HNTB's winning concept for LA's 6th Street Viaduct Replacement Project

HNTB winning proposal via Sixth Street Viaduct Replacement Project

In April, Mayor Villaraigosa and City Council Member Huizar announced an international design competition to redesign the historic, 80-year-old Sixth Street Bridge in Los Angeles. The decision to launch the competition came after engineers warned that the bridge was at risk of failing during a major earthquake due to a degenerative structural problem known as “concrete cancer”. After careful consideration and entertaining the idea of constructing a replica of the 1932 icon, the city committed to moving forward with a major redesign. In mid-October, the national infrastructure firm HNTB, along with team members Michael Maltzan Architecture and AC Martin Partners, were announced as winners of the international competition.

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Cite: Karissa Rosenfield. "HNTB's winning concept for LA's 6th Street Viaduct Replacement Project" 05 Nov 2012. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/289766/hntbs-winning-concept-for-las-6th-street-viaduct-replacement-project> ISSN 0719-8884

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