Construction Alerts

This past week of November 28, we accomplished the following work: Completed and began curing of deck pour #4 and #5 Continued to form the abutment wingwall extension walls Continued…

This past week of November 21, we accomplished the following work: Continued to place deformed steel bars for the eastbound bridge deck Poured concrete at the third of seven sections…

This past week of November 14, we accomplished the following work: Completed and began curing of deck pour #2 Continued to form the abutment wingwall extension walls Continued installation of…

This past week of November 7, we accomplished the following work: Began to form the abutment wingwall extension walls Began installation of parapet mounted multi-duct conduit Began installation of Westbound…

This past week of October 31, 2022, we accomplished the following work: Began to form the abutment wingwall extension walls Continued installation of stay-in-place deck forms, foam filler, and shear stud…

This past week of October 24, we accomplished the following work: Continued installation of stay-in-place deck forms and shear stud connectors Began installation of deck reinforcement Continued to rub and…

This past week of October 17, we accomplished the following work: Continued installation of stay-in-place deck forms and shear stud connectors Continued installation of temporary overhang brackets and edge forms…

This past week of October 10, 2022, we accomplished the following work: Completed bolting and torque down of steel connections Continued to remove temporary steel erection supports Continued installation of…

This past week of October 3, 2022, we accomplished the following work: Completed structural steel erection Continued installation of temporary overhang brackets and edge forms Rub and grind completed concrete…

This past week of September 26, we accomplished the following work: Continued structural steel erection Began installation of temporary overhang brackets and edge forms Resumed drainage work on the Newtown…

This past week of September 19, 2022, we accomplished the following work, continuing: Structural steel erection To sound, chip and replace deteriorated-unsound concrete Earthwork at Abutment 1 and Abutment 2…

This past week of September 12, we accomplished the following work: Completed the first two stages of structural steel erection Continued to sound, chip and replace deteriorated-unsound concrete Continued earthwork…

This past week of September 5, 2022, we accomplished the following work: Continued to take delivery of structural steel elements Concrete pour for Abutment 2 cheekwall Continued to sound, chip…

This past week of August 22, 2022, we accomplished the following work: Completed removal of the existing concrete barrier wall Completed concrete placement for Pier 3 pier cap Poured concrete…

This past week of August 15, 2022, we accomplished the following work: Completed rebar placement for Pier 3 Pier Cap Poured concrete at Abutment 2 footing, pour 1 of 2…

This past week of August 8, we: Completed removing structural steel from the project; Completed rebar placement for Pier 2 cap and poured concrete there; Chipped existing concrete at Pier…

This past week of August 1, 2022, we accomplished the following work: Continued to process steel and concrete removed from the old Eastbound bridge and trucking it off site Completed…

Saturday 7/30/22 The Navigation Channel will be open. Contractor will be onsite continuing steel processing for load out. Contractor will be continuing Pier 2 concrete demolition. Contractor will prepare for…

Saturday 7/23/22 anticipated work is as follows: The Navigation Channel will be open. Contractor will be onsite continuing bridge demolition operations. Contractor will be continuing Pier 2 concrete demolition. Contractor…

On Saturday, 7/16, there will be ongoing concrete removal at Pier 1. Week of 7/11: Completed work this past week included Abutment 1 footing concrete pours and ongoing steel removal…

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Saturday, 7/9/2022 The Navigation Channel will be open. The Contractor will be onsite: Relocating and unloading demolition barges Breaking down Abutment 1 temporary steel support to relocate to Abutment 2…

No work is scheduled over the July 4 Holiday weekend.  This past week of June 27, the following work was performed: Removal of the deck on the Eastbound Bridge Removal…

This past week of June 20, the following work was accomplished: Continued the demolition of the Eastbound Bridge; removing deck and parapet between Piers 3 and 4 Formed and placed…

This past week of June 13 work performed was as follows: Continued the demolition of the Eastbound Bridge; currently working removing deck and parapet between Piers 2 and 3. Formed…

Completed Work this past Week of 6/06/2022: Continued concrete bridge deck demolition of the Eastbound bridge Continued drainage installation for the Newtown approach to the bridge Continued reinforcing installation for…

This past week of May 31, work continued on the removal of bridge deck and girders in Spans 1 and 2. No work is anticipated this weekend. Next week, during…

This past week of May 23, we removed deck and parapet sections in the first two spans as they work their way across the deck from Newtown towards Southbury. No…

This past week of May 16, the contractor continued demolition which will continue over the coming weeks; this includes the removal of the asphalt wearing surface and partial demolition of…

Both directions of I-84 are now utilizing the new Westbound bridge (separated by concrete barrier curb).  This enables demolition of the Eastbound bridge superstructure (deck and steel beams). This past…

On Sunday night, May 1, we successfully shifted traffic from I-84 EB onto half of the westbound roadway across the new WB Rochambeau Bridge utilizing median crossovers on each end.…

This past week of April 25, the following work was accomplished: Paved the tie-ins between the Median Crossovers for the Eastbound roadway and the existing pavement on both the Newtown…

This past week of April 18, 2022, we accomplished the following work: Paved the median crossovers for the Eastbound roadway on both the Newtown and Southbury sides; Placed temporary drainage;…

Work accomplished this past week of April 7, was as follows: Paving of the southern half of the Rochambeau Bridge Began paving the median crossover on the Southbury side of…

This past week of April 4, the following work was accomplished: Placed membrane waterproofing on the south side of the new Westbound deck. Placed processed aggregate base for the Eastbound…

Last week, during the week of March 28, we did the following work: Continued excavating and grading in the median for the Eastbound Crossover; Placed temporary drainage lines; Placed processed…

This past week of March 21, we continued excavating and grading in the median for the Eastbound Crossover and rubbing the new parapet on the south side of the new…

During the week of March 14, we will: Continue to restore the old Westbound crossovers to their original condition and begin constructing new Eastbound crossovers for the switch of Eastbound…

During the week of  3/8, work on the Eastbound crossovers will continue. Access Roads from each side down to the river bank/trestle will be modified to accommodate the work required…

During the week of 2/28, work on the Eastbound crossovers will continue. Access Roads from each side down to the river bank/trestle will be modified to accommodate the work required…

This past week of 2/14, we completed pouring concrete on the parapet of the Westbound bridge. Now all concrete for that bridge has been placed. Excavation, grading and drainage work…

This past week of February 7, we continued forming and pouring concrete on the south parapet of the new Westbound (WB) bridge.  We also installed some storm drainage and excavated/graded…

During the week of February 7,  work will continue on the parapet, storm drainage, and crossovers.  

This past week of January 24, work accomplished is as follows: Continued placing concrete at parapet sections on the south side of the WB Bridge Continued removal of asphalt on…

Next week, the week of January 24,  work will continue on the south side parapet and with the removal of asphalt on the westbound crossover.

This past week of January 10, we continued forming sections of parapet on the south side of the westbound bridge and started removing asphalt from the now abandoned westbound crossover…

During the week of 1/3/2022, we switched westbound (WB) traffic across the new WB Bridge.  This will enable the construction of median crossovers during the winter months in preparation for…

During the past week of 12/27/2021, the contractor continued to: Form and pour concrete parapets for Westbound (WB) left shoulder; Release and remove overhang brackets; Install temporary precast concrete barrier…

Work this past week of 12/20/21 included: Sealing and finishing concrete parapets for WB right shoulder Forming and pouring concrete for parapets for WB left shoulder Removing overhang brackets Placing…