JFK Terminal Roadways

SJH is performing as a subconsultant to the lead designer, Parsons, on the Skanska-Halmar JFK JV team, as part of a larger contract to deliver a world-class, modern Ground Transportation Center. Involving design and construction of an on-airport roadway transportation network with roadway configuration, maintenance and protection of traffic, intuitive way-finding, enhanced traffic technologies, at-grade pavement, retaining walls, bridges, and utility relocations and upgrades. The project will improve user connectivity and access to the surrounding terminals.

This $1.24B project is expected to be completed in December of 2027. Currently, SJH is involved with the following components of this important project:

• SJH will prepare and submit deliverables related to the full structural design and load rating of new bridge J38, including load rating of new bridge J41. Bridge J38, which carries traffic from the Van Wyck Expressway (VWE) to the Blue Parking Garage, is a simply supported single-span structure consisting of four (4) straight welded steel plate girders supporting fully composite cast-in-place (CIP) concrete deck and NYSDOT TL-5 single slope bridge barriers. The substructure consists of two reinforced concrete abutments supported on driven tapered tube piles filled with concrete.
• Bridge J41 includes four continuous spans and starts at a shared pier and ends at a new abutment. The bridge is laid out along a sharp curve and passes underneath Bridge R8 and carries traffic from Terminal 1 towards the GTC garage and VWE. The superstructure consists of a reinforced concrete deck seated on top of steel girders and attached firmly through shear stud to ensure a composite section. The team is preparing design documents, including plans, calculations, reports and specifications for bridge J38.
• SJH will also perform independent QC review of load rating for rehabilitated bridges J20 (Spans 9-11 rated using AASHTOWare BrR), and R8 (Spans 14-16 rated using CSi Bridge and Spans 17-19 rated using AASHTOWare BrR). The modification of bridges J20 and R8 included the reconstruction of the deck overhangs to support new NYSDOT TL-5 single slope bridge barriers on existing multiple straight/curved welded steel plate girders framed into steel cross girders.