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According to the American Institute of Architects Guide, New York City has a total of 2,098 bridges, excluding the Manhattan Transit Authority's more than 70 miles of elevated track or its Park Avenue Viaduct. For the New York Department of Transportation's Division of Bridges, keeping those vital links open and safe is a never-ending task.
As the structures age - many already are near or past the century mark - maintenance issues become correspondingly more urgent. To address those needs, the city launched the Bridge Component Rehabilitation/Replacement program in 1995, spearheaded by the city's program director, James Cusack.
New York-based Gandhi Engineering was one of the first consultants retained by the New York Bureau of Bridges under its Component Rehab program. The firm provided inspection and design work...