Projects

Beaver Island Parkway Bridge Replacement over I-190

Replacement of the Beaver Island Parkway Bridge over I-190 in Grand Island, NY, including construction of a new bridge with increased vertical clearance, wider travel lanes and shoulders, upgraded safety features, and a new concrete riding surface.

Project Type

Bridges & Culverts, Transportation

Project Owner

New York State Thruway Authority

Completion Year

2024

Contract Value

$8.3 million

Project Award

2022

Project Overview

Modernizing a Critical Grand Island Connection

Union Concrete and Construction Corp. served as the prime contractor for the $8.3 million replacement of the Beaver Island Parkway Bridge over the Niagara Thruway (I-190) in Grand Island, New York.

The project replaced the original bridge, constructed in 1954, with a modern structure designed to improve safety, clearance, and traffic operations. Improvements included increasing the vertical clearance over I-190 from 14 feet 2 inches to 16 feet 9 inches, widening the travel lanes and emergency shoulders, installing new guiderail, and constructing a new concrete riding surface.

Construction required significant traffic coordination due to the bridge’s location over the heavily traveled I-190 corridor. Work included demolition of the existing structure, bridge construction, concrete and structural work, roadway reconstruction, drainage and earthwork, traffic control, pavement markings, and associated site improvements.

The completed bridge provides a safer and more durable connection for Grand Island residents, businesses, and visitors traveling to Beaver Island State Park and surrounding areas.

project highlights

Key project highlights preformed.

13,000 Vehicles Per Day -

13,000 Vehicles Per Day – Maintaining safe and efficient traffic flow was a critical component of the project, with approximately 13,000 vehicles using Beaver Island Parkway each day. Construction required carefully coordinated traffic control, staged work, detours, and off-peak operations to safely separate the traveling public from active construction while minimizing disruptions to both Beaver Island Parkway and I-190.

2'7" Increased Vertical Clearance -

We constructed the replacement bridge to increase clearance over I-190 from 14’2″ to 16’9″. The new structure provides greater clearance for commercial traffic while incorporating wider travel lanes, emergency shoulders, new guiderail, and a new concrete riding surface.

Bridge Construction Over Active I-190 -

Our team coordinated demolition, abutment construction, structural steel erection, deck construction, roadway work, and associated improvements over one of Western New York’s major highway corridors. Steel erection was specifically scheduled during low-traffic hours to reduce interference with I-190 traffic and safely advance the work.