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San Francisco/Oakland Bay Bridge Self-Anchored Suspension Span

Dutra Group Project Location: Yerba Buena Island and Oakland, CA

Owner: California Department of Transportation

Company Role: Joint Venture with Traylor Brothers, Inc. as a Subcontractor to American Bridge Fluor JV

Contract Amount: approximately $40,000,000.00

Anticipated Project Duration: February 2008 – September 2009

Purpose: Construct temporary marine foundations that will support falsework for the new self anchored suspension span of the San Francisco/Oakland Bay Bridge

Construction Activities:

  • Construct 12 footings on Yerba Buena Island to support Towers A, B, and C.
  • Completed work on marine foundation for Tower D.
  • Installed two driving frame sections, consisting of 8 – 42 inch diameter steel pipe piles driven into the bay floor, on either side of the T1 suspension tower
  • Installed 12 large concrete fender panels on to sides of driving frame sections, largest panel is 80 ft long and weighs 160 tons.
  • Setting a temporary marine platform which includes two structural steel jackets with pile sleeves by using eight 150-ton capacity jacks.
  • Drive, weld and grout steel batter piles to structural steel jackets for temporary marine platform.

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