Miami Intermodal Station Project Heads Into Homestretch
Crews placed a 57-ton canopy for the Dadeland South Intermodal Station in one weekend.
A $66-million project to upgrade the Dadeland South Intermodal Station in Miami is heading into the homestretch, with completion slated for late this year. The project hit a major milestone last fall with the placement of a 57-ton prefabricated steel canopy over one weekend.
The project will facilitate transfers between Metrorail and rapid transit buses. The recently completed 20-mile South Dade Transitway terminates to the north at the 40-something-year-old station, which accommodates about 10,000 people a day, says Alex Barrios, assistant director for construction with the Miami-Dade Dept. of Transportation and Public Works. "We're doing these improvements to allow for the rail hub experience to occur."
NV2A Group, with designer Stantec, holds the design-build contract, which increased from $66 million to approximately $73 million due to the addition of bus charging stations and more escalators, says Alhasan Diab, NV2A project manager. With steel fabricator Suncor and erector Edrian Steel, NV2A developed the lift plan for the 42-ft-wide, 500-ft-long canopy, using a 500-ton crane with a 59-ft radius and 330,700 lb of counterweight to lift it over a major boulevard and rail tracks.
"The preparation for the canopy was huge," says Diab. "Everything was surgical. It was an hourly schedule, followed to the minute." Tolerances were at 1/8 inch, he adds.
The canopy is an extension that will protect the last two of a six-car train set from the elements, says Barrios. The team will build other, smaller canopies at the bus rapid transit area and a new surface parking lot.
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