In cooperation with the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), HNTB Engineering Consultants, Midwest Bridge Contractors, and Clawson Concrete Company, construction of a demonstration ECC link slab began in July 2005. The southeastern Michigan project site is Grove Street over Interstate 94 (S02 of 81063) in Ypsilanti, approximately 45 minutes outside of Detroit, Michigan. The bridge was reconstructed in two halves, with Phase 1 completed in late September. Through the cooperation of state transportation officials, industry consulting engineers and contractors, and ACE-MRL research personnel, this first infrastructure demonstration project of ECC material in the US was completed on October 30, 2005.
| 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 |