Route 2 / I-95 Bridge Replacement Project
Public Information Meeting – February 24, 2015
Route 2 / I-95 Bridge Replacement Project
Agenda
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Introductions
Current Project Schedule
Project Overview, Background and Objectives
Key Project Elements / Construction Sequencing
Environmental Protections
Construction Progress / Upcoming Activities
Communications Program
Contact Information
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Design-Build Team
SPS New England, Inc. (Prime Contractor)
DW White Construction, Inc. (Subcontractor)
TranSystems (Lead Designer)
Specialty design subconsultants include:
• Haley & Aldrich, Inc. – geotechnical engineering
• Regina Villa Associates, Inc. – public outreach
• Green International Affiliates, Inc. – landscape architecture
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Current Project Schedule
• Construction Began – June 2014
• Design Complete – April 2015
• Route 2 EB Traffic Shifted to New Median Bridge
– Summer 2015
• Bridge Construction Complete – Spring 2016
• Construction Substantially Complete
– November 2016
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Project Overview
• Route 2 carries 67,000
vehicles per day
• Existing bridges are
“structurally deficient”
and “functionally
obsolete”
• I-95 in need of
repaving, safety and
drainage
improvements
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Project Background and Objectives
• Existing Bridge Conditions
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Key Project Elements
• Route 2 WB will be reconfigured to include an
auxiliary lane approaching the I-95 NB onramp
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Key Project Elements
• Route 2 WB will be reconfigured approaching I-95 SB
to improve the merge and accelerations lengths for
the I-95 SB on and off ramps
• All 8 on and off ramps will be improved
geometrically
I-95
Route 2
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Key Project Elements
• Route 2 WB will be reconfigured approaching I-95 SB
to improve the merge and accelerations lengths for
the I-95 SB on and off ramps
• All 8 on and off ramps will be improved
geometrically
I-95
Route 2
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Construction Sequencing – Route 2
• Stage 1A – Partial Demolition of Existing Bridges
July 2014 – February 2015
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Construction Sequencing – Route 2
• Stage 1B – Westbound Bridge Construction
February 2015 – Summer 2015
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Construction Sequencing – Route 2
• Stage 2A – Existing Eastbound Bridge Demolition
August 2015
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Construction Sequencing – Route 2
• Stage 2B – New Eastbound Bridge Construction
Summer 2015 – Spring 2016
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Construction Sequencing – Route 2
• Stage 3 – Remaining Bridge Demolition
Spring 2016 – November 2016
Final Bridge Configuration
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Construction Sequencing – I-95
• Milling and Installing Intermediate Pavement Course
July 2014 – October 2014
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Construction Sequencing – I-95
• Center Median Reconstruction
April 2015 – May 2016
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Construction Sequencing – I-95
• Shoulder and Drainage Construction
Spring 2015 – May 2016
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Environmental Protections
• Wetlands clearly marked
• Erosion/Sedimentation
control throughout site
• Invasive species removed
within areas of disturbance
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Environmental Protections
• Wetlands clearly marked
• Erosion/Sedimentation
control throughout site
• Invasive species removed
within areas of disturbance
• Stormwater management
– Existing basins upgraded
– New features added
– Landscape plantings for
softening & screening
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Landscape Buffer
next to reservoir
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Construction Progress
• Completed milling and
installing intermediate
pavement course on I-95
• Demolition of high-speed
lane of existing bridges
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Construction Progress
• Completed milling and
installing intermediate
pavement course on I-95
• Demolition of high-speed
lane of existing bridges
Upcoming Activities
• Construction of new bridge
• Median reconstruction on
I-95
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Public Outreach
• Project website
• E-Blast updates
• Social media
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• Press advisories
• Business coordination
• Public meeting
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Public Outreach
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Contact Information
• Project website: www.mass.gov/massdot/rt2i95bridges
• Donny Dailey, MassDOT Legislative Liaison
(617) 945-4272, or donny.dailey@state.ma.us
• Project Field Office Phone Number:
(781) 790-5261
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Thank you for attending!
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