Madawaska-Edmundston Bridge Gallery

December 2023

Reed & Reed, Inc., along with subcontractors Greenfield Construction, Underwood Electric, and Ed Pelletier and Sons, are actively engaged in the rehabilitation and maintenance of the Madawaska-Edmundston International Bridge over the St. John River in Madawaska, Maine, and NB, Canada. The recent site activities encompass various crucial tasks. Deck form removal and girder cleaning by Reed and Reed, alongside continued demobilization of unused equipment and materials. Greenfield Construction's ongoing work includes deck form and overhang removal under Spans 4, 5, and 6, as well as placement of shoreline rip rap around Pier #5. Underwood Electric is actively involved in wiring and installing aesthetic lighting, conducting tests on bridge and aesthetic lights, and completing necessary wiring for temporary power on the New Brunswick side. Ed Pelletier and Sons have resumed construction of the Temporary Access Roadway in anticipation of its removal in spring 2024. Winter maintenance operations are ongoing to ensure project continuity and safety.

November 2023

Throughout November work on the international bridge has involved the installation of flagpoles at pier 3, along with aesthetic lighting being installed on the up and downstream sides of the bridge. Deck forms and overhangs continued to be removed from the underside of the bridge. Unused equipment was demobilized. A snow fence was installed along abutments one and two to help with drifting snow.

October 2023

Work at abutment 1 saw Reed & Reed grinding and rubbing abutment 1 wingwalls and breastwalls. Work at abutment 2 saw Greenfield completing form removal and beginning rubbing and patching of the left wingwall and transition barrier section. Work at spans 1-6 saw Reed and Reed and subcontractor Greenfield performing the continued installation of bridge rail and posts on the left and right sides. Subcontractor Northeast Paving on site and paved base and surface of the bridge. Reed and Reed and Subcontractor Greenfield resumed deck form removal from under the bridge. Subcontractor Underwood Electric worked on installing the bridge and aesthetic lighting.

September 2023

Work at abutment one saw Reed and Reed continuing to form the Permanent Transition Barrier. Reed and Reed began installing bridge rail posts along the left side wing wall. At abutment two Greenfield formed, installed required reinforcing, and finished placing the left wingwall and transition barrier section, curing ongoing. At span 1 Reed and Reed placed the remaining sections of the sidewalk and curb. Reed and Reed completed curing and form removal of the curbs and sidewalks. Began deck prep and rubbing/grinding curbs and sidewalks. Also began applying the protective coating. At span 2 Greenfield formed, installed required reinforcing and placed the left wingwall curb and transition barrier, curing ongoing.

Electrical Subcontractor, Underwood, completed installation of the mock up conduit run and bracing to the GSA Gantry. Now awaiting GSA approval. At all spans Reed and Reed continued working on deck preparation as well as rubbing and grinding curbs and sidewalks. Also began applying the protective coating and installing bridge rail posts.

August 2023

Work at abutment 1 has seen Reed and Reed completing the installation of expansion joint and began forming the permeant transition barrier. At abutment 2 Greenfield continued installation of the Stage 1 expansion device and resumed work on the G4 temporary support. At span 1 Reed and Reed completed prepping for deck section 9 and placed concrete for same with curing ongoing. The installation of the expansion joint was completed. Reed and Reed completed curing and removing end bulkhead forms for Deck Sections 11. At span 2 Reed & Reed continued Curb and Sidewalk forming. Reed & Reed completed all preparation work and placed Deck Section 10. All deck sections for Stage 1 have been placed. Reed & Reed continued Curb and Sidewalk forming and reinforcing installation along the remainder of the spans.

July 2023

Reed and Reed’s earth Subcontractor ed Pelletier & Sons placed granular borrow for the left wingwall at abutment 1, then loamed, seeded, and mulched same. At abutment 2 Greenfield installed right side of stage 1 backwall forms, required reinforcing and placed concrete. Greenfield also removed the G4 Temp, temp support and began installing the crash cushion around the G4 temp. This support will remain until stage 2 is completed. Reed and Reed continued installing curb and sidewalk forms. At span 3 Reed and Reed also worked on construction bulkheads and general prep work for deck placement sections. Reed and Reed completed all necessary checks and placed deck section 5, curing ongoing. Reed and Reed also began deck form removal. At span 5 and 6 Greenfield continued working on construction bulkheads and prep work for deck placement sections and installing Curb and Sidewalk forms.

June 2023

Abutment 1: Reed and Reed completed curing the backwall at Abutment #1 and continued construction of the Transition Barriers. Reed and Reed completed curing and removed formwork for the Transition. Span 1: Reed and Reed continued installation of the Finger Joint Expansion Device and completed forms for Section 1A Sidewalk and Curb. Spans 2, 3 and 4: Reed and Reed continued installing Deck Reinforcing Steel and continued work on installing bridge drains. Greenfield continued working on construction bulkheads for deck placement. Reed and Reed continued working on construction bulkheads for deck. Span 1 & 2: Subcontractor Underwood Electric resumed installing conduit and Junction Boxes under the superstructure. Span 5: Greenfield completed installing fascia forms, continued work on installing Bridge Drains, and continued working on construction bulkheads for deck placement. Span 6: Greenfield continued working on construction bulkheads for deck placement sections, completed set up and performed the dry run of Bidwell for Deck Section 1 placement. They continued deck formwork removal and resumed deck formwork for section 4A.

May 2023

Abutment 1: Reed and Reed formed and placed the curb for the Project left (SW) Wing Wall. Reed & Reed began construction of the Transition Barriers. Span 1: Reed and Reed began installation of the Finger Joint Expansion Device. Also began installing anchor bolts for the Bridge Rail posts. Span 3 & 4: Reed and Reed continued installing Deck Reinforcing Steel. Span 5: Greenfield continued installing fascia forms. Greenfield also installing and adjusting Bridge Drains. Subcontractor ProSet continued installing Deck Reinforcing Steel. Span 6: Greenfield completed installing deck fascia forms. Greenfield continued working on construction bulkheads for deck placement sections. Greenfield also installing and adjusting Bridge Drains. Subcontractor ProSet continued installing Deck Reinforcing Steel. Began installing the Temporary Structural Support of Girder G-4. Reed and Reed completed installing the Temporary Work Trestle in the St John River to Demarcation Point. Began prep work for Finger installation. Greenfield continued repairs to the Access Road to their end of the Temporary Work Trestle.

April 2023

Electrical subcontractor onsite and continued installing conduit and junction boxes. Reed & Reed began installing deck reinforcing steel. Reed & Reed began installing bulkheads for deck placement sections. Throughout April, shielding was installed, along with deck forms, falsework, sheer studs, and bridge drains. Fascia panels were also installed and adjusted. Winter maintenance and snow removal continued into April.

March 2023

Work at span 1 involved the readjusting of blocking due to bottom-of-slab changes by Engineer of Record. The Electrical subcontractor was onsite installing conduit and junction boxes. Work at span 2 and 3 involved deck forming. Spans 5 & 6 saw the continuation of shielding. Span 6 also had continued deck forming and the installation of overhang brackets.

February 2023

Reed & Reed, Inc. & subcontractor Greenfield Construction, NB Canada continued their work on the international bridge in Madawaska/Edmundston. Work at span 1 continued with deck forming and completed the installation of shielding over NMRR tracks. Crews began readjusting blocking due to bottom-of-slab changes by the Engineer of Record. Work at span 2 began installing shielding over CN Rail railroad tracks and continued with deck forming. Work at span 6 saw the continuation of shielding being installed over the CN Rail railroad tracks. Workers completed removing the temporary work trestle from the US and New Brunswick sides of the river and demobilized the crane from New Brunswick side. February saw continued winter maintenance & snow removal.