October 31, 2018
FIRESTONE BOULEVARD BRIDGE
Over San Gabriel River Replacement Project
Norwalk, California
HIGHLIGHTS
Project: Reyes Construction Inc., Pomona, California
Prime Consultant and Structural Engineer: Biggs Cardosa Associates (BCA)
Owner: The City of Norwalk, California
Precaster: Oldcastle Infrastructure
Manufacturing Facility: Oldcastle Infrastructure, Perris, California
The Firestone Blvd. Bridge Replacement Project involves the replacement of the existing, structurally deficient Firestone Boulevard Bridge at the San Gabriel River in its entirety with a new bridge to meet current standards with wider sidewalks, center median, and shoulders. The same number of travel lanes (six) will be provided on the new 239 foot bridge. The new bridge will improve existing approach widths, thus eliminating bottlenecks and improve efficiency while accommodating future vehicle capacities in both directions. The bridge replacement project is being constructed in three stages. Stage One will remove the existing north half of the bridge and construct a new north half.
Stage Two will remove the existing south half of the bridge and construct a new south half. Stage Three will include the closure pour (where concrete is poured to seal the two halves of the bridge together) and completion of the center median.
PRECAST SOLUTION
The general contractor for the project, Reyes Construction Inc., contracted Oldcastle Infrastructure – Perris, California to produce a total of thirty-nine prestressed concrete, 4 foot high, wide fange bridge girders, ranging in length from 71 feet to 95 feet, for the new $9.5 million bridge replace project. The wide fange bridge girders, similar to an I-beam, support the bridge decking.
For the first stage, the new north half of the bridge, Oldcastle Infrastructure provided a total of twenty-one wide fange girders, fourteen girders at 71 length, weighing approximately 35 tons (70,000 lbs) and seven girders at 95 feet in length, weighing approximately 47 tons (94,000 lbs), were erected in three days, August 4th, 5th, and 6th of 2014.
During the second stage, the new south half of the bridge, Oldcastle Infrastructure will provide a total of eighteen wide fange girders, twelve girders at 71 feet in length and six girders at 95 feet in length. Since the second phase is not scheduled until late October 2014, Oldcastle Infrastructure girders at their facility.
When complete, Oldcastle Infrastructure – Perris will have supplied and erected a total of thirty nine wide fange girders. The girders have a form finish on the sides and soffit and the ends are square. The girders were manufactured per PCI Tolerance Manual MNL-116, Concrete fci: 4600 psi and fc: 6000 psi were factored in.
PROJECT COMPLETION
2015
PROJECT DETAILS
Total Project Cost: $9.5 million for Firestone Bridge Replacement
Funding: Federal Highway Bridge Program (HBP) and state Regional Surface Transportation Improvements funds
Oldcastle Infrastructure Product: Furnish PC/PS Concrete Girder (70 ft- 80 ft)
Stage 1: Qty 14 and Stage 2: Qty 12
Furnish PC/PS Concrete Girder (90 ft- 100 ft)
Stage 1: Qty 7 and Stage 2: Qty 6
Bearing pads: 2 EA per Girder
Erection: Erect 39 Precast Prestressed Girders
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