Date | Activity | Photos | |
October 30 – Phase 2 | Opened Grove Street bridge to traffic | Open traffic
ECC link slab in use
Completed Grove Street over I-94 | Completed ECC link slab
Repaired pier under link slab |
October 29 – Phase 2 | Completing hot mix asphalt (HMA) approach sidewalks and general site cleanup | Spreading HMA | Completed HMA approach sidewalk |
October 29 – Phase 2 | Load testing | Loading individual spans | Loading both adjacent spans |
October 16 – October 28 Phase 2 | Formed and placed concrete sidewalk, concrete barrier wall, metal hand railings, and bridge approach slabs | Concrete sidewalk formwork Concrete barrier Completed bridge end approach | Prep for bridge end approach
Concrete barrier formwork
Assembling metal handrails |
October 15 – Phase 2
| Pouring of ECC Link Slab | Material testing and certification
Discharge of ECC from truck
Screeding ECC surface
Tyning driving surface
Cast ECC link slab | Delivery of ECC material
Flowable ECC material
Steel troweling ECC surface
Tyned ECC/Concrete Interface
Applying curing compound |
September 23 – October 14 Phase 2 | Completed demolition, stay-in-place formwork, installation of concrete deck reinforcing stell bars, and preparation of link slab formwork. | Conventional expansion joint
Placing reinforcing steel
Link slab transition zone | Stay-in-place formwork
Link slab location with rebar
Nearly complete reinforcing steel |
September 23 – Phase 1 | Opened new portion of Grove Street bridge to traffic and closed remaining old portion for rehabilitation | Completed ECC Link Slab | Completed ECC Link Slab |
September 19 – Phase 1 | Load testing | Loading individual spans
Wireless data connection | Side by sideloading
ACE-MRL researchers |
September 13 – September 20, Phase 1 | Formed and placed concrete sidewalk, concrete barrier wall, metal hand railings, and bridge approach slabs | Sidewalk forming
Concrete barrier wall forming | Sidewalk reinforcing bars |
September 10 Phase 1 | Pouring of ECC link slab | Prepared link slab
Placement of ECC
Placement of ECC
Screeding of Link Slab | Arrival of Concrete Trucks
Placement of ECC
Self-Consolidating ECC
Finished link slab |
August 25 – September 6 Phase 1 | Completed stay-in-place formwork, installation of concrete deck reinforcing steel bars, and preparation of link slab formwork | Completed formwork
Installation of Rebar
Completion of Rebar | Installation of Rebar
Link slab preparation
Link slab preparation |
August 4 – August 25 Phase 1 | Cleaning of steel girders, removal of old shear connectors, installation of stay-in-place formwork, and installation of new shear connectors. | Cleaned girders
Girder preparation
New shear connectors | Link slab location
Stay in place formwork
Sandblasting girders |
August 2 Phase 1 | Completion of concrete deck demolition and preparation of existing steel girders. | Completion of Demolition
Removal of shear studs | Completion of demolition
Steel girders |
July 28 – August 1 Phase 1 | Night demolition of concrete bridge deck. | Night demolition | Night demolition |
July 26 Phase 1 | Removal of temporary bituminous asphalt riding surface on bridge deck. | Removal of asphalt surface | Removal of asphalt surface |
July 23 | ECC trial mixing Clawson Concrete | Concrete truck mixing
Discharging ECC from truck | Self-consolidating ECC
Screeding of ECC |
July 5 | Grove Street bridge before any construction | Grove Street before
Grove Street Over I-94 | Joints before link slab
Bridge pier under link slab |