Crews set temporary concrete barrier along the sides of the eastbound I-10 connector ramp between 48th Street and Broadway Road.
Once the barrier is set, two other workers follow along behind to patch up any cracks or missing pieces of concrete.
During the weekend closure of part of westbound Interstate 10, crews removed the falsework and concrete forms from the new Broadway Road bridge over I-10.
With the concrete barrier in place and the new pavement striping completed, the new Broadway Road bridge opened on Monday, April 3, 2023.
Workers install overhead lighting and traffic signals while a grader completes final grading in preparation for the opening of the new Broadway Road bridge over I-10.
A crew constructs a rebar column that will support the construction of a new bridge that will connect SR 143 to the eastbound Collector-Distributor road.
Workers excavate the foundations for a new bridge that will connect SR 143 to the eastbound Collector-Distributor road, which will run parallel to eastbound I-10.
The worker on the left uses a remote-control to direct the movement of the concrete pump arm while his coworkers direct the flow of concrete and vibrate out any air pockets.
During the paving operation that took place on the morning of April 6, workers used 350 cubic yards of concrete to form the bridge deck and abutments.
The boom of a concrete pump reaches across the deck of what will be a new bridge connecting State Route 143 and Interstate 10.
An excavator fills a dump truck with soil removed from the westbound I-10 on-ramp at 40th Street.
Workers install a storm drain near the multiuse bridge at Alameda Drive in Tempe.
An excavator breaks up concrete that had been cut from the edge of the ramp that connects eastbound I-10 to eastbound US 60.
A crew works on what will be the multiuse bridge over I-10 between US 60 and Baseline Road near the Western Canal.
Major excavation work is underway as crews bury a drainage line and haul away extra dirt next to what will be the new westbound Interstate 10 on-ramp at 40th Street.
A crew removes the old 48th Street bridges over Interstate 10.
First, an excavator removes the bridge wall.
Then, workers remove the bridge deck.
Next, the crew removes the bridge support columns.
Finally, an excavator breaks up the bridge concrete so trucks can haul it away.