HomeMy WebLinkAbout09.30.20 Email from Dennis Schmidt- Status Update on Midway Bridge Project
From:Schmidt, Dennis
To:Alpert, Bruce;Bennett, Robin;Clerk of the Board;Connelly, Bill;Cook, Holly;Lambert, Steve;Lucero, Debra;
McCracken, Shari;Paulsen, Shaina;Pickett, Andy;Ring, Brian;Ritter, Tami;Rodas, Amalia;Sweeney, Kathleen;
Teeter, Doug
Cc:Ott, Radley;Hatcher, Casey;Cooper, Raymond
Subject:Status Update on Midway Bridge Project
Date:Wednesday, September 30, 2020 10:03:54 AM
Attachments:092820 - Midway Bridge PROJECT STATUS.pdf
Good morning,
Please find attached a status update on the Midway Bridge Project. Project is moving along well, the
cement shortage in California has created a few logistical challenges, but the Contractor is still
making good progress.
As always, please call or email with any questions.
Dennis J. Schmidt
Director of Public Works
Do the right thing, the right way, at the right time
Butte County Department of Public Works
7 County Center Drive, Oroville, CA 95965
(530) 538-7681 |(530) 538-7171
dschmidt@buttecounty.net
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INTER-DEPARTMENTAL MEMORANDUM
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
Bridge Division
SUBJECT: Midway Bridge Replacement Project Status
DATE: September 2020 - 092820
Construction Status Report
The Department of Public Works entered into an agreement on December 16, 2010 with the California
Department of Transportation (Caltrans) to complete the Midway Road Bridge Replacement Project across
Butte Creek and Butte Creek Overflow. This requires the construction of a new 1,404 foot long highway bridge
on the Midway spanning both Butte Creek and the Butte Creek Overflow channel. The project will replace two
existing bridges originally constructed in 1915 and 1918 that have outlived their service life.
The project will construct the new bridge on the existing alignment and will necessitate the closure of the
Midway to traffic until the new bridge is complete. The contract for this project has been awarded to MCM
Construction Inc. of North Highlands, CA in the amount of $19,600,643.50. The project is funded by a
combination of Federal Highway Bridge Program Funds and Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Act (RMRA
Gas Tax) funds. The estimated completion date is December 31, 2021.
The Contractor is currently working to install the temporary
casings for the Cast-in-drilled-Hole (CIDH) piles at the Pier 2
location. Construction of Piers 2 & 3 are critical operations and
must be completed at the end of the construction season when
the water level in Butte Creek is at its lowest and before the
specified in-water work windows close.
Both the bridge over Butte Creek and the
Overflow Channel were removed during the
second and third weeks of September. The
Contractor continues to process the rubble from
the existing bridges using specialized equipment
designed to crush the concrete and separate out
the reinforcing steel. These materials are being
hauled off-site for recycling.
Ironworkers are shownworking to mechanically couple two
sections of the 107 foot long reinforcing steel cage together for the
Pier 2 CIDH pile. Ultimate butt splice connectors, shown below,
are being used which must torqued in the field and witnessed by
County field personnel. In addition, sample splices are prepared
concurrently and shipped to a contract lab for testing.
In general, most of the clearing and grubbing of existing vegetation on the site has been completed. The
contractor has graded and leveled the existing roadside ditches within the construction footprint in an effort to
expand the staging area necessary for the influx of the large amount of machinery and materials required for
construction of the project.
The temporary detour which routes through traffic to west around the job site via Aguas Frias Road appears to
be relatively well received by the traveling public. However, it is evident that there has been an increase in
traffic on Durnel Drive by local residents circumventing the official detour.
The Contractor has also been working to complete
the box culvert located on the northwest corner of
the project which will allow permanent access
across the Butte Creek Overflow Channel to the
Gorrill Ranch walnut orchard. Due to a high
demand of redi-mixed concrete in the area it has
been necessary to schedule the various concrete
pours at night. The County materials lab has been
on-site providing Quality Control Testing each time.