(Photo taken on 9/27/11)

PROJECT UPDATE

December 2011

    

Left: View of the eastern side of the newly constructed bridge from Portland looking south

Right: Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) wall that runs between the River Bridge Abutment #2 and PARB Abutment #1

 

Construction of the new Veterans Memorial Bridge reached an important milestone on December 12 with the installation of the fourteenth and final closure segment. Once tensioned, the construction team can proceed to grout this final segment. Grout work which relies on warmer temperature to properly cure has been kept on schedule thanks to the mild winter thus far. With the final segment in place and grouting complete, both the east and west sides of the structure will become a single entity from Portland to South Portland.

Crews demolished the old barrier of the Pan Am Railroad Bridge (PARB) and have begun work on PARB Abutment #2 and installing steel beams. Construction in this vicinity is kept safe because of the new recruitment of a railroad flagger.

Finally, installation of the electrical conduit which runs through the entire bridge is progressing steadily.  Crews will spend the next month working on the PARB Bridge as well as the retaining wall on the South Portland end of the bridge.

If you are traveling southbound on the existing Veterans Memorial Bridge, MaineDOT will continue to impose an occasional one-lane closure.  This closure will improve safety for both the traveling public and the workers while construction continues.  MaineDOT reminds all motorists to continue to drive safely through the work zone and obey the posted speed limit of 35mph.  Violations committed within work zones shall be subject to double the fine amount.

Happy Holidays and safe travels to all.

 

 

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