Parkway bridge a winner.

H2L2 Architects/Planners is happy to congratulate their teammates at Granite-Halmar and Gannett Fleming, Inc., recipients of this year's Design Build Project of the Year from the ASCE Metropolitan Section for the Belt Parkway Bridge over Ocean Parkway in Brooklyn, NY.

The client group for this project was the Design/Build Section of NYC's Department of Transportation, Bureau of Bridges. The bridge was designed and built on a compressed schedule, with substantial completion achieved 29 days ahead of schedule, and with nearly complete maintenance of traffic. H2L2 provided architectural design and NYC approvals services for the bridge, alongside Abel Bainsson Butz, Landscape Architects, HAKS Engineering, and the New York Tree Consortium.

This technology-driven project was conceived as a composition in T-wall sections for abutments and wing walls, and Inverset panels for the decking. It was first completely constructed off-site before its shipment and installation.

A crucial design element speeding the NYC approvals process was H2L2's design of the battered stone wing walls at the request of the Commissioner of Parks and Recreation. The entire team enjoyed a warm professional relationship on this project; it was a unique interaction between NYC public agencies and private sector designers. The bridge has also won 2 silver awards from the American Council of Engineering Companies of New York: one for Design Services, and the other for Resident Engineering Inspection Services.