Overlaying the Final Road Surface
The coating on both approaches is the roadway’s polyester polymer concrete (PPC) surface.
Once applied, PPC develops a strong chemical bond with the concrete below it and provides a durable road surface.
Down Goes the Orange Bridge-Builder
The massive machine recently finished its three-year run at the Bridge Project.
The 3.1 million-pound machine was lowered to the ground over a two-day period. Watch it condensed into one minute!
WATCH: Stringing a Cable-Stay Strand
Iconic cable stays attach the main-span road deck to the towers.
If you’ve driven by the Bridge Project recently, you likely saw new white-sheathed cable stays going up. Once complete, there will be 40 stays per tower (20 on each side).
The Geometry of the Bridge
Intricacies of construction amid grandeur of $1.5 billion bridge.
In these photos, you can see shapes, dimension, lines, and other elements that reinforce the amazing design of the construction process.
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