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T&DI / CM Tech Group - I-95 BR2 Betsy Ross Interchange Ramps A & B (1 PDH) I-95 Section BR2 was awarded by PennDOT in 202 for $93.6 million and has a completion date of September 2023. The project includes additional ramp improvements at the I-95/Betsy Ross Bridge Interchange began in 2020. Section BR2 will replace the ramp structure from northbound I-95 that passes over the Frankford Creek and connects with the Betsy Ross Bridge, the ramp structure from the Betsy Ross Bridge to southbound I-95, the ramp structure from the Betsy Ross Bridge to northbound I-95, the ramp structure from Aramingo Avenue to southbound I-95, and the ramp from Aramingo Avenue to northbound I-95, which splits from the ramp structure to southbound I-95, for a total of seven new bridges and two new retaining walls. Also includes management of fill and groundwater, concrete pavement, traffic control, and other miscellaneous construction. This presentation will feature the improvements and discuss the complexity and key challenges associated with this project.

SEI - Philadelphia Museum of Art Core Renovation Project: Major Structural Interventions (1 PDH) The recent renovations to the Philadelphia Museum of Art constitute a major phase of Architect Frank Gehry’s master plan for the landmark building. At the heart of the “Core” project is the Williams Forum – a 40 ft tall public space for gathering and exhibitions. The structural challenges involved in this $233 million, 4-year construction project were as monumental as they were transformative. The presenters will discuss the significant structural interventions involved with the Forum space and the sequences and methods used to enable the work.

DVGI -The importance of Construction Control in Foundation Acceptance (1 PDH): For more than 35 years, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has developed and maintained a document library in support of agency policy for the design and construction of structure foundations, earth retention, and other geotechnical features along highway alignments. An important goal with this effort is to provide sufficient information to allow an owner or transportation partner to assure reliability in a constructed feature and make a reasoned decision on acceptance and payment. The FHWA has funded an effort to develop a procedural methods framework for acceptance of structural foundations. The effort is intended to reduce tendencies for the misuse of construction control and acceptance tools, inequity in methods for different foundation types, and decision making based on incomplete information. This presentation will summarize this effort and demonstrate is applicability in practice