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While there is still work to complete on the $183.3 million Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) I-91 Viaduct Rehabilitation Project in Springfield, Mass., the pouring of new concrete decks has been completed nine months in advance of the August 2018 benchmark to achieve full beneficial use (FBU). The project was awarded to the joint-venture of J.F. White Contracting Co. and Schiavone Construction Co. LLC, with work beginning in July 2015. What makes this project unique is the way that the concrete was poured on the 4,800-ft.-long bridge (three lanes in each direction), which was done in two phases. For the second phase, crews poured between 350 and 400 cu. yds. of concrete every Friday. The work zone, in a major part of the city, included sections of the I-91 northbound and southbound, just south of State Street to the I-291 interchange ramps, and the replacement of various on- and off-ramps and sections of road. FBU marked a milestone of the work schedule, which gave the J.V. a $9 million ($50,000 per-day, six months) bonus for the early completion. The remainder of the work, which does not impact traffic, includes re-painting the bridge and removing lead paint, and miscellaneous steel repairs. “We accelerated the project with a large work force,” said Bob Murphy of J.F. White, the project manager. “Being ahead of schedule was in our baseline when we planned the project. We turned in a very aggressive baseline schedule, saying we The work zone, in a major part of the city, included sections of were going to achieve the maximum incentive. It’s the I-91 northbound and southbound, just south of State Street a position we had to take upfront to show that we to the I-291 interchange ramps, and the replacement of various on- and off-ramps and sections of road. wanted to make that milestone.” New England winter weather conditions dictated the accelerated schedule, which meant that to meet the with a terrific superintendent in Chris Pehl, who has been February 2018 deadline for FBU, the steps to achieve it with the project since May 2015.” “We set goals for each construction season and then broke needed to be complete by the end of 2017. “We hit all our target dates by no less than a few weeks all the schedule down monthly, weekly, and finally, daily by the way through,” said Murphy. “If we lost a week, we trade and subcontractor which helped organize the work see VIADUCT page 14 would pick it up in another week. It was a well-planned job,