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Partnership & Teamwork at All Levels
Photography: Daniel Jackson Photo
Partnerships & Teamwork at All Levels
EDiS Delivers the Wilmington Transit Center
The Wilmington Transit Center (WTC), located at Front and Walnut Streets, is a $10 million-dollar project constructed as part of a public-private partnership (P3) between DelDOT, Delaware Transit Corporation, and Transit Center, LLC (Colonial Parking, EDiS Company, and Emory Hill Real Estate Services, Inc.) Designed by Tevebaugh Architects and engineered by Duffield Associates, DESMAN, and Blake & Vaughan Engineering, the WTC is strategically located adjacent to Wilmington’s Joseph R. Biden Rail Station, which provides convenient access to Amtrak, SEPTA, Greyhound/Trailways, and cabs.
Working on this project as a P3 required teamwork and meticulous execution among the development team, who needed to work as one to complete the task at hand. In addition to multiple team members and stakeholders externally, EDiS was also coordinating our internal teams. While EDiS served as the construction manager, several of our internal divisions also participated in the WTC design and construction. This was a true team effort, both inside and out.
EDiS Company served as a P3 Principal Participant in Transit Center, LLC and provided pre-construction and construction phase services.
EDiS BIM Services assisted the WTC team in a very non-conventional way. As the WTC site had soil contamination issues due to previous uses, all soils dug out of the site needed to be properly accounted for, and the quantity of new soils coming in needed to be as exact as possible. These were not easy measurements to make. To assist, the EDiS BIM team sent its drone to the sky to survey the site, bringing back data that was used to make a virtual model of the surface contours using AutoCAD Civil 3D and REVIT software. This digital model was then used to run the soil cut and fill calculations, allowing the measurements to be tested virtually before being deployed in the field. Testing before deployment cut down the uncertainty in the quantities, ensuring the work could be completed successfully.
EDiS Building Systems (EBS) Solutions was called in to work with the design and construction team on a potential cost-saving solution for several areas of the WTC roof. After careful consideration of all factors, EBS provided a Butler VSRII mechanical seam roof system for the canopy roofing on Walnut Street and the roofing on the two towers, as well as a Butler BRII roofing system over the wash bay area. The EBS team was on-site to monitor the installation and provide resources and guidance as the roofing was completed. The solutions saved the project time and money!
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WILMINGTON TRANSIT CENTER QUICK FACTS:
• First P3 (Public Private Partnership) completed in the City of Wilmington.
• Operates as the new transfer location for most DART bus routes in downtown Wilmington.
• Has the capacity to have up to 10 buses staged at one time, allowing bus layovers without blocking city streets.
• Offers riders a smoke-free covered, seated waiting area, real-time bus displays, ticket sales, WiFi, USB charging stations, vending machines, and bike racks with a bike repair station.
• Parking and wash bays for rental cars, and offers 90 public parking spaces, including two electric car charging stations.
Photography: Daniel Jackson Photo
- Mike Purzycki, Mayor of the City of Wilmington
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Public Art Returns to Wilmington
Two major EDiS projects in the City of Wilmington are not only providing new and improved assets to residents and visitors, they are providing some much-needed public art and culture as well.
Rendering courtesy of OLIN
Rodney Square: Working for the Rodney Square Conservancy, EDiS is wrapping up the first phases of the revitalization of Rodney Square. This project was originally inspired by the “City Beautiful Movement” of the early 20th century, a movement to introduce more beauty into the urban landscape. Once again with this newest chapter for Rodney Square, public art will be getting a spotlight later this year. Student-created artwork showcasing the history of the square will be featured in displays during the course of the year. This is just one of the many planned programs to re-activate the original intent of the Square, returning it to a place of community, wellness, and beauty.
Photography: Daniel Jackson Photo
The Wilmington Transit Center (WTC): The WTC is more than just a transit hub – it is a piece of the welcome that visitors to Wilmington receive when coming in via train. As such, the P3 development team wanted to find ways to make the WTC a part of the community, versus just a means of servicing it. To that end, an art contest was held among Delaware College of Art and Design (DCAD) students to create a series of banners that would adorn the building façade along Walnut Street. DCAD student Nathanial Rambo’s design was chosen as the winner. There are 26 banners in total, all of which have their own unique design. Yet another example of how EDiS-built projects give back to the community, in addition to serving its needs.
