S.P.

840-43-0001

Fort Buhlow Bridge And Approaches Spanning the Red River Between Alexandria & Pineville US 71/165

Fort Buhlow Bridge and Approaches

Contractor:
Jensen Construction Company

Des Monies, Iowa

Construction Engineering & Inspection:

Pan American Engineers-Alexandria, Inc.

Fort Buhlow Bridge and Approaches

Original Contract Time: 1,120 Calendar Days
Revised Contract Time: 1,597 Calendar Days

Original Contract Amount: $82,861,116.04

Revised Contract Amount: $84,441,870.00

Contractor Began: January 29, 2011

Existing OK Allen Bridge

Plan View of Piers No. 14 & 15 & Red River

Top View of Cofferdam and Pile Foundation

Side View of Cofferdam and Pier 14

Side View of Cofferdam and Pier 14

August 4, 2011

Top View of Completed Cofferdam at Pier 14

August 4, 2011

Picture of Completed Pier 14

February 8, 2013

Driving 24 Steel Pipe Piles at Pier 14 November 8, 2011

Driving 24 Steel Pipe Piles at Pier 14

November 8, 2011

Driving 24 Steel Pipe Piles at Pier 14

November 8, 2011

Jessica and Michelle Visiting Cofferdam at Pier 14

November 8, 2011

Jessica and Michelle Visiting Cofferdam at Pier 14

November 8, 2011

Diver in Cofferdam at Pier 14 January 20, 2012

Diver in Cofferdam at Pier 14 January 20, 2012

Diver Cutting off Sheet Piles at Cofferdam, Pier 14

November 9, 2012

Diver Cutting Off Sheet Piles at Cofferdam, Pier 14 November 9, 2012

Driven Template / Jacking Piles at Pier 15

September 8, 2011

Jacking Piles and Hanger Rods, Pier 15

September 13, 2011

Hydraulic Jacks at Pier 15 October 25, 2011

Damaged Pile Tips (template/jacking piles) from Pier 14

October 3, 2011

Damaged Pile Tips (Template/Jacking Piles) from Pier 14 October 3, 2011

Installation of Waler Rings at Pier 15

September 21, 2011

Pre-Augering for Sheet Piles at Pier 15 October 26, 2011

Driving Sheets for Pier 15

November 2, 2011

Driving Sheets for Pier 15

November 4, 2011

Vibratory Hammer Used to Drive Sheet Piles

October 25, 2011

Driving Sheet Piles for Pier 15

November 21, 2011

Driving Sheets with Diesel Hammer at Pier 15

January 18, 2012

Side View of the Cofferdam and Pier 15

Pre-Drilling Prior to Clamming at Pier 15 March 8, 2012

Clamming at Pier 15

March 8, 2012

Unconfined Compressive Strength

Pier 15 Coring Report

March 29, 2012

Pier 15 Coring Report

March 29, 2012

Pier 15 Coring Report

March 29, 2012

Pier 15 Coring Report

March 29, 2012

Chisel

April 5, 2012

Chisel

April 5, 2012

Using Chisel Inside the Cofferdam

April 6, 2012

Drilling For Explosives

June 28, 2012

Drilling for Blasting May 23, 2012

Installing Explosives

October 5, 2012

Installing Explosives

October 5, 2012

Technical Sheet for Explosives

Installing Explosives October 5, 2012

Installing Explosives

October 5, 2012

Clamming in Pier 15

October 25, 2012

Clamming Material on to Barge

October 25, 2012

Barge being Pushed Across the River

June 1, 2012

Clay Boulders at Pier 15

August 2, 2012

Clay Boulders at Pier 15

August 2, 2012

Drawing for 1st Test Pile at Pier 15

Drawing for 2nd Test Pile at Pier 15

2nd Test Pile at Pier 15 24 Test Pile with Conical Tip November 27, 2012

DOTD Personnel Setting up PDA

November 27, 2012

Installing Wiring to Instruments on Test Pile November 27, 2012

Placing the Hydraulic Hammer on Test Pile

November 27, 2012

Power Pack for Hydraulic Hammer

November 27, 2012

Driving Test Pile and Recording Data on the PDA

November 27, 2012

2nd Test Pile Drove to Refusal November 27, 2012

Pulled Test Pile the Next Day, No Damage November 29, 2012

Layout of 54 Diameter Drill Shafts

Details for 54 Drill Shafts

Cutting off Sheet Piles at Pier 15

January 22, 2013

Cutting off Sheet Piles at Pier 15

January 24, 2013

Cutting off Sheet Piles at Pier 15

January 25, 2013

Fort Buhlow Bridge and Approaches

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