Pavement in Depth: Reconstructing Chicago's Busiest Expressway from the Ground Up as Fast as Possible

This article describes in detail the reconstruction of Chicago’s busiest expressway, the Dan Ryan. The author visited the construction site in May and reported on the machinery used for tining the concrete, the pouring of concrete, the excavation for a revised drainage system, as well as the use of the old Dan Ryan’s concrete in the new construction as a sub-base. The article provides a history of the original Dan Ryan Expressway construction, which opened to traffic in 1962. The new pavement is supposed to last 30 years, which has boosted the cost of the project substantially. The project is due to be completed in November 2007.

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• Authors:
  • Zeyher, Allen
• Publication Date: 2007-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: pp 34-36, 38
• Serial:
  • Roads & Bridges
  • Volume: 45
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: Scranton Gillette Communications
  • ISSN: 8750-9229
  • Serial URL: http://www.roadsbridges.com/rb/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Concrete pavements; Drainage; Pavement design; Reconstruction; Recycled materials; Safety engineering
• Identifier Terms: Dan Ryan Expressway
• Geographic Terms: Chicago (Illinois)
• Subject Areas: Construction; Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology; Pavements; I52: Construction of Pavements and Surfacings;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01054711
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: BTRIS, TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 31 2007 7:24AM