Bypass bridging with cost justification: An Alternative to Phased Construction

Date and Time

Friday Dec 15, 2017
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM CST

Friday, December 15, 2017

11:30 am - Registration
12:00 - 1:00 pm - Luncheon & Program

Location

Marriott Minneapolis West 9960 Wayzata Blvd, MN Minnetonka (952/544-4400)
(Located on the north frontage road of I-394 between Hwy 169 & Hopkins
Crossroad – directly across from the ACEC/MN office)

Fees/Admission

This program is free to ACEC/MN members. Lunch is being provided by Acrow Bridge.

Bypass bridging with cost justificati...

Description

The presentation will discuss:

The use of Acrow Panel and Beam Bridging
Emergency uses on I-5 in Washington state as well as others
Recent planned temporary applications in the Midwest region
Cost analysis vs phased construction and shutdown of bridges and overpasses
Various uses of the panel bridge as well as build examples

Speakers:
Jeff Simkins is the Regional Manager for Acrow Bridges, Midwest office in St. Louis Missouri. Jeff opened the Midwest office for Acrow in 2010. Jeff received his BS from McKendree University in 2001 and MBA from SIU Edwardsville in 2003. He is an USAF veteran and travels about 50 percent of the time to 9 Midwest states and does presentations on Acrow capabilities to DOT’s, engineering firms, heavy civil contractors, as well as professional engineering organizations.