With the westbound exit to 32nd Street closed excavation work started on the reconfiguration of the ramp.
An excavator filled dump trucks with dirt as the first step in reconstructing the westbound exit ramp to 32nd Street. The ramp is scheduled to remain closed through late April.
Once the crane sets the steel structure on the pavement workers start removing the signs and lighting fixtures.
A worker in a man-lift bucket attaches the crane rigging to the sign structure.
During a weekend closure of northbound 48th Street, a truck removes pavement striping on 48th Street in preparation for the opening of the new northbound bridge over Interstate 10.
Once the old pavement markings have been removed, crews will apply new striping and place temporary concrete barrier along the side of the pavement to delineate the new travel lanes.
Once workers place the barriers, they glue reflectors to the tops, so drivers can see the barriers at night.
A forklift operator lifts the temporary concrete barrier off a flatbed truck and places it along the edge of the new pavement while another worker helps guide it into position.
Using a forklift, a two-person crew rearranges temporary concrete barrier on the north side of the new northbound 48th Street bridge over I-10
Crews closed the westbound Interstate 10 on-ramp at 40th Street on March 18, so they could begin removing the ramp concrete.
One piece of equipment uses a jackhammer attachment to break up the pavement, while the other drops a 5-ton steel weight. The westbound I-10 on-ramp at 40th Street will remain closed for reconstruction until mid-May.
At the new Broadway Road bridge over I-10, an asphalt paving crew paves part of the new bridge approach.
Crews construct the forms for a concrete barrier wall that will be poured at the west end of the Broadway Road bridge over I-10.
A concrete worker smooths the surface of a recent concrete pour for what will be the new Broadway Road bridge over I-10.
Crews prepare for the opening of the new Broadway Road bridge over Interstate 10 by grinding grooves in the new concrete to help improve traction. As the grinder creates the grooves, it simultaneously vacuums the concrete dust into the nearby tanker truck.
Workers install anchor bolts into a barrier wall on the new Broadway Road bridge over I-10. These anchors will hold fence posts for the safety screen that workers will be installed next.
A front-end loader places fill dirt in preparation for the final paving of the approach to the new Broadway Road bridge over I-10.
Workers install a safety cable on top of a concrete girder. They are preparing for a crane to set it on top of the support piers seen in the background that will be part of the substructure of a ramp connecting SR 143 to I-10.
A crane lifts a concrete girder while a worker uses a guide rope to help maneuver it into place as part of the construction of a new ramp for State Route 143.
