DEMONSTRATING INNOVATIVE CONCRETE PAVEMENT CONCEPTS IN MICHIGAN

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is using European design and construction practices for a portland cement concrete (PCC) pavement demonstration project on Interstate 75. The objective of the project is to determine if innovative concrete pavement features, similar to ones used in Europe, will provide a longer service life than the conventional PCC pavements typical in the United States. The demonstration project is a part of a major Michigan project to reconstruct 2.3 mi (3.7 km) of the I-75 (Chrysler) freeway in downtown Detroit, between I-375 and the I-94 (Edsel Ford) freeway. The experimental section is approximately 1 mi (1.6 km) long and is located on northbound I-75 between the Warren Avenue exit ramp northerly to Picquette Avenue. German and Austrian specifications were used as the basis of design for the section and were adjusted only slightly to fit U.S. practices. Construction began on the European section in July 1993 and was completed in November 1993. Northbound I-75 traffic was detoured during construction. The entire project is scheduled for completion in November 1994 after the southbound direction of I-75 is reconstructed. This article provides information on the following: (a) the 1992 U.S. tour of European concrete pavements, (b) European design benefits and implementation, (c) European design features on I-75, (d) material requirements, (e) construction methods, (f) conventional Michigan pavement design standards, and (g) the initial project evaluation.

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  Transportation Research Board

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• Authors:
  • Till, R
  • Smiley, D
  • VanPortfliet, R
• Publication Date: 1994-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 14-18
• Serial:
  • TR News
  • Issue Number: 174
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0738-6826

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Benefits; Concrete pavements; Construction management; Demonstration projects; Design; Design standards; Evaluation; Innovation; Materials; Pavement design; Paving; Reconstruction; Technology
• Uncontrolled Terms: Design features; Project evaluation
• Geographic Terms: Austria; Europe; Germany; Michigan
• Subject Areas: Construction; Design; Highways; Materials; Pavements; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways; I52: Construction of Pavements and Surfacings;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00668979
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Nov 15 1994 12:00AM