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View All ProductsAccelerated Bridge Construction utilizes precast bridge substructure products. Total precast abutments, bent caps, pile caps and wingwalls offer many advantages. They can be precast to precise specifications of the design in a plant controlled setting which reduces project congestion and site disturbance. Products are shipped to the site as needed and can be erected directly from the delivery truck, greatly reducing time, labor and possible weather delays.
Accelerated Bridge Construction (ABC) is bridge construction that uses innovative planning, design, materials, and construction methods in a safe and cost-effective manner to reduce the onsite construction time that occurs when building new bridges or replacing and rehabilitating existing bridges.
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A common reason to use ABC is to reduce mobility impacts because the safety of the traveling public and the flow of the transportation network are directly impacted by onsite construction related activities.
Other common and equally viable reasons to use ABC deal with site constructability issues. Oftentimes long detours, costly use of a temporary structure, remote site locations, and limited construction periods present opportunities where the use of ABC methods can provide more practical and economical solutions to those offered if conventional construction methods were used.
Have a question, need a budget or detailed schedule? Knife River sales team is ready to discuss precast solutions for your project. Reach out to our staff below :
Eric Holje
Bridge Estimator
Sam Jewell
Outside Sales Representative