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TYLin News + Views Issue Two 2024
News + Views
IN THIS ISSUE: ADVANCING DIGITAL SOLUTIONS
Welcome to News + Views
The origin of the name “News + Views” is simple and straightforward: We are proud to present examples of our most recent and noteworthy project wins, milestones, innovations, and awards, as well as exciting, industry-leading perspectives from some of our best and brightest thought leaders.
The theme for this issue is “Advancing Digital Solutions.” Our clients face bold, transformative opportunities to choose from an ever-growing menu of digital and other innovative technologies.
Our goal is to help clients understand and then maximize the benefits of the many technological advancements available to them. We do this very well, thanks to our team of 3,000+ professionals in the design and development of infrastructure and the built environment worldwide.
You know TYLin. Starting with this issue, we want to also tell you about TYLin’s global partners, Introba and Landrum & Brown. As you will see, this partnership excels at leveraging our combined capabilities, talent, and geographic reach to solve some of the greatest infrastructure challenges of our time.
It is my honor to oversee such a dynamic and collaborative aggregation of experts in the Buildings, Transportation, and Water Sectors.
Best wishes,
Matt Cummings Chief Executive Officer of TYLin Head of Sidara Global Infrastructure Brands
FEATURE
Designing Québec’s New Île d’Orléans Bridge
QUÉBEC CITY, QUÉBEC, CANADA
TYLin, in partnership with AtkinsRéalis, has been selected to provide detailed design services and construction phase services for the Île D’Orléans Bridge, a new cable-stayed bridge over the St. Lawrence River. The signature bridge will link Québec City to Île d’Orléans, a distance of close to 2.1 kilometres.
The design is the result of a collaboration between local and international partners forming the Groupe Héritage Île d’Orléans (GHIO). TYLin’s client, GHIO, consisting of Dragados Canada, Inc. and EBC, was awarded the contract to build the new bridge.
Replacing a deteriorating, close to 90-year-old suspension bridge, the new Île-d’Orléans Bridge represents an impressive blend of technical innovation, aesthetics, and sustainability, redefining the connectivity between the Capitale-Nationale and the territory of Île d’Orléans. Integrating the bridge as a symbol of the territory’s cultural heritage is significant and reflected in the project team’s commitment to preserving the identity of this region.
TYLin Bridge Sector Leader Marwan Nader, PhD, PE, P.Eng, Ing, acknowledged that the project represents critical infrastructure in Québec and underscores TYLin’s presence as a premier structural engineer in the region. “We are excited to serve as Lead Bridge Engineer for this important project. The new Île-d’Orléans Bridge will significantly improve transportation for residents and businesses while standing strong as a landmark structure for Québec for decades to come,” he says.
Scheduled for completion by the end of 2027, the bridge consists of a 520-metre-long north approach, a 790-metre-long, three-span cable-stayed bridge, and a 740-metre-long south approach. The bridge superstructure is continuous with only two expansion joints, one at each abutment, for reduced bridge maintenance.
The new crossing will provide a 3.5-metre-wide traffic lane in each direction and 2.5-metre-wide shoulders on each side of the deck. The deck also incorporates 3-metre-wide multipurpose paths in each direction for maintenance vehicles.
The bridge design features four belvederes positioned at deck level on the north and south pylon legs, offering panoramic views of the Montmorency Falls and downtown Québec City on the horizon. The absence of bracing on the V-shaped pylons keeps views unobstructed, enhancing the experience of crossing the St. Lawrence River.
TYLin is working closely with subconsultant partners Fugro for geotechnical investigations, Tourney Consulting Group (TCG) for durability studies, and Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel Laboratory (BLWTL) for wind studies.
The Île-d’Orléans Bridge is the latest among numerous major bridge projects that TYLin has led in Québec. Other projects include:
The new Île-aux-Tourtes Bridge in Québec: TYLin, in partnership with Hatch, has been selected to provide detailed design services and construction phase services for this new signature bridge linking the municipalities of Senneville and Vaudreuil-Dorion. Construction for the Design-Build-Finance bridge replacement project began in the summer of 2023, with the bridge slated to open to traffic by 2026.
The Samuel De Champlain Bridge in Montréal, Québec: In a three-way joint venture with Systra IBT and SNC-Lavalin, TYLin was the Managing Partner and Lead Designer for the new signature cable-stayed bridge gateway to Montréal. The multi-award-winning bridge replacement project represented one of the largest infrastructure projects in North America.
Deconstruction of the Old Champlain Bridge in Montréal, Québec: Scheduled for completion later this year, the demolition of the original, circa 1960 bridge has followed strict adherence to environmental requirements to minimize impacts. TYLin is the Design Joint Venture Lead and Engineer of Record for the demolition of the main span and the Check Engineer for dismantling the approaches.
The Réseau Express Métropolitain in Montréal, Québec: TYLin was the Engineer of Record for the design of a light-rail conversion of the central corridor on the new Samuel De Champlain Bridge. The conversion involved rail-structure interaction analysis, rail expansion joint design and deck modification, track plinth design, and the design of the guard railing and stray current collection system.
FEATURE
Serving Clients Worldwide
TYLin provides multi-disciplinary expertise in planning, design, engineering, and project and construction management for the Transportation, Buildings, and Water Sectors. Our work across these sectors flows seamlessly across our Americas, Europe/Latin America, and Asia Pacific Regions. This allows our TYLin and global partners to engage in a unique level of collaboration and offer clients the highest levels of personalized service, innovation, and technical excellence.
Our Sectors + Global Partnerships
Buildings: Our Buildings Sector excels at providing leading-edge sustainability and technology solutions that result in new or reimagined structures across a range of specialty subsectors and project types. TYLin’s teams, including Silman Structural Solutions and AEC, A TYLin Company, in the U.S., support building owners and architects worldwide with our deep expertise in structural, civil, and systems engineering and design.
We also work closely with our global partner, Introba A leader in developing sustainability strategies, Introba transforms the built environment by creating dynamic digital “living systems” that are smart, resilient, and connected.
Transportation: We believe in the power of infrastructure to connect people and communities. When communities need improved, more efficient ways to move people or goods, our Transportation teams are available to plan, design, and oversee construction. Our projects include complex highway, rail, transit, and multimodal systems, as well as airports, bridges, and marine ports.
This expertise includes the in-depth city planning and mobility services of TYLin’s City Solutions team, as well as airport master planning services provided by our global partner, Landrum & Brown .
Water: The wise management of water infrastructure is essential to every thriving community. That is why we partner with clients, cities, and water professionals worldwide to develop sustainable solutions that address the planet’s most pressing water challenges.
Led by our Greeley and Hansen, A TYLin Company team, we provide an integrated, full suite of consulting, engineering, and construction management capabilities that lead to effective, community-driven drinking water, wastewater, water resources, and solid waste infrastructure solutions.
INSIGHTS
Focus on Digital Fusion
Led by a group of industry-agnostic digital experts from across our global alliance, Digital Fusion is TYLin’s advisory framework for digital transformation in the built environment. We coined the term “Digital Fusion” to describe the power generated when our specialized Water, Transportation, and Buildings expertise is combined with emerging technology and data capabilities.
We guide our clients through the Digital Fusion process by first analyzing and assessing industry trends and ending with continuous improvement processes when the client plans, implements, and manages a new digital technology. Here are some examples:
Digital twins, which is a digital model of a planned or real-world physical product, process, or system, is a common theme. Our Water Sector team recently led a digital twin effort with a federal department in Canada. After taking them through stakeholder interviews, data inventories, use-case documentation, and roadmap creation, their initial analysis resulted in seven prioritized ideas to advance their digital twin transformation.
Among our Transportation Sector clients, bridge owners in particular know the value of predictive maintenance and the power of replacing manual inspections with drones, sensors, and other technological advancements. We help clients to know where, when, and how to deploy these capabilities based on industry best practices, current resourcing, and their vision of the future.
We are also conducting advanced technology roadmapping for some of the top hospital systems, transit systems, and airports across the U.S. These plans allow clients to future-proof their infrastructure investments by anticipating disruptive technologies and laying the foundation of information management to support data maturity years into the future.
Digital Fusion is an important advisory service available to any client who is prioritizing automation and digital transformation. For those new to this process, a Digital Fusion initiation package is available (steps 1-4 in the graphic), where we will create a client roadmap within their procurement threshold.
For more information, please contact Chris Runde.
WINS
RapidRide A & F Line Reinvestment Program
KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON, USA
RapidRide is the premier bus rapid transit (BRT) product for King County Metro (Metro) in Washington that provides frequent, fast, reliable, efficient, and environmentally friendly bus service in major arterial corridors. It launched with the RapidRide A Line in 2010, and has since expanded to seven lines (A-G), with five more in implementation phases. The RapidRide system has been shown to improve overall transit experience, brand recognition, and increase ridership across King County.
In 2018, Metro initiated the RapidRide Expansion Program to establish new, even higher standards for RapidRide service, specifically with regards to improving levels of service, passenger safety and security, speed and reliability, passenger facilities, and technological innovations. The 2021 Metro Connects plan established a goal to reinvest in each of the original six existing RapidRide lines to ensure each line meets the new standards. This starts with a significant reinvestment in the A Line, followed by the F Line.
TYLin and the team led by Project Manager Ryan Abbotts, AICP, will work with Metro to review current conditions of the RapidRide A & F Lines to identify and implement capital elements to improve the corridors according to reinvestment prioritization analyses. Alignment changes and station relocations will also be assessed with new transit systems expanding around the lines. These include the Link Light Rail Extension and Sound Transit’s new Stride BRT line (S1).
This project is the first of its kind for reinvestment planning in Metro’s BRT programs. TYLin’s planning and design for this project will serve to establish best practices and methodologies for analysis, prioritization, and implementation for subsequent RapidRide line reinvestment programs. As a result, RapidRide will continue to build brand awareness and prove itself as Metro’s modern, competitive, efficient, and practical transportation choice for people traveling throughout King County.
Broadway and South Union Street Improvement Project
ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, USA
The City of Rochester, New York, has chosen TYLin to lead its Broadway and South Union Street Improvement project. The project will deliver safety and accessibility improvements for everyone using the corridor and includes:
Street reconstruction on Broadway
Milling and resurfacing on South Union Street
Conversion to two-way traffic
Complete Streets improvements
Streetscape, traffic features, water, and sewer upgrades
TYLin’s experienced team, led by Project Manager Dennis Kennelly, PE, boasts over 80 years of combined experience on City projects. The team is committed to exceeding expectations and improving Rochester’s infrastructure.
Several team members are intimately familiar with this route’s traffic flow, operation, and neighborhood character as part of their daily commute. As such, we proposed examining geometric alternatives not only for the proposed two-way conversion segment, but also throughout the project limits to remove or improve several awkward lane shifts and accommodate turn lanes.
This project aligns perfectly with our City Solutions practice, as it combines the research and creativity of our city planning staff with our extensive road and highway design expertise. We are offering the City a comprehensive end-to-end approach to adapting these urban arterials for the future.
ADDITIONAL TYLIN TEAM
Mark Bellavia, Deputy Project Manager & Lead Designer
Mike Melino, Resident Engineer for Constructability
Nathan Buczek, PE, Senior Street Design Engineer
Christine Bianchi, Traffic Engineer
Lian Farhi, Senior Planner
Kaylee Moon, Senior Planner
General Civil Engineering Services On-Call Contract with Miami-Dade Aviation Department
MIAMI, FLORIDA, USA
The Miami-Dade Aviation Department in southeast Florida has selected TYLin to provide General Engineering Services for design and construction management professional services on aviation projects for a six-year duration. The total contract value over six years is USD 6.6 million. Scope of work may include pavement rehabilitation and improvements to aprons, taxi lanes, taxiways, and runways. It may also involve repairs to underground utilities or utility relocations and demotion or repairs to foundations, bridges, fueling areas, canals, culverts, passenger boarding bridges, and related appurtenances.
