Workers smooth and finish concrete to form the local 48th Street bridge barrier over the Tempe Drain.
Workers place concrete to form the local 48th Street bridge barrier over the Tempe Drain.
Workers drill shafts for the new Collector-Distributor road bridge over Southern Avenue.
Workers backfill and compact the backfill material on 48th Street near Medtronic Way, so the area will be ready for future paving.
Workers place concrete around a manhole on the local 48th Street bridge over the Tempe Drain.
A crane lifts each girder off of the truck.
On June 2, 2022, workers began erecting nine girders for the 48th Street bridges.
A worker on each side of the bridge helps the crane operator place the girders.
Each girder erected on June 2, is approximately 66 feet long and weights approximately 21 tons.
On June 4, workers erected an additional nine girders for the 48th Street bridges over eastbound Interstate 10.
Two cranes lift each girder off of the truck.
The largest girder for the 48th Street bridges over I-10 is 157 feet long and weighs approximately 105 tons.
A worker on each side of the bridge helps the crane operators place the girders.
When completed on June 6, workers erected a total of 36 girders.
On June 4-5, 2022, workers erected 18 girders for the 48th Street bridges over Interstate 10.
Workers will place a platform on the red brackets seen here on the new southbound 48th Street bridge over Interstate 10. This platform will support the bridge overhang which is part of the bridge deck.
Workers install drainage pipe near Broadway Road and I-10.
On June 14, 2022, workers erected the bridge beams for the new southbound bridge that will connect southbound State Route 143 to southbound 48th Street.
Workers excavate the area that will become the ramp connecting southbound State Route 143 to southbound 48th Street.
Workers completed six drilled-shaft foundations for the new Collector-Distributor road bridge over Southern Avenue. There are three drilled-shaft foundations on each side of Southern Avenue.
Two cranes work together to erect each girder.
When complete, the new Broadway Road bridge will have four spans: one over eastbound I-10 (pictured here), one over westbound I-10, and one over each of the Collector-Distributor roads.
Workers prepare a girder for the crane operators to lift it off of the truck.
Each girder is approximately 172 feet long and weighs approximately 115 tons.
On June 25, 2022, workers erected 17 girders for the Broadway Road bridge over eastbound Interstate 10.
