Highway 77 - Fort Nelson River Bridge Progress Update - October 2016
Project Scope: Increase the safety, capacity, mobility and reliability of the Fort Nelson River Bridge by replacing the existing single lane Acrow and timber superstructure with a new two lane steel girder and concrete deck.
October 11 – Interior bay of deck stripped

October 14 – Overview of the project site after first snow
Work Completed as of October 13, 2016:
- Grading and paving complete except for final removal of detour approaches
- Detour Road and Detour Bridge complete and in service
- Fabrication complete for Deck Drains, Grout Cans and Parapet Covers, eight Deck Drains installed
- Fabrication complete for Finger Joints, North Abutment Joint installed
- Structural steel and bearings installed, minor touch paint required
- Cast in Place deck completed from Sta.98+00 to 99+87, parapets cast to Sta.98+73 right and 99+30 left side
- All foundation pile installations complete
- Substructure concrete complete except for South Abutment deck joint blockout
Anticipated work in the next month:
- Continue with the curing of deck and parapet concrete
- Complete formwork and place the parapet concrete from Sta.98+73 to 99+30 right side
- Strip forms, including overhang brackets, and finish concrete surfaces on parapets
- Reconfigure overhang brackets and start installing as formwork fromSta.100+20 south


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