Bridge Replacements on MD 28 and MD 450, Frederick County and Anne Arundel County, Maryland

As part of a national initiative sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration under the Highways for LIFE program, the Maryland State Highway Administration (MDSHA) was awarded a grant totaling 20 percent of the total project construction cost (or $717,157), making this a 100 percent federally funded project. The grant was awarded because the project was intended to demonstrate the use of proven, innovative technologies to deliver two rural bridge replacement projects in an accelerated schedule so as not to impact school bus routes. This report documents the MD 28 over Washington Run and MD 450 over Bacon Ridge Branch bridge projects, both single span bridges carrying two-lane, two-way roadways. This report summarizes the practices employed for these projects, including the use of prefabricated bridge elements and structures (PBES), incentive contracting, and construction within full roadway closures and detours. The use of these technologies decreased estimated construction time from 15 months for similar typical bridge replacement projects to 3 months (only 2 months of roadway closure). While the full roadway closures and subsequent detours significantly increased user delays and fuel consumption on a daily basis, the drastically reduced construction time and great savings in maintenance of traffic (MOT) and construction phasing resulted in a project savings of approximately $1.49 million (or approximately 32 percent of the total project costs) of the MD 28 project alone. Because of the success of this project, MDSHA is applying lessons learned and has already taken steps on other projects to further utilize PBES construction practices to save time and money.

• Record URL:
  http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/hfl/summary/pdf_2/MD_Replacements%20on%20MD%2028%20and%20MD%20450_Final_Report_June_2013.pdf
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• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/54358
• Corporate Authors:

  Applied Research Associates, Incorporated

  100 Trade Center Drive, Suite 200
  Champaign, IL  United States  61820

  Federal Highway Administration

  Office of Infrastructure, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Mallela, Jagannath
  • Hausman, John
  • Littleton, Paul
  • Ullman, Jerry
  • Hoffman, Gary
• Publication Date: 2013-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Final Report
• Features: Figures; Maps; Photos; Tables;
• Pagination: 45p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge construction; Cost effectiveness; Detours; Incentives; Prefabricated bridges; Technological innovations
• Identifier Terms: Highways for LIFE
• Uncontrolled Terms: Bridge replacement; Road closures; Single span bridges
• Geographic Terms: Anne Arundel County (Maryland); Frederick County (Maryland)
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Highways; I53: Construction of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01577849
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: NTL, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
• Created Date: Sep 29 2015 7:47AM