Greenwich DPW Earns Award For Davis Avenue Bridge Replacement Project

GREENWICH, CT —The Town of Greenwich Department of Public Works on Tuesday announced that it has received a third award for the Davis Avenue Bridge replacement project.

Accolades include the 2023 Achievement in Civil Engineering Award from the Connecticut Society of Civil Engineers, 2023 Project Team Awards from the Connecticut Building Congress, and most recently, the 2024 Engineering Excellence Merit Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies of Connecticut.

These awards are given to projects that are deemed as innovative and outstanding achievements in engineering.

"These awards exemplify the important work and continued dedication of our Public Works Department to the town of Greenwich," said DPW Deputy Commissioner Jim Michel in a news release. "We are honored to be recognized as a leading example to the industry and are committed to the safety of our community."

Located in the town of Greenwich’s popular Bruce Park and situated over Indian Harbor, the Davis Avenue bridge was originally constructed in 1934 and is utilized by 4,000 to 6,000 vehicles daily.

The project upgraded infrastructure and improved pedestrian access to Bruce Park while maintaining the area’s aesthetics. Completed in the spring of 2022, the project minimized construction impacts and reduced road closure time by employing Accelerated Bridge Construction techniques.

Project Improvement Features:

• Corrected existing structural and functional deficiencies of the bridge.
• Improved multimodal traffic flow and safety at bridge crossing.
• Widened driving lanes and shoulders.
• Installed five-foot-long road shoulders to make the bridge easier for bicyclists to use.
• Installed a brand-new pedestrian bridge.
• Installed new curbing and sidewalk near the bridge.
• Installed additional drainage to improve run-off.
• Eliminated the bridge’s middle pier to reduce the likelihood of clogged debris and flooding.
• Constructed a fish ladder that provides migrating fish a detour route to swim upstream.
• Installed new pavement and repaved markings on portions of Davis Avenue near the bridge.
• Moved utilities from public view.

The project cost was $4.1 million, and 100 percent of the construction and inspection cost was funded through the state of Connecticut Local Bridge Program grant.

Construction plans were prepared by Alfred Benesch & Company, of Glastonbury, and the contractor for this project was A. Vitti Excavators, LLC of Stamford.

For more information about Davis Avenue Bridge replacement project, click here.