Page 9 - Delaware Contractors Association - 2021 Construction Excellence Awards

2021 CONSTRUCTION EXCELLENCE AWARDS
DELAWARE CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION 2021 | 9
HIGHWAY OVER $15 MILLION
RICHARD E. PIERSON CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.
2nd Street Ramp Improvements
This project, which was part of DelDOT’s I-95 Viaduct Reconstruction Program, replaced obsolete ramps at 2nd and North Jackson Street. Many challenges were overcome by Pierson including a very tight delivery time frame, construction in a major interstate, addressing COVID-related logistics and material impacts and changed field conditions. The contractor utilized a number of innovative construction techniques including precasting major structural components, specialized modified deck overlay material and slipforming parapets and barriers. These innovations enabled Pierson to meet the aggressive project deadline so the ramps could reopen to
the travelling public.