Week of November 16, 2018

MT PARK 63(1) Tom Miner Creek Road Capital Improvements Project Construction Newsletter

For questions regarding the project contact:

Matt Bean - WFL PE

(360) 607-4061

matthew.bean@dot.gov

CONTRACT NO: 69056718C000009 AWARDED TO: Pavkov Contracting Corp Sumter, SC 29150

TheTomMinerCreekRoadCapitalImprovementsProjectislocatedapproxi-mately40milesSouthwestofLivingston,MontanainParadiseValley.Thepro-jectworkconsistsofremovalandreplacementofthetwodeterioratingshortspanconcretebridgesoverTomMinerCreekandRockCreek.TheexistingbridgeswillbereplacedwithlongerandwiderGRS-IBSbridges,riprapprotec-tion,andguardrail.TheprojectwillalsoincludesomerehabilitationworkontheCarbellaTrussBridgeconsistingofreplacingtheexistingbridgedeckandrepairingsomeofthetrussmembers.

Traf icControl

CurrentOperations

Yieldsignsareinplacedforatemporarytraf icdetouroveratem-porarybridgeatRockCreek.Speedsarelimitedto10milesperhourthroughthetraf icdetourandoverthetemporarybridge.

ThecoldweatherconcreteprotectionenclosurewascompletedattheRockCreekBridgesiteearlythisweek.Withtheprotectionenclosureinplace,theUltraHighPer-formanceConcretewasplacedinthebridgebeamkeywaysthisweekandworkwasabletoprogressontherebarandformworkfortheconcretebridgerails.AttheTomMinerSitethetemporarytraf icdetourwasremovedandriprapalongthewestsideofthebridgewasabletoprogress.CarbellaBridgewasabletobereopenedthisweekafteraninspectionofthebridgeidenti iednonewdamagetothestructurefromlastweeksoverloading.Thebridgeisopentopublicuseonceagain.TherewillbenoworknextweekastheContractoristakingabreakovertheThanks-givingHoliday.Thefollowingweekworkwillresumewith inishingtheformworkatRockCreek,pouringtheconcreterails,and inalizingriprapatTomMiner.

Construction Photos

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The traffic detour removed and riprap being placed to the west of the Tom Miner Creek bridge.

Placing the Ultra High Perfor-mance Concrete for the Rock Creek Bridge in-side the cold weather protec-tion.