DALLAS, July 24, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Jacobs
Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) and Arup, as part of Transport
Scotland's project delivery team, have received five awards for the
Queensferry Crossing project, the longest three-tower, cable-stayed
bridge in the world. Major innovations and technology solutions
comprise the Queensferry Crossing, allowing the structure to carry
substantial volumes of traffic while bringing it firmly into the
digital age.
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The bridge is equipped with smart technologies that monitor
weather, corrosion, motion and strains on the structure amassing
cloud-based data analytics for advanced warnings to pre-empt
potential issues. Computer monitoring systems and sensors built
into the bridge allow for Integrated Transportation System (ITS)
technology which facilitates the management of traffic and ensures
the continued health and efficient maintenance of the structure.
This technology improves traffic flow, reduces congestion and
improves road safety by allowing mandatory variable speed limits to
be applied. Wind-protection shields and the innovative design of
the bridge's cable-stayed solution help enhance journey time
reliability without the need of closing the bridge.
The Queensferry Crossing project won the Outstanding Transport
Project in a Generation award at the Scottish Transport Awards
2018, which is not a customary award of the event, but one that was
created to highlight the significance of the Queensferry Crossing
project. Now in its 16th year, the awards celebrate
industry achievements that are enhancing transport networks across
Scotland. The special award
was presented to the project delivery team of Transport Scotland,
the Jacobs Arup joint venture (JV) and Forth Crossing Bridge
Constructors at the ceremony in Glasgow.
On the same evening, the Queensferry Crossing project won two
additional awards. The Chartered Institution of Highways &
Transportation (CIHT) / Causeway Major Projects award at the CIHT
Awards 2018 in London, recognizing
its successful delivery and its major contributions to national and
local transport networks. In Canada, the Association Québécoise des
Transports (AQTr) awarded Transport Scotland and the Jacobs Arup JV
the Prix Ambassadeur 2018, which recognizes transport projects
undertaken around the world, distinguished by the quality of
planning, technical implementation, innovation and
sustainability.
The Queensferry Crossing project also won the Project of the
Year (over £30m) at the 2018 Construction News Awards, with
the judges commending the focus on innovation on a project of
national significance, which created tangible benefits for people
and businesses across Scotland and
the U.K. The project was also named Project of the Decade in the
Ground Engineering Awards 2018, which celebrate the best in
geotechnical engineering. To commemorate the 10th year
of the awards, previous project winners were shortlisted and the
winner of the decade was selected by an online public vote; the
project had previously won Project of the Year in 2015.
"These awards recognize the quality and legacy of the
Queensferry Crossing project," said Jacobs Buildings and
Infrastructure Europe Senior Vice President and General Manager
Donald Morrison. "It's been a
tremendous collaboration of diverse talent and technical expertise,
fully engaged with the wider community, to deliver a dramatically
enhanced user experience and accessibility in the region."
"Recent awards for the Queensferry Crossing cover a wide range
of disciplines and recognize the fantastic achievement this project
represents," said Transport Scotland Chief Executive Roy Brannen. "The Transport Scotland and Jacobs
Arup JV team worked closely on site with our contractors to deliver
a high-quality project. I would like to pay tribute to the spirit
of collaboration and the endeavor of all of those involved with
this hugely successful project."
The Jacobs Arup JV was the lead consultant and delivery partner,
working with Transport Scotland to develop and manage the entire
$1.6 billion (£1.3 billion) Forth
Replacement Crossing project in the east of Scotland, completing 22 kilometers (13.7
miles) of major motorway upgrades to the cross-Forth transport
corridor.
Further success at the CIHT Awards saw Jacobs Senior Engineer
Nicola Blaney win the CIHT Young
Professional of the Year, and Ringway Jacobs receive the CIHT Asset
Management award for Setting the Asset Management
Standard.
Jacobs leads the global professional services sector delivering
solutions for a more connected, sustainable world. With
$15 billion in fiscal 2017 revenue
when combined with full-year CH2M revenues and a talent force of
more than 77,000, Jacobs provides a full spectrum of services
including scientific, technical, professional and construction- and
program-management for business, industrial, commercial, government
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Arup is the creative force at the heart of many of the world's
most prominent projects in the built environment and across the
industry. Working in over 140 countries, Arup has more than 14,000
planners, designers, engineers and consultants delivering
innovative projects across the world with creativity and
passion.
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