bituminous
concrete production and installation.
TMC, with a regional office in Bristol,
was selected as contractor for Contract
D of the I-95 NHHC Corridor Improvement
Program. The 30-year-old firm has constructed
numerous projects in New England, with
recent Connecticut projects including
I-84 WB/Route 72 ramp relocation in Plainville;
Route 6 in Columbia; and the Department
of Public Works Power Plant in New Britain.
TMC is currently constructing the Fore
River Bridge in Quincy, Massachusetts,
which features the largest temporary lift
span bridge in the country.
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