Interstate 80 Bridge Construction Update
From April - October 2010, I-80 over the Mississippi River will
be under construction.
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A press conference was held on Wednesday,
September 23, 2009 to inform the public about the plans to
repair the I-80 bridge over the Mississippi River. The 42 year
old bridge spans the river between LeClaire, Iowa and Rapids
City, Illinois and traffic was restricted on the bridge in May
after a routine inspection found that parts of the bridge were
structurally unsound and needed to be repaired.
Click here to view the
Powerpoint presentation from the meeting
The repair plan requires the removal of sections
of the bridge deck in order to replace 74 of the floor beams. In
addition, repairs will also include replacement of bridge
expansion and relief joints. This action will require closing
both lanes on half of the structure. The repairs are expected to
cost more than $10 million and will be put out to bid by the
Illinois DOT on November 6, 2009 with work expected to begin in
early April 2010.
The project is expected to begin April 5, 2010
with the eastbound lanes of I-80 closed to traffic so work can
begin on the eastbound half of the bridge. There will be one
available lane of traffic heading west. Working on an expedited
schedule, with significant contract incentives and
disincentives, this first half of the bridge is targeted for
completion by mid July 2010. At that time, the bridge would be
re-opened to two-way, head to head traffic using the two lanes
on the repaired eastbound side of the structure. The contractor
would then make repairs to the westbound half of the bridge with
a schedule date of November 1, 2010 to have the bridge open for
all four lanes of traffic. Temporary intermittent lane
reductions will be utilized in the spring of 2011 for finish
work such as permanent barrier replacement and permanent
pavement striping. At least one lane in each direction will be
maintained at all times during the intermittent lane closures.
Meanwhile,
LeClaire and its businesses are still
OPEN FOR BUSINESS!
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