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March 11, 2008
Iconic Missouri River Crossing Focal Point of KC Project
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KANSAS CITY, MO — Construction is scheduled to start this spring on the $245 million kcICON (Interstate Connections 29/35) Project in Kansas City, MO. This Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) project is the second of three design-build projects being undertaken by the agency.
Paseo Corridor Constructors, a joint venture partnership of Clarkson Construction, Massman Construction and Kiewit Construction, will lead construction efforts. Design efforts are being handled by Parsons Transportation Group and TranSystems. The project will reconstruct/rehabilitate a four-mile section of Interstate 29/35 leading into downtown. Along with highway widening and interchange reconstruction work, the project will replace the existing Paseo Bridge with the Christopher S. Bond Bridge – a 124-foot wide, 1,676-foot long cable-stay structure.
The cables will stretch across a 550-foot main span and 451-foot side span, with a single composite steel plate girder span connecting to the structure’s south end and a multi-girder span arrangement on the north end.
A closed, delta-shaped pylon extending 250 feet above the roadway surface will anchor the 40 parallel strand cable stays, creating a unified focal point for the structure and a gateway experience for those driving across it.
To encourage the creation of an aesthetically pleasing bridge, representatives of a Community Advisory Group were given 20 points with which to score the two design-build proposals. This marked the first time a state transportation agency has allocated selection points to community members.
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