Pittsburgh, PA—On May 21, 2014, GAI Consultants, Inc. (GAI), PennDOT District 9-0, and Carmen Paliotta Contracting Co. received recognition for the Lake Gordon Bridge Rehabilitation project, which was selected as a recipient of the 2013 Award for Outstanding Rehabilitated Bridge by the Association for Bridge Construction and Design (ABCD).

Highlights/Key Facts

• The award was acknowledged at the ABCD awards presentation and dinner event held at the Four Points Sheraton in Cranberry, PA on May 21, 2014.
• GAI’s Senior Engineering Manager Sam Spear, PE delivered a presentation at the awards dinner to describe and showcase the winning project.
• The Lake Gordon Bridge project team, which included designer GAI Consultants, Inc., Carmen Paliotta Contracting, Inc., and PennDOT District 9-0 worked closely with project stakeholders including Cumberland Valley Township and the Evitts Creek Water Authority to successfully complete the rehabilitation.
• The original Lake Gordon Bridge, constructed in 1913, was a 220-foot-long structure located in Cumberland Valley Township in Bedford County, PA.
• The bridge carries State Road 3009 over Gordon Lake, a reservoir owned by the Evitts Creek Water Company.
• Carmen Paliotta Contracting completed construction on time, and the bridge opened to traffic on November 14, 2013.
• The Lake Gordon Bridge project was completed with $60,000 in design savings.

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