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Our Projects
Venetian Causeway Bascule Bridge Restoration
Client: Florida Department of Transportation, District 6
Location: Miami Beach, Florida
Construction: 1997 — 1999
This project for the Florida Department of Transportation, District 6, consisted of the removal and replacement of a 2,000 LF structure across Biscayne Bay in Miami, Florida. Work included the removal of the existing bascule structure and approach bridges, construction of a new bascule bridge including steel erection, electrical, machinery and hydraulics, drilled shafts, mass concrete footings, precast arch girder construction, historical handrail replacement and paving. . A VECP (Value Engineering Change Proposal) was introduced into this project by GLF saving the project $500,000 and two months of time.
Major Quantities:
- 7,469 CY of Structural Concrete
- 8,080 LF of 14” SQ Prestressed Concrete Piles
- 4,369 LF of Precast Arch Concrete Beams
- 2,112 LF of 54” Diameter Drilled Shafts
- 550,000 LBS of Structural Steel (Bascule Leaves)
- Electrical, Mechanical & Hydraulics