Pittsburgh International Airport - Roads & Bridges
Location:
Pittsburgh, PA
Owner:
Allegheny County Airport Authority
Construction Company:
Fay
Project Status:
Estimated completion date of December 2024
Fay was recently awarded a contract to build a new network of roads as part of a larger Terminal Modernization Program for Pittsburgh International Airport, totaling at $1.4 billion. Fay’s portion includes the construction of new roadways, bridges, culverts, retaining walls, drainage, utilities, traffic control and earthwork. The highlight of the project is a dual level bridge that leads to the terminal; the top will be reserved for departures and the bottom for arrivals.
Photo Credit: Pittsburgh International Airport
Ten sets of piers and a few of the 68 tub girders that will be used to construct the dual-level bridge that leads to the new terminal.
Construction
For this project, Fay plans to use around 8,000,000 lbs of structural steel and over 7,000 foot of 18” reinforced concrete pipe. The work is challenging at times, as Fay has been working around three active tunnels. As part of this project, Fay will be constructing the following:
A 1,300 ft dual-level terminal bridge; the top level will be for departures, middle level for arrivals and bottom level for ground transportation
Ten sets of piers to support 68 tub girders
A ramp connecting to the new transportation network
Approximately four miles of roadway connecting I-376 and the new terminal building through a system of connecting ramps and bridges
A parking lot for rideshare services
Twelve architecturally designed MSE walls and eight new overhead sign structures
108" diameter culvert installed as a part of Ramp E-AD consisting of roughly 36,000 lbs of reinforcing steel
160,000 cy of excavation and 360,000 cy of embankment