Construction Photos

 

 

Stone finish of the north end of the bridge.
(May 30, 2007)

 

 

Contractor setting beams for the new bridge over Elm Creek. The bridge deck will soon be constructed.
(May 30, 2007)

 

 

Part of the aesthetics for the bridge includes arches located between the columns on each pier.
(May 18, 2007)

 

 

Shafer Contracting Company is placing watermain north of Elm Creek. The picture depicts the installation of a gate valve and a tee.
(May 18, 2007)

 

 

Placement of curb and gutter on Champlin Drive.
(May 15, 2007)

 

Demolition of a house located along the construction path on French Lake Road. French Lake Road construction is scheduled to begin in August.
(May 7, 2007)

 

 

Placement of storm sewer pipe along Champlin Drive.
(May 2, 2007)

 

 

Placement of sanitary sewer pipe approximately 25 feet below existing ground north of Elm Creek.
(April 30, 2007)

 

Preparing to jack a pipe under TH 169 by driving steel sheets into the ground. The sheets will hold up the ground while the contractor digs a pit to set his jacking equipment.
(February 26, 2006)

 

Finishing the placement of the steel reinforcement in the south pier cap. Once this section of the pier is poured the contractor will place beams from the south abutment to the south pier over Elm Creek.
(February 22, 2007)

 

Contractor finished the stems for pier #2 and has backfilled the footings. The next steps are to pour the pier cap and then set beams between the south abutment and pier 2. The sheeting that was removed from pier #2 is being reused on
pier #1.
(February 16, 2007)

 

Poured second half of the south bridge abutment. The forms have been removed from the first half of the abutment showing the architectural treatment that will be used on the bridge.
(February 9, 2007)

 

Completed pile driving for pier #2 and beginning to form the footings for the pier. There will be four separate footings for
pier #2.
(January 30, 2007)

 

Contractor is pouring the south abutment footing. This will form the base on which the rest of the abutment will be built on. The weight of the structure is supported by the pile driven below the footing.
(January 19, 2007)

 

Pier #2 Coffer Dam is complete on the north side of Elm Creek. The contractor will begin placing pile the week of January 22 and pour the footing by February 1.
(January 19, 2007)

 

 

All the pile for the south abutment have been driven and filled with concrete.
(January 11, 2007)

 

 

Erosion control measures have been installed along Elm Creek to protect the creek from debris and soil washing down stream.
(December 21, 2006)

 

 

 

 

The above picture shows the contractor driving the pile for the south end of the bridge, approximately 60 feet into the ground. The weight of the bridge will be supported by the pile.
(December 21, 2006)