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Complex
Foundations for
Convention Center
Expansion
FEATURE ARTICLE
Heavy civil construction in densely
populated, highly urbanized environments
poses the threat of damage to
existing, adjacent structures during
deep foundation operations as a result
of ground movement and vibration. A
challenging example is the expansion
of the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
facilities in New York City, which
opened to the public in 1986 and
instantly became the busiest convention
center nationally.
Located in the heart of Manhattan's
Financial District, the original Javits
Center encompassed 2.1 million sq ft
(195,096 sq m) and 840,000 sq ft
(78038 sq m) of exhibition space, helping
drive the economies of New York
City and State, respectively, generating
more than $2 billion (€1.7 billion) in
economic activity and supporting more
than 18,000 jobs a year. Because the
center is utilized by many public,
private, commercial and entertainment
industries in different capacities, the
New York State Economic Development
Corporation began to commission a
Javits Center expansion project in 2015
to meet growing demands.
In January 2017, the joint venture
contract management team comprised
of LendLease and Turner Construction
(LLT) was awarded the $1.5 billion
(€1.3 billion) project, which includes
new state-of-the-art exhibit and meeting
room spaces. Additionally, the
project required the construction of a
new on-site truck marshaling, loading
and storage facility, which allowed for
Drilled shaft construction at the Javits Convention Center
over 20,000 event-related trucks to be
kept off of area streets while mitigating
impacts to local city street traffic flows
and improving pedestrian safety. The
expanded Javits Center also presented a
sizable economic impact on the
regional economy, adding a combined
9,100 jobs, of which 34% were dedicated
to the construction industry.
E.E. Cruz & Company was awarded
the heavy civil foundation contract on
this design-build project in August 2017,
AUTHORS Volkan Yargici, P.E., Eric Gomes, P.E., and Michael Quasarano, P.E., E.E. Cruz & Company
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performing as a dedicated design-assist
subcontractor to LLT. The project scope
of work performed by E.E. Cruz included:
* Demolition and removal of existing
structures and foundation elements
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Installation of 183 drilled shafts
with isolation casing
Installation of 275 drilled/driven
support of excavation (SOE) piles
* The 24/7 dewatering of 240,000 sq ft
(22,300 sq m) of foundation area

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