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Construction

Slide-in Bridge Construction

Construction

Constructing a project with the lateral slide method may require different approaches during the construction phase. For example, additional shop drawings are needed and a detailed schedule is needed to plan the work to be performed during the period when the road is closed. Several of the resources listed below are not strictly limited to lateral slides, but are included here because they offer insight in kinds of construction issues than must be considered for any given accelerated bridge construction method.

Standards

Shop Drawings

  • Ben Sawyer Bridge Rehabilitation: Out with the Old in with the New

Submittal Process

Testing

Sequencing

Updated: 05/16/2019
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