CAEE Seminar – Infrastructure Improvement in Conjunction with the Chicago Manufacturer Campus

Prof. Paul Anderson, Prof. Jamshid Mohammadi, and Prof. Brent Stephens of the Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering department will be hosting a seminar featuring Dr. Soliman Khudeira, PhD, SE, PE, Section Chief of Major Projects with the Chicago DOT. The topic of the seminar will be Infrastructure Improvement in Conjunction with the Chicago Manufacturer Campus.

The project is located in the far southeast side of Chicago, adjacent to the Ford Motor Company's Assembly Plant. The transportation facilities in the area were functionally deficient, with two major railroad at-grad-crossings. The improvement also were needed since Ford expanded their operation by building the Chicago Manufacturing Campus.

The project include seven new bridges. One of these bridges is the largest truss bridge ever moved into place fully assembled. Other project elements include: creating two grade separations, 10,000 feet of retaining walls, pump station, environmental elements, and major realignment of the roadways.