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Causeway's $40M safety railings weren't installed correctly
Posted on 5/5/21 at 12:58 pm
Posted on 5/5/21 at 12:58 pm
"JB James Construction of Baton Rouge won the railing project with a $33.6 million bid in 2018, outbidding several other firms. Later adjustments to the contract increased the price to around $40 million.
But complications began almost as soon as the rail work began, Dufrechou said. The company's workers found that the original plans from the 1950s did not accurately reflect where in the existing concrete railing steel rods were located. Thus, when workers began to drill into what they expected was only concrete, they were often hitting steel as well and it was damaging drills and drill bits.
Later, when inspectors checked the installed railings, they found that some bolts used to anchor steel plates to the bridge were shorter than the design called for and an epoxy used also did not meet specifications, Dufrechou said.
The company has had to examine or replace more than 120,000 bolts, he said.
"We want to be absolutely sure the rails meet all design specifications," he said. "Motorists shouldn't be concerned."" unless their car goes over
NOLA
But complications began almost as soon as the rail work began, Dufrechou said. The company's workers found that the original plans from the 1950s did not accurately reflect where in the existing concrete railing steel rods were located. Thus, when workers began to drill into what they expected was only concrete, they were often hitting steel as well and it was damaging drills and drill bits.
Later, when inspectors checked the installed railings, they found that some bolts used to anchor steel plates to the bridge were shorter than the design called for and an epoxy used also did not meet specifications, Dufrechou said.
The company has had to examine or replace more than 120,000 bolts, he said.
"We want to be absolutely sure the rails meet all design specifications," he said. "Motorists shouldn't be concerned."" unless their car goes over
NOLA
Posted on 5/5/21 at 12:59 pm to MrLSU
quote:
The company's workers found that the original plans from the 1950s did not accurately reflect where in the existing
Welcome to every project in Louisiana
Posted on 5/5/21 at 1:00 pm to MrLSU
Louisiana Highway Construction is a fiasco unto itself.
Posted on 5/5/21 at 1:00 pm to MrLSU
quote:So the “as-builts” were more like an “as-designed”
The company's workers found that the original plans from the 1950s did not accurately reflect where in the existing
Posted on 5/5/21 at 1:00 pm to MrLSU
quote:
"Motorists shouldn't be concerned."" unless their car goes over
and IF their car goes over the contractor and Causeway Commission better pucker up
Posted on 5/5/21 at 1:00 pm to MrLSU
quote:
Motorists shouldn't be concerned.
This post was edited on 5/5/21 at 1:02 pm
Posted on 5/5/21 at 1:01 pm to MrLSU
I could have done exactly the same for $39M.
Posted on 5/5/21 at 1:01 pm to MrLSU
The Causeway was where the drunken a-hole in the pickup killed the road worker, correct?
Posted on 5/5/21 at 1:02 pm to MrLSU
The lowest bidder, again.....lol
Posted on 5/5/21 at 1:03 pm to MrLSU
Yeah they’ve basically doubled back to reinstall additional supports along the whole thing.
Differing site conditions change order finna eat
Differing site conditions change order finna eat
Posted on 5/5/21 at 1:04 pm to LNCHBOX
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Welcome to every project in Louisiana
It feels like every time we excavate in the city, we find some sort of structure, bunker, or railway that no one knew existed.
Posted on 5/5/21 at 1:05 pm to MrLSU
Govt incompetency is staggering.
Posted on 5/5/21 at 1:05 pm to MrLSU
"Good enough for government work"
A saying that will never get old...
A saying that will never get old...
Posted on 5/5/21 at 1:07 pm to tgrbaitn08
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"Motorists shouldn't be concerned."" unless their car goes over
Not until just recently have so may cars gone over the rail...
Maybe motorist need to pay attention to their driving instead of their damn phones..
Never understood how you can get into an accident on a straight bridge with no intersections...
This post was edited on 5/5/21 at 1:09 pm
Posted on 5/5/21 at 1:09 pm to MrLSU
don't forget to pack your floaties before crossing the second longest bridge in the world (frick YOU CHINA!)
Posted on 5/5/21 at 1:14 pm to MrLSU
quote:
Motorists shouldn't be concerned."" unless their car goes over
Posted on 5/5/21 at 1:21 pm to MrLSU
If you are relying on as-builts for exact placement of reinforcement, especially on a structure that is 20+ miles long, you are a fricking idiot! If the contractor is going to claim differing site conditions on that project, if I were the owner, I'd have my inspector on the next project with that contractor out there with a caliper checking his rebar placement. I can almost guarantee that the plans recommended verification of reinforcement location prior to drilling. It's pretty much standard.
Posted on 5/5/21 at 1:31 pm to Boudreaux35
Yeah, no one does as-builts on rebar. No doubt paying to scan the concrete at the proposed drilling locations would have been cheaper than what they are doing now. Spray paint a dot, scan, mark if bad, move hole over a couple of inches
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