Performance as Promised
Submitted by Scott Contracting, Inc.
Colorado Construction Magazine, October 2009
(reprinted with permission)
The grade-separated Deer Creek Interchange involved the construction of two bridges, retaining walls, a new storm sewer system, earthwork and paving that allows county roads 43 and 72 to run under U.S. 285.
Most bridges are constructed by building the structure over the open and elevated area using cranes and false-work to place the support structure and bridge deck. The bridge structure for this project was constructed quite differently.
The post-tension bridge deck was actually poured on grade using existing soils to support the structure during construction. The contractor then excavated underneath the bridge deck to allow for construction of the new C.R. 72.
Project:
Location: Bailey
Cost: $5.3 million
Owner: Colorado Dept. of Transportation
Contractor: Scott Contracting Inc.
Design Firm: CDOT
Start: Oct. 2008
Finish: Aug. 2009
Submitted by Scott Contracting, Inc.
Colorado Construction Magazine, October 2009
(reprinted with permission)
The first phase of the Ranchman’s Ditch Flood Control Project installed 7,100 ft of triple 78-in. reinforced concrete pipe and several retention basins to remove significant areas of Grand Junction from the 100-year flood plain.
The project team faced wet conditions and unstable soil throughout but managed to overcome conditions with innovative technologies such as geotextile materials that brought structural integrity to the soil and prevented movement of support soils.
Project:
Location: Grand Junction
Cost: $6.9 million
Owner: City of Grand Junction
Contractor: Scott Contracting Inc.
Design Firm: City of Grand Junction
Start: March 2007
Finish: Sept. 2008