DETROIT/WINDSOR | Gordie Howe International Bridge
After more than a decade of planning construction is finally ramping up. At 2,799 ft it will have the longest main span of any cable stayed bridge in North America and top 10 in the world.
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Week of July 8, 2019 Construction Activities US POE Clearing is almost complete. DTE will decommission the remaining poles this week. Grubbing is ongoing and will be followed by site grading. Demolition of sidewalks has started, and a temporary detention basin was built. Assembly of site offices will be complete by mid-July. US Bridge BNA and their deep foundation subcontractor, Malcolm Drilling, successfully completed the O-cell test on July 3. This test comprises of four massive hydraulic jacks at the very bottom of the test shaft to measure the load resistance of the bedrock. Upon completion of this test, BNA designers will finalize the tower foundation so that work can commence later this summer. CAN POE Crews will continue to install erosion and sediment controls as necessary, establish construction entrances/exits, and prepare for wick drain installation for end of July and surcharging/earth works to start after that. CAN BRIDGE Integrity testing and bidirectional test will be performed next week. Installation of the anchor blocks for the seawall solution will commence after next week. https://www.gordiehoweinternationalb...n/construction |
we already have a thread for this project: https://forum.skyscraperpage.com/sho...d.php?t=163629
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