Client: Greater New Orleans Expressway Commission - Lake Pontchartrain Causeway
Completion Date: Ongoing
Scope of Services
Preliminary Plans and Specifications
Final Plans, Specifications, and Estimate of Probable Construction Cost
Bidding Services
Construction Administration Services
Project Summary
GEC in its capacity as the Consulting Engineer for the Greater New Orleans Expressway Commission, was the lead firm in the system design and development for the CCTV Cameras for Security and the Marine Radar Upgrade projects as Phases I and II of the Safety and Security Enhancements Program. Impetus for these projects was multifold: to monitor roadway and traffic activity along the length of the Causeway Bridge and Plazas, to monitor marine traffic along the length of the Causeway Bridge and within a three mile buffer zone on both sides and parallel to the structure, and for overall facility security from various threats. A thorough and exhaustive study of available CCTV, security, and radar technologies was performed by GEC as part of this project and the results were incorporated into the system design.
Phase I, CCTV Cameras for Security, included design engineering services for the specification and preparation of detailed construction plans for a fully functional CCTV surveillance system consisting of 25 pan-tilt-zoom CCTV cameras, carrier class Gigabit Ethernet backbone communications system covering 24 miles, video-over-IP encoders, digital recording of the in-line video stream, workstations with control software, and factory acceptance testing of the complete system demonstrating and proving system operational capabilities. GEC was also responsible for performing the on-site general and technical construction administration services.
Phase II, Marine Radar Upgrade, included design engineering services for the specification and preparation of detailed construction plans for a fully functional marine radar and intrusion detection system consisting of four (4) X-Band transmitters on the Causeway Bridge at strategic points, wide area Ethernet communications system, operational workstations within two (2) of the Causeway facilities with full control and data analysis capabilities, factory acceptance testing of the complete system demonstrating and proving system operational capabilities, and refurbishing and reinstalling the existing S-Band radar system. GEC was also responsible for performing the on-site general and technical construction administration services.
