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and then used a forklift to set the precast arch pieces because we had existing bridges over us. We set the precast arches were then able to fill up the area to a certain point.” Bridge demolition was done at night, which required road closures beneath them and managing the traffic above them. The debris was removed rapidly as the roads below were reopened to traffic in the morning The smaller bridges took three days to demolish, while the longer ones took about five days on average. The new bridges (the smaller ones) could be constructed in roughly 120 days and the larger ones between 180 and 200 days. “Once you set the steel, you’re pretty much working on the whole deck,” said Davison. “You tie the rebar from one end to the other and you do the same with the concrete pour.” The bridge work required a serious amount of equipment, including excavators, dozers, bridge finishing machines, various drills, crawler and rubber-tire cranes. “Anything you can imagine was used on this project,” said Davison. Due to the tight work zones, materials were brought in on an “as needed” basis. Cold Spring set up a concrete batch plant to ensure that concrete was produced when needed and could be brought to the various sits rapidly. It was located in their yard and that made things a little easier,” said Davison. “They did a lot of pouring at night
and there were a lot of night shifts for this aspect.” The realignment of the Lyell Road and Lee Road intersection; was done after the bridge was construction. “The new ramp alignment was built out of traffic, which facilitated the effort,” said Davison. “The main challenge was working with the gas distribution companies because we had to reconfigure the lines and the impacts on the businesses in the area. However, it was only short time that we disturbed Lyell Ave. It was just a tie-in. This work had to be done, but the impacts were minimal. The construction of new southbound flyover lanes at the interchange south of the Lyell Avenue bridge had crews install three structures. “Two were identical,” said Davison. “One challenge was designing bridges that spanned he fill area without a joint.. They designed a tower abutment so we could put the joints above the tower instead of over the bearings.” “A lot of the bridge work was crane work,” said Davison, “and hands on carpentry and iron workers.” The construction of fourth travel lane on I-390 south between I-490 and Chili Ave., one in each direction, took about two years to complete. This was done when the flyovers were constructed “We were able to do lane closures and some work at night where we totally shut down I-390,” said Davison. “Then we had to do all the tie-ins, which was completed after the flyovers were open to traffic.” The new lanes were asphalt ones with a subbase, base, binder and asphalt toping. Crews took on one side and then transferred their equipment to the other side. Cold Spring,
for this operation, had excavation, prep, and paving crews working simultaneously. Crews excavated and demolished a fair amount of concrete, steel and asphalt “A lot of the concrete was crushed on site and re-used as subbase and stone fill,” said Davison. “The steel was brought to a recycling center. NYSDOT maximizes efforts to recycle and on this job more than 50 percent of the materials were recycled.” New materials included large amounts of concrete, steel beams and rebar, and asphalt. On peak days Cold Spring had between 70 and 80 people and the subcontractors — local and regional — added another 30 people, with usually four or five on site. Cold Spring had an onsite mechanic, along with an assistant. “Often times, they would hire out for other repair work and electrical stuff,” said Davison. “If a vehicle broke down, they could fix it rapidly. Staying on schedule was crucial.” Looking back at the project, Davison pointed out that “nothing really goes as planned, but this project met my expectations, which were pretty high.” The project allowed NYSDOT to train new staff and give current staff an opportunity to experience working on a larger project. “We have a very good staff,” said Davison. “If you get new people when they are young, they have an opportunity to learn the ropes.” CEG (All photos courtesy of New York State Department of Transportation.)
