Work Zone-Related News - Details
Date Posted: | 2/29/2012 |
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Description: | To assist transportation agencies and contractors in implementing accelerated bridge construction (ABC), FHWA has released a comprehensive manual, Accelerated Bridge Construction: Experience in Design, Fabrication, and Erection of Prefabricated Bridge Elements and Systems (Pub. No. FHWA-HIF-12-013). This manual presents information on ABC techniques, including foundation and wall elements, rapid embankment construction, prefabricated bridge elements and systems (PBES), structural placement methods, and fast track contracting. Also discussed is the applicability of these techniques to different bridge projects, such as the rehabilitation of existing bridges and the construction of new bridges. The manual also takes transportation agencies and contractors through the decisionmaking process for selecting appropriate ABC methods. The manual also features a case study highlighting the Utah DOT's experience in implementing ABC. |
URL: | http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/wz/construction/accelerated/index.htm#abc |
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