Utah 17, August 14, 2022

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August 14 2022 Vol. VII • No. 17

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Slip ’N Slide Dish Soap Helps Move Million-Pound Bridge Crews from Wadsworth Bros. Construction Company used some innovation to execute a bridge slide in Cedar City, Utah.

Working with the Utah Department of Transportation, the Draper-based general contractor managed to slide a 1.1-million-lbs. bridge on I-15 in Cedar City over East Nichols Canyon Road in July.

A 3-mi. portion of I-15 was closed to southbound traffic overnight for approximately nine hours. It took a lot of hard work, ingenuity and a little bit of Dawn dish soap to get the slide completed and I-15 reopened to traffic by 6:00 a.m. the next morning.

The bridge slid into place using hydraulic jacks attached to bolt devices placed underneath the bridge. Due to its slippery coating and ability to adhere, Dawn dish soap was used to cover the sliding devices — Teflon pads — placed between bridge and span abutments.

The bridge’s concrete was made with fibers to give it extra binding strength to extend the life of the structure.

The bridge deck weighed 1,150,156 lbs., including 234,034 lbs. of coated reinforcing bar (rebar) and 1,534 cu. yds. of several types of concrete.

“This bridge slide was a unique project because the bridge has actually been used as both the northbound and southbound bridge in the last year,” UDOT said in a press release.

“As part of a bridge replacement project over East Nichols Canyon Road, crews built a center bridge in between the northbound and southbound I-15 bridges. Initially, northbound traffic was shifted onto the center bridge while crews demolished and rebuilt the northbound bridge. Then southbound traffic was moved onto the center bridge while crews demolished the southbound bridge and rebuilt the support

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Wadsworth Brothers Construction, along with the Utah Department of Transportation, successfully slid a 1-million-lb. bridge deck in one night in Cedar City with the help of Dawn dish soap.

structure to hold a new bridge deck. On [a Wednesday night], the center bridge deck was released, expertly moved and connected to the new southbound structure in time for morning traffic on Thursday.”

A construction worker pours out Dawn dish soap on the bridge deck to help ease the slide operation.

UDOT engineer Tyrell Wood described the bridge as deteriorating with potholes and cracking girders underneath.

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Layton, Partners Pour 15 Million Lbs. of Concrete in SLC Layton Construction recently completed one of the largest continuous concrete pours in Utah state history.

Crews from the Sandy-based contractor successfully placed 15.7 million lbs. of concrete in a 13-hour window for a 500,000-sq.ft. residential high-rise that will feature 360 apartments, four levels of above-grade parking, retail and more.

The site of the project is located at 200 East and 300 South in Salt Lake City.

Construction is expected to be complete in spring 2024.

“We hit a major milestone getting this massive pour done on time,” Layton Superintendant Patrick Taylor said via Twitter. “I’m really proud of the team that worked tirelessly in the last three months to make it happen.”

Approximately 4,000 cu. yds. were poured at the site of the joint-venture 31story, high-end apartment tower in downtown Salt Lake City.

Layton partnered with W.E. O'Neil Construction to place more than 415 truckloads of concrete (equivalent to covering four football fields 5-ft. deep). Layton also partnered with Geneva Rock, Burbidge Concrete Pumping and T&S/Harris Rebar to make the feat happen. 

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Approximately 4,000 cu. yds. were poured at the site of the joint-venture 31-story, high-end apartment tower in downtown Salt Lake City.

Layton Construction/Twitter photo

More than 415 truckloads of concrete (equivalent to covering four football fields 5-ft. deep) were delivered to the construction site.

Layton Construction/Twitter photo Geneva Rock photo

Other contractors involved in the project included Geneva Rock, Burbidge Concrete Pumping and T&S/Harris Rebar.

Layton Construction and its partner W.E. O’Neil Construction recently completed one of the largest continuous concrete pours in Utah state history.

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Wadsworth Brothers Makes Quick Work of Bridge Slide SOAP from page 1

there,” Wood said, noting “the bridge deck was in pretty sad shape.”

Wanting keep costs down and minimizing traffic delays, UDOT constructed a sliding bridge concept.

“We wanted to maintain travel on I-15 to keep two lanes open to traffic because I-15 is very dependent on commercial traffic and regular residential traffic through southern Utah,” Wood said in an interview with Transit Topics. “We really had to put our brains to the test to make this one work since it was pretty technical,” Wood said. “We did it [the slide] in 2½ hours. It was supposed to take about six.”

“From a UDOT perspective, we’re always looking for innovative ways to minimize inconvenience and cut down on delays. It’s not innovation for the sake of innovation,” UDOT’s Mike Gleason said in an interview with Transit Topics. “It’s really something that makes a difference to people in their lives. Nobody wants to be stuck out on the freeway or trying to navigate major congestion. If we can alleviate some of that by using innovative construction means,

“From a UDOT perspective, we’re always looking for innovative ways to minimize inconvenience and cut down on delays. It’s not innovation for the sake of innovation,” said UDOT’s Mike Gleason.

UDOT engineer Tyrell Wood described the bridge as deteriorating with potholes and cracking girders underneath.

then that’s something we’re interested in to help all of our road users.”

Several students and their professors from the Southern Utah University Engineering and the construction management program were invited to observe the slide on site.

The next phase of the project will focus on improvements to East Nichols Canyon Road. The road is expected to be open mid-August and the project fully completed by midSeptember.

(Photos courtesy of UDOT.) 

The next phase of the project will focus on improvements to East Nichols Canyon Road.

Dawn dish soap was used to cover the sliding devices — Teflon pads — placed between bridge and span abutments.

A 3-mi. portion of I-15 was closed to southbound traffic overnight for close to nine hours.

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Officials Want to Reconstruct Popular Dino Tracksite Trail The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Moab Field Office (MFO) proposes to rebuild a popular paleontological attraction, the Mill Canyon Dinosaur Tracksite Trail.

The BLM proposes to rebuild the trail using safer and more durable materials than those utilized in the original raised wooden boardwalk, which was built in 2014.

The newly-built walkway would have nearly the same footprint as the old wooden boardwalk and it would be the same length as the previous boardwalk, which was approximately 230 ft. As well as replacing the boardwalk, the BLM would replace the platform under the shade structure and the platform which accesses the interpreted crocodile slide.

The trail is located 15 mi. north of Moab, Utah, off Highway 191. The trail is a popular destination for visitors as it is easily accessi-

ble from the highway. The original boardwalk was in need of repair to withstand the heavy usage.

The trail was built in 2015, using a raised wooden boardwalk so that the tracks themselves could be seen, but would not be at risk of being stepped on. This project resulted in a 230-ft., “E”- shaped wooden boardwalk with railings, along with a viewing platform for a crocodilian slide trace and a shade structure with interpretive panels. Visitors were provided with ample interpretation; a walk on the boardwalk allowed visitors to look down at the dinosaur tracks without causing damage to the tracks themselves.

Because of the construction techniques and materials used, the floor of the shade structure failed soon after it was installed. Later, the wooden boardwalk also started to deteriorate and became a potential hazard to visitors. 

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