Northbound I-95 Gold Star Memorial Bridge Rehabilitation
Project Highlights
PROJECT VALUE
$721 Million
PROJECT SERVICES
Construction Engineering and Inspection
ZOFS is providing CEI services for this landmark rehabilitation project at Bridge No. 03819, I-95 NB over the Thames River. The project includes steel strengthening, including girder sistering on west approach spans 7–21 with modifications to 76 floorbeams, girder deepening in spans 35–36, cover plating, portal bracing replacement (12 approach truss + 4 main truss locations), and pin & hanger pin replacement in main truss span 27 (5½-in. pins at chords and 10-in. pins at the vertical). Scopes include full bearing replacement: swapping rocker/fixed bearings for HLMR bearings on west approach girder spans; replacing 24 approach-truss and 8 main-truss high-profile rockers with low-profile HLMR disc bearings; and installing steel-laminated elastomeric bearings at the east approach. The rehab also includes deck replacement, demolition, installation of a precast Exodermic Deck System with UHPC transverse/longitudinal closure pours, and a 1-inch Polyester Polymer Concrete (PPC) overlay. This also includes parapet & fence replacement to a -compliant 3-rail steel barrier with stainless-steel mesh fencing, approach slab replacements, full superstructure painting and containment, new light standards, support framing, and overhead sign structure replacements (foundations, columns, panel attachments, power/lighting hook-ups), plus concrete substructure repairs (epoxy injection, structural/surface repair with galvanized anchors, granite repointing) and replacement of select steel rocker pedestals on (spans 9, 13, 15, 21) to accommodate sister girders. The project features an complex Maintenance & Protection of Traffic plan: a temporary crossover moving two NB lanes on the SB bridge (with bolted barrier) while maintaining two NB lanes on the NB span during peak, then two-stage deck/steel operations (outer sections, then center), coordinating closely with CTDOT and first responders to minimize disruption. Special considerations include nautical constraints, barge operations, reference plane for nest coordination (channels open), MPT supports, power to base of boat launches, railroad proximity (Amtrak, CTX, P&W; matrix signals), temporary overhead wire relocations, and ROW/ easement.
Key Project Services
Steel & Bearing Rehabilitation –
Bridge Deck Replacement –
Complex Traffic Management







