SEATTLE, SHIP CANAL BRIDGE

Seattle is reconstructing many parts of its freeways. Much of the work involves resurfacing bridges that are 20 years old and showing their age. To keep track of how each project is affecting traffic and be sure that the two main highways are not closed simultaneously, the Seattle office of the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) created the Urban Construction Coordination Office. The staff of this office use two approaches to coordination: (1) The urban construction coordinator has a background in traffic and handles the day-to-day project coordination. He also reviews traffic control plans for future projects. (2) The urban construction public information officer is responsible for informing the public about the projects, their effects, and what motorists can do to reduce their frustration and confusion. These officials report to the Urban Construction Impacts Task Force. The task force handles policy issues and directs the work of the coordinator and the information officer. The primary goal is to complete a high-quality job while minimizing the effects on the public. This new coordination office proved its worth during the summers of 1984 and 1985, when WSDOT resurfaced two bridges with latex-modified concrete on Interstate 5 just north of the Seattle central business district. This paper discusses this project under the following headings: project description; transportation system management measures; construction/contracting issues; public information; results; and lessons learned.

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  • http://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/sr/sr212/212-015.pdf
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  • This paper appeared in Transportation Research Board Special Report 212, Transportation Management for Major Highway Reconstruction, Proceedings of the National Conference on Corridor Traffic Management for Major Highway Reconstruction, Chicago, Illinois, September 28 - October 1, 1986. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved
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• Authors:
  • Bockstruck, R E
• Conference:
  • National Conference on Corridor Traffic Management for Major Highway Reconstruction, 1986, Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Location: Chicago Illinois, United States
  • Date: 1986-9-28 to 1986-10-1
• Publication Date: 1987

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Pagination: pp 100-103
• Monograph Title: TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT FOR MAJOR HIGHWAY RECONSTRUCTION
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Board Special Report
  • Issue Number: 212
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0360-859X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridges; Case studies; Conferences; Contracts; Coordination; Freeways; Information dissemination; Maintenance; Project management; Public relations; Reconstruction; Resurfacing; Transportation system management; Urban areas
• Uncontrolled Terms: Bridge maintenance
• Old TRIS Terms: Urban freeways
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Bridges and other structures; Construction; Data and Information Technology; Design; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00471952
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Jul 31 1987 12:00AM