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Construction Updates

Pleasant Valley Road Bridges - City of Independence & Village of Valley View
CONTACTS
Contractor: The Ruhlin Company

County: Mike Cotter 330-590-3145
330-590-3145
DATES
Start Date: 11-01-2023
Notice To Proceed Date: 11-01-2023
Completion Date:
Scheduled Completion Date: 11-01-2026
Anticipated Completion Date: 11-01-2026
AMOUNTS
Project Amount($): $28,771,797.70
Contract Award Amount($): $28,771,797.70
Estimated Cost To Completion($): 0
Approved Contract Increases($): 0
Approved Contract Decreases($): 0
PROGRESS

June 11, 2024

  • Demo Phase I of 09.68.
  • Excavation and removal of abutment and piers 09.35
  • Cutting and picking beams off 09.35.
  • Pile driving 09.35 abutment footers and pier footers.
  • Poured 09.35 footers for abutments and piers.
  • Steel workers tying rebar reinforcement for footers.
  • Access road causeway installation.

 

Expected in the upcoming weeks:

  • Cutting and picking beams off 09.68.
  • Cofferdams and bracing installation for piers of 09.68.
  • Excavation and removal of abutment and piers 09.68.
  • Steel workers tying rebar reinforcement for footers.
  • Pile driving for CIP piles of bridge 09.68.
  • Pier columns and abutment pour 09.35.

     

         

May 1, 2024

  • Demo phase I of 09.68
  • Poured 09.03 footers for abutments and piers.
  • Phase line sheeting for 09.35
  • Railroad protection installation
  • Iron workers in tying rebar for footers, abutments, piers.
  • Pile driving for CIP and H-pile for bridge 09.03

     

    Expected in the upcoming weeks:

  • Cutting and picking beams off 09.35
  • Pile driving 09.35 abutment footers and pier footers.
  • Excavation and removal of abutment and piers 09.35
  • Steel workers tying rebar reinforcement for footers.
  • Access road causeway installation Finish Portage trail installation.
  • River closure

Pleasant Valley Bridge construction    Pleasant Valley Bridge construction    Pleasant Valley Bridge construction

April 2, 2024

  • Demo Phase I of 09.35
  • Pile drive of piles for 09.03 footers
  • Excavation and forming of abutment footers 09.03.
  • Contractor access road installation
  • Concrete for CIP piles
  • Concrete placed for forward abutment footer.
  • Steel workers tying rebar reinforcement for footers.

     

    Expected in the upcoming weeks:

  • Demo 09.68
  • Pile driving 09.35.
  • Phase line sheeting 09.35.
  • Excavating and removal of abutment and piers 09.35.
  • Steel workers tying rebar reinforcement for footers.
  • Access road installation.
  • Finish Portage Trail installation.

 

January 16, 2024

  • Traffic zone has been set up.
  • Detour Implementation.
  • Temporary signals.
  • Erosion control.
  • Guardrail removal.

     

    Expected in the upcoming weeks:

  • Guardrail removal.
  • Erosion control.
  • Clearing and grubbing
  • Access road installation.
  • Portage trail installation.