The city of Rockford was required by FHWA mandate to conduct a value engineering study for replacinga bridge over the Rock River and the Illinois Railway (IR) in downtown Rockford, Illinois. It appearedthat only minor value enhancements and/or cost savings would be feasible. However, the valuemethodology led to three unexpected outcomes (“surprise endings”) that improved the performance of theproject and reduced its cost to the city.
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