Willis Avenue Bridge Project Wins Multiple Awards

June 14, 2012

New York, NY – Willis Avenue Bridge Project Wins Multiple Awards

Hardesty & Hanover has won five awards for our work on the Willis Avenue Bridge over the Harlem River Project, the largest project ever undertaken by the Movable Bridge Group of the New York City Department of Transportation’s Division of Bridges.

Recent Awards Include:

  • 2012 American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC NY) – Engineering Excellence Award- Diamond Award
  • 2012 American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC-National) – Engineering Excellence National Recognition Award
  • 2012 New York State Society of Professional Engineers (NYSSPE) – Project of the Year
  • 2012 American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Metropolitan Section  – Construction Achievement Award
  • 2011 Canadian Institute of Steel Construction – Steel Construction Design Awards –International Category

The Construction Achievement Award was particularly significant in that it honored the entire team including the owner, NYCDOT; the contractor, Kiewit Constructors / Weeks Marine, JV; the Resident Engineer, WABC; as well as Hardesty & Hanover as the designer.