Focused on becoming The Gateway to the Universe, infrastructure enhancements are critical to NASA's fast-paced launch schedule and the expansion of Florida’s Space Coast.
As larger and heavier payloads are needed for modern spacecraft, construction on two bridges is being completed while safely accommodating more than 12,000 commuters to the Kennedy Space Center, almost daily rocket launches, boat traffic and local wildlife from its location in the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge.
Excerpted from Civil Engineering Online: “Although weather can be a factor at any construction site, work on the new bridges must contend with one out-of-the-ordinary-type of interruption: rocket launches. Such launches from the space center are increasing...”
This article delves into technical and collaborative efforts by the project partners including design and construction of extra width for freight transport vehicles and carefully coordinated scheduling around rocket launches.
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