Holland Tunnel Approaches Rehabilitated

This article focuses on the rehabilitation of the approaches to the Holland Tunnel in New York City. The 12th Street viaduct, the official name of the Manhattan approach, dates back to the earliest days of highway construction. The upgrade of it and its companion on the New Jersey side is expected to cost close to $225 million. Among the objects of the work are the structural steel and the concrete decks. The article describes other structural engineering and geotechnical aspects of the project, including seismic upgrades based on the site’s profile. Carrying some 100,000 vehicles a day, the viaducts cannot be completely closed down for construction, so complex traffic management programs are required. Details on dimensions and designs are given.

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• Authors:
  • Brown, Jeff L
• Publication Date: 2006-12

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Pagination: pp 20-22
• Serial:
  • Civil Engineering
  • Volume: 76
  • Issue Number: 12
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0885-7024
  • Serial URL: http://www.pubs.asce.org/ceonline/newce/html

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Axle load force; Bridge engineering; Earthquake resistant design; Rehabilitation; Traffic flow; Viaducts
• Identifier Terms: Holland Tunnel
• Subject Areas: Construction; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01041109
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: BTRIS, TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 30 2007 1:26PM