Fairfield Marine Terminal Piers 1 & 3 Demolition

Category
Marine Construction
Civil Construction

Client
Maryland Port Administration

Location
Baltimore Harbor
Baltimore, MD

Key Challenges & Project Details

• Project consisted of removal of two piers at the abandoned Maryland Shipyard and Drydock site
• Required removal of one pier to mud line
• Required removal of superstructure of second pier
• Required removal of part of old drydock breasting piers, consisting of concrete decks and concrete fill monopiles, as well as various barges and other breasting structures
• Materials removed consisted of 80,000 SF of concrete, steel and timber piers
• Project required that all debris be prepared off site for delivery to approved HAZMAT certified landfill
• All materials transported from site by barges to disposal preparation area
• At preparation area, material was unloaded from barges and reloaded onto trucks for shipping to certified hazardous material disposal site
• All work completed in strict adherence to rigorous HAZMAT and safety standards
• Work completed in a tight time schedule due to impending follow-up phases of construction
• Additional challenge - substantial portion of removal work had to be carried out under water
• Project completed ahead of schedule and under budget
• Project completed with no recordable or lost time injuries