Emergency Culvert Replacement

Year

2020

Location

SW 137 Ave and Bird Road

Client

Miami Dade County – Dept. of Transportation and PW – 111 NW 1st Street, 15th Floor, Miami, FL 33128

Removal and Replacement

Work under this contract consisted of performing all operations necessary to remove and replace or line the existing 138” culvert with the proposed 120-inch diameter culvert, including the construction of required headwalls. Work also included the removal and replacement of guardrails, sidewalks, medians, inlet connections, utility relocation, roadway reconstruction, paving marking, traffic loops, and sodding, including Maintenance of Traffic Mobilization and Demobilization cost to complete.

During the initial investigation, the contractor had the option to repair the existing culvert or to show different value engineering methods, which would benefit the County, substantially reduce the cost, and that will decrease inconvenience to the public.

“When in doubt, remember that a construction site is the only place where you get to hit things to make them work.” — John “Hammer” McLeod