Text from 'The Major Rehabilitation of the Eastbound McClugage Bridge' PowerPoint Presentation
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McClugage Bridge Rehabilitation
Image: Photo of the McClugage Bridge, which spans the Illinois River and connects Peoria, IL, to East Peoria, IL. A long barge is traveling under the bridge.
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Image: A simple road map of the Peoria and East Peoria, Illinois. The Illinois river runs north/south through the center of the map. The McClurgage Bridge spans the river in the middle of the map, connecting Peoria (on the west side of the river) to East Peoria (on the west side of the river). The bridge is highlighted and called out in red. North of the bridge, the river widens to form Upper Peoria Lake, and the river widens south of the bridge to form Peoria Lake.
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Contract Information:
Joint Venture between Midwest Foundation and Halverson Construction
A+B Bidding
Award Value - 26.1 Million
233 Days
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Eastbound Structure
Image: A simple, side-profile line diagram of the eastbound portion of the McClugage Bridge. A label that reads "Peoria" is on the left-hand side of the drawing. A label that reads "East Peoria" is on the right-hand side of the diagram.
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Project Schedule:
March 13th - Close Eastbound Structure
November 1st - Re-Open Eastbound Structure
Incentive/Penalty - $25,000 per Day
Work Hours - Two 10 Hour Shifts, 6 Days Per Week
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Traffic Management
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Traffic Facts:
ADT - 42,500
Morning Rush Hour - 6:00 AM to 9:00 AM
Afternoon Rush Hour - 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Two Way Traffic on WB Structure
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Public Relations
Integrated into Design
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Ensuring Public Relations Success:
Innovative Contracting
Innovative Traffic Management
Aggressive Public Relations Campaign
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Image: A newspaper clipping from the Illinois Journal Star. No date is given. The headline reads "A mess on the Mc-Ugh-age." A photo below the headline shows a massive backup of vehicles at the entrance to the McClurgage Bridge.
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Image: A newspaper clipping from the Illinois Journal Star. No date is given. The headline reads "Preparing for the shutdown." The subhead reads "Bridge repairs start March 13, but zipper, messages aim to keep delays short." A sidebar titled "Managing the McClugage: What motorists should expect" describes the various methods used to control and redirect traffic during rehabilitation of the bridge.
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Image: A screen capture of a web page. The page is from the Illinois Department of Transportation web site, and provides information about the McClugage Bridge Rehabilitation.
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Image: A newspaper clipping from the front page of the Illinoise Journal Star. The date is Monday, March 13, 2000. The headline reads "D-Day on the McClugage." The subhead reads "IDOT, drivers will find out if all the planning pays off."
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Image: A small newspaper clipping. It appears to be a quote taken from a letter written to the newspaper. It is titled "IDOT got bridge work right." The quote reads "Kudos to the genius who devised the excellent traffic patterns on the McClugage Bridge. It is a perfect success for all of us trapped into that route. Quite user-friendly, indeed." The quote is attributed to "Barb Thompson, Peoria."
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Image: A newspaper clipping from an unidentified publication. No date is given. The headline reads "go with the flow." The subhead reads "Lynn Campen has used the traffic-choked McClugage Bridge for years, so she fully expected scream-inducing delays with Monday's start of a major bridge fix. But what she found made her more likely to scream for joy instead." Above the headline and subhead is a quote attributed to "Lynn Campen, McClugage Bridge commuter." The quote reads "I was shocked. There was no traffic at all.. There was nothing. No backups. The lanes were open and as smooth as can be."
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Innovative Traffic Management:
Moveable Barrier Wall
Automated Real-Time Traffic Control System
Video Surveillance Cameras
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Moveable Barrier Wall
Image:
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Image: A close-up view of the west bank of the Illinois River, where the McClugage Bridge begins. The eastbound side of the bridge is marked as "Closed." The westbound side, which has 3 lanes, is divided into 1 eastbound lane and 2 westbound lanes. The caption reads "10:00 PM to 11:30 AM. AM Traffic Control Pattern. Two lanes westbound. One lane eastbound."
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Image: A close-up view of the west bank of the Illinois River, where the McClugage Bridge begins. The eastbound side of the bridge is marked as "Closed." The westbound side, which has 3 lanes, is divided into 2 eastbound lanes and 1 westbound lane. The caption reads "11:30 AM to 10:00 PM. PM Traffic Control Pattern. Two lanes eastbound. One lane westbound."
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Image: A simple cross-section diagram of the westbound side of the bridge. Slide title reads "AM Alignment - 10:00 PM to 11:30 AM." Drafting-style marks divide the cross-section into 4 widths. Starting from the left side of the diagram, there is a 12-foot, 4-inch wide lane for westbound traffic. Next is another 12-foot, 4-inch wide lane for westbound traffic. Next is a 2-foot wide concrete lane divider. Finally, there is a 12-foot, 4-inch wide lane for eastbound traffic.
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Image: A simple cross-section diagram of the westbound side of the bridge. Slide title reads "PM Alignment - 11:30 AM to 10:00 PM." Drafting-style marks divide the cross-section into 4 widths. Starting from the left side of the diagram, there is a 12-foot, 4-inch wide lane for westbound traffic. Next is a 2-foot wide concrete lane divider. Next is a 12-foot, 4-inch wide lane for eastbound traffic. Finally, there is another 12-foot, 4-inch wide lane for eastbound traffic.
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Image: A photograph of the moveable barrier wall sections used during renovation of the McClugage Bridge. They are connected to each other, and run along the length of the bridge.
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Image: A photograph of one end of a moveable barrier wall section. The joints for the connecting pins are visible.
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Image: A close-up photograph of one end of a moveable barrier wall section. The joints for the connecting pins are more clearly visible.
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Image: A close-up photograph of two moveable barrier wall sections, connected with a pin through each other's joints.
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Image: A photograph of a small forklift picking up and moving 2 of the moveable barrier wall sections.
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Moveable Barrier Machine:
Weighs Approx. 16 Ton
Can Shift Barrier Wall From 4' to 18'
Approx. 5-10 MPH
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Image: A close-up photograph of the moveable barrier machine. It shows one end of the channel device that lifts and moves the barrier wall sections.
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Image: A photograph of the moveable barrier machine in operation. The machine has started at the western end of the McClugage Bridge, ready to move the barrier into the A.M. traffic pattern.
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Image: A long-distance photograph of the moveable barrier machine in operation. The machine is far along the McClugage Bridge, heading east, moving the barrier into the A.M. traffic pattern.
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Image: A medium-distance photograph of the moveable barrier machine in operation. The machine is far along the McClugage Bridge, moving the barrier into the A.M. traffic pattern.
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Benefits of Moveable Barrier System:
Safety
Increase Capacity
Reduce Congestion
Good Public Relations
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Image: A long-distance photograph of the moveable barrier machine, stopped at the end of the moveable barrier wall on the western side of the McClugage Bridge.
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Towing
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Image: A photograph of an on-ramp to a 4-lane divided road. There is a road sign in the middle of the picture, indicating that there is an "Emergency Stopping Area" just before the on-ramp.
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Image: A road sign near the entrance to the McClugage Bridge. It reads: "Left Lane Only. U.S. 24 East to Washington. U.S. 150 East to East Peoria."
Image: A road sign near the entrance to the McClugage Bridge. It reads: "Right Lane Only. Adams St. U.S. 24 West. Illinois 29 North and South."
Image: A medium-distance photograph of traffic merging onto the west entrance to the McClugage Bridge.
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Images: 3 photographs of vehicles being redirected on a highway by orange traffic drums.
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Image: A photograph of vehicles being redirected on a highway by orange traffic drums.
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Image: A photograph of vehicles being redirected on a highway by orange traffic drums.
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Image: A photograph of vehicles being redirected on a highway by orange traffic drums.
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Image: A photograph of vehicles being redirected on a highway by orange traffic drums and a configurable light sign.
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Image: A long-distance photograph of traffic merging onto the east entrance to the McClugage Bridge.
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Questions?
Image: A medium-distance photograph of traffic merging onto the west entrance to the McClugage Bridge.
