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“The Nation’s Best Read Construction Newspaper… Founded in 1957.” Your Ohio Connection: Ed Bryden, Strongsville, OH • 1-800-810-7640
TGR Enters Placement Phase on Voinovich Bridge Project By Rick Zettler SPECIAL TO CEG
The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) is in the midst of a multi-year program to replace the functionally obsolete and structurally deficient Innerbelt Bridge crossing the CSX and Norfolk Southern railroad tracks, city streets and Cuyahoga River in downtown Cleveland. The two new George V. Voinovich Bridges on Interstate 90 replacing the single 55-year-old structure will carry eastbound and westbound traffic through downtown and are just a part of the multibillion dollar Innerbelt Corridor revitalization program. The more than half-billion dollar bridge investment has already seen completion of one, 4,347-ft. (1,325 m) long bridge and demolition of the old Innerbelt Bridge. Construction has commenced on the second 3,918-ft-long (1,194-m) twin structure and, when completed in 2016, will add lane capacity to more efficiently and safely carry the 140,000 vehicles traveling through the downtown area every day. A design-build method —constructed by a joint venture between construction giants Trumbull, Great Lakes and Ruhlin (TGR) and designed by URS Corporation — is being used to save time. TGR purchased a Terex Bid-Well 4800 paver specifically for the project, and crews planned to use it in multiple ways to complete various project segments more efficiently to save time, labor and paving days.
The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) is in the midst of a multi-year program to replace the functionally obsolete and structurally deficient Innerbelt Bridge crossing the CSX and Norfolk Southern railroad tracks, city streets and Cuyahoga River in downtown Cleveland.
Weekend Warrior TGR’s first planned project for the paver was flatwork paving a portion of East 9th Street in busy downtown Cleveland. “People often think of the 4800 paver as a bridge paver,” said Marty Bachey, Terex Bid-Well regional sales manager. “While it effectively paves bridges, it also can be equipped with a spud vibra-
tor for efficiently paving roads, similar to what TGR planned.” This small section of roadway carries three lanes of traffic and offers access to I-90 West. “The paving width for this project started at 50-ft. wide and tapered to 24-ft. wide,” said Fenton Moore, superstructure superintendent of TGR. The challenge of paving this
150-ft. (45.7 m) stretch of road was to complete the project, start to finish, over one weekend, so traffic had to be diverted to use alternate routes. TGR meticulously planned the project. Removal of the existing road and installation, grading and compaction of subbase material was to be completed Friday night into Saturday morning. Paving with the 4800 paver of a
medium-set, 24-hour-cure concrete would take place on Saturday. Finally, the crew would overlay the 9-in. (22.8 cm) concrete base with 3 in. (7.6 cm) of asphalt Monday morning before being reopened to traffic later that day. For this portion of the project, see VOINOVICH page 2