Large Project of the Year Nominee

I-84; East Snowville to Hansel Valley, Rehabilitation High Volume

This project required removing the existing asphalt, identifying areas of concern, and placing new asphalt to improve the surface and extend the life of the roadway. The UDOT I-84; East Snowville to Hansel Valley Rehabilitation project had a unique application to fit the department’s budget. Staker Parson was contracted to Roto-Mill the existing HMA surface and repair the underlying PCC Panels in areas of concern prior to overlaying with bonded wearing course. As crews were Roto-Milling the existing surface, UDOT staff, Staker Parson and Sub-contracted crews were on standby and challenged to identify each area of roadway that would need repairing following Roto-Milling operations. Once repaired, paving crews placed the Bonded Wearing Course as the finished product. Having the Bonded Wearing Course application placed over the PCC was innovative and unique, requiring partnerships with UDOT and the Departments Pavement Design Engineer to configure a sufficient application rate of PMEM to ensure longevity and smoothness.

Safety was our top priority for our team members and the traveling public. Early in the project, our team identified possible safety risks and brainstormed solutions to reduce and eliminate injury. To reduce these risks, AAA Barricade Company was contracted to place traffic control devices to help maintain lane travel, and safety barricades to ensure crew safety throughout the corridor. Pre-warning notification signs and VMS boards were placed throughout the project to alert travelers of expected impacts. In addition, the Utah State Highway Patrol was onsite for all construction days, patrolling the project limits and helping to reduce speeding vehicles. These solutions substantially contributed to maintaining safety on this project, successfully completing I-84 with zero recordable injuries.

Staker Parson’s Brigham City Hot Plant produced the Bonded Wearing Course Mix within full bonus many times throughout construction. Prior to paving operations, our crews partnered with UDOT to coordinate with the paving crews in order to identify areas that required a leveling course. Overall, the project was completed with a $105,000 “smoothness incentive,” and $10,000.00 early completion.