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2021 CONSTRUCTION EXCELLENCE AWARDS
GENERAL EDUCATION OVER $5 MILLION
THE WHITING-TURNER CONTRACTING COMPANY
Tower Hill School Dining Commons Renovation and Addition
The folks at Whiting-Turner had their hands full when they accepted this commission to construct a new dining commons landlocked within an existing interior courtyard at Tower Hill School’s 100-year-old campus. The care and methodical planning that was clearly devised
by the Whiting-Turner team, as well as the careful phasing and staging that was utilized, enabled the adjacent structures to be fully occupied during much of the construction activities. The result of such painstaking efforts was a beautifully-executed jewel box space that will serve as a lively center of activity on the Tower Hill Campus for decades to come.
HISTORIC PRESERVATION –
BRIDGE UNDER $5 MILLION
EASTERN HIGHWAY SPECIALISTS
Rehab of BR1-577 Over North East Boulevard
This $3 million project called for the rehabilitation of BR1-577 on North East Boulevard over the Brandywine. The bridge, which was built in 1932, needed major structural repairs as well as an upgrade to the intersections on either side of the bridge. DelDOT contracted with Eastern Highway Specialists to perform the bridge repairs which involved replacing six structural beams that are part of the undercarriage of the span. One of the key aspects of the craftsmanship was that upon completion of the project, it was not noticeable
to the naked eye that any work had been done at all.
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