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Chuck Vreeland FDOT Project Manager Project Team
Ardaman and Associates, Inc Jones Wood And Gentry Inc |
Welcome to the SR 46 Lake Jesup Bridge Replacement Project Web Site This web site includes history of the project, a project description, project schematic drawings, summary of the PD&E, schedule for the design phase, site pictures and other pertinent project information. The SR 46 Lake Jesup Bridge Replacement project is located on SR 46 about 4 miles east of Sanford, Florida in Seminole County. The new bridge structure will replace the aging and obsolete existing bridge. In addition, this project will allow for the re-establishment of old St. Johns River channels. Prior to construction of the existing SR 46 bridge, an United States Army Corp of Engineers (USACOE) project cut a new channel and closed an existing channel for the St. Johns River that effectively eliminated river flow through Lake Jesup. A causeway was constructed for SR 46 across the closed river channel. The proposed new bridge will span the entire lowland river basin and eliminate the need for a causeway. As part of this Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) SR 46 project, Channel B (see schematic drawing) will be excavated within the limits of FDOT Right-of-Way. The USACOE will complete any additional excavation of Channel B outside FDOT Right-of-Way and will evaluate the need for additional channel excavation. An important partner in this project is the St. Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD). Since the project will impact existing wetlands the SJRWMD as well as the USACOE will be asked to permit the construction. It is expected that wetland mitigation will be a significant part of the permit requirements. The FDOT and project designers will work with these permitting agencies to develop a project the minimizes wetland impacts and properly mitigates unavoidable impacts. The project is being developed as a design/build project. CH2M HILL has been contracted by the FDOT to prepare preliminary roadway and bridge designs and develop a design/build criteria package. As part of the preliminary engineering work, CH2M HILL will refine the alignment for the new SR 46 roadway, determine right-of-way requirements, finalize retention pond sites, sizes and right-of-way requirements. Close coordination with the permitting agencies will be maintained throughout the preliminary design phase and a conceptual permit for the project will be obtained from the SJRWMD. When the preliminary plans are complete and the FDOT has acquired necessary right-of-way, the project will be advertised for the selection of a design/build contractor.
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