WELLESLEY ‐CEDAR STREETOVER ROUTE 9
MASSDOT DESIGN BUILD CONTRACT NO. 65281
PROJECT TEAM
OWNER ‐ MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION – HIGHWAY DIVISION
J. F. WHITE CONTRACTING COMPANY ‐ established in 1924 as a heavy civil contractor concentrated in public works and has expanded to provide general contracting services,
services construction management, Design‐Build, and specialty services. The firm has an annual volume of approximately $200 million/year and currently employs over 500 people on its 50 active projects. J.F. White’s current backlog is $425 million, $100 million for MassDOT.
ROLE
FIRM
PRIME DESIGN‐BUILD CONTRACTOR
J.F. WHITE CONTRACTING COMPANY
DESIGN MANAGER /BRIDGE ENGINEERING (LEAD)
GILL ENGINEERING ASSOCIATES, INC.
BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING
FINLEY ENGINEERING GROUP, INC.
HIGHWAY AND TRAFFIC ENGINEERING, TRAFFIC
MANAGEMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITTING
TETRA TECH RIZZO
GEOTECHNICAL
LAMSON ENGINEERING CORPORATION
BRIDGE ENGINEERING
GREEN INTERNATIONAL AFFILIATES, INC.
MASSDOT DESIGN BUILD CONTRACT NO. 65281
EXISTING BRIDGE
Elevation – Looking West
Elevation – Looking East
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EXISTING BRIDGE
BUILT IN 1932 – 78 YEARS OLD
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PROPOSED BRIDGE
Project Goals
• Maintain the Existing Highway Alignment
• Maintain the Existing Roadway Width; 3 Lanes, One North Thru, One South Thru and One South Turn to go East on Route 9
• Maintain the Existing Sidewalks on Both Sides
• ADA Compliance with Wheelchair Ramps at Intersection
• Complete New Superstructure – Steel Beams and Concrete Deck
• Weathering Steel – Low Maintenance
• Steell Laminated Neoprene Bearings
• High Performance Concrete Deck
• New Type II Screen to Protect Traffic on Route 9
• Modifications to Existing Substructure to Accommodate New Superstructure
• Improve the Vertical Clearance Under Bridge
• Existing
i i 13’‐9”
3’ 9”
• Proposed 15’‐0”
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PROPOSED BRIDGE
PROJECT GOALS ‐ ACCELERATED BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION
• Contract between Desiggn‐Build Team and MassDOT req
quires the comp
plete replacement of the superstructure over the weekend of July 4, 2011
• To facilitate this the team is permitted to close Cedar Street and Route 9 for a period
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• Route 9 will be detoured through the site, Westbound on the on and off
ramps and across Cedar Street and Eastbound using the Worcester Street
Ramps
Ramps
• Cedar Street will be detoured on alternative routes
• Other work to accommodate the construction will occur in the weeks immediatelyy preceding and after the move
• The majority of the work before the move will occur off of the traveled roadway d i daylight
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PROPOSED BRIDGE
PROPOSED LOCATION OF SUPERSTRUCTURE CONSTRUCTION PRIOR TO 7/1/11
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PROPOSED BRIDGE
MASSDOT DESIGN BUILD CONTRACT NO. 65281
PROPOSED BRIDGE
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TRAFFIC & HIGHWAY OBJECTIVES
• PROVIDE A SAFE WORK ZONE FOR THE WORKERS AND MOTORISTS
• PROVIDE ADVANCED NOTIFICATION FOR MOTORISTS
• EARLY JUNE‐ MESSAGE BOARDS
• MINIMIZE ROADWAY WORK CONDUCTED DURING 72‐HOUR CEDAR STREET CLOSURE
• CONSTRUCT ACCESSIBLE PEDESTRIAN ROUTE
• PROVIDE CEDAR STREET SHUTTLE BUS
• REDUCE ROUTE 9 TRAFFIC DELAYS WITH 2‐LANE DETOUR OPTION
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Temporary Pedestrian Route
•
ADA ACCESSIBLE ROUTE
•
WHEELCHAIR RAMPS
•
TRAFFIC CONTROLS
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Shuttle Route
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Route 9 Westbound Detour
•
ROUTE 9 LANE DROP
•
ADVANCED WARNING DEVICES
•
1‐LANE BYPASS
•
POLICE OFFICER CONTROL
•
OPTION FOR 2‐LANE BYPASS
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Route 9 Eastbound Detour
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Traffic Control Signal
•
ALL NEW EQUIPMENT
•
FULLY ACTUATED SIGNAL
• New Controller & Cabinet
• Video Detection
•
EXCLUSIVE PEDESTRIAN PHASE
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Intersection Reconstruction
• SIDEWALKS & RAMPS
• DRIVEWAYS
• PROFILE CHANGE
• Match new bridge elevation
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BRIDGE DESIGN OBJECTIVES
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BRIDGE DESIGN OBJECTIVES
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BRIDGE DESIGN OBJECTIVES
MASSDOT DESIGN BUILD CONTRACT NO. 65281
SELF PROPELLED MOBILE TRANSPORTER
The Sarens Group – subcontractor to J.F. White to move the bridge into place over the July 4th, 2011 weekend.
SPMT s since the early 1980
1980’ss
• Moving bridges using SPMT’s
• Average 70 bridge moves per year all over the world
• Have 1,200 axle lines available – this project requires 24 lines
• All are 100% computer controlled,
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SELF PROPELLED MOBILE TRANSPORTER
MASSDOT DESIGN BUILD CONTRACT NO. 65281
SELF PROPELLED MOBILE TRANSPORTER
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72‐Hour Schedule
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CRITICAL TASK
IMPORTANT TO PREP EXISTING FOR NEW CAPS
PRODUCTION TIME IS CRITICAL
SAWCUTTING
OUT EXISTING ABUTMENT AND PIER CAPS
CRITICAL TASK
DOWELING AND GROUTING OF CAPS ONTO EXISTING SUBSTRUCTURE
GROUT APPLICATION AND CURE TIME IS CRITICAL
IMPORTANT TO PREP EXISTING FOR NEW CAPS
CRITICAL TASK
SETTING SUPERSTRUCTURE IN PLACE
TOLERANCES AND ADJUSTABILITY IS IMPORTANT
SPMT’S ARE THE KEY
CRITICAL TASK
WATERPROOFING APPLICATION
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS WILL AFFECT APPLICATION MUST PROVIDE ANTICIPATED LONG TERM PERFORMANCE
CLOSING
Questions
• Federal Officials
• State or Local Officials
• Citizens
MASSDOT DESIGN BUILD CONTRACT NO. 65281