Direct Connect February 2023

Work has begun to demolish the Browning Road bridge abutment on the 76 W side of the road. You can see here the earth being cleared out behind it.

Some prep work has been done at the site of the collapsed section of retaining wall, but no actual re-construction work has started yet. 

Work continues to between the lanes of 76E/42S. This appears to be ground preparation for the bridge supports that will be built in this area. 

 

Missing Moves February 2023

Let's look at the work starting from 295 North bound. 

Curbing work just below the Big Timber Creek bridge.

Work continues on this side of the Big Timber Creek bridge. Currently they are still working on the new supports of the widening. 

Light posts have been installed leading up to the new ramp from 295 North to 42 South. 

New light posts continue up on the the ramp.

Now let's look at the south bound work. 

Widening work from the new ramp from 42 North down to the Big Timber Creek bridge. 

This side of the bridge is much further along and they have started to demolish the old bridge deck and supports so that the new widened bride deck can be built. 

Widening and drainage work from the Big Timber Creek bridge down to Delsea Drive. 

Missing Moves January 2023

 I haven't posted any pictures recently since most of the work is going on in areas that are hard to photograph. 

- Work continues on the widening of the Big Timber Creek bridge, with the new supports on both sides still be worked on.

- Concrete barriers are being poured along the ramp from 295 North to 42 South.

- Work continues in the median of 42 from 55 to the new ramps.

- The sidewalk along the new Creek Road overpass is almost complete which should allow this to completely re-open in it's new configuration

- Most of the rest of the work is going on up on the new ramps. All the steel supports are complete so they are now building the road deck.

Missing Moves December 2022

 The support beams for the ramp over 295 have all been installed. This will eventually be the ramp from 42 North to 295 South.

Support beams from the ramps over 42 have been staged in the center median and temporary supports have been setup to help with the installation of the beams. This will eventually be the ramp from 42 North to 295 South.

A few days later the first set of beams was installed on the center support. It can't be seen in this picture but this is just a small section of the beams on the center support, they do no extend over the road on either side. 

Missing Moves November 2022

The main structure of the new Missing Moves ramps are pretty much complete with two exceptions, a gap where the ramp passes over 42, and a second gap where it passes over 295. The center support for the 42 gap is currently being built. A steel cross support for the ramp over 295 was recently installed along with the first couple of support beam for the road bed.

Here is an aerial photo thanks to 42Freeway.com, along with some of my photos from the ground. 

Additional support beams are staged near by.
 

On the north bound side of 295 work continues on fencing near the Creek Road overpass and barriers along the new ramp to 42 South. 

Browning Road Overpass November 2022

Equipment is in place to start working on the second bridge abutment for the new Browning Road overpass. I am assuming the pile driver will be used to but in sheet pile to retain the earth so that the old abutment can be removed. 

 

Missing Moves November 2022

The concrete has been poured for the first part of the center support from the ramp from 42 North to 295 South. Sitting next to the support is the form for the top portion of the support.