Norfolk Southern Partial Bridge Removal

Location: Johnstown, PA
Owner: Norfolk Southern Railroad
General Contractor: Brayman Construction Corp.
Value: $346,650
Date Complete: April 2010

This project consisted of shoring an existing active rail that was to remain after bridge removal. Once the shoring was completed, the bridge was removed, which is a overpass bridge above State Route 56 in Johnstown, PA., had the concrete deck sawcut and disposed of. After the deck was removed, the steel girder beams were removed at night during low traffic conditions using a crane set up in the north bound lane of traffic. The beams were lifted and set onto flatbed trailers and removed from site and sent to a recycling facility.

The remaining abutment end wall sections were raised to coincide with the existing live rail and a new walkway system was constructed and placed along the south side of the rail.The piers and columns that supported the bridge structure were removed and the areas where they were removed from will be replaced to match the existing north bound and south bound sidewalk areas. There was a new pedestrian handrail placed in the demolished pier areas as well. Finally, the entire underpass area was spall repaired.