Hutchinson River Parkway
This recently
completed portion of the Hutchinson River Parkway (HRP) was
successful in reconstructing and realigning 4.2 kms of roadway
between I-287 and the Connecticut state line. The HRP
originally built in the 1930's has in recent years been
transformed into a commuter parkway with a volume of over 70,000
vehicles on a daily basis. The overall challenge was to improve
the roadway's deficiencies while combining the original
parkway's character with the new roadway components.
The major
elements of this project which required staged construction, a
complex MPT plan and extensive community coordination included:
superpave asphalt concrete; crack and seat existing concrete
pavement with asphalt overlay; stone masonry retaining wall
construction; soil nail wall construction; precast T wall
construction; precast concrete noise barrier wall construction;
extension/replacement of six large precast concrete culverts;
utility work; traffic signals; wetland mitigation; widening of
three existing reinforced concrete arch bridges; a reinforced
concrete arch replacement bridge while maintaining traffic on a
temporary "Bailey" bridge; seismic retrofitting; concrete deck
replacement; drainage improvements; and landscaping.
In order to maintain the defining character of the HRP native stone was utilized in facing the four concrete bridges, headwalls and wingwalls, concrete noise barriers (replicating a field stone wall) with cap stones were constructed, and over $1 Million in landscaping was incorporated into the project. This "renaissance" parkway project won the Federal Highway Administration's "2002 National Excellence Award" in the Urban Highway category. In addition it was ranked first by the NYSDOT in Region 8 for Context Sensitive Solutions.