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Port Imperial Ferry Terminal

August 24, 2008 - 11:15am — Robin Smith
Port Imperial Ferry Terminal
Project Overview: 
Ferry operations returned to the New York Harbor in 1986 with service provided by New York Waterway and Arthur Imperatore. Several temporary facilities were created throughout the harbor to service the operation, and ridership has increased to a consistent level sufficient to support a major intermodal terminal
McLaren's Role: 
McLaren provided all marine, structural, foundation, and accessibility design services for this facility, which includes a three-level, 38,000-square foot terminal building, four ferry slips on two floating platforms, and intermodal interface with the Hudson-Bergen light rail transit system. Ramps and access will be compliant with the 1999 regulations for accessibility by the American Disabilities Act (ADA). This magnificent structure includes a fabric roof lantern, 39-foot-high curtain walls, balconies, and public access throughout. The building platform will be a pre-cast concrete slab supported by pre-cast beams, pile caps and steel piles. The 120-ton H-piles will be driven to bedrock, approximately 80 feet below NGVD.
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Marine Engineering
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Design Services
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Structural Engineering
Location: 
Weehawken, NJ
Client: 
NJ Transit/NY Waterway/Arcorp Properties
Project Type: 
Ferry Landing
Role: 
Prime
Contract Period: 
1999-2006
Construction Cost: 
46,000,000
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NYCDOT Ferry Shore Facilities

August 22, 2008 - 5:39pm — mmase
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Project Overview: 
McLaren was engaged by the NYCDOT to provide on an as-needed basis architectural, engineering, and construction related services for their various ferry facilities citywide. The ferry facilities included with this contract include ferry terminals, maintenance berthing facilities, marine and upland structures, buildings, and other facilities (including connecting transit modes).
McLaren's Role: 
To date, McLaren has provided inspection, design, and/or construction management services at seven primary locations. These include the Staten Island Ferry Maintenance Facility, Staten Island Ferry Piers 1 and 2, Slip 4 – St. George Ferry Terminal, Hart/City Island Ferry Transportation Facility, Whitehall Ferry Terminal, Emergency Ferry Landing Barges and Associated Equipment at Slip 7 – St. George Ferry Terminal, and Transfer Bridge Inspections citywide.
Service: 
Site/Civil Engineering
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Marine Engineering
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Geotechnical Engineering
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Structural Assessment
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Permitting
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Construction Support Services
Location: 
New York, NY
Client: 
NYCDOT
Project Type: 
Ferry Facility Assessment
Role: 
Prime
Contract Period: 
2005-2009
Construction Cost: 
50,000,000
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Newburgh-Beacon Ferry Landings

August 12, 2008 - 1:16pm — mmase
Newburgh-Beacon Ferry Landings
Project Overview: 
McLaren provided marine design and construction management services for ferry landings in Newburgh and Beacon, New York, for the Metropolitan Transit Authority. Operations of the original Newburgh-Beacon Ferry stopped in 1963 with the construction of the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge, and then began again in October 2005 with the construction of the new ferry landings.
McLaren's Role: 
In Beacon, McLaren designed a timber platform situated on the far end of the existing deck, measuring approximately 180 square feet and comprised of new timber piles and timber framing. An aluminum gangway, 60 feet long and 6 feet wide, connects the platform to two new floating barges. These steel barges are anchored with four steel pipe piles. The Newburgh landing consists of a 30-foot by 90-foot steel barge anchored by four steel pipe piles. Another aluminum articulating gangway connects the barge to the existing timber bulkhead. McLaren also built a pedestrian shelter at the Newburgh site. Construction on this project took only a matter of days and the Newburgh-Beacon Ferry now serves as a vital transportation link on the Hudson.
Service: 
Site Inspection
Service: 
Ferry Landing Design
Service: 
Permitting
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Construction Administration
Location: 
Newburgh and Beacon, NY
Client: 
Metropolitan Transit Authority
Project Type: 
Ferry Landing Design
Role: 
Prime
Contract Period: 
2005
Construction Cost: 
N/A
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Hoboken Ferry Terminal

August 12, 2008 - 12:17pm — mmase
Historic Hoboken Ferry Terminal
Project Overview: 
Under a marine services contract to the HSC Management Corporation, McLaren provided professional services for the design of a pile anchorage system for a replacement marina dock layout. McLaren also assisted with the development of a floating wave attenuator layout arrangement and anchorage design to protect the marina. Services included preparation of permit documents, detailed inspections of existing structures, and surveying.
McLaren's Role: 
McLaren was responsible for permitting, detailed inspection services, and design of the anchorage system.
Service: 
Marine Engineering
Service: 
Anchorage Design Services
Service: 
Permit Preparation
Location: 
Hoboken, New Jersey
Client: 
HSC Management Corporation
Project Type: 
Marine Engineering
Role: 
Sub-consultant
Contract Period: 
2002
Construction Cost: 
N/A
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Haverstraw Ferry Landing

August 12, 2008 - 12:04pm — mmase
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Project Overview: 
As part of the Village of Haverstraw’s Waterfront Revitalization Program, McLaren was retained to provide marine and ferry terminal design, as well as an environmental assessment. The project, to be completed in three (3) phases, will consist of a multi-purpose ferry terminal with an integrated 450 car parking structure along the Hudson River in the Lower Hudson Valley region. The ferry terminal will consist of docking space and associated piers, wharfs and bulkheads, a terminal building, internal and external lighting, and infrastructure improvements, including electric, sewerage, site drainage, and stormwater retention.
McLaren's Role: 
McLaren is providing overall responsibility for the project management of this contract, quality control, coordination of the project’s design, and environmental review functions. The ferry terminal design will address a number of challenging issues such as the site’s location in the state-designated Haverstraw Bay Significant Coastal Fish & Wildlife Habitat.
Service: 
Marine Engineering
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Site/Civil Engineering
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Geotechnical Design
Service: 
MEP Engineering
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Landscape Architecture
Service: 
Surveying
Location: 
Haverstraw, New York
Client: 
Village of Haverstraw
Project Type: 
Ferry Landing Design
Role: 
Prime
Contract Period: 
2004-Present
Construction Cost: 
10,000,000
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