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• Consideration of Traffic Patterns Construction schedules and timing components are fabricated off the
Early in the Process: No matter the should be thoroughly considered and construction site, there will be less
project’s size, roadways near a repair planned in advance. environmental footprint impact.
or replacement project will be closed • Keeping the Environment in the Mix: With all of these issues in mind, it can
for a period of time, requiring site- Often, with proper planning, several be determined whether the benefits of
specific plans and lane assignments components on a bridge project can be ABC outweigh additional factors, like
based on peak traffic movements. reused. These can include substructure increased construction costs. While
Minimizing the impact to the average units from the existing bridge. By bridges across the nation continue to
roadway user is key. When tackling limiting the time spent at a project age, ABC technologies are changing the
multiple nearby projects, detours must site, environmental impacts such as rehabilitation and construction game
be considered so that drivers aren’t emissions and noise pollution can by taking an innovative approach to a
experiencing simultaneous closures. be significantly reduced. If bridge traditional process.

Upper Left: End result of using ABC techniques to rehabilitate the State Route 49 bridge over Calebs Creek.
Upper Right: Work on the State Route 49 bridge project included using ABC techniques to convert the existing bridges
to a single span structure.
Left: A majority of work to rehabilitate the State Route 49 bridges over Calebs Creek and Millers Creek was each
completed in one weekend.

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