Construction—North America—USA—Bridges
installed by the General Contractor, assisted by
DSI technicians and engineers, from November
2014 to November 2015.
DSI was awarded the contract to supply the
DYNA Force ® Measuring System including a
remote controlled readout unit for the long-
term monitoring of the forces acting on the
stay cables. With a total of 264 DYNA Force ®
Sensors for Type 0.62" Strand and 3 readout
units equipped with a remote system
supplied, the Abraham Lincoln Bridge is the
largest application of DYNA Force ® Sensors
for DSI in Post-Tensioning so far.
The first lanes were opened to traffic
approximately 4 months earlier than
planned at the beginning of December
2015. The complete Downtown Crossing
Project including the rehabilitation of the
Kennedy Bridge and the connecting roads
on both sides of the Ohio River is expected
to be completed by the end of 2016.
Owner
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC), USA
General Contractor
Walsh Construction Company, USA
Contractor
Milestone Contractors, L.P., USA
Engineering (Lead Design)
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc., USA
Engineering (Design)
COWI Bridge North America (formerly Buckland &
Taylor Ltd.), Canada
DSI Units
DYWIDAG-Systems International GmbH, BU Special
Projects, Germany and DYWIDAG-Systems International
USA Inc., BU Post-Tensioning, East, USA
DSI Scope
Production, supply, engineering services, technical
support, supervision
DYWIDAG Products
176 Type DG-P37, DG-P48, DG-P55, D