Projects

Long Span Bridges, Design and Rehabilitation:

Driscoll Bridge over the Raritan River, NJ Owner: NJ Highway Authority; Services: Design; Role: Prime; % of Work: 100%; Cost: $17,000,000; Dates: 1983-1984. Mr. Campisi was the Project Engineer for the widening of the 4,200-foot long Driscoll Bridge over the Raritan River. This project included the widening of the structure from 10 lanes to 12 lanes. All work was accomplished without closing existing lanes. A special deck system (later patented as the Exodermic Bridge Deck System) was designed which permitted a precast grid deck to be fabricated while the new supporting steel was hung. The entire project was completed in five months including a mile of widening on each of the highway approaches to the bridge. As the Project Engineer, Mr. Campisi was responsible for the projects design including preparation of reports, plans, specifications, and estimate.
As the Executive Director of EBDI and the designer of the Exodermic Bridge Deck System Mr. Campisi was involved in the design of replacement deck system studies and projects for numerous long span bridges in the United States including the original Marble Canyon Bridge over the Colorado River in Arizona, The Julian Dubuque Bridge in Iowa over the Mississippi River, The Sunshine Bridge in Louisiana over the Mississippi River, The Tappan Zee Bridge in New York State and The Driscoll Bridge over the Raritan River in New Jersey among others.
Seventh Reversible Lane on the Tappan Zee Bridge & Approach Spans, NY. Owner: NYSTA; Services: Design; Role: Subconsultant; % of Work: 100% of the Bridge Design; Cost: $10,000,000; Dates: 1983-1984. Mr. Campisi was the Project Engineer for the design of the seventh, reversible lane on the Tappan Zee Bridge and Approach spans. The project included the analysis of the existing structure to replace the open grating median with a closed deck system and the movable median barrier to accommodate four lanes of traffic in either direction for peak periods. As the Project Engineer, Mr. Campisi was responsible for the projects design including preparation of reports, plans, specifications, and estimate.
Castleton Bridge over the Hudson River, NY. Owner: NYSTA; Services: Design; Role: Prime; % of Work: 100%; Cost: $10,000,000; Dates: 1992. Mr. Campisi was the Project Director of the rehabilitation of the approximately 7,000-feet long Castleton Bridge over the Hudson River on the Berkshire Extension of the Thruway. This project involved the elimination of 212 pin connected hanger joints on the deck girders and replacement with “J” hooks which provided a multi rotational bearing under each hung span. The pin-connected hangers were reconstructed as a secondary backup for the “J” hooks which became the primary redundant member in the system. As the Project Director, Mr. Campisi was responsible for the overall technical direction of the work, resource allocation and project oversight to ensure client satisfaction during the progression of all phases of the work.
Replacement/Rehabilitation of the Gowanus Viaduct over the Gowanus Canal, NY. Owner: NYSDOT; Services: Design; Role: Prime; % of Work: 100%; Cost: $35,000,000; Dates: 1990-1997. Mr. Campisi was the Project Director for the replacement/rehabilitation of the Gowanus Viaduct over the Gowanus Canal. This was the only contract that was awarded for the actual rehabilitation of the central portion of the viaduct and permitted the opening of a HOV exclusive lane on the Viaduct. The project included complete deck reconstruction and structural steel replacement of the center third of this 5000 foot long structure. As the Project Director, Mr. Campisi was responsible for the overall technical direction of the work, resource allocation and project oversight to ensure client satisfaction during the progression of all phases of the work.
Robert Moses Bridge Rehabilitation, NY. Owner: NYSDOT; Services: Design; Role: Prime; % of Work: 100%; Cost: $6,000,000; Dates: 1994-1995. Project Director for the rehabilitation of the 4200 foot long Robert Moses Bridge including a 600 foot main truss span and 230 foot long side spans. The project included new railing systems, cantilever brackets, replacement of the wind tongues and new roadway lighting. As the Project Director, Mr. Campisi was responsible for the overall technical direction of the work, resource allocation and project oversight to ensure client satisfaction during the progression of the work.
Inspection and Rehabilitation Design of Major Structures NY. Owners: Port Authority of NY and NJ, MTA; Services: Design; Role: Prime; % of Work: 100%; Cost: $8,000,000; Dates: 1991-1998. Project Director for the inspection and rehabilitation designs for the Henry Hudson Bridge, the Triborough Bridge, the Throgs Neck Bridge, the Verrazano Narrows Bridge, the Marine Parkway Bridge, the George Washington Bridge, the Bayonne Bridge, the Outerbridge, the Goethals Bridge and the Cross Bay Bridge. As the Project Director, Mr. Campisi was responsible for the overall technical direction of the work, resource allocation and project oversight to ensure client satisfaction during the progression of all phases of the work.
North and South Grand Island Bridges, Inspection and Design, Erie County, NY. Owner: NYSTA; Services: Inspection and Design; Role: Subconsultant; % of Work: 100% of the Structural Steel Inspection; Cost: $19,000,000; Dates: 1997-2004. Chief Structural Engineer for the detailed inspection of all structural steel elements of these four bridges in conjunction with the repainting of these structures. Included are two parallel 30-span arched deck truss bridges, 4,025 feet in length, and two parallel 33-span deck truss bridges with through truss main spans, 3,440 feet in length. Inspection is performed after a portion of the structure is blast cleared and prior to repainting. Information obtained in the inspection is being used to analyze areas of deterioration, select elements in need of repair and develop rehabilitation contract documents.
North and South Grand Island Bridges, 2010 Inspection and design of rehabilitation of all gusset plate connections for both the north and southbound bridges.
Engineering Design Manager for the Richmond Bridge and approaches; the existing US Route 2, bridge is a riveted through truss constructed circa 1929. The truss is a modified Pennsylvania Truss with a span of 349.5 feet center to center of bearings and a width of 23.5 feet center to center of trusses. The roadway width between curbs is 20 feet. The modified truss is sometimes referred to as a Parker Truss. The existing bridge will be split, and the trusses relocated laterally to provide a roadway width of 30.0 feet between railings to carry two lanes of traffic and shoulders. The existing truss will need to be strengthened to carry the additional dead load of the widened bridge and the increased allowable live loads, seismic and wind loads required by the current AASHTO and Vermont Bridge Design manuals. Project included the inspection, load rating, design, and constructability analysis for all of the proposed and final alternates.
Corridor Manager for a major study assessing the feasibility and the constructability of a new crossing to replace the two mile long Tappan Zee Bridge over the Hudson River in New York State. The Tappan Zee project included the design of five miles of highway approaches, 14 bridges and 70 miles of rail corridor on new and partially existing rail corridors leading to the new crossing. The Study in addition to a new crossing capable of carrying vehicular and rail or light rail traffic also included alternatives for rehabilitation of the existing bridge.

Movable Bridge Design & Rehabilitation:

Design of a new 600 foot bridge with a 200 foot lift span over the Hudson River at Troy & Green Island, NY. This new bridge replaced an existing lift bridge that had collapsed during a major flood. The design of the new bridge was unique in that four separate counterweights were employed that were housed in four enclosed stainless steel sheathed towers outside the bridge deck footprint. The counterweights were allowed to travel below the elevation of the deck which lowered the overall height of the lift span towers. The tower legs were connected by two stainless steel sheathed bridges over the roadway which housed the machinery for the lift span.
Design of the rehabilitation of The Northeast Corridor Railroad Bascule Bridge and Approach Spans over the Mianus River, Cos Cob, CT for the Metro North Railroad and Connecticut DOT.
Design of the rehabilitation of the Northeast Corridor Railroad Scherzer Bascule Bridge and Approach Spans over the Housatonic River, Devon, Ct for the Metro North Railroad and Connecticut DOT.
Design of the rehabilitation of the Northeast Corridor Swing Bridge and Approach Spans over the Norwalk River, South Norwalk, Ct for the Metro North Railroad and Connecticut DOT.
Design of the rehabilitation of the Northeast Corridor Bascule Bridge over Pelham Bay, Bronx, NY for AMTRAK, and the Northeast Corridor Improvement Project.
Design of the new Machinery and Rehabilitation of the Brielle, Bascule Bridge over the Manasquan River, Brielle, NJ for NJ Transit.
Design of new end machinery for the New Jersey Coastline Swing Span over Raritan Bay, Perth Amboy and Sayreville, NJ for NJ Transit.
Design and Rehabilitation of the structural components, decks, machinery and operators and machine room houses of The Lower Hack Drawbridge, a 38 span structure which carries the Morris and Essex Line of NJ Transit, (originally the Delaware, Lackawanna, and Western Railroad) over a portion of The Hackensack Meadowlands and the Hackensack River from Kearny, New Jersey to Jersey City, New Jersey. The approach spans to the lift span consist of five ballasted deck girder spans and thirty ballasted concrete slab spans supported on round concrete columns. The lift span is a steel through-truss, flanked by steel through-truss tower spans which support the sheaves for the hangar ropes and the counterweights which are suspended above the tracks. Three tracks are carried on the bridge, a westbound track, a center express track and an eastbound track. All three tracks are electrified via an overhead 25 KV catenary system. The project included the inspection, load rating, rehabilitation design and constructability analysis.
Project Director for the Study of and preparation of Plans and Specifications for the Rehabilitation and or Replacement of the Mianus River Bascule Bridge and Approaches in Cos Cob Connecticut for the Connecticut Department of Transportation. The project included the inspection, load rating, development of alternate replacement structures, rehabilitation design and constructability analysis.
Inspection and Design of Repairs or Replacement of existing structures for the NY & NJ Rail Cross Harbor Float Bridges from Jersey City, NJ to Bush Terminal, Brooklyn NY.
Project Director and designer of the replacement for the Gut Bridge in South Bristol Maine. This project also included assisting Maine DOT in the public participation phase to determine the most suitable type of movable bridge to replace the existing bob-tail swing bridge. The replacement structure selected in the public participation phase was a European “Dutch” Style Bascule Span.
Provided Expert Report and constructability analysis on the reconstruction of a movable railroad bridge over the New River in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Prepared for a Coalition of Concerned Fort Lauderdale Area Property Owners, Boaters and The Marine Industry in South Florida.Type your paragraph here.

Forensic Engineering/ Expert Witness:

Provided Expert Opinion regarding a fatality resulting from an arch bridge failure in Bucks County, Pennsylvania in 2001.
Provided Forensic Engineering Analysis for a failed seven story Apartment Building, 2004
Provided Forensic Engineering Analysis for a failed large diameter trunk sewer damaged by piles driven for an apartment complex. The sewer line was 60 feet below grade, 2005
Provided Forensic Engineering Analysis for a collapsed 176 foot tall masonry Church Bell Tower in Philadelphia, PA which was struck by lightning, 2006.
Provided Forensic Engineering Analysis for a building destroyed by fire due to a closed inoperative sprinkler system, 2006
Provided Forensic Engineering Report refuting a theory that a wood frame building collapsed as a result of a lightning strike, 2007.
Provided Forensic Engineering Report regarding validity of claims for extra costs incurred by a contractor claiming plan and specification errors, delays and extra work against an architectural & engineering firm, 2008.
Providing Forensic Engineering and Expert Witness services in connection with a MSEW wall that was improperly designed and constructed, 2008.
Provided Forensic Engineering and Expert Witness services in connection with design error and construction delay claims for a large and unique movable bridge in the Midwest against a major engineering firm.
Provided Forensic Engineering and Expert Witness Services in connection with a maintenance and rehabilitation project on the Queensboro (59th street Bridge) in the boroughs of Manhattan and Queens, NY during which a fatality occurred on the bridge, 2010.
Provided Forensic Engineering and Expert Witness Services for New Jersey Division of Law in connection with claims made against NJDOT for a major bridge replacement project in South Jersey by the contractor, 2012.
Providing Forensic Engineering and Expert Witness Services for New Jersey Division of Law in connection with claims made against NJDOT by the contractor for a major bridge replacement project involving, three bridges supported on large diameter drilled shafts, roadway reconstruction and major utility reconstruction and coordination in North Jersey, 2013 and ongoing.
Providing Claims Avoidance, Forensic Engineering, Expert Witness Services for New Jersey Division of Law in connection with a major movable bridge replacement project, viaduct rehabilitation and major highway access project in North Jersey, 2013 and ongoing.
Provided Forensic Hydraulic Engineering Analysis for a private client and the law offices of Anthony E. Koester, Esq., in connection with litigation claiming flood damage caused by construction related activities in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, 2013.
Providing Claims Avoidance, Forensic Engineering, Expert Witness Services for New Jersey Division of Law in connection with a Multi Contract Major Movable Bridge, viaduct and Roadway Reconstruction Project in North Jersey, 2014 and ongoing.
Provided Claims Avoidance, Forensic Engineering, Expert Witness Services for New Jersey Division of Law in connection with a Bridge and Roadway Reconstruction Project involving major utility conflicts and delays in North Jersey, 2014.
Providing Claims Avoidance, Forensic Engineering and Expert Witness Services for New Jersey Division of Law in connection with three roadway reconstruction projects on a coastal barrier Island. The projects with a combined value of $218 million dollars are to reconstruct a state highway, local roads, utilities including sewer and water and other infrastructure which were destroyed by Hurricane Sandy. 2014 and ongoing.
Provided Claims Avoidance, Forensic Engineering, Expert Witness Services for New Jersey Division of Law in connection with a Bridge and Roadway Reconstruction Project in North Jersey, 2015.
Design Expert for Rail Bridge Study involving increased train movements affecting marine navigation in Fort Lauderdale Florida. Analysis and report advising of possible remedial measures to mitigate bridge closures. EnviroCare Solutions Inc., Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Susan Engle, President. 2014/2015.
Provide assistance to evaluate claims concerning the cable anchorage system designed for the towers of a cable stay bridge under construction crossing the Ohio River, 2015.
Providing Claims Avoidance, Forensic Engineering, Expert Witness Services for New Jersey Division of Law in connection with multiple projects in North Jersey for the replacement of a lift bridge and approaches over the Hackensack River and the reconstruction of a 3.5 mile long historic viaduct over the Passaic and Hackensack Rivers, 2015 and ongoing.
Providing Forensic Engineering, Expert Witness Services for New Jersey Division of Law in connection with a Bridge and Roadway Reconstruction Project along the Route 1 Corridor in Central New Jersey 2016.
Providing Forensic Engineering and Expert Witness Services for a Rail Bridge failure due to settlement caused by excavation of a river bed for a dam removal and river improvement project.
Providing Forensic and Expert Witness Services in connection with a suspension bridge which collapsed prematurely during a demolition project causing injuries and a fatality.
Provided Forensic and Expert Witness Services in connection with a claims case on a design build highway reconstruction project.
Providing Expert Witness and Forensic Engineering Services and preparing an Expert Report for a major spillway which protects the City of New Orleans from Mississippi River floods, 2020 /ongoing.
Providing Expert Witness and Forensic Engineering Services for New Jersey Transit regarding construction claims for a major grade separation structure in Northern New Jersey. 2020 and ongoing.
Providing Expert Witness and Forensic Engineering Services for the Municipalidad Metropolitana de Lima, Lima Peru, concerning The Ruta De Lima’s project in Lima Peru. The initial task shall be for the purpose of reviewing the claim and providing expert opinion as to the merit of the claim for the Major Issues cited and the second task shall involve testimony at arbitration attendance at meetings with the client and the consulting team .Also included is a review of necessary documents and preparation of a Final Expert Report providing opinion on the merits of the claim made by LAMSAC/VINCI. 2020 and ongoing.
Providing Expert Witness and Forensic Engineering Services for an individual severely injured by flying debris impacting and piercing the windshield of his vehicle while travelling on a facility owned and operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. 2020 and ongoing.
Providing Expert Witness and Forensic Engineering Services for the County of Bergen, New Jersey in connection with construction claims for a historic bridge project rehabilitation and deck replacement. 2020.
Providing Expert Witness and Forensic Engineering services for a Surety Firm defending claims made against a major construction firm by the State of Alabama. 2021 and ongoing.
Provided Expert Witness and Forensic Engineering Analysis in 2021 regarding a construction worker who was fatally injured while working on the reconstruction of a bridge in Pennsylvania in 2015.
Providing Expert Witness and Forensic Engineering Services to investigate the cause and responsibility of a failed 36” diameter water main in 2019, caused by the construction of a highway bridge in Ohio. 2021 and ongoing.
Providing Expert Witness and Forensic Engineering Services regarding the demolition of a bridge over the Missouri River for the North Dakota Department of Transportation. 2022.Providing Expert Witness and Forensic Engineering Services and preparing an Expert Report for a major spillway which protects the City of New Orleans from Mississippi River floods, 2020 /ongoing.

Providing Forensic Engineering and Expert Witness Services regarding damages to a flyover bridge on a ramp leading to an interstate highway that was damaged by a tractor trailer that overturned on the bridge spilling a load of pipe which spilled onto the roadway below and damaged the bridge deck, barrier, and approach railings. 2023
Providing Forensic Engineering and Expert Witness Services for several highway and bridge rehabilitation and replacement projects in New Jersey on the approaches to the Holland and Lincoln Tunnels. 2023 and ongoing.