摘要: |
There was meticulous planning involved considering the amount of work that had to be done on this project. It began in 2013 when the Minnesota Department of Transportation estimated roughly 200,000 vehicles on I-35W and 243,000 vehicles on I-94 daily, and determined to reconstruct the "busiest intersection in the state", the project team had to develop a five-stage process to keep traffic flowing safely. Although a constant challenge in the project, crews looked for opportunities to build out of sequence, and performed temporary work to switch traffic patterns to allow access to work earlier, pushing the project forward. Jason Block, the operations manager at Ames Construction, Inc. talked about the challenges the crew faced with the project, stating, "for the 35W at 94 project to be considered a success, it was paramount that we deliver a safe, quality project, on budget, while meeting or exceeding all interim and substantial milestones. Within that goal, maintenance of traffic through this busy interchange was the priority, along with ensuring safe access for pedestrians, neighboring residents and businesses, and other community stakeholders. We constantly reviewed and altered traffic control and staging to alleviate the burden on the public as much as possible and identify opportunities to build out of sequence that would allow us access to work earlier and push the project forward." |