Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Railroad Bridge Inspection



Last week I inspected the Pontiac Branch Railroad bridge portion that intersects I-95 South and North located in Cranston. The bridge is currently not in service and is planned to carry a bike path at some point in the future.

The inspection took place at night since we had to shut down lanes of traffic and would not be safe during the day.
The bridge is part of our fracture critical inspection and consists of four simple span thru girders. 
When we arrived at the bridge we were surprised to find the streets pavement completely removed and graders out leveling the surface. With the with the assistance to the PM on site we were able to finish our inspection efficiently and not disturb the on going construction.