W. 117th Street Bridge

West 117th Street bridge rehab includes deck, platform, steel retrofits, and structural upgrades.

W. 117th Street Bridge

About this Project

The West 117th Street Bridges carry the two Red Line GCRTA heavy rail train track (Eastbound and Westbound) railway flanking the center station platform and adjacent to Norfolk Southern Railway to the south.  This construction project consists of demolition and construction to rehabilitate portions of the transit track bridges and Station Platform over West 117th Street in the Cities of Cleveland and Lakewood, Ohio. Site work includes a concrete transit deck replacement, new FRP platform, structural steel retrofits, concrete patching and structural steel painting along with minor upgrades to the platform and headhouse appurtenances.  

Highlights

  • Replace concrete track bridge decks, retrofit/paint existing structural steel, patch concrete foundations, and improve site drainage.
  • Replace concrete platform deck with Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) deck while preserving existing canopy.
  • Patch the city concrete curb walls and replace city sidewalk handrails. 

Funding

Construction Cost: $8,831,262.86 

  • Construction workers reinforcing a concrete column under the W. 117th Street Bridge using heavy equipment and tools.
    Construction workers reinforcing a concrete column under the W. 117th Street Bridge using heavy equipment and tools.
  • Partially demolished platform with exposed rebar and rubble at the W. 117th Street Bridge construction site.
    Partially demolished platform with exposed rebar and rubble at the W. 117th Street Bridge construction site.
  • Green rebar grid installation on the W. 117th Street Bridge construction platform, preparing for concrete pouring.
    Green rebar grid installation on the W. 117th Street Bridge construction platform, preparing for concrete pouring.
  • Steel beam structures in place for the W. 117th Street Bridge reconstruction, viewed from an elevated angle.
    Steel beam structures in place for the W. 117th Street Bridge reconstruction, viewed from an elevated angle.
  • Workers installing steel support beams on the W. 117th Street Bridge construction site, with tools and equipment on the platform.
    Workers installing steel support beams on the W. 117th Street Bridge construction site, with tools and equipment on the platform.
  • Construction crew working on track realignment next to the W. 117th Street Bridge using heavy machinery.
    Construction crew working on track realignment next to the W. 117th Street Bridge using heavy machinery.

Progress and Milestones

  • Design Notice to Proceed
    completed
  • Advertised for Bid
    completed
  • Board Award
    completed
  • Construction Notice to Proceed
  • Substantial Completion
  • Final Completion

Team and Partners

Michael Baker International, Inc.
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