Finish your lunch hour with some sweet knowledge. Featured presentations from past conferences will be virtually broadcasted. Organized by the ITE Michigan Section technical committee. Continuing education credits provided in a self-reporting format.
Price: FREE
Wednesday, February 21st, 2024
Moderated by Steve Stramsak, RS Engineering
Safe Systems Approach
Dave Petrucci, FHWA
From ITE International Meeting 2023
ABC of Detroit’s Network Tied Arch using SPMTs
Matt Longfield (HDR), John Belcher (MDOT), Eric Polvi (HNTB)
From ITE Michigan Spring 2023
The presentation will provide an overview of the signature network tied arch Second Avenue Bridge over I-94 and will cover the design and innovative construction methods that included building the bridge off-site and moving it into place using Self-Propelled Modular Transporters (SPMTs). MDOT, along with key stakeholders including City of Detroit and Wayne State University, desired a signature bridge as the centerpiece of the I-94 Modernization Project to act as a Community Connector – essentially a park-like structure that would promote the safe transportation of walking students or those using bicycles.
The future widening of I-94 requires a much longer bridge than would fit in the existing freeway corridor. Traffic volumes on I-94 approach 175,000 vpd while limited vertical clearance allowed no safe and suitable means of building the new bridge in place. The team was driven to develop a unique approach to constructing a durable signature bridge that could achieve these objectives efficiently and safely. Moving the bridge skeleton into position during a short freeway closure was the only feasible way to accomplish this. Assembly of the steel-concrete hybrid bridge skeleton was performed in a staging area approximately 500 feet from the final bridge location.
The 5,000,000 pound bridge skeleton was lifted using specialized SPMTs, transported to the final location and rolled across the freeway in July 2022. The presentation will provide a detailed step-by-step overview of the preparations prior to and operations of this innovative and unique bridge move, and the teamwork required to make it a success.
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Tuesday, May 14th, 2024
11:30 AM CST/12:30 PM EST
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