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December 3 2023 Vol. VII • No. 25
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Ceccanti Installs Girders for New Elwha River Bridge
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General contractor Ceccanti recently installed girders for the new Elwha bridge, a span that was originally built nearly 100 years ago that requires an upgrade.
General contractor Ceccanti has made significant progress on building the new Elwha River Bridge near Olympic National Park in Clallam County, Wash. In February 2023, The Washington State Department of Transportation awarded a $27.65 million contract to the Tacoma-based contractor to build a replacement bridge after the original span served the community for nearly a century. Replacing the bridge will ensure that the U.S. 101 route continues to be a reliable transportation facility for decades to come. The new bridge will be 502 ft. long and 40 ft. wide. It will accommodate two 12-ft. lanes with two-8 ft. shoulders (the
current bridge is 28 ft. wide). A wider bridge will create a more comfortable crossing for travelers and provide adequate shoulder room for bicyclists and pedestrians. Additionally, the new alignment with U.S. 101/Olympic Hot Springs Road will have a more gentle curvature, with a higher design speed at the east end of the bridge. Work on the new bridge began on April 17. Since then, crews have been cleared the area and built access roads. These roads allowed them to begin drilling shafts for the outer piers of the new bridge. Most recently, crews set numerous girders on the bridge from Nov. 11-16. see BRIDGE page 8
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Over the past several years, the Elwha River has dramatically changed its course and flow, leading to significant erosion around the bridge foundations. As a result, WSDOT estimates the riverbed around the bridge’s piers has lowered 14 ft.
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Oregon Selects HDR to Upgrade Portland’s Burnside Bridge Multnomah County has chosen HDR as the prime consultant to perform final design services for the Earthquake Ready Burnside Bridge project. Located in the heart of downtown Portland, Ore., the $895 million project will replace a nearly century-old structure with a new and seismically resilient bridge designed to have a 100-year service life and high functionality for users. The current bridge crosses the Willamette River and serves approximately 45,000 vehicles a day, plus thousands more pedestrians and bicyclists. Located in a dense urban area, numerous project constraints complicate the replacement effort. The new, 2,200-ft. long bridge will cross not just the river, but nine interstate lanes, two railroad tracks, two light rail lines and multiple community amenities. A movable bascule span will allow river traffic to pass through with unlimited clearance. The bridge will include four lanes, a combined bicycle path and pedestrian space and it will be designed to accommodate future Portland Streetcar loads. The bridge and Burnside Street are an official emergency transportation route and the bridge is the county’s only nonfreeway river crossing designated for use
in an emergency. A stringent seismic design criteria will ensure the bridge is functional during and after the imminent Magnitude 8+ Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake. To improve collaboration with the selected contractor, the project will be delivered using the construction manager/general contractor method. HDR will work closely with the contractor to deliver a constructable, efficient design that effectively manages all risks.
“As a Portland resident, I’m honored to work on what will be a landmark for the city,” said HDR Project Manager Steve Drahota. “And as an engineer, I’m excited to lead a collaborative team to successfully deliver this technically complex structure. I’ve been working on different phases of the Burnside Bridge project for more than a decade, and crossing the completed bridge will be a highlight of my career.”
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WSDOT Looks for Public Input Idaho Transportation Dept. On Its Transportation Projects Delivers State Christmas Tree A compilation of prioritized transportation improvement projects is now ready for public review and comment through Dec. 19. More than 1,200 statewide transportation improvement projects using $3.8 billion in federal funds are included in the 2024-2027 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program, or STIP for short. The draft 2024-2027 STIP is a four-year program of multimodal transportation projects identified through state, metropolitan, regional, tribal and local agency planning processes. Projects identified as using Federal Highway Administration or Federal Transit Administration funds must be included in the STIP to authorize the expenditure of federal funds. Also included are regionally significant projects funded through the Washington State Legislature’s Connecting Washington and Move Ahead Washington transportation packages. The comment period for the STIP is the final step of the community engagement process that began locally during development of individual transportation improvement programs. The Washington State Department of Transportation will accept comments until 5 p.m. on Dec. 19. Any comments received by WSDOT will be sent to the local agency or metropolitan or regional
planning organization for consideration. About STIP The STIP is a four-year, fiscally constrained, prioritized multimodal transportation program of state, local, tribal and public transportation transit projects. It includes highways, streets, roads, railroads, transit-hubs, park-and-ride lots, bridges, sidewalks, bike lanes, ferry terminals, trails and safety projects. The STIP is a calendar-year document and is developed on an annual basis with monthly updates from January through October. The collaborative effort between WSDOT, local agencies and metropolitan and regional planning organizations ensures projects are consistent with local, regional and state longrange plans. Some county projects are not included in the draft STIP because state law requires counties to complete their transportation improvement programs by the end of the year; those projects are amended into the final STIP in January. The current 2023-26 STIP can be viewed online and a similar, searchable database of the 2024-27 STIP will be created in January 2024, following FHWA and FTA approval.
The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) delivered Idaho’s state Christmas tree to the steps of the Capitol. This year’s tree, which is always a blue spruce, stands at approximately 45 ft. tall and will be cut down to approximately 35 ft. tall before it is decorated with 11,000 LED lights. The Boise Police Department will provide traffic control and the Idaho Department of Lands will cut the tree down. The tree was held upright by a crane until it was laid down on ITD’s 50-ft. transport truck and, from there, was taken to the Capitol. The tree was then lowered into a 9-ft. hole that is designed for this very occasion. ITD has been safely transporting Idaho’s Christmas tree for more than 20 years. “We are honored to be part of a tradition that brings so much joy to Idahoans,” Foreman Travis Dodd said. “We look forward to it every year.” This year and next year will be especially short trips for ITD as the trees will
be harvested from behind the Capitol within the 600 block of West State Street. The Capitol administration team keeps a list of all the eligible trees people around the area want to donate and in August the state’s Christmas tree is selected from that list. Last year’s tree came from Harrison Boulevard. ITD wants to remind you to be prepared if you are headed to get your own Christmas tree, by having an emergency kit in your car that includes flashlights, jumper cables, kitty litter, chains, small shovel, First aid kit, food, water, small sleeping bag or blanket, winter coat, gloves, waterproof boots, ice scraper and a phone charger. (Photo courtesy of Idaho Transportation Department.)
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Kimball Equipment Supplies Resources to Pacific Northwest A nearly 80-year-old company specializing in aggregate equipment expanded its footprint beyond the southwestern states where it has thrived since 1946. The latest chapter in Kimball
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viding comprehensive solutions that cover every aspect of the aggregate process. Kirk Rainbolt, CEO of Kimball Equipment, talked about his dedication to the Northwest market. “Kimball Equipment is committed to providing a full range of Aggregate equipment and supply resources to the Northwest,” Rainbolt said. “We have capabilities from the monthly rental to large scale turnkey projects complete with application, design and layout. Leaning on our 77 years in business.” As Kimball Equipment unfolds this new chapter of expansion, it simultaneously reinforces the importance of community engagement and industry collaboration. The aggregate sector plays a pivotal role in infrastructure development, construction and a myriad of other industries. By strengthening its presence in the Pacific Northwest, Kimball Equipment is poised to contribute to the growth and development of the region while nurturing relationships with local contractors and partners. These two new locations signify not only an expansion, but a testament to the company’s enduring commitment to quality, innovation, and customer satisfaction.
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Tacoma-Based Contractor Building New Connection Point
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The new bridge will be 502 ft. long and 40 ft. wide. It will accommodate two 12-ft. lanes with two-8 ft. shoulders (the current bridge is 28 ft. wide).
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In February 2023, The Washington State Department of Transportation awarded a $27.65 million contract to the Tacoma-based contractor to build a replacement bridge after the original span served the community for nearly a century. BRIDGE from page 1
Need to Replace Built in 1926, the 3-span, 388-ft. concrete arch bridge has served the community for more nearly 100 years. Over the last several years, the Elwha River has dramatically changed its course and flow, leading to significant erosion around the bridge foundations. As a result, WSDOT estimates the riverbed around the piers has lowered 14 ft. The lowered riverbed revealed the piers’ seals, prompting WSDOT to do borings to verify the depth of the foundations. The borings, done in October 2016, revealed the foundations are on gravel, not bedrock. This finding was in contrast to what the original 1926 engineering plans showed. As a result, WSDOT immediately installed approximately 5,000 tons of riprap (large boulders) around both piers to help prevent further erosion. Additional bridge monitoring using tilt meters, crack meters, water flow meters, surveys and visual observations are under way until the bridge can be replaced. Additional project benefits include: • Transit stops on both the west and east ends of the bridge, locations of which were coordinated with Clallam Transit; • Relocating the intersection further east to provide better sight lines and intersection geometrics; • Installing illumination at the intersection (no illumination is there presently); • Building turn pockets on U.S. 101 to Olympic Hot Springs Road; • Building a short acceleration lane on northbound U.S. 101 from Olympic Hot Springs Road; • Restore the parking access that was there before with a gravel parking lot.
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The new alignment with U.S. 101/Olympic Hot Springs Road will have a more gentle curvature, with a higher design speed at the east end of the bridge.
Historical Timeline of Events: 1913: Elwha Dam was built 1926: The U.S. 101 Elwha River Bridge was built 1927: Glines Canyon Dam was built 1954: U.S. 101 Elwha River Bridge was widened from a 20-ft. bridge to 28 ft. 2012: Elwha Dam was removed 2014: Glines Canyon Dam was removed
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Elwha bridge piers were discovered to be built on gravel, not bedrock. Erosion has significantly damaged the piers after the river changed course and flow over the years.
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