Y-Bridge project more costly, takes longer than expected; officials pleased with result
The newly-completed fencing and illumination project on the All-America Bridge as seen from Summa St. Thomas Hospital. (Michael Chritton/Akron Beacon Journal)
Matt Scriber (center left) maneuvers the concrete pump hose as Kevin Coffee (center) waits to run a vibrator that removes air pockets, during the pouring of the new deck in May 2011. (Mike Cardew/Akron Beacon Journal)
Matt Scriber (center left) maneuvers the concrete pump hose during the pouring of the new deck on the southbound side of the All-American Bridge. (Mike Cardew/Akron Beacon Journal)
Juan Pablo, Engineering Tech 3 for the City of Akron, tests the air content on a sample of concrete during the pouring the new deck on the southbound side of the All-American Bridge in May 2011. (Mike Cardew/Akron Beacon Journal)
Photo from Rick Evans with G. Stephens Inc., that shows how the coating flaked off the mockup fence panel on the All American Bridge.(Photo courtesy Rick Evans)
Photo from Rick Evans with G. Stephens Inc., that shows how the coating flaked off the mockup fence panel on the All American Bridge.(Photo courtesy Rick Evans)
Josh Lanham, an operator with the company Hydrotech, uses a hydro milling machine to remove 3/4" of concrete off the top of the All America Y Bridge road surface in June 2010, in Akron, Ohio. The Jeffersonville, Indiana-based company is being used because hydro-demolition will do less damage to the existing structure of the bridge than traditional mechanical machines and because of new, tougher environmental standard for the collection of water. (Ed Suba Jr./Akron Beacon Journal)
The results of using a hydro milling machine to remove 3/4" of concrete off the top of the All America Y Bridge road surfac. (Ed Suba Jr./Akron Beacon Journal)
Josh Lanham, an operator with the company Hydrotech, checks the results of using a hydro milling machine to remove 3/4" of concrete off the top of the All America Y Bridge road surface. (Ed Suba Jr./Akron Beacon Journal)
Operators with the company Hydrotech use a hydro milling machine to remove 3/4" of concrete off the top of the All America Y Bridge road surface in June 15, 2010, in Akron, Ohio. The Jeffersonville, Indiana-based company is being used because hydro-demolition will do less damage to the existing structure of the bridge than traditional mechanical machines and because of new, tougher environmental standard for the collection of water. (Ed Suba Jr./Akron Beacon Journal)
Travis Boyett, (left to right) Dan Randolph and Sean Putnao, iron workers with Local 17 with Local 17 from the Akron/Cleveland area, begin installation of the final panels on the All-America bridgein early December 2011. (Ed Suba Jr./Akron Beacon Journal))
Dan Randolph (left) and Travis Boyett, iron workers with Local 17 from the Akron/Cleveland area, begin installation of the final panels on the All-America bridge. (Ed Suba Jr./Akron Beacon Journal))
Travis Boyett (right) and Dan Randolph, iron workers with Local 17 from the Akron/Cleveland area, begin installation of the final panels on the All-America bridge in early December 2011. (Ed Suba Jr./Akron Beacon Journal))
Construction workers begin installing the new surface on the All America Bridge. (Ed Suba Jr./Akron Beacon Journal)
A construction worker smooths out rough spots during the start of the installation of the new surface on the All America Bridge in July 2010. (Ed Suba Jr./Akron Beacon Journal)
Construction workers use jackhammers to prepare the All America/Y Bridge for for its new surface. (Ed Suba Jr./Akron Beacon Journal)
Finisher Reid Richardson smoothes out the edge of the concrete during the pouring the new deck on the southbound side of the All-American Bridge. (Mike Cardew/Akron Beacon Journal)
Concrete splatter dots the glasses and face of Kevin Coffee as he operates a vibrator that removes air pocket in the cement during the pouring of the new deck. (Mike Cardew/Akron Beacon Journal)
