August 2013 Completed Donat Road Bridge
July 2013 South approach to Stage 2 Donat Road prior to full opening of bridge
July 2013 Final surface paving on Saddle Road
July 2013 South approach to Stage 2 Donat Road
June 2013 Placing parapet concrete Stage 2 Donat Road Bridge
June 2013 Grading stone base south approach of Donat Road
June 2013 Placing deck concrete Stage 2 Donat Road Bridge
June 2013 Placing deck concrete Stage 2 Donat Road Bridge
April 2013 Donat Road bridge stage 2 pier concrete placement
April 2013 Donat Road stage 2 pier concrete placement
April 2013 Donat Road bridge stage 2 abutment
April 2013 Donat Road bridge abutment backfill placement and wingwall grading
March 2013 Donat Road stage 2 pier with reinforcing steel installed and ready to be formed
March 2013 Donat Road stage 2 forming abutment stem
March 2013 Donat Road stage 2 forming abutment stem
March 2013 Donat Road pier and abutment
February 2013 Driving h-pile at Donat Road pier stage 2
February 2013 Donat Road stage 2 abutment two footings ready for concrete
February 2013 Donat Road stage 2 abutment a footing ready for concrete
December 2012 Winter curing on Saddle Road bridge. Subcontractor is visible below bridge, installing sign structure
December 2012 Subcontractor paving Saddle Road south approach
December 2012 Stripping stage 1 Donat Road bridge overhand forms
December 2012 Saddle Road Bridge north approach
November 2012 Saddle Road bridge
November 2012 Saddle Road bridge southeast wing wall
November 2012 Preparing Saddle Road bridge parapet for form placement
November 2012 Newly opened Donat Road stage 1 bridge deck
October 2012 Preparing Saddle Road bride for concrete deck placement
October 2012 Donat Road bridge stage 1 north approach
October 2012 Completed Donat Road reinforced soil slope
October 2012 Backfilling Saddle Road bridge south abutment
September 2012 View under Donat Road bridge
September 2012 Saddle Road bridge abutments
September 2012 Forming Donat Road bridge deck
September 2012 Forming Donat Road bridge deck
August 2012 Reinforced soil slope on Donat Road
August 2012 Reinforced soil slope at Donat Road Bridge abutment
August 2012 Placing Donat Road Bridge wing
July 2012 Removing steel pile in conflict with new abutment’s location
July 2012 Forming Saddle Road Bridge north abutment
July 2012 Concrete finishers finishing the Donat Road Bridge south abutment footing
July 2012 Concrete finishers finishing the Donat Road Bridge south abutment footing
June 2012 Structural steel removed during 20 minute stoppages of I-78 traffic
June 2012 Structural steel removal work was completed in two nights
June 2012 Structural steel removal had to be completed at night
June 2012 Structural steel removal from Saddle Road
May 2012 Removing wingwall at existing Saddle Road Bridge
May 2012 Outlet end of reinforced concrete pipe
May 2012 Finishing work at inlet end of reinforced concrete pipe
May 2012 Backfilling headwall at reinforced concrete pipe
April 2012 Saddle Road slope cleared and ready for construction
April 2012 Placing fill material for Donat Road widening
April 2012 Existing Saddle Road Bridge over I-78
October 2010 Saddle Road over I-78
October 2010 Saddle Road bridge and substructure to be replaced
October 2010 Existing Saddle Road bridge
October 2010 Donat Road
October 2010 Donat Road culvert and headwall to be replaced
October 2010 Donat Road bridge to be replaced
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Location
Berks County, PA
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Duration
January 2011- August 2013
This $5.5 million design-build project, for PennDOT, involved replacing two deficient bridges with one two-span steel bridge and one single-span steel bridge, in order to prepare for future widening.
Key Challenges & Project Details
- Required 100% design including acquisition of all permits and right-of-way.
- Removed existing structures and constructed new bridges over a very heavily traveled section of I-78.
- One structure was built under a complete road closure, the other was built in phases to maintain existing traffic over I-78.