Quarter 4, 2017

www.acpa.org Quarter 4, 2017 17 P E N N S Y L V A N I A C O N C R E T E B U S T O U R THE 51 MILES OF INTERSTATE 95 that run through Pennsylvania serve as a major transportation link for residents and businesses in the state, while also providing access to New Jersey and Delaware through connection with other major interstate highways and state routes. A 50-year-old interstate is undergoing a major reconstruction that will cost an estimated $8 to $10 billion over the next several decades, says George Dunheimer, P.E., assistant district execu- tive—construction for District 6, PennDOT.The Pennsylvania interstate corridor is a complex network of bridges and roadway, with 23 percent of it aboveground. The long-term project is divided into different sectors, with Sector A as a priority, points out Elaine Elbich, P.E.,, I-95 portfolio manager for PennDOT. Comprised of 24 construction con- tracts, this section is 7.6 miles located in the city of Philadelphia with an average daily traffic volume of 200,000 cars per day. A two-day PennDOT/ACPA Pennsylvania Chap- ter Concrete Pavement Tour recently highlighted several active construction projects in the I-95 reconstruction corridor, along with other ma- jor concrete pavement projects in PennDOT’s District 6. Ninety people representing concrete pavement contractors, suppliers, consultants, professors and students, representatives from all PennDOT districts, and the ACPA Pennsylvania Chapter attended the tour. continues »