Kayla passed her FE exam and is now nationally certified engineer. And she can place E.I. behind her name, as this summer she has an engineering internship with Archer Western in Tampa. She did her first pour this pass Sunday and everything went great. She is really loving her job. On Monday she was 217 feet up in the air on the bridge and on Tuesday she was down in the column checking the rebar getting prepared for the pour on a bridge on I-4.The $389.5- million Interstate 4/Crosstown Connector in Tampa is a joint venture of PCL Civil Constructors of Tampa and Archer Western Contractors of Atlanta. PBS&J of Tampa is the project’s engineer. The project involves constructing multiple, elevated, one and two-lane ramps that will connect I-4 and the Lee Roy Selmon Expressway. The ramps will merge at one section into a 12-lane, tolled roadway that will also add designated truck ramps for improved access to the Port of Tampa. The project consists of 23 bridges, 12 of which are segmental and will entail both “span-by span” and balanced cantilever construction methods. Other work includes rehabilitation of existing I-4 bridges and the Lee Roy Selmon Expressway and roadway and approach tie-ins. Construction is expected to proceed over a 36-month timeline.
