2016 ASCE Pittsburgh Section – Civil Engineering Achievement Award
SR 376 Parkway West A49 & A55 Owner: PennDOT District 11-0
Prime Consultant: HDR
Sub Consultant: Navarro & Wright Consulting Engineers, Inc.
Prime Contractor: Swank Construction Company
The SR 376 Parkway West A49 & A55 in the Pittsburgh area was a $72.83 million project to improve I-376 (Parkway West) between the Fort Pitt Tunnel and I-79 which included deck replacement of three bridges at the Carnegie Interchange, milling and resurfacing, median barrier replacement and shoulder reconstruction. Other finished improvements included bridge preservation work, guiderail installation, drainage improvements, repairs to retaining walls and existing sign structures, new pavement markings and sign updates.
N&W provided preliminary engineering services including above-ground historic properties, historic structures, district and national historic landmarks, waterway permits and construction consultation.
N&W’s Cultural Resources team reviewed the history of the Penn-Lincoln Parkway as the product of some 20 years of effort, study, planning and advocacy by a diverse range of private citizens’ groups, county and state planning authorities, and several private engineering firms. The team updated current knowledge regarding the processes of advocacy and design that culminated in the construction of Parkway West between 1950 and 1953. Newspaper archives were used to build a post-construction history of the roadway. The section of Parkway West evaluated as part of this project has been recommended as eligible for listing on the National Register as an outstanding example of Community Planning and Development.