Indiana Concrete Pavement Solutions Publication of the Indiana Chapter American Concrete Pavement Association • AWARDS 2012
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Centerville Rest Park, I-70 West Bound Contractor: Milestone Contractors, L.P. Owner: INDOT Designer: GAI Consultants, Inc. Concrete Supplier: Prairie Materials
T (l-r) Chris Piersall, Kyle Ash, Terry Burris, Milestone; Chad Salvbrenner, GAI Consultants
he Centerville Rest Park on West Bound I-70 was due for a significant upgrade. The contract was awarded in the fall of 2009 and Milestone began site demolition and clearing before winter which proved fortunate as an unusually wet 2010 spring and summer season caused delays. Specified pavement thickness included 10 in. concrete for the passenger vehicle lot and 14 in. concrete for the truck parking area and ramps. Crews used an “alternate lane� paving method on 1000 ft. long paving runs to pave the truck parking area. The entire project encompassed over 72,400 square yards of concrete pavement and Milestone met or exceeded all quality control and pavement depth targets.
Keystone Avenue & I-465 Interchange Contractor: Rieth-Riley Construction Co., Inc. Owner: INDOT Designer: Parsons
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he Keystone Avenue/I-465 interchange is a critical component in upgrading traffic flow on the north side of Indianapolis. For that reason, the project was staged to maintain access to all ramps during construction. The pavement design called for 9.5 in. concrete on a typical base placed on lime treated sub-base. Mainline pavement on Keystone Avenue was built one half at a time with frequent media announcements utilized to alert commuters of traffic changes as needed. While utility issues caused a three-month delay, Rieth-Riley was able to finish all paving requirements encompassing over 110,000 square yards of concrete pavement before the end of the season.
(l-r) Toby Randoff, Parsons; Chuck Stephens, Tom Parten and Mike Ruth, Rieth-Riley
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US 31 Kokomo Corridor, Howard Co. Contractor: Primco, Inc. Owner: INDOT Enginners: American Structurepoint, Inc. Janssen & Spaans Engineering, Inc. Northwest Consultants
(l-r) Jeff Teusch, Chad Baker, Andy Rentschler, Primco Inc.; Jennifer Bullock, Northwest Consultants Inc.; Eric Farny, American Structurepoint; Ellie Stanoch, Janssen & Spaans Engineering Inc.
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t’s seems fitting that this segment of the US 31 Kokomo Corridor in Howard County was the state’s first “alternate bid” project (bidding concrete and asphalt pavement); Kokomo is known as the “City of Firsts”. When completed at the end of 2013 this 13 mile long corridor will shift traffic away from current US 31 in Kokomo bypassing 15 signaled intersections. Concrete pavement thickness included 10 in. concrete for mainline and 8 in. concrete for ramps. Primco placed over 82,000 square yards or nine (9) lane-miles of pavement on this two-mile segment of the new Kokomo bypass.
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ontractors were limited to 180 days from start to finish for Phase IV of the Indianapolis International Airport Cargo Apron Expansion. They responded with exceptional results. The scope of this 43,000 square yard expansion included earthwork, storm sewers, underground fuel and electrical service, under-drains, soil stabilization, cement treated permeable base and an 18 in. concrete pavement. The design called for concrete joints spaced 18.75 ft. “square” and dowelled in both transverse and longitudinal directions. Berns Construction utilized string-less technology for grade and elevation control and completed the paving without setting a single string line pin. The system achieved an impressive average elevation deviation of only 0.02 feet and with no grinding adjustments necessary.
Paving Contractor: Berns Construction LLC Owner: Indianapolis Airport Authority Engineers: Shewsberry & Associates, LLC. RW Armstrong Wessler Engineering Construction Mgr. Harmon/Turner
(l-r) Matt Gessner, Steve Rouse, Dick Newell, Lee Schuyler, Melanie Barnes
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US 24 “Fort-to-Port” Phase I Contractor: E&B Paving, Inc. Owner: INDOT
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his 2.4 mile segment of the US 24 “Fort-to-Port” project represents more than just the last of four phases of a corridor from Fort Wayne to the Indiana-Ohio state line. This particular segment affords highway engineers and researchers an opportunity to evaluate and learn from its construction and future performance. The project includes 5,000 lineal feet of variable sub-base drainage treatments under the east-bound lanes where the effect of un-sealed joints relative to pavement performance will be monitored by INDOT. In addition to the test sections, this project was a showcase for intelligent compaction technology that was demonstrated during grading operations to contractors and other agencies interested in the new technology. E & B Paving placed nearly 84,000 square yards of 10.5 in. concrete pavement on this final segment of the long-awaited “Fort-to-Port” project.
(l-r) Mike Crill, INDOT; Tony Korba, Mark Hayden, Phil Bowers, E & B Paving, Inc
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Main Street Streetscape, Phase III Contractor: Owner:
Wightman Petrie Selge Construction Co., Inc. Engineer: Concrete Supplier: Kuert Concrete City of Elkhart
Showplace For Concrete Versatility: • Integral Colored Concrete Embedded with Black & Yellow Aggregate, Crushed Glass • Exposed Aggregate • Brick-Stamped Crosswalks • Diamond Patterned Sidewalks
M (l-r) Chris Chockley, Wightman Petrie Inc.; John Szuba, Selge Construction Company Inc.; Tim Miller, Kuert Concrete
ain Street Streetscape in Downtown Elkhart is a high profile rehabilitation project highlighting the versatility and aesthetic capabilities of concrete pavement. The scope included underground utility reconstruction, concrete pavement replacement, colored and exposed aggregate walks, ramps and curbs. Selge Construction crews installed just under 1,500 square yards of 9 in. concrete pavement on Main Street. Decorative concrete included brick stamped crosswalks, diamond patterned sidewalks, a terrazzo planter island with a dyed and beveled concrete seat wall. The exposed aggregate walk was constructed at the entryways to Lerner Theater and consisted of integral black concrete embedded with black aggregate, yellow aggregate and crushed glass.
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I-465 Reconstruction, I-70 to Sam Jones Expressway Delivering Quality PCCP in Heavy Traffic
Contractor: E&B Paving, Inc. Owner: INDOT
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his $88 million project encompassed reconstruction and widening of the I-465 mainline pavement from just north of Sam Jones Expressway to Kentucky Avenue/SR 67 as well as the mainline on I-70 for one mile in each direction from the I-465 Interchange. It also involved reconstruction of the Sam Jones Expressway Interchange and significant reconfiguration of the I-70 Interchange. Bid as a two-season project in November 2009, this project challenged the Joint Venture team of Anderson, Indiana-based E&B Paving and Illinois-based Walsh Construction. The scope of work included installation of six new bridge structures at the I-70 interchange; two bridges at the Sam Jones Expressway interchange; numerous pipe structures; grade work for widening; placement of over 361,000 square yards of 14-in. QC/ QA Portland Cement Concrete Pavement (PCCP); and 540 additional contract items…all while maintaining an average traffic volume of 84,000 vehicles per day (including over 25 percent trucks) through the work zone.
(l-r) Chris Chockley, Wightman Petrie Inc.; John Szuba, Selge Construction Company Inc.; Tim Miller, Kuert Concrete
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The “substantial completion date” established for this project was January 15, 2012 and the team was eager to get off to a quick start in 2010. Reality set in, however, as right-of-way issues forced the team to make adjustments to their original plan; bumping some work into the winter months of 2010-11. By the end of the 2010 season, all I-465 traffic was running on newly completed “outside” lanes leaving the “inside” lanes to be built during the 2011 season. In the mean time, work proceeded through the off-season months on various piers and structures within the I-465/I-70 interchange. Once the new fly-over bridges were open, the old structures were demolished. E&B’s experienced paving crews did an exceptional job navigating this complex project. From the outset, daily schedules and work plans were carefully monitored and adjusted to maintain the overall schedule. With “live” interstate traffic running through the project, paving operations were often performed in limited, singlelane pours; requiring “zero-clearance” configuration of paving gear on occasion with constant, disciplined adherence to safety protocols.
Concrete for the project was produced in E&B’s central mix concrete plant located at the Washington St. interchange, resulting in a short haul time between the plant and the paver. Between three and 24 tri-axle dump trucks were deployed to deliver concrete to the paver, depending on the planned volume of that day’s pour. Drivers had to negotiate traffic and deliver their loads within a limited time frame making the maintenance-of-traffic (MOT) plan critical to the success of this project. Behind the scenes, E&B’s culture of quality and discipline is impressive. Their Quality Control/Quality Assurance (QC/QA) Plan, which is submitted on every project they perform for INDOT, includes detailed operational protocols including chain of command, a list of all paving equipment to be utilized on the job, procedures for day/night time and cold/hot weather paving operations, all mix designs and requisite trial batch test results and, of course, a detailed safety procedure. Given the early right-of-way challenges that impacted the schedule of this two-season project, it is indeed impressive that the team was able to achieve such a great quality result two months ahead of schedule! This project represents the southern-most segment of the 11mile long, $420 million, multi-year INDOT initiative known as “Accelerate 465.” Also referred to as the “I-465 west leg,” Accelerate 465 was designed to expand capacity, improve motorist safety and interstate access and modernize the entire corridor and its seven interchanges to current standards. Construction began in 2007 and is nearly complete with some remaining work at the I-74 interchange and the final segment around the Washington Street interchange scheduled to conclude at the end of 2012.
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University Parkway, Phases 2 & 3 Contractor: Owner:
E&B Paving, Inc. Vanderburgh County
Engineer: Bernardin Lochmueller & Associates, Inc.
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riginally known as “Eickhoff-Koressel Road� in the 1979 county transportation plan, this conceptual corridor up-grade evolved into a major fourlane facility on new alignment serving western Vanderburgh County. It was designed to fit into the gently rolling terrain minimizing project costs while providing a safe, durable and very smooth new arterial roadway. E&B placed about 76,000 square yards of 10 in. concrete on 3.2 miles of this four-lane road. Vanderburgh County is now one phase away from completing this important corridor on the west side of the county.
(l-r) Carl Camacho, Bernardin, Lochmueller & Associates; Mark Hayden, Travis McPeak, E & B Paving, Inc.
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Dupont Road (SR 1), - Ft. Wayne, Ind.
Contractor: Primco, Inc. Owner: INDOT Engineer: Bernardin Lochmueller & Associates, Inc.
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he Dupont Road project involved widening a two lane facility to a four lane urban roadway with sidewalks, center and outside turn lanes with new drainage and utility runs. Construction congestion was compounded by the multi-million dollar Parkview Hospital renovation/addition project being built concurrently adjacent to the project. Significant utility delays were also encountered by the contractor. Primco placed over 81,000 square yards of 9 in., 10 in. and 11in. concrete pavement achieving an extremely smooth ride throughout this newly reconstructed section of Dupont Road.
(l-r) Carl Camacho, Bernardin, Lochmueller & Associates; Jason Spreen, INDOT; Jeff Teusch, Chad Baker, Primco, Inc.
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SR 62 / SR 261 Reconstruction Contractor: E&B Paving, Inc. Owner: INDOT
Engineer:
United Consulting
Long Lasting Concrete Corridor Connects Evansville and Boonville
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he SR 62 / SR 261 Reconstruction project represents the last phase in a multi-year up-grade linking Booneville in Warrick Co. to I-164 on the east side of Evansville. Started in 2003, this 10.5 mile stretch of SR 62 was expanded from a two-lane highway to a modern and safe concrete four-lane highway. This final phase included realignment and reconstruction of the dangerous intersection at SR 62 and SR 261. It was a “two-season� job with the fill operations, drainage improvements and the bridge constructed during the first season. E&B Paving placed 27,500 square yards of 10 in. concrete pavement to conclude this major regional improvement.
(l-r) Travis McPeak, Mark Hayden, E & B Paving, Inc.; Kurt Schum, INDOT
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PCCP = Durable Solution for Busy Corridor
Keystone Parkway Interchanges at 116th Street and Carmel Drive Contractor: Owner: Engineer: Concrete Supplier:
Rieth-Riley Construction Co., Inc. City of Carmel American Structurepoint, Inc. Concrete Industries, Inc.
Top: (l-r) Wilbur Marsh, Mike Ruth, Rieth-Riley; Craig Parks, American Structurepoint Inc.; Mike McBride, City of Carmel
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eystone Parkway in Carmel is nationally recognized as a model on how to turn congested suburban arterials into safe, efficient and attractive thoroughfares. This award recognizes the concrete pavement frontage roads and ramps placed in conjunction with the 116th Street and Carmel Drive Interchanges. Rieth-Riley placed almost 23,000 square yards of 12 in. concrete pavement within this critical segment of the Parkway. Designers also incorporated liberal applications of decorative concrete pavement and unique pre-cast panels throughout the innovative project. Concrete pavement was utilized for ramps on all six interchanges within the Keystone Parkway corridor.
SR 37 / Harding Street Reconstruction at I-465
Trucks = Concrete Pavement Contractor: Rieth-Riley Construction Co., Inc. Owner: INDOT
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(l-r) Tom Parten, Wilbur Marsh, John Tuddy, Rieth-Riley Construction Co. Inc. he SR 37 / Harding Street project encompassed the Interchange at I-465 (including partial re-construction of the ramps), the busy intersection of Thompson Road and SR 37 and two of the state’s busiest truck stops. Truck traffic is extremely heavy in this area so effective maintenance-of-traffic was critical in protecting motorists, area businesses and construction crews. Rieth-Riley built the job in three phases: southbound, median and northbound. Unusually high rainfall in April and May resulted in a very aggressive paving schedule adjustment to recover lost time. Rieth-Riley succeeded in completing the project on schedule with no smoothness corrections necessary.
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Calendar of Events June 6-7
Indiana Assoc. of County Highway Engineers and Supervisors, Indianapolis
June 13
Indiana Assoc. of County Commissioners District Meeting, Plymouth, Ind.
June 27
Indiana Assoc. of County Commissioners District Meeting, Evanston, Ind.
June 20
Indiana Assoc. of County Commissioners District Meeting, Avon, Ind.
July 8 - 12
International Conference of Concrete Pavements, Quebec, Canada
Aug 14-16
Indiana Street Commissioners Conference, West Lafayette, Ind.
July 19
Whitetopping Open House, Kemmerer, Wyo.
Aug 27-30 National Pavement Preservation Conference, Nashville, Tenn.
Indiana Chapter
American Concrete Pavement Association Mike Byers
Executive Director
Patrick Long
Director of Marketing and Government Affairs
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