Tue May 04, 2021 - West Edition #10
Lori Tobias â CEG Correspondent
A new bridge over Washington s I-5 is slated to open to traffic early this summer the first construction milestone and major component of a new expressway project in the Seattle/Tacoma area.
The new bridge and nearby roundabout to SR 99 being constructed by
Guy F. Atkinson crews are essential steps for the SR 167 Completion Project, which will build 6 mi. of highway and complete the unfinished SR 167 corridor near Tacoma.
The SR 167 Completion Project is part of the estimated $2 billion Puget Sound Gateway Program that includes the SR 509 Completion Project near Seattle. Both projects complete two crucial unfinished links in Washington State s highway and freight network.
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In the process of making the longest prestressed concrete bridge in North America, high-quality natural foaming agent for concrete were used to ensure its excellent quality
The longest prestressed concrete bridge in North America is made of lightweight concrete. At the same time, in the process of the bridge, high-quality natural foaming agent for concrete were used to ensure its excellent quality.
According to the Washington State Department of Transportation, the longest prestressed concrete beam ever in North America will soon be placed on the interstate bridge in Tacoma, Washington.
Allison Needles: Record-setting bridge girders to cause lane closures on I-5 in Tacoma
News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash. 1/1/2021 Allison Needles, The News Tribune (Tacoma, Wash.)
Jan. 1 The new year will kick off with some overnight lane closures and detours on Interstate 5 in Tacoma.
The state Department of Transportation s contractor, Guy F. Atkinson Construction, will begin installing 30 giant bridge girders over the Puyallup River in Tacoma on Jan. 4 that will cause the disruptions.
One of those girders is a record-setting 223 feet in length and almost 9 feet high, weighing more than 246,500 pounds.
It s the longest prestressed concrete girder made in North America, according WSDOT, and is roughly the weight of a Blue whale and the length of a 747 airplane. The girders were made at Concrete Technology Corporation in Tacoma.