The new Broadway Road bridge has four total spans and the Oct. 22 deck placement was for the span over westbound I-10. The other three spans include one over the future eastbound Collector-Distributor (CD) road, one over eastbound I-10 and one over the future westbound CD road.
Westbound Interstate 10 was closed Oct. 21-24, so crews could place part of the new Broadway Road bridge deck.
The new Broadway Road bridge has four total spans and the Oct. 22 deck placement was for the span over westbound I-10. The other three spans include one over the future eastbound Collector-Distributor (CD) road, one over eastbound I-10 and one over the future westbound CD road.
Workers finish the edges of the bridge decks where the Bid-Well cannot work effectively.
Crews used a Bid-Well, which is bridge paving machine, to ensure the deck surfaces are flat.
Crews used two concrete pumper trucks to pump concrete from trucks parked on westbound I-10 to the bridge deck above.
On Oct. 29, crews placed the new Broadway Road bridge deck over eastbound Interstate 10.
The new Broadway Road bridge has four total spans and the Oct. 29 deck placement was for the span over eastbound I-10. The other spans include one over the future westbound Collector-Distributor (CD) road, one over westbound I-10 and one over the future eastbound CD road.
Crews used a Bid-Well, which is bridge paving machine, to ensure the deck surfaces are flat.
Workers spray curing compound on the finished concrete to lock in moisture as the concrete hardens and gains strength.
Crews used two concrete pumper trucks to pump concrete from trucks parked on eastbound I-10 to the bridge deck above.
Crews closed northbound State Route 143 during the first weekend of November so they could reconfigure the ramps between Interstate 10 and University Drive.
First, crews graded the area.
Then, workers paved the new roadways.
Workers used rollers to compact the asphalt pavement.
Drivers will use the temporary northbound SR 143 ramp configuration between I-10 and University Drive until mid-2023.
Workers continue installing bridge diaphragms for the new bridge that will connect westbound US 60 to the westbound Interstate 10.
Crews drill shafts for the new bridge that will directly connect SR 143 to the I-10 high-occupancy vehicle lanes.
Crews use different drill bits as they drill deeper and encounter different rock and soil types.
On Nov. 7, 2022, drivers began using this temporary ramp between I-10 and University Drive, and can expect to use it until mid-2023.
Workers recently shifted traffic on State Route 143 to create a new work zone, shown here. Crews are constructing new bridges that will eventually connect SR 143 to I-10.
