Wharf Replacement Program
Insight Civil is supporting the Prime consultant, Jacobs, with delivery of a Planning & Feasibility Study in support of the Port Authority’s long-term Wharf Replacement Program. The Wharf Replacement Program is a $20 billion dollar, 30-year capital initiative focused on replacement of critical infrastructure supporting marine cargo operations of the Port Authority. Infrastructure replacements will target repair and replacement of timber-supported wharf structures at five port facilities (Port Newark, Elizabeth-Port Authority Marine Terminal, Port Jersey-Port Authority Marine Terminal, Howland Hook Marine Terminal, and Brooklyn-Port Authority Marine Terminal) with the goal of completing the majority of the work by 2050. Additional repair and replacement work will address improvements to accommodate ultra or very large container carriers and multiple business uses (i.e. dry bulk, heavy lift, container, etc).
Engineers at Insight Civil are providing CAD drafting and civil engineering design support services to the Ports and Marine group at Jacobs for the duration of the 2-year contract. The objective of the Planning & Feasibility Study for the Wharf Replacement Program is to develop a framework from which to plan the systematic replacement of PANYNJ’s waterfront structures over the next 30 years.
The Planning & Feasibility Study work scope consists of the review of available documents regarding existing condition of structures, providing best practice wharf design, consideration of impacts of climate change and sea level rise on the design of port waterfront structures, including adjacent airport FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) regulation impacts, and determination of and accommodation for the ultra or very large container carriers. Design criteria will also be developed under the basis of design for marine structures, after which several conceptual design alternatives shall be developed for each operation type (e.g., roll-on/roll-off, auto, container, bulk and liquid bulk, etc.) at the five port facilities encompassing all pier, bulkhead and wharf structures. Final deliverables will include a portfolio of design criteria and conceptual level design solutions that accommodate a phased approach to sea level rise for the design life of the structures. Engineers at Insight Civil are working collaboratively with other members of the consultant team, including Karp Strategies, Dewberry and HDR.
Engineers at Insight Civil are providing CAD drafting and civil engineering design support services to the Ports and Marine group at Jacobs for the duration of the 2-year contract. The objective of the Planning & Feasibility Study for the Wharf Replacement Program is to develop a framework from which to plan the systematic replacement of PANYNJ’s waterfront structures over the next 30 years.
The Planning & Feasibility Study work scope consists of the review of available documents regarding existing condition of structures, providing best practice wharf design, consideration of impacts of climate change and sea level rise on the design of port waterfront structures, including adjacent airport FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) regulation impacts, and determination of and accommodation for the ultra or very large container carriers. Design criteria will also be developed under the basis of design for marine structures, after which several conceptual design alternatives shall be developed for each operation type (e.g., roll-on/roll-off, auto, container, bulk and liquid bulk, etc.) at the five port facilities encompassing all pier, bulkhead and wharf structures. Final deliverables will include a portfolio of design criteria and conceptual level design solutions that accommodate a phased approach to sea level rise for the design life of the structures. Engineers at Insight Civil are working collaboratively with other members of the consultant team, including Karp Strategies, Dewberry and HDR.