Puerto Rico Demonstration Project: Replacement of Bridge No. 1828 on PR-140 in Barceloneta, Puerto Rico

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• Creators:
  Lee, Hyung Suk
• Corporate Creators:
  Applied Research Associates, Inc.
• Contributors:
  Zirlin, Julie ; Flom, Ewa
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Infrastructure
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Highway bridges
  • Demonstration projects
  • Bridge construction
  • Integrated systems
  • Geosynthetics
  • Soil stabilization
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States;Puerto Rico
• Contracting Officer:
  Julie Zirlin;Ewa Flom
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Abstract:
  As a part of the HfL initiative, the FHWA provided a $95,000 grant to the Puerto Rico Highway and Transportation Authority (PRHTA) to replace Bridge No. 1828 on Puerto Rico Highway 140 (PR-140) in Barceloneta Municipality. The innovation employed on this project is the use of a geosynthetic reinforced soil-integrated bridge system (GRS-IBS) for the construction of the bridge abutment. The project is currently under construction. PRHTA previously used GRS-IBS on twin bridges (Bridge No. 1121 and 1122) on PR-2, but the current project is the Authority’s first GRS-IBS project for a bridge that is actually constructed over water. According to the latest construction schedule, this project is anticipated to be complete by August 20, 2015. Currently, the GRS-IBS foundation and the prestressed void slab have been installed, and an asphalt overlay remains to be worked on.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/54351/dot_54351_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.07 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Federal Highway Administration
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