BEST DEMOLITION PROJECT

BEST DEMOLITION PROJECT

PROJECT NAME

PennFirst Pedestrian Bridge Demolition

WINNER

Geppert Bros., Inc.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

When the pedestrian bridge connecting the Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine and the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania needed to be removed, Geppert Bros., Inc. navigated the challenge. The bridge consisted of two separate structures: one extending over 33rd and 34th Streets, constructed in the 1970s, and one extending over Convention Boulevard, constructed in 2015. The bridge was also close to the Penn Medicine Pavilion and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia — an area crowded with pedestrians, vehicular traffic, and ambulances. By concentrating work on nights and weekends, the project was completed on schedule, within budget, and with zero loss time accidents.

OWNER

Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT TEAM

LF Driscoll; Balfour Beatty J.V.

ARCHITECT

HDR Architecture Inc.

ENGINEER

Bard, Rao + Athanas Consulting Engineers LLC

GBCA MEMBER COLLABORATORS

Chesco Coring & Cutting, Inc.; Thackray Crane Rental, Inc.

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