项目总结
北京前街, 伊利诺斯州, 是一个狭窄的, two-lane road in the city’s busy industrial and agricultural area that runs parallel to the 伊利诺斯州 River and a rail line. 重要的工业和经济路线, more than 800 trucks hauling grain and commodities would drive on 前街 per day, many waiting in long lines to access the industrial plants along the roadway.
The city of Pekin chose Hanson as the prime design consultant to provide preliminary and final design for the corridor, 其中包括重建及扩阔酒厂道, 前街和费耶特街. Hanson also assisted with securing federal freight funding for the project.
The project involved widening 前街; replacing the concrete pavement; adding turn and staging lanes; incorporating new curbs, gutters and entrances to businesses; coordinating the installation of a combined sewer overflow (CSO) pipe; and upgrading a railroad crossing to accommodate the CSO. The reconstruction improved traffic flow for the trucks accessing the businesses along the route, 减少等候时间.
交通安全及减少水浸
Hanson’s design included adding or enhancing the entrances to the businesses along 前街 to help trucks enter and maneuver through the facilities more easily and safely. This has offered numerous benefits, such as reduced idling time and decreased fuel consumption. Removing the trucks from 伊利诺斯州 Route 9 has also provided safety benefits, 比如降低交通事故的风险.
This project “tells the story of how Hanson and the city worked together to revamp an important roadway in a busy, industrial area and solve a long-term transportation and infrastructure challenge for Pekin,乔西·埃斯克说, P.E., S.E.他是北京的居民和城市工程师.
One of the most significant aspects of this project was raising 前街 to install the CSO pipe to travel under the roadway and a short-line railroad. The CSO project has been a priority for the city for more than 10 years, 但它一直未能与铁路公司达成协议. The 前街 renovation gave the city and the railroad an opportunity to revisit the improvement and collaborate on the budget, 计划和协调.
Hanson为CSO的安装提供了协调服务, 包括与短线铁路合作吗. Installing the CSO involved raising the roadway to give the pipe adequate coverage, 同时也提高了铁路线. All of this had to be accomplished without disrupting the railroad or surrounding businesses.
Raising the roadway has the benefit of reducing flooding along the roadway and at the city’s wastewater treatment plant, allowing it to continue operation even when the 伊利诺斯州 River floods and providing a positive economic impact for Pekin’s businesses and community. Hanson considered the floodplain during the design and construction phases of the project, conducting the work in such a way as to avoid negatively affecting it.
“Hanson’s extensive experience working with rail clients helped us immensely as we collaborated with the railroad to raise its rail line, install the CSO pipe and minimize disruptions to the railroad’s operations. This long-awaited improvement will help prevent flooding on the roadway and in surrounding areas,埃斯克说.
可持续建筑
Staging the construction was an additional challenge for the project team. 为了完成这项工程，部分道路需要封闭, so the city worked with nearby businesses to stage the trucks in an adjacent industrial park to keep them off 伊利诺斯州 Route 9. 因为这个地区的工业和工厂一天24小时都在运转, 一周七天, 建筑不能妨碍他们的业务.
Hanson and the contractor communicated with the owners whose properties were affected by the construction. Their willingness to share driveway access during construction helped the contractor reduce the time the businesses were inconvenienced by construction.
Hanson and the contractor also chose a sustainable approach for the roadway pavement’s subbase, 回收并将其中75%用于新道路. 这减少了订购新材料的需要.
“This has been a major project on our plate for a long time,埃斯克说. “驾驶它的感觉很好……我们为此感到自豪。. 没有这条路，这些企业就会倒闭.
“汉森是这座城市值得信赖的合作伙伴, and their involvement and leadership throughout this project helped us plan, 基金和交付一个成功, 急需改善我们社区的道路和基础设施.”