The Stockholm Slussen Project - Outside views wanted
The Stockholm Slussen Project - Outside views wanted
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Dear non-colleagues
As an EE, I have very little knowledge in the field of road and bridge planning and construction. The Stockholm Slussen (google) has started a debate if it is better to renovate the existing and well functioning structures or tear down and build entirely new structures.
Tear down and build new will probably take around ten years and will definitely cause serious problems with communication between the northern and southern part of Stockholm.
Preserving the existing structure and repairing/fortifying it can be done without impairing communication in any higher extent. It may take time, but most of this communication centre will be functional during the renovation. Renovation will also cost less. Both in direct and indirect costs.
The question is: What pros and cons are there? It would be very interesting to have your views - as "outsiders" - on this. Tear down and build new - or careful restoration?
What do you say?
As an EE, I have very little knowledge in the field of road and bridge planning and construction. The Stockholm Slussen (google) has started a debate if it is better to renovate the existing and well functioning structures or tear down and build entirely new structures.
Tear down and build new will probably take around ten years and will definitely cause serious problems with communication between the northern and southern part of Stockholm.
Preserving the existing structure and repairing/fortifying it can be done without impairing communication in any higher extent. It may take time, but most of this communication centre will be functional during the renovation. Renovation will also cost less. Both in direct and indirect costs.
The question is: What pros and cons are there? It would be very interesting to have your views - as "outsiders" - on this. Tear down and build new - or careful restoration?
What do you say?
Gunnar Englund
www.gke.org
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RE: The Stockholm Slussen Project - Outside views wanted
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RE: The Stockholm Slussen Project - Outside views wanted
The arguments for tear down is that repair will take more planning, but I have a strong feeling that it is about Skanska and lobbying.
The "leading lady" in the city hall used to work for Skanska and the slow and careful repair that seems to ba a natural thing to do hasn't even been considered as an alternative.
Gunnar Englund
www.gke.org
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Half full - Half empty? I don't mind. It's what in it that counts.
RE: The Stockholm Slussen Project - Outside views wanted
But...as we all know, such considerations don't include politics.
RE: The Stockholm Slussen Project - Outside views wanted
Do you have a link to the project documentation?
A comparable project may be replacement of the Tappan Zee bridge in New York City. Six options were prepared. Two of them involve keeping the old bridge and repairing it, either a little or a lot. A complete rehabilitation of the Tappan Zee would cost at least $2 billion, the planners estimated.
The four remaining options call for a new bridge, which would be built alongside the old one, just north of the existing span. Each involves a different configuration of mass transit - either commuter trains, light rail or express buses - sandwiched between the traffic lanes. The estimates for a new bridge range from $9 billion to $14.5 billion.
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The selected bridge replacement project without transit is estimated to cost $5.2 billion.
Of course one must bear in mind that municipal projects have historically been under estimated.
Ten years for the project seem to be on the long side. The actual construction should be 2-3 years.
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RE: The Stockholm Slussen Project - Outside views wanted
Hate to be a party pooper, but that's how I see it. If you held a gun to my head and told me to guess, I'd say rehab it.
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RE: The Stockholm Slussen Project - Outside views wanted
Another bridge in Westfield,MA was to be replaced but that was to be done only when a new bridge was first erected about 150' downstream.
So situations will dictate how a bridge is to be taken care of. While analysis may tell you that you should build a new bridge, local politicians may object because of the economic impact on their communities
RE: The Stockholm Slussen Project - Outside views wanted
Are the existing structures deficient? Predicted remaining service life of foundations?
"Tear down and build new will probably take around ten years and will definitely cause serious problems with communication between the northern and southern part of Stockholm."
Usually the utilities; water, sewer, gas, communications relocations are a critical part of a large civil project. If these lines are located, relocated before (timely integration of some during) construction begins you can realize cost and delay savings, and eliminate interruptions in services to users. Where will the monies come from to do this?
The phasing of the project, new build or revamping/adding to existing, while maintaining capacity and safety is a key component to success of a project.
Most projects of any size will run over cost wise due to unforeseen
conditions, changes in the character of the work, etc.
If damages for time overruns are included in the contract(s), and the folks overseeing the contract are experienced, and the utilities are dialed in, and the weather cooperates, and the plans/specifications are well formulated, and the public is behind it....
It comes down to money. Obviously to renovate the existing, done conservatively, should cost less than the total rebuild, if the old stuff is usable.
If money is not an issue here, "dig" in.
RE: The Stockholm Slussen Project - Outside views wanted
So long as no cables have to be replaced, I would suggest that repair is a good alternate though once the bridge hits a 40 or 50 year life there is a great escalation in cost more and more each year thereafter to maintain and operate.
A good choice may be a parallel crossing that will take traffic off the bridge and thus increase the service life....
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