Day 37 - Setting up finishing machine and installing drains


Current progress upon arrival to the site. The contractor double checks the forms and ensures they have proper reinforcement to hold the concrete.

The finishing machine arrived and the crew immediately began to unload it.

The crane operator lifts the finishing machine off of the trailers.

While the machine is suspended in the air the workers adjust the distance between the wheels based on where the rails are on the bridge.

The skid steer operator and the crane operator work together to untangle the walking platforms which were sitting on top of the finishing machine.

The crew works on removing all excess materials from the bridge to make room for the finishing machine.

The crane operator swings the finishing machine over the bridge.

After the finishing machine is ready to be sat on the deck the crew works on setting the height of the rail so that it clears the reinforcing steel without damaging it.

The contractor lowers the finishing machine onto the bridge in preparation for the deck pour.

The foreman created a measuring tool to conveniently check for the required clearance under the finishing roller. This was done multiple times to adjust the height of the machine as well as leveling the roller.

As noted in the previous blogger entry the plans did not specify how to handle the reinforcing steel near the drains. It was decided to remove the steel and leave a 2" clearance to provide for adequate concrete cover.















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