Kernan Boulevard from Atlantic to McCormick Design-Build

This $22M design-build project widened 2.7 miles of Jacksonville’s Kernan Boulevard from Atlantic Avenue to McCormick Road. It was a two-lane rural section roadway and now has six lanes in its southern portion and four lanes in its northern portion. WGI’s design received the highest technical score during selection. WGI is the project’s engineer of record and is responsible for all roadway and structural design on the project, as well as survey, SUE, geotechnical investigation, signing and pavement marking, lighting, traffic signals, drainage design, utility coordination and design, and environmental permitting.

The project’s challenging constraints included high tension lines and a force main, under and around, which sheet pile walls needed to be constructed. WGI’s design eliminated sheet pile walls, avoiding utility impacts. WGI also designed an innovative linear pond system adjacent to the roadway, which saved heritage oaks and avoided costly utility relocations. This project won a Design-Build Honor Award from DBIA Florida.