JFK Terminal Roadways

SJH performed 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. The project involved the design and construction of an on-airport roadway transportation network, including 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 aimed to improve user connectivity and access to the surrounding terminals.

This $1.24 billion project was expected to be completed in December 2027. SJH was involved with the following components of this significant project:

• SJH prepared and submitted deliverables related to the full structural design and load rating of new Bridge J38, including the load rating of new Bridge J41. Bridge J38, which carried traffic from the Van Wyck Expressway (VWE) to the Blue Parking Garage, was a simply supported single-span structure consisting of four (4) straight welded steel plate girders supporting a fully composite cast-in-place (CIP) concrete deck and NYSDOT TL-5 single slope bridge barriers. The substructure consisted of two reinforced concrete abutments supported on driven tapered tube piles filled with concrete.
• Bridge J41 included four continuous spans, starting at a shared pier and ending at a new abutment. The bridge was laid out along a sharp curve, passed underneath Bridge R8, and carried traffic from Terminal 1 towards the GTC garage and VWE. The superstructure consisted of a reinforced concrete deck seated on top of steel girders, attached firmly through shear studs to ensure a composite section. The team prepared design documents, including plans, calculations, reports, and specifications for Bridge J38.
• SJH also performed an independent QC review of the 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 modifications of Bridges J20 and R8 included the reconstruction of the deck overhangs to support new NYSDOT TL-5 single slope bridge barriers on the existing multiple straight/curved welded steel plate girders framed into steel cross girders.