Accelerated bridge construction and structural move : workshop.
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2014-03-01
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Abstract:The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is committed to provide the highest level of safety and
mobility during each step of a project’s development and delivery. To fulfil the above commitment, MDOT
embraces technology and uses innovations. One such example is the implementation of the Accelerated Bridge
Construction (ABC) project delivery process. MDOT is planning to implement the Slide-In and Self-Propelled
Modular Transporter (SPMT) project delivery methods. MDOT foresees the future ABC projects to be design bid-build; thus, they require the contracting industry and those delivering the projects to be knowledgeable of
the methods. Also, this process requires the owners, in this case MDOT, to consider the means and methods
that are required to complete an ABC project. ABC is a paradigm shift in bridge engineering and requires a
change in bridge design engineers’ thinking process to that of a contractor.
Hence, MDOT hosted the workshop on December 9, 2013 at the Williams Auditorium in Lansing, Michigan.
The objective was to leverage knowledge and experience developed in other state highway agencies, and to
encourage the involvement of local consultants, contractors, prefabricators, and other highway agencies during
implementation of innovative project delivery techniques in Michigan. This report provides summaries of all
the presentations and a strategic plan for promoting ABC in Michigan.
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