Bridges
Weekly Update #26
6
October 2004
ON SCHEDULE
Of the 146 bridges
scheduled to be repaired this year, we are completed with 116 of them, and 17
more are currently works-in-progress as of Oct. 6th. All bridgework is
proceeding on schedule to be completed by November 2004. Currently within the RRIF project area only
24 bridges still require work to be completed.
¨ Bridge Repair is continuing
between Verdi to Garvin and Sleepy Eye to Tracy on RRIF bridges. Currently only
3 bridges remain to be completed between Huron and Verdi (287.0, 287.3, &
295.5) not including the Big Sioux River Bridge. Between Verdi and Tracy there
are 15 bridges left to finish and between Tracy and Sleepy Eye there are only 5
bridges remaining to be completed.
¨ The Sioux River Bridge is
nearing completion worked on by E-80.
Prep work began on March 15th and on April 12th
they started driving piling. E-80 completed the pile driving that is required
for the entire bridge a total of 78 piling have been driven. The crew has
completed all of the concrete caps and abutments, which are poured in place.
Concrete deck tubs have been completed.
The only remaining work will be the walkways, cleanup and other
finishing touches. This project is on schedule and should be completed by
November 2004.
¨ The work at Bridge 526, MP
206.2 is underway reconstructing the pier under the west approach span and
other associated work. All the pile driving is completed and work is
continuing.
¨ One bridge upgrade was
started on the PRC at MP 532.9 a substantial amount of work, which will include
new deck and stringer chords. This work is still in progress, not yet complete.
¨ There was 1 bridge completed this week. It was located on the Chicago Sub (IC&E).