Case Study
Hydrodemolition on Wabash bridge resurface job speeds work, reduces cost
Case Stories Case Stories Hydrodemolition on Wabash bridge resurface job speeds work, reduces cost CONJET AB P.O. BOX 507 SE-136 25 HANINGE SWEDEN PHONE: +46 (0)8 55 65 22 40 FAX: +46 (0)8 55 65 22 60 E-MAIL: conjet@conjet.com WEBSITE: www.conjet.com APPLIED WATERJET TECHNOLOGY A US $ 1.67 million bridge rehabilitation project in Indiana was utilizing hydrodemolition technology instead of jackhammers for concrete rem- oval and finished up in record time and saved the Indiana Dept. of Highways an estimated US $ 500.000 in direct costs. The bridge is the Wabash Memorial Toll Bridge, a 4.932 ft (1.480 m ) total length, two-lane span over the Wabash River. seven miles west of Mt Vernon, Ind., connecting Indiana State Highway 62 with Illinois State Highway 141. The rehabilitation job called for