Project Owner:
Jacobs /NYSTA
Services: Construction Inspection
VN Engineers worked as a subconsultant to Jacobs Engineering New York Inc. for the Reconstruction of Interchange 17, New Facilities; Maintenance Building; Maintenance Garage; Storage Building; State Police Building and Toll Facilities at MP 60.10. Phase II included locating ramps to link 1-87 to 1-84. This phase constructed six new buildings including maintenance buildings, two salt sheds, two toll plazas, a toll plaza building and NYS trooper barracks. The project included demolition of all existing buildings on site and relocating all utilities. Areas of inspection included concrete, masonry, structural steel, metal deck/roofing. The inspection of concrete included ground conditions, construction of form work, steel reinforcement and embedded items. VN Engineers verified the concrete was within specifications called out in design mix and proper consolidation during placement. VN Engineers monitored protection and curing and inspected the masonry, mortar, type of grout and the reinforcement called out in approved drawings. Verified placement of structural steel and weld types and inspected placement of roofing materials, blocking, curbs, rigid insulation and the thermoplastic membrane called out in approved drawings.
VN Engineers responsibilities also included observing and correcting conditions that would have been responsible for accidents, keeping accurate records, inspecting the construction of buildings, and structures and determining that the construction complied with approved plans and/or applicable codes and ordinances. VN Engineers also maintained a work log, took photographs, filed reports and acted on inspection findings. Used survey instruments, metering devices, tape measures, and tested equipment in carrying out inspections.
