Joint Meeting ASHE SNJ and Rowan - Field Trip and Dinner Presentation on the NJDOT - Rt. 168 Newton Lake Dam

NJ Route 168 (MP 9.52) Newton Lake Dam Rehabilitation - Camden County, NJ

Presenters:   

Lee Adams, PE, CME - Hardesty & Hanover, LLC

Eric J. Ditchey, PE - McCormick Taylor, Inc.

Mehdi Khazamipour - NJDOT Resident Engineer

Location:
The Kove, 20 W. Atlantic Ave., Audubon, NJ (www.thekoveaudubon.com)

Project Description:   

This project is the rehabilitation of the Newton Lake Dam, located in Camden County New Jersey. The project is needed to bring the dam and spillway into conformance with New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Dam Safety regulations. The dam is classified as “Significant Hazard” and does not have the spillway capacity to safely convey the regulatory design storm, as required by the dam safety regulations, without overtopping the land service highway. The spillway design storm for Newton Lake Dam has been determined to be the 100-year storm event. The dam embankment carries NJ Route 168 over Newton Creek, which is a tidally influenced tributary of the Delaware River. The Newton Lake impoundment is maintained by a timber drop-board and concrete spillway structure situated under the Route 168 bridge over Newton Creek.

The improvements proposed for Newton Lake Dam include replacement of the timber and concrete spillway with the construction of a new concrete ogee spillway. The spillway system will also include a low-level outlet for lake drawdown and maintenance, as well as a fish ladder for anadromous fish. Also included in the project is staged superstructure replacement and abutment repairs due to the deteriorated condition of the bridge deck and abutment walls. Staged construction requires that the adjacent traffic signal at Kendall Boulevard be reconstructed. Therefore, the traffic signal will be reconstructed to current NJDOT standards and configured for integration into the corridor’s Adaptive Traffic Signal System. The project also includes geometric and safety improvements for the bridge approach roadways, along with resurfacing. Pedestrian improvements are also incorporated to correct discontinuous sidewalk conditions and inadequate marked pedestrian crossing locations within the project limits.

Speaker Bio - Lee Adams, PE, CME

Mr. Adams has completed many inland and coastal highway infrastructure projects, including bridge and dam replacement projects, scour evaluations and shoreline protection projects while working for Hardesty & Hanover. His 22 years experience with State, County, and Municipal clients makes him intimately familiar with a broad range of standards and requirements.  Mr. Adams most recent projects at Hardesty & Hanover involved completing the permitting and construction documents for the construction of a new vehicular bridge over a tributary to the Hudson River, as well as bridge scour evaluations and hydraulic studies at various locations in New York and New Jersey. He is a New Jersey Certified Municipal Engineer.

Speaker Bio - Eric J. Ditchey, PE:   

Mr. Ditchey has over 30 years of experience in inspections, site investigations, analyses, design, and construction phase services for dam projects. Mr. Ditchey has extensive experience in the design and construction of both new dams and upgrading and/or expansion projects for existing dams. He received undergraduate and graduate degrees from Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Mr. Ditchey is a member of the ACI Committee on Mass Concrete ACI 207. He also serves on several ASDSO committees including the Past Chair of the Affiliate Advisory Committee, Program Committee, Legislative Committee, and Chair of the Northeast Region’s, Council for Safe Dams.

Speaker Bio - Mehdi Khazamipour:   

Mr. Khazamipour has over 32 years of experience construction in roadway design and bridges. Mr. Khazamipour received degree Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering/Structures from Widener University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Mr. Khazamipour has been the Resident Engineer on numerous state and federally funded projects involving reconstruction and demolition of existing bridges. Mr. Khazamipour has extensive experience in the construction of new bridges and upgrading existing bridges and box culverts. He also has additional related experience with soil investigations, roadway realignment, construction of pile foundations, and installation of temporary cofferdams. Prior to his employment with NJDOT, Mr. Khazamipour held positions as a construction consultant overseeing bridge and roadway projects throughout the tristate area.

Schedule:   

3 to 3:30 PM – Meet to fill out release forms

3:30 PM – Tour Begins

5:00 PM - Social Hour

6:00 PM - Dinner

7-8:00 PM - Speaker Presentation

8:00 PM - Closing Remarks and Upcoming Event Announcements for ASHE SNJ

Cost:                     $35 per Public Employee Member

                             $45 per Member

                             $55 Non-Member/Walk-ins,

                             $10 ASHE Rowan

Attendance is not required at the field trip, you may attend only the dinner presentation.

Please note that registration will be limit to 60 people.  Once we reach 60 people, the website start to compile a waiting list.  We ask that if you want to attend then you need to sign up early.  Thank you for your understanding.

Please be prepared to wear hard hats, safety glasses, safety vests and appropriate footwear on site.  We will meet at the Kove between 3:00 to 3:30 pm.  The field trip waiver will be available at the meeting location.  Please contact us if you would like a copy for review prior to the meeting @ ashesnjsecretary@gmail.com.  1.0 PDH credit will be given for the field trip and another for the presentation.

ASHE SNJ would like to thank our Sponsors:

If you are interested in becoming a sponsor of the event, please contact Mike Frabizzio for more information at mfrabizzio@aidpe.com.