Delivering Value On The Port of Miami Tunnel

DELIVERING VALUE ON
THE PORT OF MIAMI

TUNNEL PROJECT
LOUIS BRAIS, PE & J. JEFF REY PLANT, MBA, P.ENG., PMP, CVS
YUDHA TRIMULIADI S
OVERVIEW
The Port of Miami Tunnel (POMT) Project will connect SR A1A/MacArthur Causeway to Dodge
Island.
 Providing direct access between the seaport and
Highways I-395 and I-95 .
 will create an alternative entry to the Port of Miami
 improve traffic flow in downtown Miami by reducing
the number of cargo trucks and cruise ship related
vehicles on congested downtown streets
 Will support ongoing and future development in and
around downtown Miami
PROBLEM
The Port of Miami Tunnel (POMT) Project is an Estimated to cost over $1.2 Billion To construct prior
to the solicitation of bids in 2008
BOUYGUES commited to deliver a fixed-price, date-certain tunnel project at the height of the
financial uncertainties that gripped the U.S. market, in some of the most technically challenging
geotechnical conditions that have ever faced tunnelling contractors, and at half the cost of what the
experienced owner’s engineers estimated the work should cost
The VE Workshop
from November 2 to 6, 2009 in Miami
VE IMPLEMENTED
The functions of the overall project were identified :
 Separate Traffic  Deliver Quality
 Remove Downtown-traffic,  Enable Redundant Access
 Increase Safety  Improve Levels of Service
 Increase Capacity  Improve Environment
 Improve Port  Reduce Public Investment
 Stimulate Economy  Improve Security
 Reduce Delays  Reduce O & M Costs
 Create Sustainability and Maintain Systems all
within the context of making money and delivering
Value engineering attempts to eliminate, without on-time.
impairing essential functions or characteristics,
anything that increases acquisition, operation, or
support costs
VE IMPLEMENTED
1. Single Portal on Dodge Island

The original design was based upon twin portals on Dodge Island separated by the existing
grade separation between cargo and cruise-bound traffic. The final design is based upon a
single portal and improved traffic circulation on Dodge Island
Benefits: Savings in SOE and portal construction,

replacement of “Y” bridge with simpler structure
off set by increased roadway costs. Fewer
temporary traffi c stages during construction.
Mobilization of larger work zone. Net savings
shared with owner.
VE IMPLEMENTED
2. SOE Construction
The original SOE design was based upon the use of reinforced secant piles around the portal
excavations combined with two types of tension piles. The final SOE designs were based
upon cutter soil mixing (CSM) techniques. Pipe struts were eliminated through the use of
inclined soil anchor tie-backs
Benefi ts: The excavation on Watson Island was

completed on-time and was ready for delivery of
the tunnel boring machine [TBM]
VE IMPLEMENTED
3. Site Access
Access to the Watson Island site was initially expected to be from eastbound and westbound
MacArthur Causeway. The VE team recommended accessing the work zone between the
eastbound and westbound lanes of MacArthur Causeway by constructing a ramp from Parrot
Jungle Trail where it passed beneath MacArthur Bridge
Benefi tsgreatly improving safety during

construction. Site logistics have been significantly
improved by enabling vehicular access into the
tunnel . Causeway Bridge to be used for the tunnel
grout plant and the tunnel wastewater treatment
plantv
VE IMPLEMENTED
4. Watson Island Control Building

The proposed Watson Island Control Building was located directly above a portion of the
proposed cut and cover tunnel section. The building was relocated off the cut and cover
section of the tunnel
Benefi ts: Maintenance of Schedule. The Watson

Island Control Building is no longer on the critical
path.
VE IMPLEMENTED
5. U-Turning the TBM

The original plan was to stage TBM operations from Watson Island, bore the eastbound
tunnel, disassemble and remove the TBM on Dodge Island, truck it back to Watson Island,
reassemble it and complete the westbound bore. VE recommended TBM in the portal and to
bore the westbound tunnel from Dodge Island
Benefi ts: Maintenance of schedule.

VE IMPLEMENTED
6. Grouting of Layer “7”

The stratigraphy of the soils through which the tunnels must pass are extremely complex .
Layer “7”, identifi ed as loose to medium sand, presented the greatest challenge. .
BOUYGUES undertook an extensive program of grouting Layer 7 using conventional
surface and barge-mounted grouting methods.
Benefi ts: Maintenance of schedule. Minimization

of grouting costs.
VE IMPLEMENTED
7. Optimization of Cross-Passages
The initial design included four (4) cross passages between tunnels and two (2) stairwells for
emergency egress All cross-passages were to be constructed by soil freezing. The two
stairwells have been eliminated in favor of a fifth (5th) cross passage. Three of the cross
passages will be pre-grouted from the surface and will not require soil freezing
Benefi ts: Maintenance of schedule. Simplified

construction methods.
VE IMPLEMENTED
8. MacArthur Causeway Bridge Widening
The original design for the MacArthur Causeway Bridge included widening both sides of the
bridge in the westbound direction at the merge of Miami-bound tunnel and Causeway traffic.
Geometric adjustments were made to the design to eliminate the need to widen the bridge on
the north side at the merge
Benefi ts: Simplifi ed construction. Simplifi ed

traffi c staging. Improved safety.
CONCLUSIONS
• The construction and design teams became acquainted right at the start of the project and
built relationships that were essential to implementing many of the good ideas that came
out of the VE workshop;
• The workshop exposed diff erences in technical approaches and risk mitigation between a
European contractor and an American design consultant that helped both sides to modify
their approaches for the be erment of the project;
• The introduction of function helped the design and construction teams to remember the
client and owner perspectives when waxing enthusiastic about certain opportunities;
• An understanding of function helped the team to diff erentiate between value
opportunities that could be considered design development from those that would require
a change in the Technical Specifi cations;
CONCLUSIONS
• Virtually the entire construction team and many on the design team were looking at the
project with “fresh” eyes. The VE workshop brought the entire team up to speed very
quickly and exposed areas of the bid-stage proposal that required additional a ention;
• The team approach to the development of VE recommendations served to jump-start the
design process by fostering interaction between the designers and the builders;
• Specific VE recommendations that were identifi ed during the workshop were suffi
ciently understood and acted upon by the project team; and
• Taken together the VE recommendations that were implemented will ensure that
BOUYGUES will meet its schedule and cost commitments.
TERIMA KASIH

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DELIVERING VALUE ON

THE PORT OF MIAMI

1. Single Portal on Dodge Island

Benefits: Savings in SOE and portal construction,

Benefi ts: The excavation on Watson Island was

Benefi tsgreatly improving safety during

4. Watson Island Control Building

Benefi ts: Maintenance of Schedule. The Watson

5. U-Turning the TBM

Benefi ts: Maintenance of schedule.

6. Grouting of Layer “7”

Benefi ts: Maintenance of schedule. Minimization

Benefi ts: Maintenance of schedule. Simplified

Benefi ts: Simplifi ed construction. Simplifi ed

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