CTDOT MERRITT PARKWAY BRIDGE REHABILITATION AND SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS

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PROJECT
CTDOT Merritt Parkway Bridge Rehabilitation and Safety Improvements
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MARKETS
Highway & Bridges
Civil & Utility
Concrete
Demolition, Remediation, & Abatement -
CONTRACT TYPE
Prime Contractor
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PROJECT OWNER
The Connecticut Department of Transportation
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LOCATION
Westport and Fairfield, CT
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AWARDS
CTDOT 2021 Arthur W. Gruhn Excellence in Construction Award (Historic Preservation Project)
ICRI 2021 Award of Merit (Recognized for Excellence in the Repair of Historic Structures)
CTDOT Project 0158-0207 – Merritt Parkway Safety and Bridge Improvements located between Westport and Fairfield, CT, involved the rehabilitation of 10 mile of the Merritt Parkway, a National Scenic Byway listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Manafort Brothers, Inc. was selected to perform this multi-site, challenging project involving the rehabilitation of 10 historic bridge structures back to their original aesthetic and architectural features through detailed restoration work while actively managing challenging traffic conditions on the Merritt Parkway.

Manafort’s highway scope of work involved complex and daily traffic control and signing patterns, resurfacing, roadway rehabilitation, and complete highway drainage system replacement. Additional highway improvements included cross slope correction, removal of rock ledges and other fixed objects, installation of 40,000 LF of slip-formed concrete curb and gutter, full-depth concrete pavement replacement, patching of other deteriorated roadway, and 46,000 tons of hot mix asphalt (HMA) resurfacing.
Manafort’s bridge rehabilitation scope of work included the rehabilitation of the steel arch superstructure for Bridge 00728 over the Saugatuck River to upgrade the integrity of the severely deteriorated steel arch rib. The concrete substructure repairs required temporary supports in order to maintain active traffic and to facilitate bearing rehabilitation. In addition, the Merritt Parkway project required restoration and painting of multiple, aesthetically unique bridge superstructures where paint colors and concrete tones mirrored the existing construction.
Manafort served as the Prime Contractor and self-performed major aspects of the project including maintenance and protection of traffic, concrete bridge rehabilitation, drainage upgrades, roadway reconstruction, and slip-formed concrete curb. All work was completed safely, successfully, on-time, and on-budget through extensive coordination with the CTDOT.