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July 6, 2004 |
For more information, contact
Ryan Puckett
847.972.9136
newsroom@cement.org
www.cement.org/newsroom
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Concrete in Transit Awards Announced
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PCA recently announced the winners of its third Concrete in
Transit Awards, the biennial competition honoring excellence
in the design and construction of public transit facilities.
This year's winning projects:
- Indianapolis People Mover, Indianapolis,
Ind.
- AirTrain JFK Light Rail System, New York,
N.Y.
- Meadowview Station, Sacramento,
Calif.
- Newark Liberty International Airport
Terminal "C" Parking Garage, Newark, N.J.
- “Plantings” 7th Street/Metro/Julian
Dixon Station, Los Angeles, Calif.
Projects were required to use concrete either as a system-wise
feature or as a principal material in a standalone project
and to be completed in 2002 or 2003. The winners will be recognized
at the American Concrete Institute's Fall Convention.
Entries were judged on creativity, transferability, aesthetics,
economics, and functionality. The distinguished judges for
the award program were Carol Ross Barney, president of architectural
firm Ross Barney + Jankowski Architects, and Michael Goodkind,
president of Alfred Benesch & Company.
More about the winners (click
on image to download hi-res version) |
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Indianapolis People Mover - The
double track people mover went into operation in June 2003
after a construction period of 25 months. The people mover
runs between Methodist Hospital and the Indiana University
Medical Center campus, a distance of 1.5 mile. Each three-car
automated train transports 81 passengers at a peak speed of
28 miles per hour. The foundations and columns of the guideway
are cast-in-place concrete and the beams are made of precast
concrete. The judges for the award program were impressed
with the clean lines and simple design of the lightweight
concrete guideway and the low construction cost of $28 million
per mile when compared with other new transit systems. |
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AirTrain JFK Light Rail System
- Airline passengers using JFK International Airport can take
the AirTrain JFK Light Rail System from the airport to Jamaica
Station and Howard Beach station to connect with the Long
Island Rail Road and New York City Transit’s extensive
subway system. The AirTrain system commenced operations in
December 2003 and expects 34,000 daily riders. The $1.9 billion
design, build, operate, and maintain contract called for 6.3
miles of single track and 3.2 miles of double track elevated
guideway structure. Using concrete for the guideway allowed
the contractor to rapidly erect the structure in 20 months
while minimizing the impact on traffic on the Van Wyck Expressway.
The award judges appreciated the straight forward and fascinating
guideway construction in the expressway median. |
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Meadowview Station –
The light rail/bus transfer station is part of the Sacramento
Regional Transit District’s South Sacramento Extension.
Concrete was used for the columns because of its formability,
texture possibilities, durability, resistance to vandalism,
and affordability. The mosaics on the concrete columns are
called Cultural Totems and were created by the station artist
and community members. The award judges liked the fact that
the station appearance blends very well with the surrounding
area.
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Newark Liberty International Airport
Terminal "C" Parking Garage – A four-story,
free-standing precast/prestressed concrete structure, the
garage contains 3,400 parking spaces. The structure has a
curved shape in plan to conform to the curve in the adjacent
airport roadways. For the security of pedestrians, two 40’
wide light wells are carved into the floors to allow daylight
to penetrate to all floors in the garage. Two glass enclosed
stairways descend into each light well. The project architect
stated: “No other building material could match precast
concrete’s functional and economic advantages when it
comes to building parking structures.” Durability, low
maintenance, aesthetic flexibility, high quality, and swift
construction in all weather conditions were benefits which
precast concrete provided to the project. The project architects
found the right elements to fit together for this economic
solution including the great use of the light wells, stated
the award judges. |
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 “Plantings”
7th Street/Metro/Julian Dixon Station – Durable
lightweight 3’ x 3’ concrete seats provide functional
art forms in the Julian Dixon Station in Los Angeles. Etched
or cast in low relief on the tops of the blocks are shapes
taken from a nearby building’s tilework. Also, lighting
elements from above cast a series of foliage patterns on the
blocks. The award judges describe the station art as fun and
simple, containing the right moves.
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About PCA
Based in Skokie, Ill., the Portland Cement Association
represents cement companies in the United States and Canada.
It conducts market development, engineering, research, education,
and public affairs programs.
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