Multi-use path viaduct takes shape

From ODOT

There has been a lot of work happening on the multi-use path viaduct east of the Whilamut Passage Bridge since my last update.

 

Here’s a closer look at what we’ve been doing to build the multi-use path viaduct this winter.  



Crews placed large concrete box beams for the new path viaduct between the Willamette River and Franklin Boulevard to the right. The beams are salvaged from the temporary Interstate 5 bridge built in 2004. Each beam is about 100 feet long.

 



Next, workers added a temporary wooden safety railing to protect crews during construction. They will install a permanent railing later next year.

 



To stabilize the transition from the edge of the river's south bank to the viaduct, our team built a 67-foot long concrete block retaining wall at the east end of the path.


 

Here's a view of the path viaduct from the Willamette River looking south toward Franklin Boulevard. By fall of 2014 the new path connecting Springfield to Alton Baker Park will be paved and ready for pedestrians, runners and cyclists.