Shimmick Awarded $45.4M Murray Street Bridge Project in Santa Cruz
IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Shimmick Construction Company, Inc. (“Shimmick”) (Nasdaq:SHIM), a leading water and critical infrastructure builder, today announce that it has been awarded a $45.4 million contract to complete extensive seismic retrofitting and improvements to the Murray Street Bridge at the Santa Cruz Small Craft Harbor. The project will improve the bridge's seismic resilience while enhancing accessibility for cyclists and pedestrians.
"This project exemplifies Shimmick's commitment to delivering critical infrastructure that improves both public safety and connectivity and builds on our legacy of infrastructure improvements that serve communities for generations. We are looking forward to partnering with the City of Santa Cruz to complete this important project," said Ural Yal, CEO of Shimmick.
The comprehensive project includes installation of new piles, extended pile caps, new columns, and bent caps. The upgraded bridge will feature wider bike lanes and a new, dedicated sidewalk along the south side. See-through barrier rails will replace existing concrete barriers, improving harbor and ocean views while maintaining safety.
Shimmick has delivered similar bridge retrofit and replacement projects throughout California, such as the Caltrans Dumbarton Bridge Seismic Retrofit and the Port of San Francisco Illinois Street Intermodal Bridge.
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Shimmick (NASDAQ: SHIM) is a leading provider of water and critical infrastructure solutions nationwide. Shimmick has a long history of delivering complex infrastructure projects from the world's largest wastewater recycling and purification system in Orange County California to the iconic Hoover Dam. Shimmick is at the forefront of delivering solutions to meet the nation’s growing demand for water infrastructure. Our self-performing capability ensures better cost control and quality across our diverse project portfolio. According to Engineering News Record, in 2024, Shimmick was nationally ranked as a top ten builder of water supply (#8), dams and reservoirs (#6), and water treatment and desalination plants (#7).
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