Francis Scott Key (FSK) Bridge Replacement, I-695/MD 695

The Francis Scott Key (FSK) Bridge, built in 1977, was involved in an unfortunate and tragic accident which resulted in the partial collapse and complete shutdown of one of Baltimore’s main thoroughfares. As part of the redesign of FSK and supporting Kiewit, Drive is the lead designer responsible for Traffic Engineering, Maintenance of Traffic, Intelligent Transportation Systems, and Tolling tasks. Drive will be responsible for design of ITS, signing, striping, and roadway lighting restorations and enhancements. In addition, Drive will lead traffic analysis and transportation management plan (TMP) documentation control in support of the roadway design for the new bridge alignment, land approaches, and portions of the existing I-695 corridor on the North and South shores to transition from the existing roadway to the new bridge.

For tolling efforts, Drive will lead the Design-Build Team coordination with the MDTA tolling vendors and work with the vendor/MDTA to determine gantry locations and requirements needed for civil and structural design. Drive will provide the vendor with the minimum requirements for cabinets, power, and communications. Additionally, Drive will design the communications network to the toll cabinet patch panels or ethernet switches.