Thursday, August 6, 2015

MDOT PLANS to repair Telegraph-I-94 sound wall


The "sound wall" located around the I-94 and Telegraph Road bridge is scheduled to be repaired soon, with equipment arriving on site either this week or next.

The Michigan Department of Transportation was in Taylor earlier this week for a public hearing on the matter, held at the Taylor Sportsplex. Adam Penzenstadler, MDOT projects and contracts administration engineer, said the department has scheduled the work. It is required to repair the cracking and deterioration that is occurring around the top of the posts of the current sound barrier. That wall was built in 2010. The cracking has been caused by fabrication methods that did not meet contract specifications when the barrier was installed. There are no structural problems with the wall, but the renovations will eliminate the cracking that is occurring near the top of the pillars.

The original contractor was found in default, according to MDOT officials, and an insurance company settlement will be used to fund repairs by a new contractor. According to MDOT, Z Contractors, a firm specializing in bridge and concrete construction, will do the work. The project will cost about $750,000 and the resulting new barrier should be good for at least 30 years.

Contractors will be working five days a week, between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m., through early next year.

They will be working from the roadways out, so residents should not see much activity.

Look for further updates here at www.cityoftaylor.com as they become available.

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