Fort McCoy cantonment area bridges receive repairs, maintenance

Photo By Scott Sturkol | A cantonment area bridge is shown as closed July 12, 2018, at Fort McCoy, Wis. This was one of two bridges that received repairs and maintenance from late June through July 2018 at the installation. The work was accomplished after an October 2016 inspection called for improvements to be made. The work was coordinated by the Fort McCoy Directorate of Public Works. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.)  

FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, UNITED STATES

07.26.2018

Story by Scott Sturkol                                                                                                

Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office           

Two bridges on Fort McCoy’s cantonment area crossing over Tarr Creek received much-needed maintenance during July, said Contracting Officer’s Representative/Project Manager Nick Perna with the Directorate of Public Works.

“The project takes care of deficiencies that were found during a routine bridge inspection in October 2016,” Perna said.

Bridges receiving maintenance work are on South O Street and South 10th Avenue.

Work being completed on the South O Street bridge included:

• installing a guard rail on the east side of the bridge.

• repairing the guard rail on the southwest side of the bridge.

• repairing and replacing concrete sidewalks.

• repairing concrete spalling on the deck, edges, and underside of the bridge.

• repaving the asphalt approaches.

Work on the South 10th Avenue bridge included:

• repairing the guard rail on the southeast side of the bridge.

• removing concrete approach slabs and repaving with asphalt.

• repairing concrete spalling on the deck, edges, and the underside of the bridge.

“The cracks in the deck of the bridge require an epoxy-grout injection for repair, and this process requires static, vibration-free conditions to allow the epoxy grout to cure and develop its full strength,” Perna said. “This is why we needed to shut the bridges down during the construction time. Also, in addition to the epoxy-grout injection, we shut traffic down to ensure the safety of the contractors during construction.”

(The Fort McCoy Directorate of Public Works contributed to this article.)

• Date Taken: 07.26.2018
• Date Posted: 07.26.2018 10:08
• Story ID: 285795
• Location: FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, US