RYAN REHAB REFINED IN SECOND PHASE

The article describes how the second phase of the $210 million Dan Ryan Expressway reconstruction project benefited from lessons learned during the first phase of the work. For example, the entire sequence of piers are being reconstructed by temporarily removing and stockpiling the steel right on the site. Extensive use of timber shoring for dead load deck support, instead of scaffolding, is saving time and creating more working room for pier replacement. Also, the deck is being removed in 6x8 and 6x10-ft sections instead of letting broken deck rubble drop into protective wooden sheeting constructed under the viaduct. This has permitted underbridge work to begin sooner than last year. A massive public relations effort to reroute road users has been continued. In-pavement detectors give a precise measure of viaduct usage, and there is direct data transmission to radio and TV stations.

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  Scranton Gillette Communications

  380 E Northwest Highway, Suite 200
  Des Planes, IL  United States  60016-2282
• Authors:
  • Kuennen, T
• Publication Date: 1989-8

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 54-55
• Serial:
  • Roads & Bridges
  • Volume: 27
  • Issue Number: 8
  • Publisher: Scranton Gillette Communications
  • ISSN: 8750-9229
  • Serial URL: http://www.roadsbridges.com/rb/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Driver rehabilitation; Expressways; Piers (Supports); Piers (Wharves); Public relations; Reconstruction; Traffic flow; Viaducts
• Uncontrolled Terms: Rehabilitation
• Subject Areas: Construction; Highways; I50: Construction and Supervision of Construction;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00488363
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 30 1989 12:00AM