Fast-Track Bridge Redecking: Route 64 over Pomme de Terre Lake

摘要

This innovative method of using full-width full-depth precast panels for overnight bridge deck replacements proved to be cost competitive with staged construction and beneficial for minimizing the impact to the traveling public and local economies. The benefits to the local community included minimizing the impact on tourism, maintaining emergency vehicle and school bus access during the day, and reducing the construction impact from daily for two years to 2?months of overnight work. This 揻ast-track?concept could be further extended to replacing bridge decks in areas with high traffic control costs, bridges with skewed supports, or on larger bridge rehabilitation projects where construction time is a significant factor.