PHILADELPHIA-Keast & Hood Co. structural engineers have completed work on the $27 million renovation project to upgrade visitor safety and accessibility at the Statue of Liberty.
The national monument will reopen to visitors on July 4 for the first time since Hurricane Sandy hit the New York area last October.
The Statue of Liberty's pedestal and crown had opened to guests Oct. 28, 2012, after a one-year construction period in which the pedestal underwent renovation for the installation of new main and emergency elevators and two independent, code-compliant stairs.
One day later, the statue was closed again as a result of Sandy.
“We are proud to be part of the team entrusted with this complex and technically demanding undertaking,” said Thomas J. Normile, principal of the company, which has offices here and in Washington, D.C. “It is especially rewarding for us to see the statue welcoming visitors once more.”
Keast & Hood worked as consultants to Mills + Schnoering Architects of Princeton, NJ, for the project. It has been part of the multi-discipline design team charged with raising standards on the interior of the Statue of Liberty since 2009.
Structural consultation began with an initial three-month project to replace helical railings, which permitted the crown to be reopened to visitors on July 4, 2009 for the first time in eight years.
The company then performed comprehensive structural design and construction administration for the 145-foot pedestal interior renovation and two new egress routes through an abandoned part of historic Fort Wood surrounding the statue.
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