Accelerated Bridge Construction Commendation. River Road Over Ironstone Brook, Uxbridge, Mass. (Page 40)

 

The Modern Steel Construction Magazine / June 2014

 

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is a leader in the use of Accelerated Bridge Construction (ABC) practice. So whn it decided to replace a small bridge carrying River Road over Ironstone Brook in the Town of Uxbridge, Worcester County, with a folded steel plate girder structure, ABC guided the project (…)

 

MassDOT considers this project a success as a new technology was implemented at a competitive price and resulted in a 28% reduction in the on-site construction schedule when compared to a more conventional adjacent precast concrete box beam alternative. (…)

 

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