Fast-Track Concrete Hits Its Stride
This article describes how contractors can speed up traffic–delaying construction on urban highways by working during short night-and-weekend time frames and by utilizing fast-curing concrete. It offers examples of projects: the removal and replacement of a 3.5 mile stretch of concrete pavement in Gwinnett County, Georgia using a GPS-based stringless guidance system in just 24 nights; a stretch of I-5 in downtown Seattle was replaced with a new, high-early-strength concrete in four 55-hour weekend closures; and a seven-seven-mile stretch of I-85 south of Atlanta was removed and replaced over 26 weekend closures. Details of the projects are included.
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Availability:
- Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/1519687
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Authors:
- Brown, Daniel C
- Publication Date: 2007-7
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Print
- Features: Photos;
- Pagination: pp 70-72, 74-75
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Serial:
- Better Roads
- Volume: 77
- Issue Number: 7
- Publisher: James Informational Media, Incorporated
- ISSN: 0006-0208
- Serial URL: http://www.betterroads.com
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Concrete curing; Construction management; Construction scheduling; Cost control; Disincentives
- Subject Areas: Construction; Highways; Materials; I32: Concrete;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01056089
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
- Files: BTRIS, TRIS
- Created Date: Aug 3 2007 12:15PM