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Save a bundle— Michigan DOT builds more bridges for less

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State of Michigan
Profile:
A bridge-building bundling project designed to address structurally deficient bridges, located throughout the state and maintained by separate county agencies, required the Michigan Department of Transportation to collaborate and find solutions that were acceptable to all constituents — while making the best use of the budget available.
Challenges:
Nineteen locally owned bridges across the state in serious or critical condition, with a completion window of 60 to 90 days each.
Solution:
Bundling 157 U-BEAM™ galvanized steel press-brakeformed tub girders, construction accessories, stamped design and shop drawings, as well as stamped load rating.
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"Having a few of the bridge superstructures that are in critical condition replaced within the bridge bundle pilot project has given the MCDR an opportunity to focus on implementing a mix of fixes for the remainder of our bridge inventory with traditional resources and funding.” Adam Newton, Project Engineer, Macomb County Department of Roads (MCDR)
Created to address deteriorating bridge systems across the state, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) initiated the MDOT Pilot Design-Build Bridge Bundling project called, Rebuilding Our Bridges. The ambitious plan identified 19 structurally deficient bridges maintained by separate county agencies. This required collaboration to find solutions that were acceptable to all constituents, would allow each bridge to be finished in 60 to 90 days and could be executed within the allotted budget. The two contractors awarded the MDOT contracts in February 2021 specified Valmont U-BEAM galvanized steel press-brake-formed tub girders for all 19 bridges. Constructed of a single steel plate and cold-formed into he shape of a “U”, U-BEAMs are able to achieve a 100-year service life if specified with a galvanized coating. This makes them ideal for Michigan’s extreme conditions. For the MDOT project, Valmont’s Engineering Support Services provided specific design solutions and prices for each of the 19 bridges prior to the bid. These included U-BEAM solutions, construction accessories, stamped design and shop drawings, and stamped load rating. U-BEAMs were delivered directly to the jobsites and unloaded with a forklift, providing efficiencies across the 19 jobsites. Additional features like shop-welded shear studs and pre-welded forming hardware eliminated field welding. The U-BEAM’s shape allows workers to walk inside of the tub girders safely and easily — tying off directly to internal bracing angles rather than installing expensive fall safety horizontal lines. The U-BEAM’s short lead time and large production capacity also allowed MDOT to take advantage of early materials procurement. That saved the state approximately $1 million, expedited fabrication, and shaved an entire year from the three-year schedule. This success has prompted the announcement of Phase II, which will replace 60 bridges over four years. Return to bridge solutions

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