The International Concrete Repair Institute (ICRI) has announced the winners of its 2019 Project Awards. The Ile-aux-Tourtes Bridge Rehabilitation was chosen as the ICRI 2019 Project of the Year. This year, three finalists were chosen, and the winner was announced at an awards ceremony.
ICRI presented the award to Sika Canada Inc. at the ICRI 2019 Fall Convention in Philadelphia. Ile-aux-Tourtes Bridge, a 54-year-old highway structure in a Montreal suburb, needed repairs due to corrosion of pre-stressed strands in concrete girders. A complex mix of carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CRFP) fabric and external post-tensioning have been put in place to provide the structure with 15 more years of service. Some of the latest technologies in construction were used including the 3D scanning of bridge elements and radar detection of steel reinforcement and pre-stressed cables. Concrete slab and girders also needed repairs with mortars and epoxy injections.
ICRI awarded seven additional 2019 Awards of Excellence. Detailed descriptions of the winning projects can be found in the November/December 2019 issue of the Concrete Repair Bulletin and online.
Historic Category: Napa Valley Courthouse, Project of the Year Finalist, Napa, Calif., submitted by PULLMAN
Water Structures Category: Repairs & Strengthening to Brick Arch Masonry, Storm Water Drains for MCGM, Project of the Year Finalist, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, submitted by Kasturi Projects Pvt Ltd
High-Rise Category: Signature Place Condomin, St. Petersburg, Fla., submitted by R. L. James Inc. General Contractor
Longevity Category: Lake Merritt Boathouse – 10 Years Later, Oakland, Calif., submitted by Sika Corp.
Parking Structures Category: University of Houston East Garage, Fire Emergency Response, Houston, submitted by Walter P Moore & Associates Inc.
Parking Structures Category: The Promenade Apartments, New York, submitted by Sika Corp.
Special Projects Category: Eisenhower Barracks at West Point, West Point, N.Y., Submitted by STRUCTURAL
ICRI also awarded seven Awards of Merit.
High-Rise Category: The Ritz Carlton Naples Façade Repair, Naples, Fla., submitted by Tadjer-Cohen-Edelson Associates Inc.
Historic Category: Northeastern State University Wilson Hall Renovation, Tahlequah, Okla., submitted by Restek Inc.
Historic Category: The Lancaster Hotel, Houston, submitted by Walker Consultants
Longevity Category: Sound of the Sea II, Emerald Isle, N.C., submitted by SKA Consulting Engineers Inc.
Parking Structures Category: Poff Federal Building, Birmingham, Ala., submitted by Concrete Protection & Restoration Inc.
Special Project Category: Trinity Stadium Rehabilitation, Haverhill, Mass., submitted by Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc.
Water Structures Category: Innovative Repairs Restore Northern Spillway Pier, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, submitted by Vector Construction Ltd.