As both visitors and residents drive by the construction site this summer they will see a whole lot of activity and a whole lot more bridge.For starters the pylon towers have been completed. They have reached the height that they will be - approximately 250 feet in the air, making for an awesome landscape as you approach the inlet on Route 1.
Stay cables will begin to be put in place around the end of June. They will connect from the pylon tower to an anchor box in the edge girder of the deck. One by one you'll see the blue cables go into place... more
July 19, 2010
Annual Inspection of Existing Indian River Inlet Bridge Scheduled
May 24, 2010
Summer At Indian River Inlet Bridge
Dick "Dickie" Higgins
Employer: Parsons Brinckerhoff; employed for almost a yearJob Title: Construction Inspector, mainly on the towers
Where are you from? Chambersburg, PA
Where do you live now? Lewes, DE
What special skills do you bring to the job site? 17+ years of working on DelDOT projects and knowledge of construction. Most of my knowledge came from the SR-1 project. I've been working in construction since 1976.
What's your favorite part of working on this project? It is one of the unique projects in the State of Delaware.
Quote: "Very few people will be able to go up in the towers, look over the area, and see what I've seen."
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On Wednesday, July 28, Skanska USA Civil Southeast, Inc., the contractor building the new Indian River Inlet Bridge, took time out for safety training. The one-day training section was specific to the bridge project, in that it targeted such things as proper rigging, ladder placement, mock scenarios, and included both classroom and actual work station training.
Miller Fall Protection Road Show, as featured in the photo, is an onsite trainer that assisted with the training. Skanska employees, and some DelDOT employees also helped facilitate the training.
Safety is a priority for Skanska, especially on this job working near the high velocity inlet. Proper training and reinforcement of safety precautions is paramount for both Skanska and DelDOT. Building the bridge is important, but building it safely is even more important.
Aspire Magazine - Summer 2010
"...Pretensioned and posttensioned precast concrete transverse deck beams span between the cast-in-place concrete edge girders..."
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Aspire Magazine - Spring 2010
"The design provides a minimum 100-year service life, a critical component for officials and the key reason for the all-concrete design..."
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