Four STV project teams were honored at the national level by the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC), spotlighting the organization’s role in shaping transportation systems and aviation across the country.
The annual ACEC Engineering Excellence Awards Gala celebrated Newark Liberty International Airport Terminal A in New Jersey, MTA Long Island Rail Road’s (LIRR) Grand Central Madison in New York, the MARC Riverside Heavy Maintenance Building in Maryland, and Interchange 33 on I-95 in Connecticut. The annual awards program recognizes the world’s most innovative engineering projects.
EWR’s Terminal A Stands as World’s Best New Airport Terminal
Taking home the Honor Award, the Newark Liberty International Airport’s new Terminal A transformation sets the new standard for an aviation facility. Standing three levels tall and 1 million square feet total, the 33-gate domestic terminal was the largest design-build infrastructure program in New Jersey state history. It opened in January 2023
STV, in association with Grimshaw and on behalf of Tutor Perini/Parsons, served as the architect- and engineer-of-record, for the steel superstructure, a 660-foot-long pedestrian bridge and auxiliary buildings. The LEED Gold Terminal is emblematic of the aviation renaissance in New Jersey and New York’s Metropolitan region, with passenger amenities and interior features, earning it Skytrax’s five-star rating and its place as the world’s best new airport terminal. The project also earned ACEC New Jersey’s highest honor at their recent awards gala.
Grand Central Madison Transforms New York’s Transportation Infrastructure
ACEC bestowed the National Recognition Award upon Grand Central Madison, also known as East Side Access. Bringing LIRR service to Grand Central Terminal, the 700,000-square-foot terminal and concourse carved deep below Manhattan’s busiest streets boasts a complex terminal and tunnel network/track alignment. As the General Engineering Consultant, STV and its tri-venture partners WSP USA Inc. and Parsons Corporation provided tunnel engineering, environmental engineering and final design services for the historic project, which opened in January 2023.
As one of the single largest construction programs in MTA Construction & Development history, the project saves commuters more than 30 minutes each day and eases congestion at Penn Station. The project recently earned ACEC New York’s highest honor, the Empire Award.
Integrating Human-Centered Design into Industrial Projects
The STV design team behind the new MARC (Maryland Area Regional Commuter) Riverside Heavy Maintenance Facility reimagined what constitutes a modern industrial facility, merging efficiency and functionality with a human-centric approach. Incorporating daylighting, air quality enhancements and sustainability, the 32,113-square-foot Baltimore building garnered the ACEC National Recognition Award.
STV served as the lead designer for the construction management-at-risk (CMAR) project, providing design and construction administration services for the steel superstructure building that accommodates advanced industrial equipment that operates and maintains MARC’s new Siemens Charger rail cars.
Learn more about how the team prioritized MDOT MTA’s complex industrial needs with worker-centered features.
Fulfilling a Community Vision along I-95 in Connecticut
ACEC bestowed another National Recognition Award to STV for its design of the reconstructed interchange 33 along I-95. After Connecticut removed toll plazas in the 1980s, the partial interchange stood for 40 years without proper on- and off-ramps. Increased traffic and the development of new housing and businesses were clogging the interstate while limiting access to nearby U.S. Route 1.
STV designed the full “diamond” interchange configuration using the geosynthetic reinforced soil-integrated bridge system (GRS-IBS) superstructure, instead of a cast-in-place substructure, resulting in significant time and cost savings for the Connecticut Department of Transportation. The GRS-IBS design is one of the first uses of this approach in Connecticut.
Read more about the project’s design process.
