NTL Record

Title I-84 Bridge over Dingle Ridge Road Replacement using Superstructure Slide-In Technology
Record ID 78934
Personal Name
Creator
Bhajandas, Amar; Mallela, Jagannath; Sadasivam, Suri
Personal Name
Contributor
Zirlin, Julie; Flom, Ewa
Corporate Creator Applied Research Associates, Inc.
Corporate
Contributor
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Infrastructure
Publisher United States. Federal Highway Administration
Publication Date 20141001
Language English
Abstract As part of a national initiative sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration under the Highways for LIFE program, the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) was awarded a $2.1 million grant to demonstrate the use of proven, innovative technologies for accelerated bridge removal and replacement. This report documents accelerated bridge construction techniques using prefabricated superstructure slide-in technology to replace two Interstate 84 bridges over Dingle Ridge Road in Putnam County. Each new superstructure was installed during a 20-hour time period over a weekend. This report includes project/site challenges, construction details, deployment of the lateral slide-in technology, and NYSDOT’s public outreach efforts to minimize impact to traffic. Under conventional construction methods, the project would have taken 2 years to build and would have required the construction of a temporary roadway and bridge to channel traffic during construction. This would have increased delays during peak hours of travel. Using precast elements and lateral slide-in technology, the project was built in 1 year, and the impact to travelers in each direction on I-84 was reduced to a detour for 20 hours. Furthermore, by reducing traffic impacts substantially, it is estimated that NYSDOT avoided six crashes, one of which could have potentially resulted in injury/fatality. The innovative technology resulted in savings of $0.9 million in construction costs and $1.37 million in user delay costs. Together, the savings represent 22 percent of the $10.2 million construction cost of the project. Because of the success of this project, the NYSDOT plans to use the lateral slide-in technology on future projects where this innovative technology is feasible and appropriate for conditions.
Rosap ID dot:54211
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/54211
TRT Terms Demonstration projects; Bridge construction; Technological innovations; Economic analysis; Prefabricated structures; Lane closure
Geographical
Coverage
United States; New York
TRIS Online
Accession No
1578188
Resource type Tech Report
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/78000/78900/78934/ny_abc_slideintechnology_i84.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository