Who We Are Who We Are ∗ Walsh Design Build Team – includes: ! ∗ The Walsh Group – Largest Midwest transportation contractor, 114 years in business ! ∗ Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. – 3rd largest design firm, extensive experience in major river crossings and interchanges ! ∗ Milestone Construction Company –Indiana’s largest road builder, employs 1,000+ locally !3 What We Are Building Project Overview $860,000,000 Design Build Three Sections of Work: Section 1: Kentucky Section 2: River Bridge Section 3: Indiana !5 Where We’re Working Three Sections Simultaneously Section 1 – Kentucky approach I-65 from Muhammad Ali to Kennedy Bridge I-64 River Road to Mellwood I-71 Interchange to Frankfort Avenue ! Section 2: Bridges NB I-65 Cable Stayed Bridge SB I-65 Existing JFK Bridge Re-decking ! Section 3: Indiana approach I-65 from W. Market St. north to Stansifer Ave ! !6 Project Wide-Schedule Start Date – July 2013 New I-65 NB ORB Opens – April 1, 2016 Substantial Completion – December 10, 2016 19 months earlier than completion date – June 30, 2018 ∗ Five Phases of Construction ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ !7 Scope of Work ∗ ! ∗ ! ∗ ! ∗ ! ∗ Roadway Bridges Cable Stay Bridge Utility Tolling is not included !8 Google Earth view of ORB Downtown Crossing !9 Section 1- Kentucky !10 Section 1- Overview ! ∗ Retaining Walls ∗ 1.2 Miles ∗ H-Pile Deep Foundations ∗ 5,898 EA ∗ Pavement ∗ 266,927 SY Location of retaining walls and embankments ∗ Earthwork ∗ 319,473 CY of Borrow Fill ∗ Roadway Drainage ∗ 92,961 LF !11 Section 1- Work to Date Soil Boring Ground Improvement Testing: Stone Columns !12 !13 !14 !15 !16 !17 !18 !19 !20 !21 !22 !23 !24 !25 !26 !27 Section 2- River Crossing !29 Section 2- Overview ∗ NB I-65 Cable Stayed Bridge ! ∗ NB I-65 Indiana Approach Bridge ! ∗ SB I-65 Existing JFK Bridge Re-decking ! ∗ SB I-65 Indiana Approach Bridge Reconstruction !30 Google Earth View – New Bridge & Piers !31 !32 !33 !34 Tower Foundation Permanent Casing Normal Pool 12’ Diameter Drilled Shaft River Bottom 11.5’ Diameter Rock Socket !35 Bedrock Camera Inspection of Socket Mini-SID !36 Waterline Footing !37 !38 Drilled Shaft Test Progra m River Access Tower 5 Found ation starte d Section 2- Work to date !39 Snow!! And the work must continue..... !40 !41 Section 3- Indiana !42 Section 3: Project Overview !43 Section 3- Work to Date !44 Project Wide- Public Interest ∗ Significant public interest ∗ Discussed over 40 years ∗ Media Relations ∗ Max Rowland ∗ Celeste Blomberg ∗ Many community groups !45 Project Wide- Environmental Compliance ∗ Many environmental commitments in addition to state and federal laws and regulations ∗ Endangered species: shorebirds, Indiana Bat, Mussels, Beetles, Clover and Goldenrod ∗ No in-stream work Apr 1June 30 without permission !46 Project Wide- Environmental Compliance ∗ Project Specific Environmental Management System to monitor: ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ Environmental Compliance Contaminated Materials Construction Noise Mitigation Vibration Storm water Archeological No Work Areas Dust Control !47 Project Wide- Historic Requirements ∗ Historical buildings and structures adjacent to the project- 9 properties with potential impact ∗ “No Work” zones throughout area ∗ Urban area with potential Archaeological discoveries ∗ 4(f) Properties ∗ Waterfront Park ∗ Jeffersonville Riverfront ∗ Extreme Skate Park !48 Project Wide- Aesthetic Requirements ∗ Aesthetic Enhancement Implementation Plan had to be approved by Area Advisory Teams and BSMT with input from the Bi-state Historic Committee ∗ AEI Plan was approved ∗ Additional Indiana Aesthetic Work needs to be approved !49 Aesthetics & Enhancements Plaza Example Witherspoon & River at Big Four Bridge !50 Aesthetics & Enhancements Gateway / Retaining Wall Examples Market Street, Louisville Court Avenue East, Jeffersonville !51 Jeffersonville Signage Project Wide- DBE Program ∗ Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) ∗ Participation Goal 8.22% ∗ Current .31% ∗ Projected 9.30% ∗ Fulltime DBE CoordinatorMarvin Jackson ∗ Major DBE Partners: ∗ Javier ∗ Choice ∗ NWK !52 Project Wide- Diverse Workforce ∗ Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Goals: ∗ 15% Minority ∗ 10% Female ∗ Current Project-wide Percentages: ∗ 23% Minority ∗ 17% Female ∗ On-the-Job Training Program: ∗ 60,000 hours (average of 10 people/year) !53 Community Outreach at Simmons College Quality Control ∗ 3 QC Managers, 4 QC Technicians and 3 Document Control Managers ∗ Three Phases of Control ∗ Work Plans ∗ Weekly Training ∗ Document Control System, FileHold ∗ QC Committee !54 Quality Control ∗ World Record with our Test Shaft O-Cell Test ! ∗ Statnamic Test !55 Safety ∗ Planning ∗ Managers Of The Week ∗ Corporate Site Safety Inspections ∗ All activities require a Job Hazard Analysis(JHA) ∗ All tasks within the work activity require a Task Hazard Analysis(THA) ∗ Partnership ∗ KYOSHA, Federal OSHA and Walsh partnering to work collectively toward the same goal of a safe project ∗ Inspections ∗ On-site safety professionals site inspections !56 Safety ∗ 10 Hour Orientation Training ∗ All first day employees ∗ All subcontractors who lack OSHA 10 hour training ∗ Additional Training ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ Crane Awareness Certified Rigger Signaling Confined Space Traffic Management CPR and First Aid !57 Where to Learn More www.kyinbridges.com ∗ News, updates, traffic information ∗ Add yourself to email list ∗ Photos, renderings and videos ∗ Webcams ∗ Events/Meetings Live Webcam’s featuring 24 live views of the Downtown Crossing construction. Available online @ kyinbridges.com !59 Other Sources of Information: Downtown Crossing ! ∗ ∗ @LouDntwnBridge Also look for ∗ Local news media ! ∗ Twice-yearly open houses ∗ Stakeholder meetings / presentations ! ∗ Project tours ! ∗ Direct mailings ∗ Louisville Downtown Bridge ∗ Traffic communications ∗ Highway Advisory Radio ! ∗ Variable Message Signs ∗ Temporary Signage ! ! ! ! ∗ Hotline: 1-888-ORB-1993 ! !60