Stiver Engineering provided a variety of services for the Mason Park bridge project in Houston. We performed analysis and design for lifting sections, designed stiffener plates for lifting and the outrigger foundations for the bridge’s construction. The outrigger foundations were designed to handle the lifting of 70-ton steel pedestrian bridge section from the bayou banks.…
The Waterloo Park project, Austin, Texas, specified that the flood waters stretching from Waterloo Park to Lady Bird Lake be diverted 70 feet below ground through a concrete shaft and tunnel to be discharged into Lady Bird Lake 1 mile downstream. The project removed an estimated 50 acres from the floodplain in Downtown Austin. Stiver…
Due to a number of issues, there was a 1.1-mile gap in the Trail at Lady Bird Lake in Austin, Texas. Along this gap, visitors had to divert onto the narrow sidewalk and travel along busy Riverside Drive, crossing six lanes of I-35 access roads to travel east or west and use the south side…