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INTERNATIONAL PROJECT SPOTLIGHT
Connecting the missing link
Interstate 95 from Maine to Florida was completed in 1969 with
no connection to the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Since that time,
motorists have been forced to navigate crowded backroads to
transfer between highways. The PA Turnpike/I-95 Interchange
Project – jointly owned by the Pennsylvania Turnpike
Commission, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
(PennDOT) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
– will create the missing link.
Newtown, Pa.-based PKF has been plowing through Section
D10 since being awarded the $142.9-million contract in August
2014. The firm is working aggressively to finish construction
by October 2017. The contractor’s scope includes reconstructing
and widening 2.5 miles of the Turnpike in Bucks County;
building piers for the 14-span I-95 flyover ramp; replacing
three mainline bridges; constructing a four-span bridge; and
repairing two bridges.
This project has special meaning to PKF as a local contractor,
according to the company’s vice president, Larry Keough.
“It’s one of those signature jobs we’ve been focused on for
many years,” he said. “To have the privilege to be the first one
out of the gate is pretty impressive.”
Piling superintendent Sabrina Villanti sits in a job trailer
rattling off details on bridges as if she keeps a set of plans in
her head.
“All of our piling is in the main five bridges on this contract,”
she said.
This contract consists of several foundation elements,
including 60,000 linear feet of H-piles, roughly 31,000 square
The RM 20 offered a level of confined space functionality
and the ability to navigate challenging terrain, which
would not have been possible with the traditional
crane-suspended vibratory hammer with leaders
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