Temporary bridge and support towers allow continuous flow of heavy traffic while two aging structures are rebuilt
(Parsippany, New Jersey) – Acrow, a leading international bridge engineering and supply company, announced today it has designed and supplied a modular steel bridge to carry traffic during major highway construction in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Acrow’s structure was installed on US-131 to minimize inconvenience during a project to replace two aging bridges on the heavily traveled route.
As a key north-south corridor throughout the State of Michigan, US-131 sees significant commercial and non-commercial traffic near Kalamazoo, including many vehicles accessing the nearby Interstate 94 interchange. When two US-131 bridges over KL Avenue and Amtrak rail lines had exceeded their lifespan and usability, replacement, rather than additional repair, was considered the best option. An alternate route for the traffic that ran below the bridges was available, however, a solution to maintaining the full capacity of US-131 for the duration of the construction was needed…