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Originally Posted by northbay
are those white blocks geofoam? what is that for?
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Originally Posted by MSP
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Originally Posted by s.p.hansen
We are really into Geofoam in Utah. The major overhaul of I-15 in the late 90's introduced us to the concept and UTA and UDOT have been using it on ramps ever since then.
The biggest advantage is that Geofoam does not settle like soil fills.
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Not high-jacking the thread here, just wanted to point out that I see these geofoams now being used at RTD's Denver Union Station redevelopment project. I haven't noticed them used in Denver, prior to this.
Click this link, let image load and then zoom in to the right side of the underground bus terminal. Notice next to the road, geofoam now in place and covered with dirt:
http://www.earthcam.com/client/kiewit/?cam=pano
RTD-Denver also used the construct bridge to the side, then roll out over street method, for a massive bridge on it's 60% completed West Corridor LRT Line. On the weekend of May 1, 2010, the 286-foot, 600-ton light rail bridge. Not as big as Utah's, but still massive.
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I point these things out in reaction to comment that Salt Lake City and Denver seem to be leading the way in the Interior West in transit construction and innovative construction, financing, etc... I totally agree with this comment.
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