http://www.biloxibridge.com/gallery 176 photos in 23 albums en-US Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:18:14 -0500 Gallery 1.5.3, http://gallery.menalto.com/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 40 http://www.biloxibridge.com/albums/march08/06_Picture_Taken_from_Biloxi_of_the_Bay_Bridge_All_Lit_up.thumb.jpg http://www.biloxibridge.com/gallery 144 108 http://www.biloxibridge.com/gallery/march08 66d79c17ae0d28920c5d6e1a956de683 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 08:29:48 -0500 http://www.biloxibridge.com/gallery/view_comments.php?set_albumName=march08 http://www.biloxibridge.com/albums/march08/06_Picture_Taken_from_Biloxi_of_the_Bay_Bridge_All_Lit_up.thumb.jpg http://www.biloxibridge.com/albums/march08/06_Picture_Taken_from_Biloxi_of_the_Bay_Bridge_All_Lit_up.jpg http://www.biloxibridge.com/albums/march08/06_Picture_Taken_from_Biloxi_of_the_Bay_Bridge_All_Lit_up.thumb.jpg 108 144 The month of March and early April brought big milestones including project completion. The north Bay Bridge was fully opened to traffic on March 28 and the south Bay Bridge followed on April 7. The installation of the pedestrian rail was completed on the Bay Bridge and the pedestrian path was opened on Thursday April 03. Installation of the roadway light poles was completed and the roadway lighting system and accent lighting system were placed in service on Wednesday, March 12. All remaining roadway work was completed, which included asphalt paving, striping, signs, seeding and landscaping. The final project inspection was completed during the week of April 7th, 2008. http://www.biloxibridge.com/gallery/february08 18f179f3c539715a576112e6c4177015 Thu, 06 Mar 2008 10:07:47 -0600 http://www.biloxibridge.com/gallery/view_comments.php?set_albumName=february08 http://www.biloxibridge.com/albums/february08/01_Aerial_of_Bay_Bridge_Open_to_Traffic_on_Both_Bridges.thumb.jpg http://www.biloxibridge.com/albums/february08/01_Aerial_of_Bay_Bridge_Open_to_Traffic_on_Both_Bridges.jpg http://www.biloxibridge.com/albums/february08/01_Aerial_of_Bay_Bridge_Open_to_Traffic_on_Both_Bridges.thumb.jpg 95 144 On February 12th the South Bridge was opened to one lane of traffic which marked the beginning of the last phase of the project and allowed crews to begin construction of the medians at the ends of the project. Work in the medians consisted of milling asphalt, curb & gutter, storm sewer inlets, barrier, and roadway light foundations. Work completed during the month included substructure painting on the Bay Bridge and reconstruction of Porter Ave. Pedestrian rail installation continued, which is over 30% complete, and light pole installation continued, as well, with only fourteen poles remaining to be set. The aesthetic walls at the east abutment were nearly completed and the slopes at the CSX overpass were seeded. Landscaping work began on the west approach. http://www.biloxibridge.com/gallery/january08 042661528af460085e6cae6562d524af Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:30:03 -0600 http://www.biloxibridge.com/gallery/view_comments.php?set_albumName=january08 http://www.biloxibridge.com/albums/january08/07_View_of_South_Bay_Bridge_with_lights_and_painting_completed.thumb.jpg http://www.biloxibridge.com/albums/january08/07_View_of_South_Bay_Bridge_with_lights_and_painting_completed.jpg http://www.biloxibridge.com/albums/january08/07_View_of_South_Bay_Bridge_with_lights_and_painting_completed.thumb.jpg 108 144 During the month the last few spans of deck forms were removed from the south Bay Bridge and the mechanical deck grooving, superstructure painting, and backfill of the access channel in the bay were completed. Painting of the substructure continued during the month and only eight piers are left to complete. Installation of the accent and necklace lights was completed and all but two light poles were installed on the Bay Bridge. At the end of the month, installation of the pedestrian rail began near the west approach. The south CSX RR Bridge was completed with the exception of painting two spans of the structural steel girders. Roadway work included placing the pedestrian path adjacent to Porter Ave., median barrier installation, light pole foundation installation, construction of aesthetic walls, and asphalt paving. Currently the project is on schedule to switch traffic to the south bridge in mid February. http://www.biloxibridge.com/gallery/december07 f884ce8f2898db28050fea78b7a9a80c Wed, 09 Jan 2008 08:42:56 -0600 http://www.biloxibridge.com/gallery/view_comments.php?set_albumName=december07 http://www.biloxibridge.com/albums/december07/01_Final_Deck_Placement_Spans_49_8_to_50.thumb.jpg http://www.biloxibridge.com/albums/december07/01_Final_Deck_Placement_Spans_49_8_to_50.jpg http://www.biloxibridge.com/albums/december07/01_Final_Deck_Placement_Spans_49_8_to_50.thumb.jpg 96 144 The month of December was a good month for the deck and barrier crews. The last deck pour on the South Bridge was made December 8th which completed the placement of over 31,000 cubic yards of deck concrete. This came just 10 months after the first deck pour on the North Bridge in February. Both the 42” barrier and the 32” barrier on the South Bridge were also completed. The last substantial concrete placement on the Bay Bridge was made on December 21. Work continued on the South Bridge accent light installation, mechanical grooving, and removal of deck formwork. Paint operations continued on the bridge with the substructure over 60% complete and the superstructure over 50% complete. Backfilling of the construction channel began on both the east and west ends of the bridge. Work on the CSX Railroad Bridge continued with the placement of the south deck and approach slabs. Roadway work included curb & gutter placement and placement of the first course of asphalt on the south approaches to the CSX Bridge. http://www.biloxibridge.com/gallery/november07 f645fe2ce3a1b70f4939f1894a611eca Thu, 13 Dec 2007 16:21:48 -0600 http://www.biloxibridge.com/gallery/view_comments.php?set_albumName=november07 http://www.biloxibridge.com/albums/november07/01_Eastbound_Approach_to_CSX_Railroad_Bridge.thumb.jpg http://www.biloxibridge.com/albums/november07/01_Eastbound_Approach_to_CSX_Railroad_Bridge.jpg http://www.biloxibridge.com/albums/november07/01_Eastbound_Approach_to_CSX_Railroad_Bridge.thumb.jpg 108 144 During November another milestone was reached on the 21st of the month when the last girder was set in place at span 50 of the South Bridge. This comes a little over 11 months after the first girder was set on the Westbound Bridge in December of 2006. A total of 781 pre-stressed concrete bulb tee girders have been utilized in the project. With the final girders set in place, crews were able to complete all remaining deck formwork and rebar installation and at the end of November over 95% of the deck had been placed with only two concrete placements remaining. Work continues on the South Bridge barrier rail, accent light installation, mechanical grooving, and removal of deck formwork. Paint operations have begun on the bridge substructure with over 50% of the bridge completed. Work on the CSX Railroad Bridge continued with deck formwork and rebar installation in preparation for concrete placement. The south retaining walls were completed along with subgrade preparation and crushed stone base installation on the approaches to the CSX Bridge. http://www.biloxibridge.com/gallery/october07 10fc0b0fb16f6fc90b6393af116c9eaf Mon, 12 Nov 2007 17:17:21 -0600 http://www.biloxibridge.com/gallery/view_comments.php?set_albumName=october07 http://www.biloxibridge.com/albums/october07/01_Opening_day_fireworks.thumb.jpg http://www.biloxibridge.com/albums/october07/01_Opening_day_fireworks.jpg http://www.biloxibridge.com/albums/october07/01_Opening_day_fireworks.thumb.jpg 108 144 At the end of October 2007, the North Bridge was ready to be opened to the public and on November 1, 2007, after a day of ceremonies and celebrations, one lane in each direction was opened at approximately 7:30 pm. This marked the completion of the first contractual milestone and the beginning of a new phase of construction: Final completion. Work completed on the North Bridge included; accent lighting, temporary striping, signs, superstructure painting, removal of deck formwork, and reconstruction of service roads at both the Bay Bridge and the CSX overpass. Construction of the South Bridge has been on going since late March and at the end of October nearly 70% of the deck has been placed. This includes sixteen spans that were placed during the month, including the three main spans. Erection of structural steel was completed on the South CSX Bridge along with installation of the southeast retaining wall. http://www.biloxibridge.com/gallery/september07 356673ac5695fa39c1bf5c80ca35418c Tue, 09 Oct 2007 07:52:30 -0500 http://www.biloxibridge.com/gallery/view_comments.php?set_albumName=september07 http://www.biloxibridge.com/albums/september07/1_070921_Biloxi_Bay_bridge_from_ocean_springs.thumb.jpg http://www.biloxibridge.com/albums/september07/1_070921_Biloxi_Bay_bridge_from_ocean_springs.jpg http://www.biloxibridge.com/albums/september07/1_070921_Biloxi_Bay_bridge_from_ocean_springs.thumb.jpg 95 144 A major milestone was achieved on the project September 25th when the last substructure concrete was placed on the Bay Bridge, just one year and twelve days after installation of the first permanent pile! Deck grooving and barrier rail construction were completed on the north bridge and work continued on installation of accent light conduit, painting the barriers and girders, and stripping deck formwork. Construction of the south bridge continued as scheduled; the haunch girders were erected at Piers 52 and 53 on the main span and end girders were set in Span 51. Over 70 % of the girders have been erected on the south bridge and 43% of the deck is in place. At the CSX Bridge the south surcharge fills and wire walls at each abutment were completed and substructure work continued. http://www.biloxibridge.com/gallery/august07 98f00af60b25c251d80564fc8335a8af Mon, 10 Sep 2007 10:55:30 -0500 http://www.biloxibridge.com/gallery/view_comments.php?set_albumName=august07 http://www.biloxibridge.com/albums/august07/001_Foundations_at_45_South.thumb.jpg http://www.biloxibridge.com/albums/august07/001_Foundations_at_45_South.jpg http://www.biloxibridge.com/albums/august07/001_Foundations_at_45_South.thumb.jpg 192 144 In August deck pours continued on the South Bridge and already 20% of the bridge deck has been placed. The last footing pour was completed and now only 24 substructure pours remain. Girders continue to fly up on the South Bridge and now cover over 35% of the bridge. The falsework was completed at Pier 52 on the south bridge and stands ready for haunch girder erection. On the North Bridge the standard 32” barrier was completed and only 800’ of the 42” Texas Barrier remains to be cast. The last deck pour on the North Bridge was completed. Half of the North Bridge has been grooved and painting on the barriers and girders has started. Traffic was switched onto the new CSX Railroad Bridge and demolition commenced on the old CSX South Bridge. Asphalt paving was completed on the approaches in both Ocean Springs and Biloxi. The approaches only lack a final lift of asphalt to be ready for final stripping. http://www.biloxibridge.com/gallery/july07 baeeab32eb12ecffa48fe1cbb1424152 Mon, 13 Aug 2007 10:22:16 -0500 http://www.biloxibridge.com/gallery/view_comments.php?set_albumName=july07 http://www.biloxibridge.com/albums/july07/001_Aerial_View_of_Bay_Bridge_looking_west_from_Ocean_Springs.thumb.jpg http://www.biloxibridge.com/albums/july07/001_Aerial_View_of_Bay_Bridge_looking_west_from_Ocean_Springs.jpg http://www.biloxibridge.com/albums/july07/001_Aerial_View_of_Bay_Bridge_looking_west_from_Ocean_Springs.thumb.jpg 95 144 The Main Span superstructure of the North Bridge (spans 51-53) was completed this month, which included the deck placement and 2nd stage post-tensioning of the haunch girders. Once this work was complete, the last girders on the North Bridge were installed in the spans adjacent to the Main Span. At the end of the month, there were only five more spans of deck to place and barrier rail was 60% complete on the North Bridge. Pile installation was completed for both of the Bay Bridges with only six more footings remaining to be placed on the South Bridge. Superstructure construction on the Biloxi side of the South Bridge is in full swing now with the first deck placement made on July 26th in spans 1-3. Construction progressed on the North CSX Railroad Bridge and traffic is expected to be switched onto the newly completed bridge by early August so that construction of the South Bridge may begin. http://www.biloxibridge.com/gallery/june07 79ab5a801a997b5786eb8ca1c8986bcb Thu, 05 Jul 2007 09:29:43 -0500 http://www.biloxibridge.com/gallery/view_comments.php?set_albumName=june07 http://www.biloxibridge.com/albums/june07/001_Setting_Girders_Off_the_North_Bridge_on_the_South_Bridge.thumb.jpg http://www.biloxibridge.com/albums/june07/001_Setting_Girders_Off_the_North_Bridge_on_the_South_Bridge.jpg http://www.biloxibridge.com/albums/june07/001_Setting_Girders_Off_the_North_Bridge_on_the_South_Bridge.thumb.jpg 192 144 Much Progress was made in June, on the North Bridge only seven spans are still without girders. Concrete deck has been placed on over a mile of bridge, including the first main span deck pour. On the South Bridge there are only 13 piers of pile left to drive. Footings have been placed on forty of seventy piers. The last substructure pour on the North Bridge was placed on June 12th, and since then the column and cap crews have made rapid advances on the South Bridge. Columns are placed on thirty piers, and caps on top of seventeen of those columns. June was also the first month decking crews started on the south bridge. The first lift of asphalt was placed over the west approach connecting the North and South bridges to US 90 in Biloxi. The first CSX Railroad Bridge deck pour was placed near the end of June. The approach to the CSX Bridge is starting to show progress with asphalt, retaining wall coping and barrier rail being placed for the first time in Ocean Springs. http://www.biloxibridge.com/gallery/may07 e32465aafc2876502ef593dd162f65d0 Mon, 04 Jun 2007 15:04:26 -0500 http://www.biloxibridge.com/gallery/view_comments.php?set_albumName=may07 http://www.biloxibridge.com/albums/may07/001_Pile_Driving_Pier_50_South.thumb.jpg http://www.biloxibridge.com/albums/may07/001_Pile_Driving_Pier_50_South.jpg http://www.biloxibridge.com/albums/may07/001_Pile_Driving_Pier_50_South.thumb.jpg 108 144 The last column was placed and only eight cap pours remain on the north bridge. Girders are now in place on more then two thirds of the north bridge and bridge deck has been placed on almost 4000 feet. Post tensioning was completed and decking started on the main spans. Texas barrier rail is keeping up with the deck pours and is placed to span 15 on the Biloxi side. On the south bridge foundations are complete to pier 20 on the Biloxi side and pier 59 on the Ocean Spring side. Columns are complete to piers 20 and 67. A total of 9 caps have been placed on the south bridge. All of the steel girders are now set on the bridge over the CSX Railroad in Ocean Springs and post tensioning of the straddle bent is complete. Roadwork on the Biloxi and Ocean Spring’s sides are progressing and now both sides have cast approach slabs and barrier foundations. In Ocean Spring north MSE Panel installation was completed and grading work has started. http://www.biloxibridge.com/gallery/april07 fa1320281d8219e1c61491eb2c6b46ed Wed, 09 May 2007 10:27:16 -0500 http://www.biloxibridge.com/gallery/view_comments.php?set_albumName=april07 http://www.biloxibridge.com/albums/april07/001_Navigational_Channel_Construction_and_Demolition.thumb.jpg http://www.biloxibridge.com/albums/april07/001_Navigational_Channel_Construction_and_Demolition.jpg http://www.biloxibridge.com/albums/april07/001_Navigational_Channel_Construction_and_Demolition.thumb.jpg 95 144 Progress on the north bridge during the month was significant and with the placement of barrier rail in Spans 4-10 the bridge is beginning to look like a bridge. The second set of haunch girders were erected at Pier 53 of the main span bridge and both flanking spans were installed. Girders are now in place on more than one third of the north bridge, and over 1,500 feet of bridge deck has been poured. Installation of piling and waterline footings is progressing on the south bridge and is now 25% complete with construction of the columns and caps closely following the footings. The three spans of girders on the Biloxi approach were set this month. At the CSX bridge girders were erected on both sides of the track and shoring near the track was installed. Demolition of the old Bay Bridge reached a milestone as the bascule (French word for teeter-totter) span girders and decking was removed. All of the old bridge except for the four main piers have been removed and transported to Deer Island where a barrier reef is being created. http://www.biloxibridge.com/gallery/march07 bf8eb0a1805d5f8b8995eb1229daa225 Mon, 16 Apr 2007 11:21:21 -0500 http://www.biloxibridge.com/gallery/view_comments.php?set_albumName=march07 http://www.biloxibridge.com/albums/march07/001_All_five_haunch_girders_erected_at_pier_52_north.thumb.jpg http://www.biloxibridge.com/albums/march07/001_All_five_haunch_girders_erected_at_pier_52_north.jpg http://www.biloxibridge.com/albums/march07/001_All_five_haunch_girders_erected_at_pier_52_north.thumb.jpg 108 144 The first five haunch girders were hoisted into position on top of pier 52 of the north bridge. The haunch girders, which weigh over 100 tons each, support the bridge’s longest span of 250 feet spanning the Navigation Channel. Deck was placed to span 13 on the west side and a second crew began decking operations from the east side of the Bay. Substructure work, for both the north and south bridge, was completed on the three approach spans on each side of the bridge. Substructure work also continued on the north bridge low and high levels, which has only three footings remaining to be placed. Piling operations are in full swing on the south bridge now with footing crews behind them. At the CSX Railroad Bridge, structural steel was erected on 4 of 6 spans of the north bridge and casting of retaining wall panels began. Removal of the existing low level structure was completed and removal of the high level progressed to within a few spans on each side of the bascule span. http://www.biloxibridge.com/gallery/february07 affe8c53348b6d24f2986c30f896fc3a Fri, 09 Mar 2007 10:39:52 -0600 http://www.biloxibridge.com/gallery/view_comments.php?set_albumName=february07 http://www.biloxibridge.com/albums/february07/004_Installation_of_the_first_72_inch_by_120_girder_at_spna_12_of_the_north_bridge.thumb.jpg http://www.biloxibridge.com/albums/february07/004_Installation_of_the_first_72_inch_by_120_girder_at_spna_12_of_the_north_bridge.jpg http://www.biloxibridge.com/albums/february07/004_Installation_of_the_first_72_inch_by_120_girder_at_spna_12_of_the_north_bridge.thumb.jpg 108 144 The first deck pour was made this month at Spans 4 & 5 of the north bridge. Spans 6 & 7 of the north bridge were also placed during the month for a total of four, 85’-9” spans placed. The 24” piling operation (low level piers) was completed on the north bridge at mid month and started driving pile on the south bridge, completing three piers. There are only two more piers with 30” pile (high level and main span) remaining to be driven on the north bridge. Substructure concrete is well over 50% complete on the north bridge. Installation of 72” pre-cast concrete girders began at the end of the month at span 12 of the north bridge along with installation of falsework used to support the main span haunch girders during construction. At the east approach, end bent 72 was completed and on the west approach, the concrete pile seawall was completed. At the CSX bridge the substructure of the north bridge was completed and the first loads of miscellaneous structural steel were delivered at the end of the month. http://www.biloxibridge.com/gallery/january07 42887c10d0016222aee83a0f133cd2e9 Wed, 07 Feb 2007 15:21:44 -0600 http://www.biloxibridge.com/gallery/view_comments.php?set_albumName=january07 http://www.biloxibridge.com/albums/january07/001_Aerial_view_of_Bay_Bridge_Construction_taken_on_1_25_07.thumb.jpg http://www.biloxibridge.com/albums/january07/001_Aerial_view_of_Bay_Bridge_Construction_taken_on_1_25_07.jpg http://www.biloxibridge.com/albums/january07/001_Aerial_view_of_Bay_Bridge_Construction_taken_on_1_25_07.thumb.jpg 131 144 On the Biloxi side of the bay, construction of the west low level bridge deck began this month as formwork and reinforcing was installed in Spans 4 through 10 of the north bridge. Installation of the concrete sea wall near Abutment 1 began during the month and work on the abutment retaining walls continued. On the Ocean Springs side of the bay, pile installation was completed for the north low and high level approaches to the main span bridge and substructure work on these piers began. Installation of concrete pile for the north bridge is approaching 85% complete and 28 of the 70 piers have been constructed. At the CSX bridge the piling for the east abutment of the north bridge were installed following removal of the embankment surcharge and two piers were completed. Utility relocation near the CSX bridge continued during the month. http://www.biloxibridge.com/gallery/november06 b518c38a9d5ac9711433fcff8f61dd54 Wed, 07 Feb 2007 14:47:43 -0600 http://www.biloxibridge.com/gallery/view_comments.php?set_albumName=november06 http://www.biloxibridge.com/albums/november06/001_Entire_project_looking_east_on_November_17_2006.thumb.jpg http://www.biloxibridge.com/albums/november06/001_Entire_project_looking_east_on_November_17_2006.jpg http://www.biloxibridge.com/albums/november06/001_Entire_project_looking_east_on_November_17_2006.thumb.jpg 95 144 To date 80% of the design packages have been approved for construction, including all of the westbound bay bridge except the main span deck, and half of the eastbound bridge substructure. Construction of the westbound bay bridge piers (70 total) through the end of November is as follows: piling has been installed at 29 piers, footing concrete has been placed at 20 piers, columns have been placed at 15 piers, and caps have been placed at 10 piers. The largest concrete placement during the month, 630 cubic yards, occurred at the footing for main span Pier 52. Pile installation for the west abutment was completed this month, the abutment footing was placed, and pile driving began on the north retaining wall. Surcharge removal began at the east abutment, and the concrete/material dock was completed and put into service on the Ocean Springs side of the bay. The construction permit for work over the CSX railroad was executed this month and the deck on the north bridge over the track was removed. Work on the CSX bridge also included the start of water and sewer line relocation, and retaining wall construction/backfilling at the northeast abutment. http://www.biloxibridge.com/gallery/december06 720a675c970694d035fd17dad1da97aa Wed, 07 Feb 2007 14:47:29 -0600 http://www.biloxibridge.com/gallery/view_comments.php?set_albumName=december06 http://www.biloxibridge.com/albums/december06/001_Construction_of_the_westbound_bridge_substructure_looking_east_on_12_13_06.thumb.jpg http://www.biloxibridge.com/albums/december06/001_Construction_of_the_westbound_bridge_substructure_looking_east_on_12_13_06.jpg http://www.biloxibridge.com/albums/december06/001_Construction_of_the_westbound_bridge_substructure_looking_east_on_12_13_06.thumb.jpg 102 144 Superstructure construction began this month on the westbound bay bridge as girders were erected in Spans 4 and 5 on the Biloxi side of the project. Through the end of December piles have been installed at 41 of the 70 piers in the westbound bridge and pile driving moved to the Ocean Springs side of the bay. Almost half of the 2,300 cubic yards of concrete placed for the westbound bridge superstructure this month was at the main span bridge where the footing at Pier 53, and the columns and struts for both Piers 52 and 53 were poured. At the CSX bridge pile installation and substructure construction began on the east side of the tracks following demolition of the westbound bridge. The surcharge embankment was completed at the east abutment and work began on the retaining wall on the west side of the tracks. Demolition of the old bay bridge and utility relocation work on both sides of the project continued during the month. http://www.biloxibridge.com/gallery/october06 5d9fbc8eb5165de5a62e89b178745cc7 Wed, 15 Nov 2006 17:31:27 -0600 http://www.biloxibridge.com/gallery/view_comments.php?set_albumName=october06 http://www.biloxibridge.com/albums/october06/001_First_permanent_concrete_placement_at_Pier_4_of_the_Westbound_Bay_Bridge_on_October_5_2006.thumb.jpg http://www.biloxibridge.com/albums/october06/001_First_permanent_concrete_placement_at_Pier_4_of_the_Westbound_Bay_Bridge_on_October_5_2006.jpg http://www.biloxibridge.com/albums/october06/001_First_permanent_concrete_placement_at_Pier_4_of_the_Westbound_Bay_Bridge_on_October_5_2006.thumb.jpg 108 144 The project is on schedule to meet the milestone dates. Design is progressing with all of the Westbound Bay Bridge and CSX Railroad Overpass substructure plans now approved for construction along with 95% of the Westbound Bay Bridge superstructure plans. Construction continued during the month on the westbound bay bridge and the first concrete placement took place on October 5th at the Pier 4 footing. Nine additional pier footings and six piers of columns were placed during the month. Driving of 24” concrete pile progressed through Pier 15 on the west low level bridge and 30” pile were driven at Piers 52 & 53 of the westbound main span. The embankment surcharge on the west abutment of the bay bridge was removed during the month and fill was placed at the east bay bridge abutment. Wick drains were installed at both approaches of the CSX Railroad Overpass in advance of surcharge fills. The first of two temporary docks was completed and put into service on the Biloxi side of the bay and equipment mobilization continued throughout the month. http://www.biloxibridge.com/gallery/june06 1b94cc7d30dc543f67817727efa82578 Mon, 23 Oct 2006 11:17:24 -0500 http://www.biloxibridge.com/gallery/view_comments.php?set_albumName=june06 http://www.biloxibridge.com/albums/june06/060625_Biloxi_Side.thumb.jpg http://www.biloxibridge.com/albums/june06/060625_Biloxi_Side.jpg http://www.biloxibridge.com/albums/june06/060625_Biloxi_Side.thumb.jpg 95 144 Following the Mississippi Department of Transportation’s Notice-To-Proceed on June 16, 2006 work immediately began on the design of the new structures, submission and acquisition of the required project permits, geotechnical investigation and sampling, fabrication of test and indicator piling, initial equipment and personnel mobilization and subcontractor mobilization for demolition and access channel dredging. http://www.biloxibridge.com/gallery/july06 cb7f878d492407c45acd654d19d5e45a Mon, 23 Oct 2006 11:17:18 -0500 http://www.biloxibridge.com/gallery/view_comments.php?set_albumName=july06 http://www.biloxibridge.com/albums/july06/060724_Dregding_Soil_Boring_Biloxi.thumb.jpg http://www.biloxibridge.com/albums/july06/060724_Dregding_Soil_Boring_Biloxi.jpg http://www.biloxibridge.com/albums/july06/060724_Dregding_Soil_Boring_Biloxi.thumb.jpg 95 144 The preliminary design of the new structures was approved along with the Geotechnical Planning Report. Remaining project permits for Bay Bridge were acquired. Site activities included Geotechnical Soil Borings, the installation of the initial 24 inch indicator piles, the start of the removal of the damaged bridge from the area of the new structures alignment and the start of the access channel dredging on the Biloxi side. Mobilization of major floating equipment and personnel also continued. http://www.biloxibridge.com/gallery/august06 22adab81fc9ac85e10f1fc92df596635 Mon, 23 Oct 2006 11:17:12 -0500 http://www.biloxibridge.com/gallery/view_comments.php?set_albumName=august06 http://www.biloxibridge.com/albums/august06/800_ton_Statnamic_Load_Test_device_for_30_in_test_pile.thumb.jpg http://www.biloxibridge.com/albums/august06/800_ton_Statnamic_Load_Test_device_for_30_in_test_pile.jpg http://www.biloxibridge.com/albums/august06/800_ton_Statnamic_Load_Test_device_for_30_in_test_pile.thumb.jpg 192 144 Final design packages for the new Bay Bridge’s north structure were prepared and submitted for approval, along with the land portions of the new roadway. The six test piles were installed and test loaded this month, along with the continued installation and testing of the indicator piles. Removal of the damaged bridge in the area of interference with the new structures and dredging of the access channel continued on the Biloxi side. The Biloxi side land abutment was demolished and the area cleared to begin embankment construction. Phase I traffic control was installed to route vehicles off the west bound lanes of the bridge over the CSX Railroad on the Ocean Springs side in preparation for that structure’s demolition. The first group of Live Oak Trees was relocated from the new roadway alignment east of the CSX Bridge. http://www.biloxibridge.com/gallery/september06 fd20fa412fddbd737dded99a3270e820 Mon, 23 Oct 2006 11:17:04 -0500 http://www.biloxibridge.com/gallery/view_comments.php?set_albumName=september06 http://www.biloxibridge.com/albums/september06/Setting_pile_template_for_Main_Span_Pier_52_on_September_21_2006.thumb.jpg http://www.biloxibridge.com/albums/september06/Setting_pile_template_for_Main_Span_Pier_52_on_September_21_2006.jpg http://www.biloxibridge.com/albums/september06/Setting_pile_template_for_Main_Span_Pier_52_on_September_21_2006.thumb.jpg 96 144 Continued design package preparation and submittal for approval and received initial set back of approved for construction drawings. The test pile program was completed and the temporary frames removed. All indicator piles have been installed and continued being load tested. The first permanent piles for Piers N4 to N7 and N52 were received on site. Pile installation started at Pier 4 near the Biloxi side and at Pier 52 near the navigation channel. Removal of the damaged bridge in the area of interference with the new structures and dredging of the access channel continued on the Biloxi side. The embankment on the Biloxi side and its surcharge was completed. Mobilization of equipment for the pile installation in the land piers began. Clearing for the Ocean Springs land piers and abutment began along with the demolition of the bridge over the CSX Railroad. Maintenance of the relocated Live Oak Trees continued. http://www.biloxibridge.com/gallery/rendering 34ef533013b62ee0cbdde1536fccba55 Thu, 17 Aug 2006 14:20:49 -0500 http://www.biloxibridge.com/gallery/view_comments.php?set_albumName=rendering http://www.biloxibridge.com/albums/rendering/coverb2.thumb.jpg http://www.biloxibridge.com/albums/rendering/coverb2.jpg http://www.biloxibridge.com/albums/rendering/coverb2.thumb.jpg 72 144