ACEC Florida Recognizes Award Winners

The ACEC Florida Engineering Excellence Awards recognize outstanding contributions to the consulting engineering profession through a comprehensive evaluation of projects by a distinguished panel of experts in related fields.

Here is a look at this year’s Honor Award-winning projects in Florida.

Pineda Causeway Water Transmission Mains

CHA CONSULTING, INC.

Client: City of Melbourne, Florida

The City of Cocoa entered into a Joint Project Agreement (JPA) with the City of Melbourne to have CHA complete permitting and design of an additional water main crossing to tie into the City of Cocoa’s water distribution system within the same Pineda Causeway corridor as the City of Melbourne’s pipeline. This project includes 39,800 feet of 16-inch water main with nine long, subaqueous directional drills that crosses beneath the Indian River and Banana River. It provides improved reliability of potable water flows, pressures and quality to residences, businesses and a Space Force Base along a 40-mile stretch of Brevard County’s barrier island.

Dames Point Bridge Electrical and Lighting

CHEN MOORE & ASSOCIATES

Client: Florida Department of Transportation District 2

The electrical and lighting improvements to the Dames Point Bridge crossing of the St. Johns River in Jacksonville included the installation of navigational lights, uplighting, plus the removal and replacement of electrical conduit. CMA was the lead consultant and Engineer of Record for the design of the project, which improves safety of navigation and extends the usable life of the bridge’s electrical systems.

Suncoast Parkway 2, Segment 1, from South of US 98 to South of W. Grover

Cleveland Blvd.

DRMP, INC.

Client: Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise

Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise (FTE) sought to add an extensive Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) to improve roadway monitoring and communication along 9 miles of new roadway and interchanges for State Road 589 (Suncoast Parkway 2). DRMP provided professional engineering services for approximately 9 miles of new alignment roadway and the interchanges with U.S. 98 and Cardinal Road. The new roadway’s ITS system has up-to-date CCTV Cameras and vehicle detection systems for reliable traffic monitoring. Driver awareness and reliability is increased thanks to dynamic message signs and advanced traffic management systems.

PD&E and Final Design for US 41 at Gulfstream Roundabout

KIMLEY-HORN AND ASSOCIATES, INC.

Client: Florida Department of Transportation District 1

The primary goal of the U.S. 41 improvements is to improve multi-modal mobility along the highway’s corridor, provide a safe, convenient and attractive crossing for pedestrians and bicyclists, and improve connectivity and circulation between Sarasota’s Downtown Central Business District and the Bayfront area. Improvements consist of replacing the signalized intersection with a multi-lane roundabout that enhances connectivity, circulation and safety. Other improvements include installation of a Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon (PHB) signal system and raised pedestrian refuge islands, adding new sidewalks and pedestrian walkways.

Multi-Use Pathway Phase 1 and Wetlands Trail Boardwalk

MCKIM & CREED

Client: City of Gulf Breeze

The City of Gulf Breeze wanted to build nearly four miles of a 10-foot-wide multi-use pathway to accommodate various forms of wheeled and non-wheeled transportation along its primary connector loop roadway and its connecting residential streets. As the civil and site engineer, McKim & Creed designed an ADA-compliant pathway within the existing constrained right-of-way, sidewalk and line of sight safety improvements at all side street connections to the loop, and new bike lanes along both sides of the loop. McKim & Creed also developed plans for a pile-supported wooden boardwalk that crosses low-lying wetlands adjacent to the primary project area.

I-4 Ultimate Wrong Way Driving Deterrent

Stanley Consultants

Client: Florida Department of Transportation

The Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) group of TEDS, a Stanley Consultants company, designed wrong-way detection systems for 43 interstate ramps along Interstate 4 in Orlando. The detection systems are designed to complement the recently opened I-4

“Ultimate” program, adding safety features to all ramps. The safety features were implemented after a wrongway driver entered the express lanes of I-4, resulting in a serious crash and injuries. TEDS expedited the design on the interchanges where direct connection to the express lanes was built.