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VTCA VDOT Consultant Forum 2016Structure and Bridge Division

September 8, 2016Kendal R. Walus, PEState Structure and Bridge Engineer

Structure and Bridge Division

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• Assistant S&B Engineers• Design Engineering – Prasad Nallapaneni• Engineering Services – Under Recruitment• Maintenance – Adam Matteo• Safety Inspection – Claude Napier

• District Bridge Engineers• Bristol – Gary Lester• Culpeper – Teresa Gothard• Fredericksburg – Annette Adams• Hampton Roads – Chris Eggleston• Lynchburg – Frank Lukanich• Northern Virginia – Gary Runco• Richmond – Jeff Hill• Salem – Dean Hackett• Staunton – Rex Pearce

S&B Strength:• Admin/Program

Management/Design = 156• Safety Inspection = 112• Bridge Maintenance = 278• Grand Total = 546

Performance Measures

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• Performance Measures are tracked on the Dashboard

• VDOT’s Bridge Performance Measure

• Less Than 8% of Bridges/Large Culverts Rated as Structurally Deficient

Today 5.1% and

Improving

Structurally Deficient Structures Trend

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Consultant Procurements

• Ten (10) Bridge Design Term Contracts• Eight (8) in Term 1, one (1) in Term 2 and one (1) in Term 3• Capacity of $2M each• Assigned over $21M in 83 Task Orders

• Three (3) VASEP Bridge Design Term Contracts• Three (3) in Term 1 • Capacity of $2M each• Assigned over $1.9M in 7 Task Orders

• Fourteen (14) Inspection Term Contracts• Various Terms• Capacity varies $5M to $2M• Assigned $27M in 173 Task Orders

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• Procuring Four (4) Safety Inspection Contracts for the Fredericksburg, NOVA and Hampton Roads Districts

• Upcoming S&B Procurements:• Bristol Safety Inspection Contract - January 2017• Tunnel Limited Services Contract – January 2017• NOVA Inspection Contract - February 2017

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• Reminders:

• Work is to be of High Quality, Completed on Time and Within the Budget

• The Final Product Needs to Be Checked by a Senior Engineer

• You are to Invoice Personnel Charges as Designated in the Agreement• Fixed Billable Rate Contracts (Not Senior Engr. Rates for Engr. Effort)

• Perceived Scope Changes Need to Be Brought to the Attention of the Department

• You Can’t Invoice for Work Accomplished when there is No Agreement• Retroactive Agreements are Not Allowed

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Use of Aesthetics is Expected

• Work with the District Bridge Engineer

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Updates of Manual of the S&B Division

• Part 1 - Preface – Manual Overview

• Revised Design Exception Content perFHWA Policy Revision and to Coincide with Current IIM-LD-227/IIM-S&B-70

• Part 2 – Design Aids and Typical Details

• Chapter 1 – General Drafting Procedures• Revised the CADD Sheet Number Format

• Chapter 2 – Title Sheet• Added R/W Limit to Front Sheet of Railroad Project. • Updated General Notes for Current Specifications, IIM’s and Other Manuals

• Chapter 3 – Estimated Quantities Sheet• Removed Obsolete, Added New Pay Items• Updated Descriptions and Specification References to the 2016 Spec.

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• Part 2 – Continued

• Chapter 6 – Geometrics• Reduced Minimum Shoulder Width to 4' for Signed

Shared Roadways• Matched L&D's Grade Adjacent to Roadway Language• Increased Sidewalk Width from 5’-6” to 6’-0”

• Chapter 11 – Steel• Miscellaneous Changes to Coordinate with Part 7 Bolted Field Splice Updates

• Chapter 12 – Prestressed and Post-Tensioned Concrete• Changed 0.5” Strands to 0.6” Strands for Prestressed Bulb-T and AASHTO Beams• Added Preliminary Design Charts for PCBT and AASHTO Beams, Voided Slab

and Box Beams• Removed Horizontal Shear Bars BS04 Series (Cow Horn Bars)• Added a New Section for Post-Tensioning

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• Chapter 15 – Pier Details• Added Virginia Alternate Pier Content• Revised Pier Protection Guidance

• Chapter 17 – Abutments• Updated Drainage Details for Deck Slab Extensions • Updated and Expanded Content of All Previous Abutment Types• Added MSE Wall Requirements at Abutment • Restructured Abutment Type Selection Criteria • Added Temporary Support Details for Prestressed Concrete

Beams for Full Integral Abutments

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• Chapter 30 – Fencing• Removed Top Mounted Fence Detail

• Part 3 – Current Details

• Reinstated Low Profile Bearing• Reinstated 27” Kansas Corral Bridge Railing• BR27C-15 – Modified HSS Tube on the Backside of Rails• Added Electrical Continuity for Grounding for Pedestrian Fence• All Bridge Railing Standards

• Updated Location of Barrier Delineator• Changed Concrete to Low Shrinkage Class A4 Modified

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• Part 3 - Continued• BEJ-6 and 7 – Revised anchor rods• BPF-3 – Removed top mounted fence details• BPPS – Revised Pier Protection System• BPP-2 – New Prestressed Concrete

Pile Standard with Stainless Steel Strands

• Part 4 - Prestressed Concrete Beam Standards• Revised all PCBT sheets to reflect changes in Part 2 – Chapter 12

• Part 7 - Steel Plate Girder Standards• Revised the steel plate girder standards.

• Changed “Permissible Bolted Field Splice” to “Bolted Field Splice” • Added Drawing Scale for Horizontal Dimensions in Elevation• Added Note on Shipping and Erection when Contractor chooses Eliminating

Bolted Field Splice(s)

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Bridge, Ancillary Structure and Tunnel Safety Inspections

• Major Changes in NBIS:

• BrM 5.2.1 Implementation was February 17, 2016• Using AASHTO Manual for Bridge Element Inspection (NBEs, BMEs and ADEs) • Sunset of PONTIS and Migration of All Inventory and CoRe Data to BrM 5.2.1

• Customizing BrM 5.2.2 and BrM 5.2.3 for implementation by 8/2017

• IIM-S&B-27.8, Bridge Safety Inspections, issued June 30, 2016• Clarifications to Policy and Procedures for Inspection and Report Requirements

• Anticipate Federal Rule Making Revising NBIS and Coding Guide to be issued February 2017

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Bridge, Ancillary Structure and Tunnel Safety Inspections

• SHVs Load Rating and Posting Compliance Date is 12/ 31/2017

• Revised Ancillary Structure Frequency of Inspection 7/1/2016

• NTIS Tunnel Inspections of 3 Tunnels Started in FY2 016• Initial/Inventory Inspections of All Tunnels to be Completed by 8/13/2017

• 7-VDOT• 2-CBBT• 4-ERC• 1-Roanoke Airport

VTCA/VDOT Consultant Forum 2016Structure and Bridge Division

September 8, 2016Kendal R. Walus, PEState Structure and Bridge Engineer

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