Rehabilitation of Bridges on I-84

Heavy/Civil Infrastructure, Bridges, Highways & Interchanges
Hartford, CT
Connecticut Department of Transportation

This project consisted of superstructure and substructure repairs to approximately 6,400 LF of existing single-span bridges within the Hartford viaduct and spanning the CT Fastrak Busway and Amtrak Corridors.

Rehabilitation efforts for the viaduct included structural steel beam end repairs, diaphragm replacements abrasive blasting of existing lead-based coatings, painting of beam ends, and bearing replacements.

Concrete repair work included partial and full depth deck patching, header repairs, partial deck replacements, and extensive concrete repairs to existing piers and abutments requiring beam jacking and temporary shoring. New bridge deck joints were installed along with milling and bituminous paving. Safety improvements consisted of concrete barrier modifications throughout the viaduct, modified roadside barrier and attenuation systems, illumination, line striping, and traffic monitoring systems.

By the Numbers

183.3K lbs
Structural Steel Repairs

173
Bearing Pad Replacements

10.85K CF
Class “S” Concrete Repairs

370 CY
Partial Depth Deck Repairs

28.34K SY
Membrane Water Proofing

16.85K LF
Bridge Parapet Modifications

19.4K LF
Bridge Parapet Cap

$60M
Project Value

Scope of Work
  • Steel repairs
  • Concrete repairs
  • Bridge paint
  • Electric
  • Rebar
  • Sign/stripe/traffic contol
  • Paving
  • Bridge joints
  • Waterproofing
Unique Challenges
  • Jacking the existing structures complicated by poor soil conditions
  • Limited access caused by the active City of Hartford streets under the viaduct and scheduled dates for the access to parking lots below the viaduct
  • Aggressive 20-month schedule