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The Advisory Commiffee on Scenic Highways held its first meeting in the Public Works Building on December 12, 1961. At right, front to back: Robert W. Graver, representing Edwin S. Moore, San Francisco, Executive Vice President, California State Aufomobile Association; Charles Perry Walker, Manhaftan Beach, immediate past presidenf of the League of California Cities; and Roberf Grunwald, Hanford, planning consultant. Seated at table, left, front fo back: Deputy Director of Public Works Harry D. Freeman, representing the State's previously organized Inter-Departmental Committee on Scenic Highways, of which he is chairman; Lawrence Livingston, Jr., San Francisco, planning consultant; Dee W. McKenzie, Chief of the Highways and Bridge Division, Sacramento County Department of Public Works; and Harry Schmidt, Gustine, immediate past president, County Supervisors Association of California. (Procter Melquist of Menlo Park, editor of Sunset Magazine, was not present). In the background are staff members of the $fate Division of Highways, Department of Water Resources, Once of State Planning, Department of Parks and Recreation and the U.S. Bureau of Public Roads. The committee wns appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly and the President pro Tempore of the State Senafe in accordance with Senate Concurrent Resolution 39 of the 1961 Legislature. It is acting in an advisory capacity to a previously appointed interdepartmental committee which is preparing a report for the Legislature, to be submitted in March, 1962. California, Hl~ hwa, Y sand Public Works Official Journal of the Division of Highways, Department of Public Works, State of California

Vol. 41 January-February 1962 Nos. 1-2 CONTENTS Page Congressmen Inspect California's Highways 2 Franklin Payne Named to Highway Commission ____ 2 Redwood Freeway ------3 By H. W. Benedict, Resident Engineer U.S. 40 ------8 By Alan S. Hari, District Engineer San Gorgonio Pass------— ------13 Sacramento River Bridge in Redding Widened ______15 South Sacramento FreewaY------16 By Donald M. Young, DisTrict Construction Engineer, and Edward F. Silva, Jr., Resident Engineer Junipero Serra ------19 By Jack O. Grasberger, Senior Highway Engineer Experimental Paint 26 By Herbert A. Rooney, Senior Chemical Testing Engineer, and A. L. Woods, Bridge Paint Inspector Vallejo-Benicia ------29 By C. F. Roderick, Resident Engineer Feather Lake 33 By William D. McIntosh, Road Commissioner, Lassen County, and Donald D. Chamberlin, Director of Public Works, Shasta County BayBridge ------36 CableMoving ------44 By Ralph E. Decker, Senior Highway Engineer, and H. W. Muller, Associate Highway Engineer Sa'n Diego Freeway------45 By James E. Martin, Executive Assistant development in FRONT COVER—typical of freeway Personnel Changes fhe scenic Redwood Parks area of US 101 in Hum- 60 boldt County, is this view along the recently opened San Mateo-Hayward Bridge_------61 stretch between Myers Flat and south of Dyerville. Governor Approves Driver Habit Study______62 The structure across the freeway is the Pesula Road Flood Problems-3 63 Overcrossing. the old highway, located just west of ------By James W. Ross, Associate Highway Engineer, and the freeway and closer fo the South Fork of the Eel Wah G. Chan, Assistant Highway Engineer River, remains in service for leisurely driving through the redwoods. (Article on page 3). Routes Adopted ------66 Maintenance Engineers Meet in Sacramento.______.___ 6$ Construction Costs Show Fourth Quarter Rise______BACK COVER—Looking along a landscaped portion ______68 of the San Diego Freeway (Interstate Route 405) in New Maintenance Man Classes------_-__-_------_-__-_--_------___-__-__--_-_-__ 69 the West Los Angeles area. the Sunset Boulevard Vietnam Highways ------______7p overcrossing is in the center. Work is progressing fo By George E. Gray, Associate Highway Engineer extend the freeway through the Santa Monica Moun- Talking About Highways ----- _ 72 tains in the background. (Article on page 45). Both Index of California Highways and Public photos are by Bob Dunn. Works-1961______76 'Tempus Fugit' Corner ------78 New Symbol Signs on State Highways______7q Retirements Ralph V. Chase 25 Lee R. Redden______62 William Bock 35 Coral Davis ______79 Obituaries R. C. 'Cass' Kennedy------79

LESTER S. KORITZ, Editor STEWART MITCHELL, Associate Editor JOHN C. ROBINSON, Associate Editor HELEN HALSTED, Assixtant Editor WILLIAM R. CHANEY, Chief Photographer Editors are invited to use information contained herein and to request prints of any black and white photographs.

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By H. W. BENEDICT, Resia'ent Engineer

N OCTOBER L S, rately for several reasons. Primarily, it 6 million board feet of Douglas fir and Dis'rxicT 1961, impressive allowed specialist logging contractors redwood logs to be removed from the I opening ceremo- to bid on the complex and difficult right of way. It also allowed for more nies, attended by "logging" contract. balanced financing of the project and many local and Some idea of the enormity of this insured an earlier completion of the State. dignitaries, phase of the work is obtained from the entire facility since it enabled the con- marked the sucess- quantities involved in the contract; tractor to work through the winter ful completion of over 160 acres to be cleared and over season of 1958-1959. the second unit of the Redwood Parks Freeway. This unit, extending from Myers Flat on the south to 0.6 mile south of Dyerville, provides an additional 7.5 miles of modern freeway through the beautiful redwood region. Connecting as it does with the first unit of the Redwood Freeway on the north, it provides the highway user with a continuous 12 miles of high- speed four-lane highway, superseding a portion of the originally constructed Redwood Highway. An over-all picture of the Redwood Parks Freeway was given in an article by Sam Helwer, District Engineer, in the July-August, 1958, issue of Cali- foynia High. ways rind Public Works. As pointed out in this article, the ultimate completion of the Freeway will provide a 44-mile drive of scenic highway through the Redwood country extending northward from the Men- docino-Humboldt county line. This facility will not only provide greater safety, comfort, and convenience for the traveler but also new and exciting vistas of the world-famous redwood groves. Frequent connections to the former two-lane highway, now designated "Avenue of the Giants," will give opportunity for the more leisurely traveler to travel this pictur- esque route through the groves.

Second Unit Completion Three contracts were required to bring the construction of the 2nd unit to completion. The first, awarded to Don F. Shuster Co. in August of 1958, provided for the clearing of the right A view of recently completed unit No. 2 of the Redwood Parks Freeway (US 101) in Humboldt County of way, This contract was let sepa- between Myers Flat and Dyerville. The traveler now enjoys the comfort and convenience of a modern freeway for 12 continuous miles through the redwood empire as well as spectacular new vistas.

January-February 1962 ~ Construction begins on the Eagle Point Viaduct section of fhe Redwood Parks Freeway south of Myers Flat. This contract was completed in June, 1959 to Morrison-Knudsen Com- The alignment of the newly com- June, 1959 at the final cost of pany, Inc., Seattle District. This firm pleted unit traverses the South Fork $251,000. successfully completed the work a of Eel River canyon _and is easterly The second contract was let to John month ahead of schedule. This con- and upslope from the old road. Par- W. J. Petersen and provided for the tract, completed with the expenditure ticular care was taken in the selection construction of a 540-foot-long rein- of over $5,600,000, provided for all of the alignment so as to pass through forced concrete arch culvert in the remaining work not covered in the many redwood groves in the area Mowry Creek. This contract was let the two preceding contracts. with the least disturbance to these last in September, 1958 and was completed The typical section is the same used remaining monarchs of a former age. in July, 1959 at the final cost of on the first unit of the Redwood Free- This essential of location, coupled nature of the $125,690.00. way and on all mountain sections in with the extreme rugged unstable Mowry Creek is the largest drainage District I. Basically, it is the 60-foot terrain and its generally many difficult prob- area on the 2nd unit of the freeway all-paved section with modifications structure led to design and construction of and is the site of the largest through for special drainage conditions. Struc- lems in the unit. fill on the job. turally, the constructed section con- this sists of 1.00 foot of imported pervious Unstable Qiroa~nd Major Contract Let subbase, topped with 0.66 foot of ce- The unstable nature of the ground The major contract to grade, pave ment treated base with 0.29 foot of traversed by this facility is attested by and construct the structures on the plant mixed surfacing completing the the quantities involved in stabilization 7.5-mile stretch of freeway was let in section. of the embankment areas. Approxi-

4 California Highways and Public Works A girder is hoisted into position on the new bridge being constructed across A view of construction now under way on a section of fhe Eagle Point the South Fork of the Eel River. Viaduct on US 101 south of Myers Flat. mately 545,000 cubic yards of trench and stripping excavation were required to provide for better fill foundations, and over 245,000 tons of filter material was placed for this same purpose. Final quantities show that over 10 miles of perforated metal pipe were placed and over 95,000 linear feet of horizontal drains were installed in the wet sidehill slopes. To complete the grading on the contract it was necessary to move over 2,800,000 cubic yards of roadway excavation. This material, ranging from soft clays to fractured sand- stones, was used to construct the large embankments on the work; in so doing over 30,000,000 station yards of overhaul was performed by the hauling equipment. Approximately 58,000 tons of aggregates were mixed with 2,750 tons of paving asphalt to make the plant mixed surfacing for the project. Four bridges were constructed, all being separation structures at the various crossroads and at the Weott inter- This photo gives some idea of the amount of subsurface wafer that must be contended with in areas of change area. Two of the structures heavy rainfall such as this section of US 101. Here horizontal drains in a potential slide area carry off water to relieve hydrostatic pressure and lubrication of the earth mass. are three-span box girder bridges, one

January-February 1962 5 a tee beam and the last a flat slab to preserve the famous groves from present in these cuts; consequently, a structure. The Weott Undercrossing damage. 3-foot layer of filter material was then forms an integral part of the Weott The project schedule carried the placed on the slope, draining to per- interchange, the only complete inter- work through the winter seasons of forated pipe placed in trenches at the change on the contract. The total cost 1959-1960 and 1960-1961. Heavy win- normal toe of slope. The slope was of the four structures is slightly over ter storms, particularly in the first then reconstructed with the cobble $435,000. winter season, coupled with the gen- rock, placed by loaders, clamshell Another interchange is planned at erally unstable nature of the terrain, cranes or other convenient methods. the south end of the facility near the caused heavy slides in practically all The filter blanket is considered essen- town of Myers Flat. All grading and the major excavation areas. Over 500,- tial to the treatment as the cobble rock a part of ramp construction was com- 000 cubic yards of slide material was would probably become contaminated pleted in this area under this contract. removed from the work and disposed in but a short period of time without In addition to the interchanges, pri- of in various areas. this protective blanket. vate access roads were reconstructed Extensive reconstruction of failed Rainfall is heavy in this section, and frontage roads were built. slopes ~~as necessary and in .several averaging between 60 and 70 inches a areas weakened slopes were reinforced year. Consequently, particular atten- C,onstruetion Restricted with buttresses of heavy cobble rock. tion was paid to the design and the in- With the exception of private hold- This method of construction, though stallation of drainage facilities. In ad- ings near the towns of Myers Flat not new, was unique in that it effec- dition to the concrete arch in Mowry and Weott, the new construction tra- tively used the large reject boulders Creek, four other major drainage versed lands under control of the Di- from the contractor's screening plant, channels were provided with field as- vision of Beaches and Parks. Construc- material that is ordinarily wasted. In sembled metal plate culverts ranging restricted tion through this area was brief, the method of reinforcing the from 5 feet to 6%Z feet in diameter. to the cleared area to protect the adja- slopes was as follows: Several miles of conventional corru- cent forest cover and giant redwoods gated metal pipe culverts were in- from damage. Despite the obvious Slopes Undercut customary handicaps to normal construction, the The cut slopes were undercut by at stalled to take care of the contractors were able to maintain least 10 feet normal to the slope. In relief drainage. In several areas, ex- these high standards of protection and all instances, heavy ground water was tensive ditches, shoulder widening, and

Construction of the freeway involved heavy clearing and the use of heavy logging equipment.

6 California Ffighways and Public Works special collecting structures were constructed to minimize the damage from winter runoff. Even before the completion of this important second link of the Red- wood Parks Freeway, work was under way on the third unit. This third unit, extending from Sylvandale on the south to Myers Flat will add another 11 miles of four-lane freeway to the system when completed. For the same reasons of financing, orderly construction, etc., this unit was also divided into several contracts.

Brudge Contract Awarded The first, for construction of a bridge across the South Fork of Eel River at Myers Flat, was- awarded to Stolte Company in July, 1960. This The freeway traverses rugged and heavily wooded terrain as can be seen from this aerial photo. contract, in the amount of $1,100,000, provides for the construction of a Viaduct Structure In the May-June, 1958, issue of welded steel girder bridge over 825 Of particular interest on this con- California Highways and Public feet in length and also for construc- tract is the Eagle Point Viaduct struc- Works, Norman G. Larsen, Project tion to subgrade stage of 2,000 feet of ture. This bridge, made necessary Designer on the first unit of the Red- roadbed to serve as a southerly ap- when designs studies showed that wood Parks Freeway, explained why proach to the structure. Work on this neither cuts nor fills could be con- it was necessary to route the new contract, under the direction of L. C. structed in a steep sidehill location freeway so as to avoid the level river Allen, Bridge Department Resident without astronomical costs, is located flats, the location of the stately red- Engineer, is well ahead of schedule about a mile south of Myers Flat. Its wood groves. with completion expected early in the south abutment is on Eagle Point As a result of this radical departure 1962 construction season. ridge, tJhe site of the largest cut on the from the old highway, that winding, The second contract, for clearing contract where approximately 800,000 scenic road was left untouched. Con- that portion of the third unit covered cubic yards of material will be re- sequently, it furnishes an alternate to with heavy timber, was let in August, moved. the new freeway, available to those 1960. Don F. Shuster Co. was again The 1300-foot-long steel girder travelers who wish to travel a more successful in bidding for this work bridge also has an unusual bent design. leisurely pace through the beautiful and completed the contract in Octo- Each bent consists of two columns 5 redwood forests. Recognizing the ber, 1960 at the final cost of $70,000. feet square. These columns, due to scenic beauty of the superseded por- The third contract was awarded to poor foundation conditions, extend as tion of the Redwood Highway, the Ball and Simpson in June of 1961. much as 40 feet into the ground in lieu California State Legislature has aptly Work on this $6,000,000 contract is of the conventional pile or spread designated this route as the "Avenue being completed by a joint venture of footing foundation treatment. In each of the Giants." Ball &Simpson and Slate-Hall Co. case, the extended columns were However, this is not to say that the This contract, when completed, will poured against the natural ground in new freeway is not without beauty. extend the freeway southerly to holes dug to neat lines and extending In fact, the more breathtaking vistas Maple Hills bridge, near Miranda, well into bedrock. of the beautiful redwood forests fur- where a temporary connection will be The State Highway Commission has nished by this facility have proven to constructed to connect the new facil- included in the 1962-63 budget funds be an extra bonus. Due to the higher ity to the old road. This temporary for the final and southernmost con- elevation of the freeway and its width connection will utilize an existing tract on the third unit of the freeway. of clearing, the traveler is able to view county-owned bridge panoramas of these across the South This contract will provide for the new, exciting Forlc of Eel River at Maple Hills. mighty monarchs. Thus, an early pre- construction, including bridges, from Work is progressing rapidly on this diction of the original designers has Sylvandale to the southerly end of the 5.6-mile section of the third unit, with been proven correct; that mountains completion possible late in 1962. Over Ball and Simpson contract at Maple can be remaved, rivers changed in half of the 2,200,000 cubic yards road- Hills, a distance of about six miles. It their course, and some redwood giants way excavation has been moved and is expected that this work will be let removed to provide a full freeway work is ahead of schedule on the five to contract early in the 1952 con- and still preserve the awe-inspiring structures on the job. struction season. scenic ~~onder of the area.

January-February 1962 7 Scene during construction, Donner Lake Undercrossing, US 40 and Inferstafe 80, on new alignment north of Donner Lake.

Sacramento to Nevada Section Now Has 99 Miles of Freeway and Expressway

By ALAN S. HART, District Engineer

Since our last re- 14 miles from Auburn east are full With the completion of these two DlsTxicT port on the conver- freeway. That section requires about sections, the California motorist can sion of US 40 to a dozen interchanges to provide com- now enjoy a total of 72 miles of unin- III freeway between plete access control and elimination of terrupted freeway and expressway of Sacramento and the intersections at grade. four or more lanes from Sacramento Nevada state line Opened November 1960 was the to Emigrant map. (November - De- 7.8-mile: project from east of Baxter cember 1959 Cali- to west of Emigrant Gap. A. Teichert 26 Miles Converted fornia Highways & Son, Inc. of Sacramento was con- Of the 48 miles from Emigrant Gap crud Public Works), tractor for the $6,000,000 undertaking. to Nevada, 26 have been converted to two more sections of divided freeway In November 1961 the 5.1-mile freeway and construction or clearing totaling 13 miles have been completed. stretch from west of Monte Vista to is now underway on all the .remaining Of the total 120 miles, 99 are now east of Baxter was opened. Its cost 22 miles. four or more lanes on the former emi- was $5,300,000 and Madonna Con- The 5.4-mile section from Emigrant grant wagon trail which is now a part struction Co. of San Luis Obispo was Gap to the junction of State Sign of Interstate 80. And all 99, except for the contractor. Route 20 started in July 1961 on the

8 California 1-lighways and Public Works Recently opened new Interstate Section of US 40/Inlersfate 80 just above Monte Vista. Southern Pacific Lines run diagonally across photo above highway, in foreground is Tow►e interchange.

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and and lem lem spectacular spectacular most most en- as as an an

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this this build build of of section section freeway freeway through

struction struction seasons seasons will will be be to required required

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advertised advertised be be some some time time this this spring.

way way Budget, Budget, and and bids bids to are are expected expected

up up been been set set -63 -63 in in the the 1962 State State High-

For For construction, construction, $10,400,000 $10,400,000 has

season. burning burning

advantage advantage the the take take of of spring winter -

Hubner Hubner Inc. Inc. & & Michner, Michner, of of Denver Denver to

separate separate $273,000 $273,000 a a contract contract is is with

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~rnirvVJ ~rnirvVJ LFitlt rtNn ~c ~c UVIVIVtI't UVIVIVtI't ~H~ ~H~ ~ ~ .)VIIH .)VIIH way for over a year, the summit sec- 500,000 is required. Present scheduling tion will replace the famous, although calls for completion of the entire sec- narrow and circuitous Donner Sum- tion in 1965. mit Highway which winds steeply up the easterly face of the solid rock Separate Roadways spine of the Sierra ridge. At its farthest point the new route Wark started May 1961 on the will run about 1 %2 miles north of the grading and structures of the 3.4 miles existing highway on sweeping curves from the freeway at Soda Springs to with a maximum 5 percent grade up- the summit under a $2,377,700 con- hill and 6 percent down. Each two- tract with Guy F. Atkinson, and lane roadway tivill be a separate work has been going since July 1960 highway with varying vertical and on the seven miles from the summit horizontal distances between center- to the freeway at the east end of the lines. lake. The joint venture firm of J. W. A third lane will be built for slow- Briggs of Redding, and J. N. Conley moving uphill vehicles, and a view- and G. D. Dennis &Sons, both of point vista will offer a dramatic view Portland, Oregon, holds this latter of Donner Lake and the craggy face $7,423,100 contract. Both jobs are ex- of the Sierra. pected to be completed before the Although it will peak 100 feet end of this year. higher than the present road (7,135 Third phase will include the base vs. 7,239), the new alignment will be Aerial view in reverse to one on opposite page and surfacing of the entire summit more sheltered from the high winds shows new alignment swinging north and climbing crossing for which an estimated $5,- often encountered at ridge, while old alignment, just visible middle the Sierra top, right continues over summit.

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JanuarywFebruary 1962 11 which cause a serious snowdrift problem in winter. Other recent activity on the transcontinental highway was the million- dollar widening project on the North Sacramento Freeway completed in December. This work expanded the facility to eight lanes between Arden Way and El Camino Avenue, and to six lanes from there to Marconi Ave- nue, atotal of 1.6 miles. Underway at the present time are two contracts totaling $37,233 for median planting and trees at seven structures on 7 %2 miles from Roseville to Penryn Road, and for landscaping at the Colfax interchange. In addition to the conversion of the expressway north of Auburn to freeway, long-range future planning also includes widening the entire route to a minimum of six lanes from Sacra- mento to the vicinity of Weimar. of freeway near Bolted steel plate undercrossing, 7 feet wide, 9 feet high, goes beneath both lanes summit, serving riding and hiking trail. Bottom will be paved.

negotiate and dangerous in winter. Old Donner Summit road climbs sheer scarp in series of tortuous S-curves, difficult fo

~ 2 California Highways and Public Works • New $5,500,000 Freeway or on i o ~~~ Ends Traffic Problem

Completion of a $5.5 million project for freeway construction by Matich Constructors and W.F. Maxwell Co. ends a recurrent traffic problem in San Gorgonio Pass. Peak flows between the Los Angeles metropolitan area and the Palm Springs-Coachella Valley resort areas have suffered congestion in the pass area, because of the necessary _traffic signal controls through Beaumont. This project, which extends the freeway westward from Banning to the junction of U.S. 60 and U.S. 70-99 just west of Beau- mont, provides six lanes of pavement for these major transcontinental routes. It is also a portion of Inter- state 10. With completion of this project, Interstate 10 is now built to full free- BEFORE—The Sixth and Magnolia Avenue intersection on US 60-70-99 in Beaumont taken in February way standards for the 85 miles from 9 of last year before the opening of the freeway. The view is eastward. Los Angeles to Banning, with the exception of 11 miles under construction in the Redlands area. The two contracts under way in and near Red- lands are expected to reach completion in September 1962. Extension of the freeway for six miles east of Banning is provided in the current state highway budget, with construction expected to begin this summer. The new freeway lanes were opened to traffic in August 1961. A short detour has remained in place near the Ramsey Street Interchange in Ban- ning, while modifications were made to convert the former left side off- ramp to a right side off-ramp for eastbound traffic. The conversion was completed in January 1962.

Borrow From One Source By purchase of property near Sun- set Avenue on the south side of the freeway, the contractor was able to obtain about 2,000,000 tons of imported borrow and 198,000 tons of ag- AFTER—A view of Beaumont following the opening of the freeway, looking west from above Pennsylvania Avenue. Note the lack of congestion on the old highway Through the city to the right. Sixth and gregate subbase from one source. Magnolia intersection is at white building in upper right.

January-February 1962 13 • ~a

The location and extent of the freeway project discussed in this article is shown in the above map.

Average daily production of imported loads per day have been weighed and the one extruded from the scale hous- borrow from this source was 24,000 recorded. ing for the State Division of High- tons, utilizing one loader, 10 bottom- Traffic control signals mounted at ways and the other, wound up inside dump trucks, six scrapers and two each end of the scale platform are for the printer, for the contractor. tractors.. the guidance of the drivers, alter- pusher The operator, observing the ap- The main material source was sup- nately showing green or red, thus pre- proaching carrier, punches the num- plemented by five other sources of venting two trucks from rolling on visible imported borrow, aggregating about the deck at the same time. These ber of the rig in the keyboard 800,000 tons, where the contractor lights are interlocked with the printer, above the paper strip. When the was able to grade residential or in- and operate automatically. The scale printer is actuated, both the truck dustrial sites and shorten his haul. provides duplicate paper strip records, number and the weight are recorded. Also, by reason of their location in traffic-free areas, the material was hauled to the freeway with a minimum of interference with public traffic. Unusual features of construction on the project included use of a truck scale with an in-motion weighing device. Photographs show use of this scale in weighing trucks which were moving at about 3 %z MPH. A substantial increase in speed of the grading operations was achieved by this device.

Weigh} Recorded Electronically The weighing installation is composed of a 70' x 12' truck scale of 100 tons gross capacity, with indication in 1/100-ton increments. By means of the electronic attachment, it is possible for DW-20 scrapers or trucks to proceed across the scale deck at reduced speed and, without stopping, register the weight of the load within one graduation, or 1/100 ton. Exten- sive tests disclose that the scale will hold this accuracy under the most rigorous conditions. As many as 1,090 A new slip-form paver used on the job lays atwo-lane width of concrete pavement.

14 Californ►a Highways and Public Works New Slip=form -Paver Another unusual feature of the SACRAMENTO RIVER BRIDGE IN BEDDING WIDENED project included the first use of the Lewis slip-form paver for placing a two-lane width of concrete pavement. The accompanying photograph shows the paver in operation. The 6" diameter pipe float used immediately be- hind the paver was found by trial dur-

The structure in fhe foreground is the Highway US 99 bridge which spans the Sacramento River at Redding. Immediately upstream is the Anderson-Cottonwood Irrigation District diversion dam. The next upstream structure is the 4,353-foot Southern Pacific Railroad trestle. Farthest upstream is the Diestel- horst Bridge which carried Highway US 99 franc across the river until replaced in 7935. The Sacramento River Bridge on bed, requiring temporary diversion of A sfafe weighman operates the new in-motion scale. The print-out tape showing the truck number Highway US 99 at Redding in Dis- the. river channel. A total of 2,980 and weight is visible below the weighman's wrist. trict I~ was recently widened to ac- cubic yards of concrete and 665 tons commodate four lanes which will of steel were placed by the contractor ing the early days of paving to im- more adequately handle the traffic to complete the project. prove the smoothness of the finished volume of 25,000 vehicles per day. The original 2-lane structure was pavement and became, thereafter, a The widening of the Sacramento dedicated in December, 1935, and as standard procedure. Smoothness speci- River Bridge completes an improve- an interesting cost comparison, the fications permitted 0.01' deviation ment project that was started with the original project, including approaches, from a 12' straightedge longitudinally construction of the present one-way was constructed at a cost of $277,500. and 0.02' transversally. High spots system in downtown Redding. John C. Gist Construction Com- were ground off by use of a con- pany of Sacramento was awarded the DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR NAMED crete bump cutter with 18" or contract for this bridge project, in- Secretary of Commerce Luther H. 24" cutting heads, equipped with dia- cluding approaches, on their bid of Hodges has appointed D. Grant mond impregnated cutting blades set $773,035, and began construction Mickle, trafFic engineering expert and at approximately five blades. to the work on June 8, 1960. The completed former director of the. traffic engi- inch of head width. Profilographs bridge appears as a single structure; neering division of the Automotive were used to locate and mark areas however, a new bridge was con- Safety Foundation, as Deputy Federal which required grinding. Only one structed upstream immediately ad- Highway Administrator. run of the grinder was generally re- jacent to the original 2-lane bridge, The position was established by the quired to reduce high spots, although utilizing a portion of the original up- Act of Congress which abolished the some bumps required a second cut. stream walkway as a part of the post of Commissioner of Public median divider. Roads. Superintendent for the contractor The completed structure is 783 feet Mr. Mickle had been with the Au- on this project was Glenn MacAfee. long and the combined over-all width tomotive Safety Foundation since State representatives were W. H. is now 74 feet, 8 inches, with two 28- 1943. During that time, he served as Crawford, District Construction Engi- foot roadway sections and a S-foot advisor or director for traffic surveys neer; Ed Walker, Resident Engineer; sidewalk on each side. The new bridge and studies conducted by the Foun- and W. B. Garrett, Bridge Depart- section has seven concrete piers, five dation in a number of states and cities ment. of which were constructed in the river throughout the country.

January-February 1962 15

16 and and Public Public California California Highways Highways Works

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SILVA, SILVA, F. F. JR., JR., EDWARD EDWARD Engineer Resident Resident

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o o u u a a rd rd m m c c o o e e n n reevva was obtained to accommodate additional lanes when required. The main line surfacing of portland cement concrete- was done by the slip- form method which eliminates conventional side forms—the second tzme this paving technique has been used in District III. On the six-lane portion of the job, it was only the second time that a ~ 36-foot-wide slipform paver had been used on any project in the entire State. The resulting riding qualities are excellent with an average profilograph reading of 2.9, and an overall range of 0.26 to 4.22 on daily runs. Some of the major contract items were 1,063,000 cubic yards of roadway excavation, 540,000 tons of imported base materials, and 26?,800 square yards of portland cement concrete surfacing. Approximately 112 tons of steel were required for signs and sign bridges. Travei lime Reduced Although the lengths of the new freeway and the former street route are almost identical, eight to ten minutes are shaved off travel time ~~hen driving the entire distance. Based on The new South Sacramento Freeway looking north toward the downtown area, the Fruifridge Road preliminary traffic volumes, this re- West lnferchange is in fhe foreground. sults in a total savings of 55 days of time each day the freeway is in use. Broadway near the State Fairgrounds. four times safer than the former route. The delay on the old route was During the first year of operation, it caused by restricted speed zones, 14 Even more important is the safety or more signalized intersections (de- factor. Based on a comparison of it estimated that approximately 24D pending on origin and destination), Stockton Boulevard's past rate of 5.18 accidents will be eliminated from the uncontrolled. access to the narrow accidents per million vehicle miles statistics on this route. Of these, 132, four lanes, and the right-angle left with experience factors on compara- or 55 percent, would have. been in- turn from Stockton Boulevard to ble full freeways, the new facility is juries or fatal fatalities.

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January-February 1962 17 traffic from Stockton Boulevard; but also frgm Franklin and Sacramento Boulevards and other city streets that formerly handled considerable north- south trafFic.

Local Motorists Experimenting Our preliminary studies indicate that local motorists -are still in the process of learning ho~v best to exploit the freeway to individual advantage, and it is expected that temporarily the traffic pattern will remain in a state of flux as area residents continue to ex- periment and learn the advantages of urban freeway service. Also it appears that many residents from the Fruitridge area are continuing to use their former routes into downtown Sacramento but take the freeway for their trip home.

Wells Being Drilled Under an $1 &,620 contract with Arnold Bowline of Bakersfield, eight wells are presently being drilled and developed at various locations along the freeway to provide irrigation for future landscaping. Included in the 1962-63 construction budget is $442,000 for extensive landscaping of the northern three miles from Sacramento Boulevard to U Street. Another planting project is planned for the remainder of the new freeway in the future.

Freeway Will Be Extended

The South Sacramento Freeway during construction showing the connection with Siockfon Boulevard From the temporary connection at (old US 50-99) in the foreground. The view is northward. the north end of tl~e project, additional freeway will ultimately extend north through the city between 29th Stree4 Traffic Declines dropped to 1,700 and 2,300 respec- and 30th Streets to join the Elvas Free- As was expected, when the freeway tively, with the freeway count 5,500 way near the north city limit. Right- opened a marked decline in traffic vol- and 5,300. of-way acquisition on this section is ume occurred on Stockton Boulevard. Traffic Count Drops well advanced. This section will be- A few weeks later, preliminary 24- Just north of Fruitridge Road, the come part of Interstate Highway 80. hour counts on normal weekday a old count on Stockton Boulevard was Other future planning in the vi- were taken at two locations. These 13,700 northbound and 12,900 south- cinity includes a proposed east-west were compared with the former bound. This dropped to 8,500 and freeway, also a part of Interstate 80, counts at the same locations on the which would run between W and X previous route, Stockton Boulevard. 8,400 respectively after the new facility went into use. The initial free- streets and will connect with the One count was taken near the south north-south route at a major inter- way count here showed 15,750 and end of the freeway just north of Mack change. Road. Readings for a comparable day 18,3 00. on Stockton Boulevard before the This sharp increase of the total traf- The total number of driving tests freeway was activated showed an av- fic on these two routes north of this given by the Department of Motor erage daily traffic. of 8,000 vehicles intersection is accounted for by the Vehicles during November was 92,- northbound and 7,600 southbound. fact that the alignment of the new 140. Of these 17,604 resulted in driv- Following the freeway opening, this route at this point not only draws ing test failure.

18 California Highways and Public Works Advance Planning Pays Off U 1 I I ~I O er ra On Interstate Route 280 By JACK O. GRASBERGER, Senior Highway Engineer In the spring of 1784 Father Juni- DISTRICT pero Serra laboTi- IZ T ously made his way V along E1 Camino Real to pay a last visit to the Mission San Francisco de Asis. No doubt, as he traveled northward along the bay front, he would often gaze westerly toward the beautiful hills which separate San Francisco Bay from the Pacific Ocean. Today, these hills serve as the location for a future interstate highway extending from San Francisco to San Jose and appropriately known as the Junipero Serra Freeway. The story of this freeway has its beginning during the years following World Wax I when the mass production of automobiles and development of the San Francisco Peninsula combined to create a major transportation BEFORE—Looking SW along EI Monfe Avenue in fhe town of Los Alfos Hills (see phofo below). need.

Joint Highway District 10 As early as 1928, the need for an addirional arterial highway extending from San Francisco southerly to the San Jose area was recognized. Joint Highway District 10, comprising San Francisco and San Mateo Counties, was created and by 1939, a location for afour-lane highway, to be known as Junipero Serra Boulevard, was planned as far south as the Santa Clara county line. This routing followed what was then the westerly edge of the developed area, generally along the foothills on the east slope of the coastal ridge. The projected right-of-way was delineated with iron pipes, bringing forth a flood of pro- tests by affected towns from Burlin- game to Menlo Park. A seven-mile portion extending as far south as Crystal Springs Road in San Bruno was constructed by 1952, with rights-of-way largely acquired AFTER—Retouched photo indicating artist's conception of proposed interchange with an improved (four- fane) EI Monte Avenue. through Millbrae. the initial location for the lunipero Serra Freeway was modified to avoid conflic► wi}h plans for the Foothill Junior College.

January-February 1962 19 During the ensuing years, financial cluded new Route 239 in the State the most easterly and closest to built- problems and diverse opinions as to Highway System, extending from San up areas in both San Mateo and Santa the routing and recognition that the Francisco to U.S. Route 101 near San Clara Counties. Alternate "B," the scope of the needed highway improve- Jose. It is now also designated as In- more westerly location, followed Sky- ment was of more than only local con- terstate Route 280. line Boulevard along the coastal ridge cern led to the conclusion that further in northern San Mateo County and development of this route should be a 50 Miles of Paper Heghway thence generally along the foothills state responsibility. In 1956, the Legis- Preliminary planning studies were to the west of alternate "A." Later, lature included the constructed por- well along by early 1957. Aerial mo- additional alternates were developed, tion in the State Highway System as saics and topographic maps at scale mostly to the west and further away Route 237. 1" — 300' had been ordered covering from the developed area. These latter The Division of Highways, in co- all possible route locations within both studies were made at the request of operation with the U. S. Bureau of San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties. the cities and counties and certain Public Roads, was concurrently pro- Contour interval was 1" — 10'. civic groups. ceeding with the study of possible Two basic locations were developed routes for the National System of In- and referred to as alternates "A" and First Fublie Meetings terstate and Defense Highways au- "B." The "A" alternate followed gen- From April through July of 1957, thorized by Congress. This route was erally the original location projected more than 40 public meetings were included as an Interstate route in 1955, for the Junipero Serra Boulevard by held with local governmental officials, and by 1957, the Legislature had in- the Joint Highway District and was civic bodies and local community or-

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20 California Highways and Public Works ganizations for the purpose of explain- What is now known as the West Don't Muddy the Wafers ing in detail the studies that had been Valley Freeway bypassing San Jose to By the summer and fall of 1957, made. After new studies of additional the south, and atwo-mile length of District public hearings had been held routings had been suggested and made, the Junipero Serra Freeway along in San Mateo and Santa Clara Coun- district public hearings were sched- Moorpark Avenue in San Jose were ties. These hearings covered the por- uled in San Jose and Sunnyvale to dis- adopted by the California Highway tion of the route extending from San cuss alternative locations in Santa Commission on November 25, 1957. Bruno to the previously adopted sec- Clara County. At the same time, a southerly exten- tion in Santa Clara County. The local A method of analysis was developed sion of the Stevens Creek Freeway governmental agencies were virtually whereby alternative locations were was adopted, establishing a continuous unanimous in their opposition to considered as part of a freeway sys- location for the West Valley Free- Route A, located through the highly developed portions of the peninsula tem, including all of the e~sting or way. Aroute bypassing San Jose to major routes in the area. and to the east of Skyline Boulevard. planned the south, as intended by the Legisla- Every effort was made to simplify In San Mateo County, Route B, lo- ture, had been established. However, the analysis for public presentation, cated along Skyline Boulevard, ap- a small portion of the Junipero but the description of an alternate only peared to be most feasible. routing such as the "B-B4-U1-A—" Serra Freeway routing had been A multitude of considerations are was not unusual for a location within adopted. More than 35 miles of loca- necessary in the study and selection just the northern part of Santa Clara tion was still to be determined to the of a major route. To properly locate County. north and through San Mateo County. a freeway route, consideration must be

January-February 1962 2~ given to both the motorists who will use it and the communities through which it passes. All possible alternate routes are investigated so that the final result will afford the best traffic service at the least possible cost, consistent with minimum disruption to community values. More than 14 miles of the Skyline route traversed lands of the watershed area owned by the City and County of San Francisco. Domestic water supply for San Francisco and most of the northern peninsula is impounded in San Andreas and Crystal Springs lakes, located just west of Skyline Boule- vard. Originally, water supply was limited to runoff from the watershed lands. As water needs increased, additional water had to be brought in from outside sources as far as the High Sierra, and the reserviors now serve as terminal storage for the Hetch-Hetchy System, provide for seasonal fluctuations in consumption and protect against water shortages resulting from Looking northwest along Purissima Avenue in the town of Los Altos Hills. Hoover Tower on the Stanford limited local runoff. This water sup- University Campus can be seen in the background. Wherever feasible, separate alignment and grades for each roadway with wide median areas for planting will be used. ply is of very high quality and does not require filtration treatment. Meetings were held with representatives of the Water Department who were concerned about the danger of pollution or increased turbidity of the water by reason of highway construction activity. At the same time, a citizens committee, representing property owners along Skyline Boulevard, proposed that the highv,~ay be located farther to the west and closer to the lake. Such a location would preserve existing homes, but would place the freeway westerly and well below the Skyline ridge, causing severe problems in drainage control, particularly during construction when it was feared that storm runoff would carry mud and debris from the construction down into the reservoir. Studies were made to determine if storm runoi~ could be controlled during construction so as not to increase turbidity in the lakes. Cost estimates for an extensive drainage control system were included as part of each alternate, including the one suggested by the citizens committee which en- croached deep within the watershed A view looking northwest along Canada Road in the town of Woodside. Watershed lands of the City and County of San Francisco in the background. This beautiful valley is only 4 miles west of EI Camino Real. area.

22 California Highways and Public Works Commission Hearings In the spring of 1958, public hearings were held by the California Highway Commission in both Santa Clara and San Matea Counties. The State Highway Engineer recommended aroute generally following the Skyline location in San Mateo County and a location through the lands of the Leland Stanford Univers- ity, acceptable to their Board of Trustees. The location through Los Altos Hills in Santa Clara County was recommended as being in the best public interest. The recommended route represented amodified location over that originally conceived, in terms of better fitting local planning and requiring fewer homes. Actually, an estimated 84 improved properties would be required by this 35 miles of freeway, an amazingly low figure in this rapidly growing suburban area. After careful consideration of testi- mony by local governmental agencies, citizens groups and individuals, and An easterly view showing the Crystal Springs Lake in the foreground. Residential development has reached subsequent reports by several agencies the east boundary of the watershed lands in this area. and groups, the Commission adopted the route recommended by the State Highway Engineer. This location truly represented exhaustive negotiations and considerations with reason- able compromise bet`veen the Division of Highways and local representatives and resulted in an unusual degree of concurrence by all concerned. The adoption of the route from San Bruno to San Jose by the California Highway Commission on July 23, 1958, set the stage for the commence- ment of design study. Location studies were still in progress for 8 miles of the route north of San Bruno to the San Mateo County Line, A route for this portion generally following the existing Junipero Serra Boulevard was adopted in 1960, thus establishing the general route in its entirety. The Juni- pero Serra Freeway had been located and approved as a basic 8-lane interstate freeway with minimum median width of 22 feet.

Freeway Agreements Preliminary to actual design, it is necessary to negotiate agreements with each city and county involved in location of the freeway.. The number and location of interchanges which Looking easf along San Mateo Creek Canyon. The Crysfa/ Springs Lake and Dam will be visible from future bridge over the canyon, providing a breathtaking view for future motorists.

January-February 1962 23

California California 24 24 Public Public Works and and Highways Highways

Francisco. Francisco. Modifications Modifications to to the the Crystal Crystal San San Springs Springs Golf Golf Course Course are are pfonned. provements provements which which need need be be disturbed,

north north on on Looking Looking location location along along the the Skyline Skyline Blvd, Blvd, through through watershed watershed lands lands the the Cily Cily County County of of of and and

the the the the few few route, route, im- and and relatively relatively

freeway. freeway. The The adoption adoption the the of early early

to to build required required proved proved properties properties

number number keep keep of of to to im- a a minimum minimum the the

agencies agencies to to cooperate cooperate with with and local local

effort effort adopted adopted is is made location. location. Every Every

the activity activity bordering bordering division division

increased increased County County sub- has has been been the the

freeway freeway San San the the Mateo in in northern northern

major major One One problem problem in in the the design design of

Problems Design Design

reservoir.

the the San San Andreas Andreas and and Crystal Crystal Springs

the the tion tion of of pure pure impounded impounded in water water

of of this this freeway, freeway, preserva- including including

have have been been the the encountered encountered in in design

Numerous Numerous design design problems special special

can can proceed proceed with with detailed detailed design.

the the thorities, thorities, Division Division of of Highways

have have been been au- worked worked out out with with local local

way way interchanges interchanges and and road road separations

the the Once Once general general details details of of the the free-

pero pero Serra Serra Freeway.

the the cities cities and and the the counties counties for for Juni-

agreements agreements have have executed executed been been with

in in San San Francisco. Francisco. The The east -west -west cor- and and private private organizations organizations interested interested in 18 18 jurisdiction. jurisdiction. Since Since 1958, 1958, freeway

County County and and Serra Serra Junipero Junipero Boulevard in in contact contact agencies with with many many public public negotiated negotiated between between the the State State and and local

nipero nipero Serra Serra Freeway Freeway in in San San as as a a 1~Iateo Agreement known known Freeway Freeway The The of of Highways. Highways. has has been Division Division

corridor corridor of of the the includes includes freeway, freeway, north the the -south -south are are Ju- of of what what is all all part part

A A Beautiful Beautiful Highway

coincide. coincide. major major cut cut traffic traffic The by by the the corridors corridors would would be be off off

construction and and design.

under under the the two

over over City City or or where where planned planned

freeway, freeway, in in Daly Daly

and and which

some some in in modification modification of of both both route

-lane -lane local local freeway freeway depressed depressed is 12

which which be be A A streets streets would would

carried

possible possible resulted future future construction construction

each each planning. community, community, establishing forded forded

ford ford lands, lands, and and consideration consideration of of its

advantage advantage of of emphasize emphasize advance to to the the the the

relate relate service service directly directly

af-

traffic traffic

design design of of the the freeway freeway Stan- through through

tion tion project project will will complicate further further

dam. Dam Dam flood flood above above control control the the canyon canyon and and 1,700 1,700 and and about about feet feet long long 100 100 bridge bridge feet feet reten- across across will will the the be be about about future future water water

The Springs Springs eoaslal eoaslal

Lake Lake hills hills fhe fhe Dam Dam background. background. fhe fhe showing showing Crystal Crystal fhe fhe and and in in view view of of A A westerly westerly ford ford The The Ladera University. University. proposed proposed

linear linear accelerator accelerator planned planned for for Stan-

underground, posed posed two -mile -mile long, long,

will will be be pro- necessary necessary to to bridge bridge the the

In In it San San Mateo Mateo County, County, southern southern

tribution.

in in the the event event dis- of of unforeseen unforeseen traffic traffic

inflexibility inherent inherent quirements quirements and and

excessive excessive -of because because -way -way re- of of right

freeway, freeway, rejected were were studied studied and and

a to to a a freeway freeway what what within within amounts amounts

lane lane arrangement, arrangement, dual dual system system or of of

dual- possibilities possibilities of of using using The The a a

requires requires special special area area study. and and design design

freeway freeway carried carried the the Bay by by any any in in

of of volumes volumes This This presently is is in in excess excess

1975. vehicles vehicles each each day day 150,000 150,000 by by

estimated mile mile will will carry carry an an a a and and

for for traffic traffic over corridors corridors coincide coincide two two

ern ern Freeway Freeway These in in San San Francisco. Francisco.

coast) coast) and and way way the the South- (from (from the the

the the Sign Sign Route Route ridor ridor 1 1 I'ree- includes includes esthetic treatment for this freeway. The State Division of Beaches and Parks, the San Mateo County Park and Recreation Commission, the San Mateo County Horsemen's Associa- tion and the Tri-County Committee for Freeway Beautification, composed of representatives from San Mateo, Santa Clara and San Francisco Coun- ties, have exchanged ideas and information designed to preserve the natural beauty of the areas through which the freeway will pass. In areas of rugged terrain and wherever feasible, separate alignment and grades for each roadway will be used. This -"split level" design will be used extensively in both San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties in order to better fit the country and minimize cuts and fills. In some instances, median planting areas may exceed 100 feet in width. A new high-level bridge will carry the eight-lane freeway over San Ma- teo Creek Canyon. The bridge, not yet designed, will be about 1,700 feet long and over 275 feet above the canyon floor. The bridge site will be just A westerly view of San Andreas Lake and Skyline Blvd. Development in foreground within the Cify of east of Crystal Springs Lake Dam and Millbrae is typical of other areas adjacent to fhe freeway location in northern San Mafeo County. In future motorists may anticipate a spite of heavy development, only an estimated 84 improved properties need be moved in the 35-mile ~ stretch from San Bruno to San Jose—thanks to breathtaking view of the lake. advance planning.

Construction Units When completed, this scenic, inter- doubtless serve to accelerate develop- state Present plans call for 16 separate freeway will provide much ment of the hills west of peninsula construction projects extending a total needed relief for peninsula traffic, cities and in years to come be as distance of almost 50 miles from San doubling the existing freeway capac- Francisco to San Jose. The first of ity south of San Francisco and will familiar to peninsula travelers as the these, scheduled for construction in relieve heavy congestion now experi- El Camino Real of old or the Bay- 1962, starts in San Jose at the San enced in Bayshore Freeway. It will shore Freeway today. Jose-1os Gatos Freeway and extends northerly for approximately 4.5 miles to Doyle Road. $4,750,000 has r~een L.A. Design Chief Ralph V. Chase Retires included in the 1962-63 State High- portions of the Angeles Crest High- Budget for construction of this ~~ay way and the Ventura Freeway. As a first unit. It is hoped that the entire senior highway engineer he super- freeway will be constructed, under vised construction, or financed within five design of the Harbor Freeway years. Since this route is part of the and portions of the San Diego and Interstate Freeway System, federal fi- Golden State Freeways. nancing will amount to about 92 ~er- A native of Deer River, Minnesota, cent. he attended grade school in Idaho, 'The total cost is estimated at $145,- Missouri, and Minnesota, and high 000,000—about $110,000,000 for con- school in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He $35,000,000 for rights- struction and studied engineering at the University of-way. Of the latter amount, approx- of Minnesota and the University of imately $7,000,000 has already been Southern California. expended and another $11,000,000 has been made available in state highway He and his wife, Clare, have one budgets through June 30, 1963. son, Donald.

January-February 1962 25

26 26

California California F°lighways F°lighways and and Public Public Works

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1961, 1961, after after an an exposure exposure

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ture. ture. This This bridge bridge and and several several others cabinet cabinet are are normally normally painted painted under

and and results results the the

observed observed

of of as as

May were were more more exposed exposed as as in in a a superstruc- sons. sons. Panels Panels exposed exposed in in a a salt salt spray

Creek Creek well well

Bridge Bridge

October October in in

1958, deposits deposits would would than than occur occur if if steel the the vironment. vironment. This This is is true true for for many many rea-

paint paint

systems systems to to applied applied

the the Leffing-

allowing allowing salt salt to to accumulate accumulate in in heavier are are applied applied in in a a natural natural corrosive corrosive en-

describes describes

report report

the the

experimental

limited limited to to a a extent extent rain rain from from thereby corrosion corrosion observed observed when when the the paints

proved proved

corrosion corrosion

resistant resistant

paints paints

concrete concrete this deck deck shields shields the the steel steel girders laboratory laboratory tests tests of of this this type type and and actual

plication plication of of piers piers

im- and and 24 abutments. abutments. -foot -foot The The wide frequently frequently poor poor correlation correlation between

velopment velopment

and and ap- crete crete

deck deck supported supported concrete on on -made -made in in salt salt spray spray cabinets, cabinets, there there is

concerning concerning

the the eight eight de- steel steel spans spans stringer stringer with with a a con- ttective ttective of of quality quality paints paints are are often

search search

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Materials Materials

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nical nical Section Section of of and and County County the

to to is is close close the the shoreline

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Correlation

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with with the the continu- coatings coatings uated uated protective protective just just of of north north be be may may the the tested tested town town of= in

In In accordance The The an an present present ideal ideal ocean ocean Leffingwell Leffingwell Creek Creek location location Bridge Bridge is is sit- where

WOODS, WOODS, A. A. L. L. fridge fridge Inspector Paint Paint

By By HERBERT HERBERT and ROONEYo ROONEYo A. A. Senior Senior Engineer, Engineer, Chemical Chemical Testing Testing

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Corrosion Corrosion Resistance Resistance Tested vinyl System No. 4 (Figure 6) almost equivalent to System No. 1 in durability. The greatest failure occurred in the 100% solids epoxy coating represented by System No. 3 and as shown in Figure No. 5. It may be of signifi- cance that the application of System No. 3 was not preceded by a vinyl wash treatment. It has not been customary to use this treatment in advance of epoxy coatings. Because of the prevailing winds and topography, the southern half of the bridge presents the most severe corrosive conditions. All systems were used in this portion of the bridge to give comparative data under conditions of an equally severe corrosive environment.

Plo Definite Conclusions This report is a progress report and no definite conclusions, other than the complete failure of the epoxy coating represented by System No. 3, can be FIGURE 3—Under view of the south portion of Span 2 on which Painting System No. 1 was used drawn for another two or three years. The decreasing order of durability laboratory before they are placed in comprising each system. Figures 3 to of these Systems as of the date of this the cabinet. Paint is applied to struc- 6 show the conditions of these various report is: tures like the Leffingwell Creek coating systems as of May 10, 1961. System Order Bridge and bridges in similar areas As of the date of May 10, 1961, the along the coast where the humidity is 1 ------1 best system appeared to be No. 1 4 ------2 frequently in the range of 70-80% (Figur~ 3), the inorganic chemically and above and the air temperature Z------3 sel- cured zinc coating with the complete ~dom greater than 60°F. The solvents 3 ------4 in the paint cause moisture from the humid atmosphere to be carried into the paint film during application due to the cooling effect produced by the vaporization of the solvents. Even if paint could be applied under ideal conditions to structures in this coastal zone, discrepancies between salt spray cabinet tests and field testing would still be evident since weather cycles cannot be duplicated in a salt spray apparatus. Both the composition of the salt and the nature of the exposure do not reproduce conditions occurring in the natural environment. However, salt spray cabinet and weatherometer tests do have some value in their ability to separate the very poor from the better types of corrosion resistant paints.

Description of Coatings Figure 1 is a drawing of the Leffing- well Creek Bridge showing where each paint system was applied and Table I is a description of the coatings FIGURE 4—Under view of the north portion of Span 2 on which Painting System No. 2 was used.

January-February 1962 27 A rating of System No. 5 is not jus- tified because of the relatively small area to which this system was applied.

Aeknowledgmenf Sincere appreciation is due Robert Souza of the Materials and Research Department for the excellent photographs he took for this report and to Mr. F. N. Hveem, Materials and Re- search Engineer and Head of the Ma- terials and Research Department, for his suggestions and interest in the promotion of research relative to corrosion. TABLE 1 COATINGS Sysfem No. 1 3 mils of inorganic zinc pigment-silicate binder cured with a phosphoric acid solution, Curing Agent scrubbed off with water, Vinyl Wash Primer, State Specification 52- G-52, applied followed by 2 mils of Vinyls, State Specifications T58-G-40 and TSS-G-41 in alternating coats and a final coat of 1 mil of State Specification T58-G-49, Vinyl Paint, FIGURE 5—Under view of Spon 3 on which Painting System No. 3 was used. Aluminum Finish Coat. Total film thickness, 6 mils.

System No. 2 Vinyl Wash Primer, State Specification 52- G-52; 3 mils of Semi-Quick Drying Red Lead Primer, State Specification 58-G-53; 2 mils of White Traffic Paint, State Specifica- tion 55-G-95; 2 mils of Vinyl Paints, State Specification T58-G-40 and T58-G-41 in alternating coats; 1 mil of State Specification T58-G-49, Vinyl Paint, Aluminum Finish Coat. Total film thickness, S mils.

System No. 3 Epoxy Paint, 100 percent solids, made with an epoxy resin of viscosity 40-100 poise at 25°C and an epoxide equivalent of 180-105, 20 percent Ti02 and S percent CrZOs cured with an epoxy amine adduct and applied by hot spray 15-20 mils thick.

System No. 4 Vinyl Wash Primer, State Specification 52- G-52; 4 mils of Vinyl Paints, State Speci- fications T58-G-40 and T58-G-41 in alternating coats; 2 mils of Vinyl Paint, Alumi- num Finish Coat, State Specification T58- G-49. Total film thickness, 6 mils.

System No. 5 Vinyl Wash Primer, State Specification 52- G-52; 4 mils of Semi-Quick Drying Red Lead Primer, State Specification 58-G-53; 2 mils of Phenolic Iridescent Green, State Specification 58-G-79. FIGURE 6—Under view of the north portion of Span 1. Painting System No. 4 was used except on the stringer in the foreground on which System No. 5 was used. Total film thickness, 6 mils.

28 Cali¢ornia d-lighways and Public Works First Section Completed

d el0- en ICId On Connecting Freeway

By C. F. RODERICK, Resident Engineer On June 14, 1961, Dillon's Point was also a part of the tion of the original road considerable the first section was project. lateral displacement occurred as well DISTRICT completed for the Since the last mile of the freeway as settlement during construction and

xnewfreewaywhichcontract followed the existing Benicia continuing thereafter for many years. will connect US 40 Highway a detour was provided in The Headquarters Laboratory Foun- in Vallejo with the this section by connecting the newly dation Section of the Division of new Benicia - Mar- constructed westbound lanes of the Highways made a study of conditions tinez Toll Bridge Benicia Highway to the nearby Co- in this area before the contract was now under con- lumbus Parkway, a county road. The let and in the worst section (Station struction across the freeway construction which follows 180-190) a system of sand drains and Carquinez Strait. This portion of free- the old road crosses a marshy arm of earth struts were made a part of the way has been open for use by public Southampton Bay. During construc- construction contract. traffic since December 1960 subject to a few restrictions where connecting roads were under construction. The completed portion is 3.23 miles long between Cedar Street in Vallejo and near the west city limit of Benicia. The connecting link of the freeway between the west city limit of Benicia and the Benicia-Martinez Bridge, including the toll-gate plaza, is now under construction. All contracts are expected to be completed for opening the bridge to traffic in the summer of 1962. The Vallejo-Benicia Freeway is in the interstate highway system and is a portion of Interstate Route 680. The US 40 freeway construction contract completed in the Vallejo area January 6, 1959, provided a full cloverleaf interchange ending at Cedar Street, which was picked as the beginning of full construction on this project. However, a %" open-graded contact blanket from Cedar Street westerly to Lemon Street was also a portion of this contract.

Interchange Built Interchanges were constructed at the freeway intersections with Glen Cove Road and Columbus Parkway. Connections were made with Laurel Street on the south and Cedar Street on the north, which, with the Laurel Street Overcrossing constructed on the previous US 40 contract, provided an interchange for this area. A pedestrian overcrossing at Homeacres Ave- nue was constructed for the use of Looking east on Interstate Route 680 from above the cloverleaf intersecFion with US 40. Immediately beyond the cloverleaf is the Laurel Sfreel-Cedar Street interchange. Both interchanges were constructed schoolchildren. A service road to under a previous con}racfi.

January-February 1962 29 Slow Settlement The sand drains were spaced at 8 feet and 10 feet centers in both direc- tions with varying depths of 12 to 40 feet and averaging about 25 feet. An overload of 10 feet was placed between Stations 180 and 186 and a 5- foot overload between Stations 187 and 190. The overloads were planned to remain only through the contract time but only the 5 foot section was removed. Settlement occurred so slowly in the 10-foot area it was left in place and a temporary pavement constructed over the top. It is expected the overload may be left in place for several years before it will be removed and the permanent pavement constructed. Another location where settlement gave trouble was about 300 feet of the service road connection to Dillon Point Road. This crosses a particularly swampy section of the Southampton Bay arm. Although it has been brought to grade after settlement during the contract period, it is expected that further settlement will .occur. Trouble with ground conditions was expected in the large 40-foot to 80- foot cuts east of Glen Cove Road. Slides had occurred previously and were in evidence along the hillsides. Also, underground water had appeared in preliminary drilling operations of the Materials and Research Looking westward from the middle of the project showing the deep sidehill cut in the left foreground and the waste area on the right. The near interchange is Glen Cove Road. Department of the Division of ~Iigh-

A view westward on the new freeway of the Shows Homeacves pedestrian overcrossing.

(~ California Highways and Public Works ways. A pervious blanket with per- wall was built at the bottom using all 824,000 cu. yds. of roadway excava- forated metal pipe underdrain system of the large boulders from the excavation. On the plans an optional dis- was set up for this section extending tion that could be found. Although posal area was shown north of and east from Glen Cove Road between sloughing of material above the rock adjacent to Stations `150,and 169 which Stations 143 and 160. Although no wall can be seen, no movement of the the contractor elected to use. free water was encountered during roadbed has been detected to date. Structural Thickness construction, previous experience with During earthwork operations from conditions in and around the Vallejo the sand drains to the Benicia end of The structural thickness of the area influenced a decision to go ahead the project under the movements of main freeway was 24" throughout with the placing of the planned filter the heavy grading equipment consid- the job. The subbase material was 12" blanket and underdrains. The first erable "pumping" developed along the in thickness, a sandy material from the hard rains bore out the wisdom ~f the old highway roadbed. To insure a sweet site located north of Benicia decision for the water poured from stable roadbed the black, mucky ma- and about a 9-mile haul to ,the center the underdrain outlets even several terial was removed to a depth of four of the job for the contractor. The 8" days after the rains had ceased. feet below grade of the new freeway thickness of cement-treated- base was and backfilled with dry stable mate- plant mixed and came from -the Basalt. Slide Occurs rial. Over the whole job a total of Plant in Napa. The surfacing was a A slide occurred during construc- 28,000 cu. yds. of unsuitable material 4" thickness of plant-mixed asphalt tion in the location (Sta. 151) noted was removed and replaced with good concrete which also came from Basalt as likely in the Materials Report. The stable fill in order to insure a firm in Napa. On the trafFic lanes of the black soggy material was excavated to foundation for the highway. traveled way a %" layer of open- as much as seven feet below the east- The grading on this project was not graded asphalt concrete was placed. bound lanes and up the side slope to balanced, there being about 400,000 An extensive system of storm drains the bench 40 feet above. A dry rock cu. yds. of wasted material out of the was constructed throughout the pro-

A westward view of the new freeway taken about halfway between Glen Cove Road and the pedestrian overcrossing (see previous photo).

January-February 1962 31 ject west of Glen Cove Road. This was a requirement due to the freeway's occupying a good portion of a natural valley in this area. The bridge construction consisted of the Homeacres Pedestrian Over- crossing, the Glen Cove Road Over- crossing and the Columbus Parkway Overcrossing. The pedestrian overcrossing is made up of one reinforced concrete slab span and three reinforced concrete cored slab spans with a total length of 200 feet and a walkway width of eight feet. At the south end is a reinforced concrete spiral ramp cantilevered out from a central tower. The design of the pedestrian overcrossing is of pleasing appearance in spite of the necessity of enclosing the top portion with a chain link fence to prevent the dropping or throwing of objects on the roadway below.

Prestressed Girders Used The Glen Cove Road Overcrossing and the Columbus Parkway Over- crossing are both constructed with This photo was taken from the bench of the south cuff slope looking west. In fhe foreground is the slide precast prestressed reinforced con- area at Station 151 with the rock wall at bottom left. Sloughing is in progress but no movement of the crete girders and reinforced concrete roadbed has been detec}ed fo date. deck. They have a roadway width of a clear 28 feet and Glen Cove Road has a sidewalk on the east side. Colum- bus Parkway has only the safety curbs on each side. The total length of the Glen Cove Road Overcrossing is 187 feet and- Columbus Parkway Over- crossing is 157 feet 7 inches long. Bath overcrossings are paved with asphalt concrete surfacing. Columbus Park- way Overcrossing is supported on poured-in-place in drilled holes piling under the piers and abutments. Frederickson &Watson Construc- tion Company of Oakland were the prime contractors and the cost of construction was $1,725,000. M. D. Engrahm was Resident Engineer during the staking and early part of the contract, C. F. Roderick was Resident Engineer through the main portion and D. C. Willard was Resident Engi- neer for the final few months of the project. W. F. Fleharty was the Dis- trict X Construction Engineer. For the Bridge Department George O'Dougherty was in charge for the early part and R. M. McCullough for the major part of the bridge construction. R. T. Orr was the U. S. Bureau Settlement cracks in the earth strut along the north side of fhe sand drain area caused by the overload which is applied slowly (one foot per week). of Public Roads representative.

32 California Highways and Public Works a ~~ ~ Highway Projecf Is Example (,,~ Of Two Counties' Foresight

By WILLIAM D. McINTOSH, Road Commissioner, Lassen County, and DONALD D. CHAMBERLIN, Director of Public Works, Shasta County

Among the tall heretofore untapped recreational areas way study ordered by the 1957 Leg- DisTxicT pines and qual~ing in the Sierra. islature. Among the major routes des- aspen two North- ignated apart of the Freeway and II ern C a l if o r n i a Far-sightedness Borne OuT Expressway System was the Feather mountain counties The far-sightedness of those respon- Lalce Highway, which was already celebrated the com- Bible for the construction of the high- under construction by the Counties of pletion of the 46- way was borne out by the conclusions Lassen and Shasta. The recommenda- mile Feather Lake of the California Freeway and Express- tions of the freeway study ~~ere ac- Highway last Sep- tember, p To R Commencing five miles west of Su- —__ "'E°F°-R° __ G _ O N sanville, the new highway runs generally in a northwesterly direction and connects State Highway 36 with YREKA 'i 13 State Highway 89 one mile north of 99 9~ old Station. ss ~ ~ I M o D o C Of these 46.1 miles of asphaltic con- s t s K I r o u Crete, 37.4 miles traverse the western ALTURAS part of Lassen County. The westerly ,~- M7 SHASTA ~ portion drops over the Hat Creels Rim into Shasta County. ,r-~ ~ _ _ _ _ 89 _ _ ~_ _ _ _ _ A Feather Lake Highway can be de- ; ~~ ~ 299 scribed as a monument to county gov- ~ ~ ernment at its finest, having been con- ( , z a s s E rr ceived by foresighted O~1C1a1S WI70 ~ FEATHER LAKE 139 t envisioned the importance of this HIGHWAY ' route to the public long before it was ( 9 89 generally recognized. s x A s z a as ~

Desired for InTerstafe Use ~ QyA :NOLCgNIC`'°ssE" f/! _``` AJ,T PARK _ ~ The highway is a local road bIIt ~__ ~~-~--~ - - SUSANVILLE designed for and used by interstate ~'~ 99 36 l~~ a6 36 travelers as well as California motor- ~'~ r ~'-- ~ ~ RED fists. It is further distinguished by the BLUFF 32 ~~ 89 `~ ~'~~ fact that it is not the dream of the T E x a rt A ~ ~ governmental body of one county, but ~ ~ ~ ~~ 39 is a result of the co-operative effort _ _ ~ 1 P L U M A 5 ~,~ ~ of two neighboring counties who l a~. worked to ether to make it a realit ~ 9E `\ ^ 4o w Y' G L E N N 32 ~ cr+rco ~' ~ ~ Even before the final contract was 5 ~ ~ ~v- --49 - a~, 40 finished, travelers 395 going west from S B u z T E ~,~s I49 R R A RENO Reno to Redding and north to Bur- oRO~ ~~1—' i' a9 ao ney, Yreka, 1~~edford, and points be- ~ ~_i 1_—_ _ , l f N E v a n a yond had found the Feather Lake LOCATION MAP Highway to be a milesaver. It will also zo NEVADA/ z serve as an artery for timber manage- FEATHER LAKE J c T~ p ment projects of the United States HIGHWAY I 49 40 L A C E R 8928 Forest Service and private timber ~_ holders; speed fire suppression over a vast area; provide access for ranches The above map shows the location of the Feather Lake Highway and its importance as a connecting link and summer pasture; and open large, of the State Highway System.

January-February 1962 33 The new Feather Lake Highway with the Western Pacefic Railroad crossing in the foreground, Anna Lake at right center, McCoy Flat Reservoir in the background and beyond that, in the far distance, Hog Flat Reservoir.

cepted and enacted into law as the ent route to transport new settlers tually accomplished. It was in that California Freeway System by the from the East. year that the two counties placed the: 1959 Legislature. in the Federal-aid Secondary First In4erest Shown in 30's route The alignment of the Feather Lake The Bureau of Public Roads and System and programed a schedule of Highway follows part of the "Pioneer the United States Forest Service first continuous contracts to, complete the Freeway System." In 1848 Peter Las- showed interest in the route in the project. A total of 11 contracts sen, an early pioneer responsible for 1930's, but it wasn't until Lassen and amounting to $2,670,000 were awarded settling portions of Lassen and Shasta Shasta Counties took the initiative in to construct the highway; six by the Counties, used a portion of the pres- 1957 that continued progress was ac- . Cont;nued on page 35

34 California Highways and Public Works 42-year Vetera n FEATHER LAKE Bill Bock Retires Continued from page 34 . William Bock, Assistant Office En- gineer for the State Division of High- ways Headquarters in Sacramento, retired in January, ending 42 years with the State. For many years Bock was in charge of reviewing and co-ordinating plans and contract specifications as the final stage of preparing a highway project for bid advertising. After bids have been opened and contracts awarded, he has been respon- WILLIAM BOCK Bible for review of progress payments to the contractor during the course of the job and the final payment upon completion. Many of the division's procedures in contract administration were devel- The U.S. Post Once with ifs moifo of "Neither rain nor snow nor hail nor sfeef, etc." has nothing on the oped under above group. Director of Public Works Robert B. Bradford (raincoat over shoulders), flanked by (left to Bock's guidance. right) Districfi Engineer H. S. Miles, State Senator Stanley Arnold, Lassen County Supervisor "Bill" Among his other duties were re- Tunison (holding oversized shears), Miss Diana Chappius, Queen of Lassen County, and Shasta County sponsibility for the production of the Supervisor Norman Wagoner braved n hailstorm to see that the feather Lake Highway was properly and officially opened. annually revised State Highway Map which is part of the division's annual County of Lassen, one by the County September 17, 1961. At that time a report, and the supervision of the of Shasta, and four by the Bureau of joint resolution adopted by the Coun- preparation of title sheets for contract Public Roads using national forest ties of Lassen and Shasta, offering the plans and maps showing route adop- highway funds. The final contract route to the State Department of Pub- tions by the California Highway Com- was completed in early September Works completed section of mission. lic as a 1961, signalling the completion of the the California Freeway and Express- Among highway engineers Bock is overall project. noted for his way System, was presented. excellent memory. He is The Feather Lake Highway, once widely known as a The. route was accepted for State source of ready merely the dream of Supervisor Wil- information concerning maintenance on September 27, 1961, hundreds of of Lassen County highway liam Tunison contracts, both past and "Father Feather by the California Highway Commis- present. (known as the of Lake Highway") and others, is now sion and is now officially designated Bock joined the division as a drafts- a high-standard, high-speed route State Sign Route 44. On January 25, man in 1919. In March, 1920, he left through the Sierra, realizing a saving 1962, it was adopted by the Highway to become Assistant City Engineer of motorists of some 29 miles between Commission as a freeway route. No Tracy, but returned to state service to in Redding, the two justly proud of November of that year. Susanville and one could be more county seats, or 74 miles between From 1922 to 1923 he was assistant this accomplishment than the officials Nevada, and Medford, Ore;on. resident engineer on highway con- Reno, of the two small counties who were struction projects in Bakersfield and Highway DedieaTed primarily responsible for the comple- Fresno. He moved to Sacramento to The highway was ceremoniously tion of such a monumental and worth- join the Office Engineer's staff in 1923. dedicated at its easterly terminus on while project. Bock was born at Galt, Sacramento County, and attended school at Alta- inont. He holds an associate of science construction in Oregon. In 1916 he was chief of party on topographic degree from the Polytechnic College became resident engineer for the San surveys for the Pit River Power Com- of Engineering in Oakland. lliego and Arizona Railroad. He left pany. His first professional job was as to serve with the U.S. Army during Bock and his wife, Lois, have two rodman and timekeeper for the South- World War I. sons: William K., of Sacramento, and ern Pacific on railroad relocation and From July to October of 1919 he Alton S., of San Jose.

January-February 1962 35 .~e~~ „~.

F"i3 t".xt r'^^s~ r'4 ~ Y.

€7'C7 t ~ u t

Cross section of Yerba Buena Island funnel, San When train service discontinued by Public Utilities Truck Lanes lowered to level of of south lanes, and Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, looking east as Commission order; tracks were removed as first center wolf between columns removed. Four lanes originally constructed. Lower level right used by step in reconstruction, and area paved. As yet no of traffic now available for lower level tragic. No electric interurban lines, lower level left for com- change in motor vehicle tragic pattern. change on upper deck at this stage. mercial vehicles. Upper level six lanes of passenger car tragic.

~i Second Phase of Reconstruction Nearing Completion

By N. C. RAAB, Chief Projects Engineer, Division of San Francisco Bay Toll Crossings

In the July- 110,000 vehicles per day crossing the the fifth or south lane reserved for DisTxicT August 1960 issue structure without serious delays. Spe- contractor's use. of California High- cifications are so worded that con- Iv The upper deck floor system con- wczys ctnd Public struction is carried out on a calendar sisted of six-inch lightweight concrete W orks magazine day basis, which calls for work to be slabs, 58 feet in width, supported on the first phase of performed outside the normal eight 13 longitudinal steel stringers, which the reconstruction hour day and on weekends. in turn are framed into transverse steel of the San Fran- The present upper deck of the floor beams on 30-foot centers. cisco-Oakland Bay bridge has six 9'-8" traffic lanes, three Bridge was de- in each direction, for automobile traf- Reinforce Ploor Beams scribed. That article dealt with the fic only. The lower deck originally The theoretical analysis of the floor San Francisco approaches to the had a 31-foot roadway, three 10'-4" system revealed the adequacy of the bridge, the conversion of the Trans- lanes for commercial vehicles. The re- concrete slab with its steel reinforcing bay Transit Terminal from train to maining 27 foot width on the south to support the heavier commercial ve- motor coach operation and the paving side was occupied by the railroad. hicles, and the same was true of the of the lower deck area over the West steel stringers. The floor beams were Upper Deck Sfrengfhening Bay crossing, formerly occupied by found to be deficient in strength and The plan for strengthening the up- the bridge railway, for all vehicular required reinforcing. use. per deck to accommodate five 11'- This article pertains to the paving 7%" one-way vehicular lanes for Due to the many assumptions that of the East Bay crossing; the recon- mixed traffic required the analysis of are applied in the theoretical analysis struction of the roadways through the the present floor system to determine of a problem which could materially Yerba Buena Island Tunnel; the via- which members were deficient in influence the results, it was decided to duct section on the Island; and the strength and a practical means of re- verify these findings by field tests strengthening of the West Bay upper inforcing those parts not meeting spe- using a loaded truck which imposed deck floor system to accommodate cification requirements. upon the concrete slab the legal load- the heavier commercial vehicles. The completed portion of the ing concentrations. lower deck, from San Francisco to 110,000 Vehicles Daily Yerba Buena Island, was striped for Four floor beams were selected for The planning for all contracts, in five lanes. During the construction tests, each with different framing and connection with the reconstruction of period it was operated as a four-lane loading characteristics. Instrument the bridge, provides for the more than roadway, two in each direction, with readings were taken of all floor mem-

36 California Highways and Public Works E t~l,i'

:.. -1

Next step is lowering of upper deck roadway for New deck units are put in position, one side at a When all units are in position, columns on lower better clearance in tunnel, and removal of cenfer time, while truck traffic is transferred to whichever level have been eliminated. Tragic pattern is now supports obstructing repaved lower roadway. Since olternafe lanes not occupied by construction crews. changed to five standard width lanes for mixed upper deck must be replaced in sections, traffic After positioning, units are tensioned and center traffic; one-way, on each level. Lower level is east- moves over portion of upper roadway that is re- gap is filled with concrete. bound, upper level is westbound. moved by means of a temporary bridge which is moved forward as new precast deck units are replaced in gap at lower elevation. bers before and after test loads were flange using the stressed plate as a • 1. Remove the two tracks from applied. template, and then bolting. the south side of the lower deck The results of the tests proved that High strength body bolts were in- area. existing conditions under actual loads serted in the holes and the nuts tight- • 2. Lower the grade and pave the were better than the results obtained ened with a wrench to a specified area for two lanes of traffic. by the theoretical calculations. It also torque. Stitch bolts were placed • 3. Remove the present three north demonstrated that the method of throughout the length of the plate to truck lanes, lower grade strengthening the deficient members the hold it in position. three feet and repave. was practicable and could be achieved Also included in this contract was • 4. Restripe the north and south under adverse working conditions. the widening on both sides of the up- The plan for strengthening the 357 roadways for two lanes in each per level roadway between the San direction. floor beams required a high strength Francisco Anchorage and Pier W-1 steel plate attached to the lower flange from 58 feet to 69 feet. This widened • 5. A movable steel bridge with a of the member after the plate was portions will eventually be incorpo- span of 26 feet and a width of stressed to a predetermined amount. rated into deceleration lanes and 58 feet which fitted between By tensioning the new cover plate a refuge bays for the "off" ramps on the the curbs of the upper level compressive stress was induced into north and south sides of the deck lead- roadway was placed on the the lower flange of the floor beam, ing to Fremont Street in San Fran- upper deck. resulting in a reduction of the dead cisco, when the bridge becomes one • 6. The columns supporting the load tensile stresses. The tensioning way westbound. upper deck and sections of the was sufficient to prevent an overstress On completion of the contract, the deck under the movable bridge, of the composite flange under legal West Bay crossing will completed 10 to 12 feet in width, were axle loading. be and ready for five lanes of one-way then removed. TraAie Continued mimed traffic on each deck when traffic • 7. Precast concrete deck units, As this construction was done under is changed to this operation, starting 7'-8" in width, replaced the re- traffic, the contractor was furnished the early part of 1963. moved section at a 16-inch three of the State's traveling scaffolds lower level. Yerba Buena Island Consfruetion which are supported on tracks sus- 0 8. Probably the most exacting and dif- The bridge was advanced and pended from the upper deck. These the operation repeated. were augmented by lighter platforms ficult construction operation being which the contractor fabricated and completed is the work now in The upper deck viaduct section to erected. The material was handled progress across Yerba Buena Island in the east of the tunnel was strength- from the south lane provided for the connection with the San Francisco- ened by the addition of precast, post contractor's use. Oakland Bay Bridge Reconstruction tensioned, concrete units prior to the The operation in general consisted Project. The contract extends over a removal of the center supporting of drilling holes through the lower length of 1,786 feet which involves columns. flange of the floor beam, bolting one 826 feet of tunnel section and the re- Under the south roadway a contin- end of the plate to the flange, stress- mainder in a double decked concrete uous concrete utility tunnel was con- ing the free end of the plate by jacks, viaduct. structed to carry the various air, elec- locking the stressing device, then The reconstruction in general con- tric power, water, and communica- drilling bolt holes through the lower sisted of the following: tion lines across the Island, which

January-February 1962 37

38 38 Public Public California California Works Highways Highways and and

pended pended

from from the the upper upper deck deck in in the the the viaduct viaduct section. tract.

metal metal

plugs plugs in in the the nozzles nozzles was was sus- rangement rangement synchronized synchronized be be another another under under will will with performed performed con- was was

A A

sprinkler sprinkler system system with with fusible ber ber during during night. night. the the This This Bridge Francisco Oakland Oakland Bay Bay light light - ar- San San

parts parts into into a a single single roadway roadway section. the the daylight daylight and and hours hours half half the the work work num- of of crossing crossing on on the the the East East Bay Bay

as as well well as as the the key key forming forming to to the the two have have all all the the tunnel tunnel reconstruction trains trains lights lights along along on on other other during with with

weight weight concrete concrete was was used used in in The The the the lighting lighting units circuits circuits arranged are are so so occupied occupied by area area of of paving paving the the and and

allowed allowed

on on

the the new new roadway. roadway. LiDht- railroad railroad The The the the rails removing removing of of units units on on each each side side of of the the viaduct.

on on a a

-hour -hour cycle cycle before before traffic traffic was Deck Deck —East —East Lower Lower Paving Bay tunnel tunnel section section and and separately separately spaced

heat heat

cured. cured.

The The

operation operation was was based xescent xescent fixtures fixtures on on

each each

wall wall

of of the

end end vault vault of of east east at at the the the the tunnel.

form, form,

filled filled with with concrete concrete and and then consisted consisted of of continuous continuous lines lines

of of fluo-

housed housed ment ment existing be be would would in in an an

between between

units units is is closed closed by by a a steel length length of of the the reconstruction reconstruction

which

operated operated electrical electrical blower blower equip-

cally cally

the the

two two sections sections apart. apart. The The 1' -6" -6" gap tirely tirely new new throughout throughout the the

1,786 1,786

foot

the the roadway. roadway. along along Automati- lower lower

rods rods

at at the the center center and and then then jacking The The lower lower level level lighting lighting

was was

en-

fresh fresh release release convey convey duct duct to to

and and air

connecting connecting

the the high high

strength strength

steel

platforms platforms require require a a change.

has has the the planned planned to to been been utility use use

The The units units

were were

post post

tensioned tensioned after

roadway roadway connections connections and and passenger

established, established, after after

is is one traffic traffic -way -way it

along along

the the

center center

of of line line

the the tunnel.

lights lights on on the the upper upper level level where where new

means means vitiated vitiated

of of the the

clearing clearing air, tive tive

and and shelf shelf

the the other other

on on falsework falsework struts

arrangement arrangement of of the the sodium sodium vapor

this this

be be does does

If If an an not not effec- to to

prove prove

One One

end end of of

the the

section section rested rested nn nn a

contract contract and and consisted consisted of of some some re-

roadway. the the from from lower lower gasses gasses

of of the the

elevator elevator

hoist hoist mounted mounted on on a a truck.

and and lower lower decks decks was was a a part part of of this

siphon siphon should should section section

upper upper most the the

raised raised

and and placed placed in in position position by by an

The The roadway roadway lighting lighting for for the the upper

flowing flowing walk. walk.

free free through The The air air

in in two two sections. sections.

Each Each was section section

7' centers centers placed placed -8" -8" the the

under under side- at at Roadway Roadway

Lighting

The The units units tunnel tunnel arrived arrived at at the the site

ered ered vents vents planning planning and and in in are the the

these these stations.

Forty

-eight -eight

Cyele

Hour Hour

accumulated accumulated

fumes fumes consid-

was was any any

lane lane celeration celeration for for buses buses stopping stopping

Provisions Provisions release release for for this. this. the the

of to to

the the

original original

upper upper deck.

provides provides for for a a deceleration deceleration

and and

ac-

effects effects could could some some there there

ill ill be be and and due

tunnel tunnel

which which

were were used used to to support

to to

six six lanes lanes at at the the platforms platforms

which

of of does does have have air, flow flow tion tion not not a a free free

deck deck

units units

rest rest

shelves shelves

on on of of the

level. level. The The roadway roadway has has

been been

widened

of of sec- the the that that lower lower upper upper The The area. area.

north north roadways. roadways.

The The new new precast

other other the the south south on on

side side

of of

the the lower

of of thirds 1,000 1,000 area area two feet, feet, - square square

shifting shifting

on on

traffic traffic

either either

the the south south or

north north side side of of the the deck deck

upper upper

and and the

The The a a level level cross cross lower lower has has sectional

units units

were were erected erected

during during

by the the day day

east east side side of of the the one one tunnel, tunnel, the on on

Lower Lower Vented Level Level

lower lower deck. deck.

The The

precast precast

deck upper upper

located opposite opposite located each each other other on on the

rents.

the the to to

night night

avoid avoid heavy heavy traffic traffic on on

the

the the mainland. mainland. The The platforms platforms are

scavenging scavenging able able

of of action action the the

air air cur-

crete crete

in in the the tunnel tunnel

section section done done

was was at

sonnel sonnel using using public public transportation transportation to

short short

the the (540 (540 and and length length foot) foot)

favor-

The The removal removal

of of some some of of

the the con-

passenger passenger

platforms platforms for for

island island per-

through through tunnel, tunnel, due due to the the probably probably

Remove Remove

ConcreTe ConcreTe AF AF Night

Also Also required required by by the the are change change motor motor fumes fumes the the on on upper upper level

the the tunnel tunnel

portals.

level. disagreeable disagreeable ticeable ticeable effects effects or or from

upper upper

level level

required required

for for clearance clearance at ing ing of of unidirectional unidirectional traffic traffic on on each users. users. has has There There never never any any been been no-

and and

units units

the the 16 16 inch inch lowering lowering of of the struction struction period period and and for for the the final final rout- considered considered comfort comfort for for be be the the of of the

accommodated accommodated

both both the the deeper deeper commodate commodate deck traffic traffic the the during during con- tubes tubes ventilation ventilation where where artificial artificial must

ance ance

between between the the two two levels levels which to to the the bridge bridge necessitated necessitated were were to to ac- large large compared compared to to vehicular vehicular tunnel tunnel or

the the 16 16 foot foot minimum minimum clear- vertical vertical Various Various roadway roadway island island connections 1,500 1,500 square square the the feet feet level level upper upper of of is

ground ground was was level level lowered lowered to to maintain sprinklers. through through the the stages. stages. cross cross The The section section of ning ning area area

58 The The -foot -foot roadway roadway constructed constructed tified tified at as as water water soon soon as as starts starts flowing reconstruction reconstruction during during sidered sidered the the plan-

bridge. patrol patrol fire fire station station is is automatically automatically no- roadway roadway areas areas tunnel tunnel in in the the was was con-

utilities utilities

extended extended to to both both ends ends of of tunnel tunnel the section section fire fire for for protection. protection. A Mechanical Mechanical ventilation ventilation for for the the two

capable capable of of accommodating accommodating the the vehicles vehicles commercial commercial heavier heavier at at right, right, old old inadequate inadequate deck deck before before upper upper system system removal removal floor floor at at left.

secfion secfion

Cutaway Cutaway of of Yerba Yerba Buena Buena Island Island reconsfrucfiion, reconsfrucfiion, movable movable bridge bridge with with steel steel in in

position. position. is is Francisco Francisco Viewpoint Viewpoint from from south, south, to to left. left. with with New New San San deck deck units

TM~wi. '^ '^

.ix .ix .. ..

...... _ _

~ ~

a,,,,...tea a,,,,...tea

......

MA.M MA.M -~^e~r~,,, -~^e~r~,,, /..c,.»r.,..~,~ )9 ///~9dn ///~9dn ~i' ~i' J J n. n. _ _

n n j j , r~ The decking operation consisted Before the innermost panel was Precast Concrete Uni4s mainly of the following: placed, the steel barrier which is com- It was decided to precast the lightweight concrete deck units, transport • 1. Removing of tracks and appur- posed of a curb and wall was skidded them vacated by tenant material. over the railroad area to its new posi- to the space the tion along the south truss of the tracks, then set and join them together • 2. Saw cutting the concrete and at each stringer with a high early removing approximately one bridge. After adapting and fastening, the salvaged barrier became the new strength concrete for the following foot of the truck pavement in reasons: the south truck lane to the cen- south curb and rail for the 58-foot ter of 'the first highway stringer. roadway. • 1. A poured-in-place slab would Utilefy Facilities have required the inboard truck • 3. Remove the center steel barrier The various utility facilities which lane during the pouring and to the south truss of the bridge. consisted mainly of a four-inch pipe curing stages, thus cutting the • 4. The various utility facilities for compressed air and another for lower deck roadway to two were hung on the back wall of water, primary and secondary electric lanes. the barrier. power cables, and a communication • 2. There would be some doubt as • 5. The railroad stringer bracing line were hung on the outboard side to the strength of the concrete which was no longer required of the rail. in certain areas of the bridge for the highway construction Salvaged and additional working due to the excessive vibration was removed. platforms were suspended from the of the structure. south truss at about 300-foot intervals • 6. New steel maintenance plat- • 3. The high early strength con- forms were hung from the which provides the maintenance per- crete used to connect the units south truss at the lower deck sonnel with a safe working space for together along the stringers does level at specified locations with the attachment to the outlets of the not require the strength that is steel ladders leading to the various utility lines. A steel ladder needed in the slab. upper deck. leads to the upper deck from each • 7. Precast roadway deck units platform for easy access to these East End of Bridge were placed, fastened to rail- outlets. These facilities are in turn The east end of the bridge pre- road stringers and joined by a connected to the traveling painting sented several problems which resulted concrete fill. scaffolds at or near each platform by from the location of the columns sup- flexible hoses and conduits. Communi- porting the upper floor system, and Tracks Removed cation to each end of the bridge can the separation of the railroad structure All track material was removed over be obtained with aplug-in headset. from the highway ramp where they the existing railroad, segregated and then stored in the proper bins or stacks in the East Bay storage yard. The material was held for disposal through contracted sales. A one foot width of the lower deck adjacent to the center barrier was notched with a concrete saw. The concrete was broken out to the center of the highway stringer which provided aseat for one of the four lightweight concrete slabs that were placed in each panel. The longitudinal steel bracing between the railroad stringers was removed to reduce the dead load and the maintenance painting of these parts. The converted railroad stringers are now braced by the continuous concrete deck slab which the stringers support. The new deck units, approximately six feet in width and with lengths to fit the various panels were trucked to the site, lowered into position on the railroad stringers and then joined together by high early strength con- Photograph of movable bridge from viewpoint on same side of bridge as cutaway section of tunnel reconstrucfiion. Outer ends of new deck units are seen in right foreground. The prefabricated, prestressed crete. units fit neatly together, and no additional decking is necessary.

January-February 1962 39 Beneath

Above: Looking down from slopes of east entrance to funnel, Yerba Buena Island, showing traffic crossing movable steel bridge. Many caution signals were posted and speed limit across movable bridge was reduced fo 15 mph.

Left: View through lower level of tunnel, showing center columns }o be removed. Construction crews are working in back of camera. Light lines far side of columns are lights of vehicles moving through tunnel over paved area which was once occupied by railroad.

Qouble mounted air hammers, one vertical and the other horizontal for breaking out upper deck and columns. View shows movable steel bridge left and old reinforcing right. Workman is cutting away reinforcing steel with torch. Huge precast concrete omit removed from truck and placed on temporary staging before lifting into position. After steel strongback is removed, crane in background places boom with special liff- ing platform beneath unit and positions unit in place. Men in background, upper right, are joining two previously placed right and left units.

~' •,.;` ~' •

Below: Camera facing in other direction, shows truck backing into position with another unit, traffic now moving in other lanes. In upper part of photo is seen a number of units completed, with falsework removed.

men rapidly clear lanes of equipment preparatory to shiFting ira~c. Movable steel bridge is seen above head of workman on falsework. Rectangular hole in legs of unit are for jacking struts. Ends of three high strengih steel rods are protruding from end of unit.

January-February 1962

42 42 California California Highways Highways and and Public Public Works

structure, structure, move- then then and and the the since since during mechanical mechanical station station was was required required work work on on Yerba Yerba Buena Buena Island, Island, and

super- the the the the erection erection steel steel during during of of tion tion A A great great in in of of and electrical electrical amount amount San San Francisco, Francisco, the the sub- from from

time time the the that that only only occurred settlement settlement line line from from the the Sterling Sterling Street Street Substa- and and Mechanical Mechanical Eleefrieal Eleefrieal Work

the the construction construction of of At the the bridge. bridge. is is Air Air to to this this supplied supplied continuous

of of

mainder mainder

the the construction.

established established

in in the the during early early 1930's 1930's

Automatic Automatic Air Air Supply for for two

-way -way

re- during during

traffic traffic the the

the the permanent permanent using using marks bench bench

The The

four four

used remaining remaining

lanes lanes

were were

300

-foot -foot intervals.

riodically riodically made made of of the the piers overwater overwater

upper upper

deck deck

for for

the the crossing. East East

Bay Bay

ice ice

platforms platforms suspended suspended 240- 240- at at

Settlement Settlement surveys surveys pe- have have been been

tractor's tractor's

use use in in strengthening strengthening the

hose hose connections connections at at each each of of the the serv-

Sefflement Sefflement

Surveys

the the south south

barricaded barricaded lane lane

the the con- for for

of of

the the

bridge. bridge. Valves Valves are are provided provided for

the the center. striped striped lanes lanes for for five five

of of with traffic, traffic,

lower lower

deck deck

on on the the railing railing

south south side

were were bolted bolted together together from starting starting pleted, pleted, the the 58 -foot -foot

was roadway roadway

parallel parallel

to to the the

water water line line along along

the

into into brought brought position, position, flanges the the two two As As the the sections sections

deck deck

com- were were

ance ance of of

compressed compressed

air air was was

installed

stress. stress. After After new new the the was member member refuge refuge bays.

A A

four

-inch -inch

pipe pipe

for for the the

convey-

the the relieve relieve floor floor beam beam of of its its dead dead load stripe stripe and and curb curb is is now now utilized utilized as

bridge. ends ends of of the the

verse verse of of the the camber camber auxiliary auxiliary to beam beam The The space space between between the the south south lane

Island Island

Buena Buena Yerba Yerba to to extends extends on on

both

into into jacked jacked causing causing position, position, the the re- the the roadway roadway lanes lanes followed followed the the curve.

metered metered

with with

source source a a line line

of of supply

floor floor beams. beams. The The two two ends ends were and and rails rails were were replaced replaced as as chords chords and

requirement, requirement, latter latter

afour

-inch -inch

water

lengths, lengths, and and then then placed placed under under to to the support support the the slab. slab. The The curbs steel steel

an an

emergency. emergency. great great

in in

meet meet

To To the

camber, camber, as as they they were were of of different and and also also the the addition addition of of extra extra

stringers

however, however,

small; small;

the the demand demand could could

were were fabricated fabricated a a with with predetermined some some specially specially cast cast deck deck

slab slab

units

bridge. bridge.

Normally Normally

the the quantity quantity is

flange flange of of the the floor floor beam. beam. beams The The This This curved curved alignment alignment

required

poses poses

on on

and and

at at

each each of of end end the

plate plate girder girder section section to to the the lower end end the the deck deck east east on on of of

the the bridge.

Water Water is is

required required

for for various various pur-

of of connecting connecting a a high high

strength strength steel runoff runoff two two curved curved spans spans for for the the

lower

Water Water Lines Lines Provided

was was

accomplished accomplished by by a a method unique unique Bay Bay crossing. crossing. West West There There were were also

needed.

The The

reinforcing reinforcing

for for the the

floor floor beams

work work the the required required same same than than for for the

KV KV 12 12 facility facility distribution distribution was

vehicles. the the heavier heavier modate modate

paving paving more more operation operation the the difFicult

5 5

old old KV KV line line and and a a new new and and better

the the deck deck adequate adequate

proved proved

to to accom-

of of 1,600 1,600 2,000 2,000 radii radii and and made which which

had had

about about reached reached the the of of the capacity capacity

stringers stringers

with with together together supporting the the

east east bay bay the the crossing crossing having having center

The The bridge's bridge's electrical electrical requirements

deck deck steel steel with with reinforcing upper upper its its

There There are are sections sections two two curved curved in

energized energized line.

The The

present present

concrete lightweight lightweight Curved Curved Sections

Island Island to to Substation Substation the connect connect to to

Upper Upper Adequnte Deck Deck

was was carried carried less less congested congested on on in in areas. power power throwover throwover in in Buena the the Yerba Yerba

tion, tion, and and other other members. miscellaneous miscellaneous work ing ing cause cause service service will will automatic the the

electrical electrical and and the the mechanical mechanical piers piers to to support support construc- these these lengthened Bay Bay mole. mole. A A failure failure in in either either incom-

work work such such as as to to the the be be constructed constructed structural structural the the steel, steel, side side on on of the south' south' maintenance maintenance warehouse warehouse the the East on on

however, however, some some additional additional of of Other Other the the beam. beam. columns columns subcontracted had Streets Streets and and another another in in Oakland Oakland at at the

progressed progressed eastward eastward strengthening strengthening toward toward of of these these mole; members members the the by by an Francisco Francisco at at Sterling Sterling Harrison and and

started started at at Yerba Yerba transverse transverse Buena Buena steel steel Island Island floor floor the and beams beams and and provide provide a a service service in in connection connection San

The The work work the the this this under under lengthening lengthening the the upper upper contract of of deck supply, supply, it it was was thought thought advisable advisable to

be be removed removed operation. which which aware aware in in turn turn of of not not this this required a a paid paid on on demand demand basis basis at at point point of the the

between between these these traveling traveling The The public public grade grade two two roadways roadways line. line. was to had had the the As As rate rate for for energy energy electrical electrical is

Several Several columns columns to to its its raised raised original deck deck were were was was the the spaced that that

operation. side side was was repeated repeated south south mole. The The on on until the the operation operation of of traffic traffic ing. ing. the the

more more bridge stalled stalled efficient efficient for for amount amount a a small small required required and and then then span span -bound for for are are block- Oakland that that

in- cables cables system system supervisory supervisory the the end end gressively gressively formed formed of of lanes completed completed each the the jacking jacking when when five five

Communications, Communications, • • and control control 5. 5. This This required required was was pro- structure structure raised raised were were to to support support by by and the the slab slab

is is two two supported. stringers Additional Additional which which roadv~ays. roadv~ays. it it on on piles piles and and maintenance maintenance fill fill forces. for for

ramp ramp the settled settled by by road road decking decking with with has has the which which between between structure structure locations convenient convenient energy energy at at

.structure .structure connected connected approach cellular cellular ~~as ~~as the the rail- concrete concrete with with a a • • low low and and electrical Provide Provide voltage voltage 4. 4.

bridge, eastbound eastbound The The approach approach two -lane -lane to to the the highway highway highway mole mole purposes. nance nance

tion tion located located period. plaza, the the

toll toll this this fill fill are are On On air air mainte- for for supply supply bridge bridge to to

roadway roadway

deck deck bridgehead bridgehead during during shore.

this this and and construc- the the the the between between s s stations 3. 3. compressor compressor Install Install three three

shifted shifted be be readily readily an an area excavated excavated quite quite on on the the into into lower pumped pumped was was

across across

bridge. the the

of of concrete concrete which as as approach, approach, placed placed could sand sand traffic traffic hydraulically hydraulically fill fill

Provide Provide

• •

water water

afour

line -inch -inch 2. 2.

of of 645 645 feet feet with with by by constructed constructed a together together 250 250 was was feet

bridge bridge the the

the the

of of

5 5 KV. supply supply to to from from 12 12

E39, E39, spans spans highway highway E23 E23 east east and and between between end on on the the a a

distance

mole mole

The The

• • power main main bridge's bridge's Change Change the the 1. 1.

to to strengthen strengthen upper upper off work. deck deck the the type type run run of of

this instruments instruments new new thought thought for for construction: under under advisable advisable required required this this delicate delicate contract

general general following of of the the consisted consisted the the with with end end structure. structure. it it to to was is is the in in detect detect of of difficult difficult the the that that It It

which small contract contract deck deck been been the the paving paving lower lower connect connect have have in in East East at the the Bay Bay both both to to piers piers ment ment the the mole mole so so M ~~ ,,,ys a~~2~~: r ~ ,

Moving precasf, prestressed concrete girders into position preparatory to sfrengihening upper deck supports on section of bridge east of Yerba Buena Island. Units used in tunnel are inverted-U in section, compared to this simple beam section. the one on the end of the East Bay Communications and Telltales E-9 where transformers are installed mole. A drop in air pressure at any of These cables, with some of the ocher to reduce the 12 KV voltage to the the stations automatically starts one existing multiconductor cables extend- various voltages needed in the bride or more of the compressors to renew ing across the bridge and connecting operation and also the necessary the supply. The compressors in each to an indicator board at the toll plaza, switchgear to distribute the electrical substation are so cycled that the last will receive the calls from persons is energy. to shut off will be the last in sequence stalled vehicles and signals from five The longitudinal expansion and con- to start again. alarm stations. There will also be in- traction of the bridge due to tempera- There is available at each service stalled a supervisory system which ture changes, the vertical and horizon- platform a terminal box from which will indicate by visual, audible and re- tal movements from wind, and loading 110, 22'0, and 440 voltages are avail- corded means the malfunctioning of conditions are provided for at various able for the operation of maintenance any mehcanical and electrical appara- pier locations. The continuous runs of and repair equipment. tus. Also a control system whereby pipes have articulated joints to provide One large communication cable and various operational functions, such as for the universal movements at these one multiconductor control cable run lighting and signals, are remotely con- locations and the electrical and com- the entire length of the bridge on the trolled, and a monitoring system indi- munications cables were so draped to south side along with the other main- cating their functioning behavior. minimize the efFect of these move- tenance facilities. There is available at Besides the three substations previ- ments. each platform, facilities for plugging ously mentioned, there are two addi- The third and last article on the rein portable telephone headset for com- tional stations on the bridge, one at construction of the San Francisco- munication with the person on duty Center Anchorage Pier W-4 and an- Oakland Bay Bridge will be published at the administration building. other on the East Bay spans at Pier at the completion of this work.

January-February 1962 43

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Works Public Public and and California California 1- ~ ~ 44 44

73 page page on on .Continued .Continued . . Street. Olive Olive overcrossing overcrossing of of bridge bridge

as as telephone new new fhe fhe in in Olive Olive relocated relocated and and Kelso Kelso cables cables in in the the -way -way and and right Streets, Streets, freeway freeway the the -of

that cables cables communication communication three three and and

fhe fhe cables cables in in telephone telephone Freeway Freeway former former Diego Diego crossing showing showing the the of of Inglewood Inglewood portion portion a a of of Sketch Sketch San San

ducts rile rile multiple multiple consisted consisted nine nine of of

installation Street Street The The wires. wires. of of Kelso Kelso

pairs 11,000 11,000 than. than. that that more more contained contained

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employed successfully successfully was was which which ture ture

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new new This This southerly southerly method, feet feet 40 40 intact intact along skidded skidded Telephone Telephone maintained. maintained. was was Telegraph Pacific Pacific and and

Olive Olive in in cables cables Street the with with freeway freeway depressed depressed telephone telephone the the proposed proposed to to Street Street in in be cables cables cation cation Olive Olive

of service service uninterrupted uninterrupted procedure procedure the procedure procedure The The span span to to used used nine nine the the permitted permitted communi- method method

new By By contract. contract.

this this

freeway freeway tial tial at at new This This bridge bridge Street. Street. Oli~~e Oli~~e Employed Technique Technique New New

mentioned mentioned ini- previously previously the the of of part part reinforced reinforced a a of of utility tion tion concrete concrete

Boulevard Boulevard chester chester trafFic.

a as as constructed constructed was was which which bridge bridge -way, -way, the the required required -of

construc- right

way way eliminating eliminating Man- by by for for detour detour a a

utility the the in in placed placed and and manpower manpower Streets Streets freeway Olive Olive the the crossing crossing

free- the the the the and and grading grading of of paving paving

and equipment equipment of of use use by by ground ground the the Kelso Kelso in in located located cables, cables, and Company Company

expedite to to contract contract initial initial an an under under

is is service, service, in in built now now been been having having

bridge. overcrouing overcrouing new new utility utility the the in in

installation installation

duct duct

telephone telephone file file

Multiple Multiple Cienega Cienega structure La La This This Boulevard. Boulevard.

and Street Street ter ter Ash Ash between between Boulevard Boulevard

Manches- the the over over bridge bridge at at freeway freeway

a of of the the necessitated necessitated construction construction

Inglewood Inglewood and cut cut in in be be will will of of City City

the Manchester Manchester in in of of ity ity Boulevard Boulevard

freeway freeway proposed proposed vicin- The The the the in in

1963. March March completed completed be be will will about about

this this that that freeway of of section section estimated estimated

is it it and and progress progress

- - is is area, area, wood wood in

-I -I Hawthorne ngle-

the in in Boulevard, Boulevard,

Tijera La La of of north north

mile and and Street Street 0.2 0.2

of of mile mile 135th south south

between between way way 0.1

rree- Diego Diego San San the the

of Construction Construction

Engineer Associate Associate Highway Highway MULLER, MULLER, W. W. H. H.

and Engineer, Engineer, Highway Highway Senior Senior DECKER, DECKER, E. E. RALPH RALPH By By

$146,000 State State \/ \/ Saves Saves

O` O` 7'echnigve 'Skidding' 'Skidding' New New ~ ~ /I /I Half of 90-mile ~o~te a n L e o reevva Completed or Under Way By JAMES E. MARTIN, Executive Assistant, District VII

by any mode of IN DISTRICT VII nando Reservoir in the San Fernando on the freeway DISTRICT the San Diego Free- Valley, a distance of 42.7 miles. travel, and area trips previously made VII way extends from The completion of the San Diego to different destinations—will contrib- the San Diego Freeway, from its junction with the ute to the San Diego Freeway vol- County line near Golden State Freeway in the San Fer- umes. San Clemente to nando Valley to the Westminster area, An estimate of traffic flow for 1965 the holden State a distance of approximately 60 miles, on the San Diego Freeway indicates Freeway near the will open new travel vistas to users an average of 60,000 vehicles daily, San Fernando Res- of the Interstate Highway System. between the Ventura and Golden ervoir, atotal Substantial time and distance savings State Freeways; peaking to 110,000 length of 94.5 miles. Portions of this will accrue to north-south traffic average daily traffic at Olympic Bou- interstate route are constructed, under through the district, as this freeway levard in Los Angeles, dropping off construction or advertised for con- will create an effective by-pass, reliev- to 50,000 average daily trafFic at the struction and on other sections of the ing traffic from congested city streets Harbor Freeway; peaking again to route right of way is being acquired and conventional highways in the area 75,000 per day just west of West- and freeway design is in progress. through which it will pass. minster on the common roadway of The San Diego Freeway is com- the Garden Grove and San Diego pleted or under construction in a con- Freeways, which will be a 2.1 mile, 1965 Completion tinuons line from California Avenue 10-lane section between Los Alamitos call for open- in Long Beach to junction with the Preliminary estimates Boulevard and Bolsa Chica Road, freeway as far as West- Golden State Freeway near San Fer- ing the entire where it reverts to an 8-lane facility. minster by 1965; the temporary end The 1965 estimate of San Diego Free- to be at Beach Boulevard. The Pacific LEFT—Construction at Mulholland way traffic at the temporary end at PHOTO BELOW Coast Highway, Garden Grove Soule- Summit, looking north. Note the relocated Mu4 Beach Boulevard is 35,000 vehicles. holland Drive and Mulholland Bridge, under vardj, Sepulveda Boulevard and other which the freeway will pass (bottom of photo). heavily traveled arteries, will divert By 1980, the target year for the freeway network BELOW RIGHT—The completed San Diego-Ventura large traffic volumes to the new facil- completion of the Freeway Interchange (foreground). At the center ity. Also, newly generated traffic— in District VII, traffic volumes along is the }emporary fierminus of }he freeway at San Diego Free- Burbank and Sepulveda Boulevards. that is, new trips not previously made the long stretch of

Works Public Public and and

Highways Highways California California 46 46

drain drain chan- storm storm and and $152,000; $152,000; miles, miles,

7.1

San San Clemente, Clemente, in in

Highway Highway

Coast Coast

4.8 9,000,000 -64 9 Line...... County County Angeles Angeles Los Los to to Chica Chica Bolsa Bolsa E. E. mi. mi. 0.6 0.6

COUNTY ORANGE ORANGE Pacific with with to to connection connection sandro sandro

Alle-

Avenida Avenida

— planting, planting, 154,000 functional functional -14 3 -60 ) ) ...... Lakewood to to

(Willow (Willow

—

1,499,000 -63 -9 1

...... Lakewood) Lakewood)

(Clarkto (Clarkto

1962;

July, July, in in uled uled for for completion completion

— 3,443,000 -45 2 -63

) ) ...... Cherry

(Studebakerto (Studebakerto

sched-

contract contract

$18,640 $18,640 under under — mile, mile, -5 1,437,000 -62 2 ...... ) ) Cherry to to

(Lakewood (Lakewood

5.9

14,000,000

-64 9

Line Line

County County ...... Orange Orange to to Atlantic Atlantic 0.2- Avenue, Avenue, and and Charnock Charnock Boulevard Boulevard

Year Fiscal Fiscal -63 -63

Venice between between landscaping, landscaping, 000; 000;

1.6

7,820,000 -63 10

-11 California California ...... to to Freeway Freeway $190,- Beach Beach Long Long miles, miles, 7.2 7.2 Boulevard, Boulevard, of of Sunset Sunset

Year

Fiscal Fiscal

-64 -64

north Road Road Casiano Casiano to to Boulevard Boulevard son son

1.1

5,134,000

-64 -23 1 Jeffer- signs signs from from ...... and and Freeway Freeway barriers barriers median median Beach Beach Long Long

to to Alameda Alameda

......

1.9 4,344,000 -44 6

-64

...... Alameda Alameda to to

Street Street Carson Carson

include

Budget Budget

Highway Highway -62 -62

1961

2.7 -45 7,070,000

-62

treet treet S

...... Carson Carson Street Street to to

190th 190th

the

in in

financed financed

3.4 contracts contracts

Minor Minor -8 7,048,000 -62 8 Street Street ...... 190th 190th

Street Street to to 174th 174th

1.1 3,313,000 -64 -4 6 Street Street ......

174th 174th

to to Boulevard Boulevard

Hawthorne Hawthorne

3, 3,

1958.

July July

2.0 4,533,000 -63 -48 1

......

Hawthorne Hawthorne 135t~to 135t~to

$2,800,000,

miles, miles,

1.2 1.2 4.7

Boulevard, Boulevard, 11,637,000 bank bank -41 4 -63 ...... 135th 135th

Ti'erato Ti'erato

La La

1.5

4,730,000 -47 -63 3

...... Tijera Tijera La La Bur-

to to Jeffersonto Jeffersonto

Boulevard Boulevard Vista Vista

Valley Valley

and and

— 421,000 -1 4 -61

(3 (3 ...... Br.) Br.)

(Manchester) (Manchester)

1960; 1, 1,

April April

$1,8.24,000, $1,8.24,000, Relocation, Relocation,

— 1,633,000 -64 -19 4 (Br.) (Br.) Vesta) Vesta)

to to ...... :

(Manchester (Manchester

1.8

5,371,000 and -60 -14 7 Bridge Bridge Drive Drive 1957; 1957; Mulholland Mulholland in in ......

JefFerson JefFerson to to Venice Venice

3.5 6,440,000 -57

-19 4

......

Venice Venice ...... to to Ohio Ohio

contracts two two under under

X4,641,000, X4,641,000,

miles, miles,

4.0 4,641,000

-57 -43

......

Ohio Ohio ..... to to

Casiano Casiano

two

Road, Road,

Casiano Casiano

to to

Avenue Avenue 5.6 Ohio Ohio 19,650,000 -64 -26 10 Road Road ...... Casiano Casiano to to Vista Vista

Valley Valley

— 1,824,000

-60 -1 4 Drive...... Mulholland Mulholland of of 19, 19, relocating relocating 1959; and and Bridge Bridge

February February Mulholland Mulholland

$6,440,000, $6,440,000,

miles, miles,

1.3 2,800,000 -58 -3 7

Vista Vista ...... Valley Valley

to to

Blvd. Blvd.

Burbank Burbank

3.5

Avenue, Avenue,

Ohio Ohio

to to

Boulevard Boulevard ice ice

— 8,300,000 (pay.) -64 -64 1 Boulevard Boulevard

......

Burbank Burbank

4to 4to Route Route

14, 14, Ven- 1960; 1960; July July $5,371,000, $5,371,000, miles, miles, Year Fiscal Fiscal -63 -63 62

1.8 Boulevard, Boulevard, to to

Venice Venice

Boulevard Boulevard

8.9

(gr)

$3,345,000

...... Boulevard Boulevard

Burbank Burbank 4to 4to Route Route

Jefferson as as follows: follows: are are

order, order,

north north Year Fiscal Fiscal -61 -61 60

to south south in in County, County, Los Los Angeles Angeles

Freeway Freeway Diego Diego San San the the on on tracts tracts (Miles Cost Date

con- Construction major major Completion completed completed Previously Previously

3 3 5 5 8,000.

& & /W /W Constr.) $6,- (R of of cost cost $199,440,000 $199,440,000 14/13/61 construction construction a a date date to to at at way way Expended Expended 158 158 ROUTE ROUTE

of of free- miles miles 5.8 5.8 adding adding Clemente, Clemente,

San and and Capistrano Capistrano Juan Juan San San tween tween COST CONSTRUCTION CONSTRUCTION

be- completed completed was was link link connecting connecting

a 1960, 1960, 1, 1, December December On On $2,413,000. $2,413,000.

1961) 1, 1, since since July July costs costs overhead overhead do do include include not not figures figures (These (These

of cost cost a a at at 1958, 1958, 2U, 2U, October October on on

was was

completed

1.8 1.8 miles, miles,

line, line,

county county

16,065,478

498 83,754,855

4,365 99,840,335

...... 4,663 Total Total

Diego San San the the to to Clemente Clemente San San

7,940,587 132 5,6'14,500 124 13,553,087 456 through project project Freeway Freeway Line...... County County Diego Diego San San geles geles

An- Los Los

to to Freeway Freeway Ana Ana Santa Santa

Another

contract. contract. $4,081,000 $4,081,000 under under

County Orange Orange

24, 24, 1958, December December on on completed completed

88,354

735,413

47 843,765

54 ...... baker baker Juan Juan Capistrano San San through through section section

Stude-

Line Line to to County County

Orange Orange

3.7

-mile joins joins another another

it it where where

Creek, Creek,

93 4,751,452

471 15,306,372 18,057,624 564 ...... Alameda Alameda to to

Studebaker Studebaker

4 197,403 1,668,943 69 1,866,347 73 to to Trabuco Road Road Niguel Niguel from from to to pleted pleted Main......

Alameda Alameda

480,474 4

4,490,489 411

4,770,763 413

...... 174th 174th to to

Main Main

com- was was

$4,218,000, $4,218,000,

costing costing

section, section,

62 4,807,610 55,941,158 3,443

60,748,769

...... 3,505

Freeway) Freeway) State State

7.5 a a 1959, 1959,

-mile

22, 22, September September On On Golden to to (Artesia (Artesia Street Street 174th 174th

County

Angeles Angeles

Los Los

Road. Niguel Niguel to to

Air Air Station Corps Corps Marine Marine Toro Toro El El

Freeway Freeway near

Ana Ana Santa. Santa. the the

with with

$Cost

Parcels Parcels

$Cost

Parcels Parcels $Cost

Parcels Parcels FREEWAY DIEGO DIEGO SAN SAN

from from junction $665,000 $665,000 of of cost cost a a at at

was was miles miles completed 1.6 1.6

of of unit unit

first first

GO TO TO -61 -30 11 TO TO DATE DATE

TOTAL

the when when 1958, 1958, early early since since

County County

in in Orange constructed constructed been been have have

COST -WAY -WAY -OF

RIGHT Freeway Diego Diego the the San San of of Sections Sections

Projects Completed Completed

program of of way way right right the the complete complete along along acquired acquired been been had had parcels parcels 4,365 4,365

chart.

to to

companyinD companyinD acquired acquired be be to to remain remain 065,478, 065,478, of of a a total total 1961, 1961, 11, 11, November November of of As As

ac- the the

in in is is given given

breakdown breakdown

tion tion cost cost $16,- $16,- to to estimated estimated parcels, parcels, more more expansion. expansion. industrial industrial and and tion tion

construc- and and

cost cost of of way way

right right

plete plete 298 298 Only Only $83,754,855. $83,754,855. of of an an outlay outlay popula- popula- California California Southern Southern the the with with

A A com-

Freeway. Freeway. Diego Diego San San

the the

for for representing representing route, route, 90 -mile -mile entire entire the the coinciding coinciding doubled, doubled, have have will will way way nel, Westminster Avenue to Spring- Boulevard, December 15, 1961; and 95 abandoned oil wells in the Long dale Street, 0.4-mile, under $166,750 bridge and approaches, Willow Street Beach (Signal Hill) Field had to be contract scheduled for completion in to Lakewood Boulevard, March 14, capped and reabandoned under five March, 1962. 1960, $154,000. right of way clearance contracts, the Some of the minor San Diego Oil Well Abandonment last of which was awarded on July Freeway projects recently completed Before construction could be un- 26, 1961. Combined cost of the proj- are as follows: landscaping, Burbank dertaken on the San Diego Freeway ects: $451,191. Boulevard to Ventura Boulevard, in the Long Beach area between the Bep~h o~~ F~eta April 26, 1960, $95,000; landscaping, Los Angeles River and Walnut Ave- ~~~s Wilshire Boulevard to Matteson Ave- nue (overlaps construction now in From information supplied by John nue, April 28, 1960, $164,000; land- progress between California Avenue B. Sansone, Senior Exploitation Engi- scaping, Slauson Avenue to Venice and the 1ong Beach Freeway), about neer, Shell Oil Company, the Long

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SAN DIEGO FREEWAY ~.t:,: .. legend

COMPLETED ..,... ~ 1., ~. ~-~~ 11NDER CONST

~~I. ~~.~~ ~~~ BUDGETED

•~~~S~AS ROUTE ADOPTED SAN CLEME ✓o~uo~y /961

January-February 1962 47

Works Public Public and and Highways Highways

California California 48 48

at at right. fop fop point area area a a slide slide developing developing from from the the Note Note casing casing Cui. Cui. ing ing the the Mulholland Mulholland surface surface the the within within operations operations hauling hauling of of Closeup Closeup

and and pull- cutting cutting plugs, plugs, slurry slurry cement cement

cementing casing, casing, pressure pressure surface surface

the shoe shoe of of the the below below section section foot foot

25- by by -inch -inch 36 a a ing, ing, underreaming underreaming

cas- surface surface the the shoe shoe of of the the below below to to

the the well out out and and drilling drilling up up rigging rigging

sites, the the the the preparing preparing wells, wells, locating locating

of essentially essentially consisted consisted work work The The

detail.

some in in discussed discussed be be will will it it project, project,

prototype the the was was this this $123,017. $123,017. Since Since

was cost cost construction construction the the and and 1960, 1960,

1, August August on on Engineer Engineer Highway Highway

the the State by by completed completed as as accepted accepted

was way way of of right right Freeway Freeway Diego Diego San San

the within within wells wells oil oil reabandoning reabandoning and and

re- entering for for contract contract first first The The

Contract First First

obsolete.

equipment equipment are pumping pumping the the of of much much

and Derricks Derricks field. field. "stripper" "stripper" a a as as

to referred referred is is commonly commonly what what now now is is

It development. development. in in past past the the of of view view

a represents represents Pool, Pool, Area Area Airport Airport the the

of exception exception the the with with field, field, The The lots). lots).

(town ownerships ownerships multitudinous multitudinous with with

surface small small relatively relatively a a on on drilled drilled

wells of of

density density

the the

of of because because and and the the center. at at interchange interchange Way Way the the Sherman Sherman with with Hart Hart Street Street from from

view view northward is is The The Valley. Valley. Fernando Fernando the the in in San San other, Diego Diego Freeway Freeway the the on on San San each each upon upon construction construction Embankment Embankment superimposed superimposed fields fields

of series series a a actually actually is is field field the the that that

fact to to the the due due is is This This world. world. the the ably ably

prob- and and States States United United the the in in field field

of of any acre acre surface surface per per oil oil more more date date

to produced produced having having of of disrinction disrinction the the

has acre, acre, per per barrels barrels 525,000 525,000 of of ery ery

recov- estimated estimated an an with with Field, Field, Beach Beach

Long The The barrels). barrels). (817,954,000 (817,954,000

Field Beach Beach Long Long the the than than oil oil more more

produced had had California California of of State State

entire the the in in fields fields two two only only 1960, 1960, 1, 1,

of of January As As of of oil. oil. barrels barrels 700,000 700,000

approximately produced produced has has well well the the

date To To water. water. B/D B/D 1 1 and and oil oil B/D B/D 2 2

still still pumping is is well well This This tools. tools. cable cable

drill drill with to to days days 90 90 took took It It feet. feet.

-3,114 2,729 the the interval interval from from ducing ducing

pro- 0.4% 0.4% cut, cut, oil, oil, gravity gravity ° ° 21.3 21.3 /D, /D, B

590 of of flow flow an an initial initial with with 1921, 1921, 25, 25,

June on on 1 1 No. No. Alamitos Alamitos of of pletion pletion

com- the the with with Company Company Oil Oil Shell Shell by by

discovered was was field field The The basement. basement.

schist (Franciscan) (Franciscan) Triassic Triassic - Jurassic

on resting resting Miocene Miocene to to Recent Recent clude clude

in- sediments sediments The The Flank. Flank. Northeast Northeast

and Hill Hill Cherry Cherry are are the the faults faults inant inant

dom- The The northwest. northwest. to to the the elongated elongated

anticline, faulted faulted a a is is It It wide. wide. mile mile

-half one by by long long miles miles five five about about

area an an as as described described is is field field oil oil Beach Beach Probably the most difficult type of junk to remove was the wire line. The line wound around the bits and balled up so that it was necessary to cut a window in the surface casing, cut the wire with a cutting torch and remove it in small pieces. Sublin bits were used to drill the wood and debris. Tri-cone rock bits were used to drill out con- solidated material. Removal of the debris created cir- culation problems which were cor- rected by treating the rotary mud with clay to increase the specific gravity, bentonite to act as a lubricant and retain the clay in colloidal suspension, and hexameta phosphate to decrease the viscosity. The treatment provided a heavier mud than could be circulated rapidly and resulted in a successful clean-out operation. Completed bridge structures on fhe San Diego Freeway at Mulholland Summit. Upper structure is Underreaming the 36-inch by 25- Mulholland Drive Bridge. Top left is reconstructed Sepulveda Boulevard. foot section below the shoe of the accomplished using below the proposed roadway sub- were enforced. They were filled with surface casing was grade elevations, and general cleanup. anything and everything, includi~ig a scraper. Cement plugs were placed The wells were located using a %- wire line, short lengths of casing and using atruck-mounted pumping unit cubic-yard truck crane equipped with pipe, wood, rock, gravel, stones, capable of pumping cement slurry to a clamshell bucket. Although the old chunks of concrete and miscellaneous any desired depth, under as much as locations secured from available rec- trash. Removal of the junk from the 5,000 pounds per square inch pressure. ords were incomplete and at times mis- wells required a lot of ingenuity. The contractor cut and pulled the leading, one could, by observing the Howe er, the cantractor combined stub of the surface casing using the ground strata and buried debris, locate know~ow with various fishing tools, clamshell and cutting torch. the wells even though some of them► including wash-over shoes, grabs, The contractor worked 24 hours a were found to be as much as SO feet spears, magnets, jars, and milling heads day, seven days a week and completed from the reported locations and 25 calendar days. feet below the ground surface. f1 to perform the programs as specified. the work in less than 60 tractor was used to backfill the spoil banks and prepare the site for the drilling equipment. After the well casings had been found the contractor welded on 12- inch risers equipped with flanges to which the blowout prevention equipment was bolted. Metal cellars were provided to retain any overflow of rotary mud. The drilling equipment consisted of a highly portable rig with a 70-foot mast and a T-25 draw-works and rotary table, a positive displacement rotary mud pump, a 100-barrel mtQd tank with shaker screen, a caterpillar electric power unit, and various lesser equipment, tools and paraphernalia. Junk Removed The wells abandoned on this project were, in general, wells that had been abandoned in past years before Construction of a huge drainage facility south of Mulholland Drive. The reinforced concrete box passes present-day standards of abandonment under the freeway.

January-February 1962 49

Public Public Works and and Highways Highways California California 50 50

Electric

Pacific Pacific Fe Fe

the the Santa Santa floodwaters Railroad, Railroad, of of conservation conservation and and trol trol type steel steel structural structural girder girder and and box box

the Railroad, Railroad, of of

Pacific Pacific

the the con- Union Union for for programs programs Engineers Engineers Corps Corps of of the of of are are Bridges Bridges 1963. 1963. December December is is

tracks

mainline mainline

of of network network relocate relocate a a States United United and and District District Control Control date completion completion estimated estimated The The miles. miles.

necessary necessary

it it

-mile -mile was was four Flood secrion, secrion, County County Angeles Angeles Los Los Since Since 1.6 of of distance distance a a covering covering contract contract

this of of

to to order order construction construction In In

handle handle $7,300,000 Channel Dominguez Dominguez under under Freeway Freeway Diego Diego San San

1961. 8, 8, on on December December Control Control District District the of of portion portion Freeway Freeway Beach Beach Long Long

end. west west the the on on Flood the the by by undercrossing undercrossing opened opened Bids Bids to were were Street. Street. Avenue Avenue California California the the on on 1961, 1961,

pipeline 6, a a culvert culvert December December and and box box end end 223d to to east east on on Avenue Avenue nel nel Ford Ford began began from from Henry Henry Construction Construction

the on on

girder girder overcrossing overcrossing pipeline pipeline of of the the chan- another another reach reach for for cations cations Freeway Beach Beach Long Long fo fo Avenue Avenue California California

box a a structures, structures, two two be be utility utility will will specifi- plans plans and and approved approved pervisors pervisors

freeway. job this this of of feature feature A A sand. sand. special special and and su- of of board board the the October October During During

future

the the span span

will will

pipe, pipe, drainage drainage grater oil, oil, mud, mud, of of rotary rotary yards yards years. cubic cubic

welded 54 -inch -inch

a a

house house to to cells cells

high high

next next two the the is is to to within within start start slated slated 180,000

estimated estimated

an an

River, River, containing containing

-foot- eight has has

which which

bridge, bridge, girder girder

wav wav and and construction is is under under Street Street Angeles

Los Los the the to to

sumps sumps adjacent adjacent

box diagonal diagonal

-foot -foot

340

The The

work. work.

190th and and 182d 182d Street, Street, Street, Street, Figueroa Figueroa oil four four of of

out out the the be be clearing clearing

will will

street

incidental incidental

some some

with with

crossing crossing

bridges bridges at of of additional additional design design tion, tion, work order order of of first first

The The

long). long). feet feet

Over- Street Street

Spring Spring

the the

for for

mainly mainly

In In addi- under under construction. construction. 811 presently presently one one and and long long

696 696 feet feet tures; tures;

two two

contract contract

$1,436,595 $1,436,595

The The

1962. 1962.

Avenue Avenue are - 223d 223d Street Wilmington Wilmington struc- steel steel structural structural

(three (three bridges bridges

March by by

anticipated anticipated

is is project project

mile mile

Street, Street, and Main Main Boulevard, Boulevard, at at Avalon Avalon

Angeles Angeles River Los Los

Way Way Ramps, Ramps,

pian pian

0.7- this this of of

completion completion

14, 14,

1960, 1960, and and

bridges and and New New 213th 213th Street, Street, Street. Street. Ap- Bixby Bixby Overhead, Overhead,

Undercrossing, Undercrossing,

December

on on

Freeway Freeway

Diego Diego

the the San San

Carson Street, Street, Alameda Alameda Boulevard, Boulevard, Avenue Pacific Pacific

Undercrossing, Undercrossing,

Road Road

of section section

Avenue Avenue

Cherry Cherry to to levard levard

Sepulveda Ford Ford Avenue, Avenue, at at Wardlow Henry Henry

Undercrossing, Undercrossing, Boulevard Boulevard

Bou-

Lakewood Lakewood

on on

the the

began began Work Work

built been been bridges bridges and and have have new new ment, ment, Long Long Beach Overcrossing, Overcrossing, Avenue Avenue tic tic

Avenue Cherry Cherry to to Boulevard Boulevard Lakewood Lakewood channel channel improve- to to the the accommodate accommodate Atlan- as as follows: follows: designated designated are are and and

have have been been underpinned viaduct viaduct Street Street

Avenue. Clark Clark at at and and

Street Street at at

Willow Willow

the the Anaheim for for footings footings Bridge Bridge

freeway the the under under crosses crosses and and

rently rently

time. present present

concur- built built is is

being being mile, mile,

%2 %2

mately mately

at at is is the under under construEtion construEtion Avenue Avenue

approxi- emending emending

closed closed channel, channel,

and and Rosecrans Boulevard Boulevard Compton Compton

and open open in in Channel, Channel, Creek Creek

Bouton Bouton

of of between -half -half one mile mile about about stretch stretch

facility, drainage drainage concrete concrete reinforced reinforced

A Boulevard. Boulevard. Compton Compton nue nue and and

-deep foot - % % 5 5 by by -wide -wide foot 10- a a

Also, Also,

Ave- Vermont Vermont 120th 120th Street Street and and and and

Undercrossing. Avenue Avenue and and Clark Clark

Airport pleted pleted International International between between

long) (314 (314 feet feet Undercrossing Undercrossing

Street Street

com- been been have have Reaches Reaches Channel. Channel.

Willow are are bridges bridges The The 1963. 1963.

uary uary

of of Dominguez

manent manent improvement improvement

by by Jan- anticipated anticipated is is project project this this of of

for for per- has has $9,000,000 $9,000,000 spent spent over over

Completion Boulevard. Boulevard. Lakewood Lakewood and and

District Flood Flood date, date, Control Control the the To To

Avenue Clark Clark between between bridges bridges for for

utilities. other other

many many

contract $1,299,300 $1,299,300 -mile, -mile, 0.6 on on gan gan

as as as lines lines well well railroad railroad

four four major major

be-

construction construction 1961, 1961, 10, 10, July July

On On

of bridges bridges relocation relocation and and highway highway

Boulevard Lakewood Lakewood to to Avenue Avenue Clark Clark 25 of of reconstruction reconstruction channel, channel, control control

flood of of 18 18 of of miles miles construction construction

for for

Undercrossing. Diagonal Diagonal

of of $21,000,000

over over expenditure expenditure

volve volve

Cerritos Los Los and and Undercrossing Undercrossing vard vard

in-

will will District District project project which which

Control Control

Boule- Bellflower Bellflower Undercrossing, Undercrossing, trian trian

Flood

Angeles Angeles County County Los Los

major major

a a is is

Pedes- Avenue Avenue Albury Albury dercrossing, dercrossing,

Angeles Angeles County Los Los southwest southwest

nel nel in in

Avenue Avenue Un- Woodruff Woodruff Undercrossing, Undercrossing,

of of

Chan-

Dominguez Dominguez

Improvement Improvement

Avenue Verde Verde Palos Palos Undercrossing, Undercrossing,

Freeway.

Beach Beach

Long Long

the the

Street Stearns Stearns Bridge, Bridge, Cerritos Cerritos Channel Channel

to from from Freeway Freeway Hawthorne Hawthorne

Diego Diego

Los Undercrossing, Undercrossing, Road Road Studebaker Studebaker

the the

of of San

the the route route

parallels parallels less less

as as follows: described described are are bridges bridges

or more more which which

Channel, Channel,

Dominguez Dominguez

1963. 1963. The February February in in completion completion

the

in in particular, particular, control control project project

flood flood

for scheduled scheduled is is project project $3,422,700 $3,422,700

one detail detail in in

some some discuss discuss to to tinent tinent

The The -mile, 2.2 Avenue. Avenue. Cherry Cherry and and

per- of of is is it it Highways, Highways,

Division Division the the

Road Studebaker Studebaker between between work work road road

~~vith

or or agreement agreement operative operative

co-

joint joint

and and frontage bridge bridge for for project project a a on on

under construction construction

freeway freeway a a

of of part part

18, 18, 196?, July July on on

started started contract contract A A

been has has frequently frequently construction construction trol trol

Avenue Cherry Cherry to to Road Road Studebaker Studebaker since since flood flood con- and and Freeway Freeway Diego Diego

the the San by by traversed traversed area area the the within within lie lie CONSTRUCTION UNDEit UNDEit PROJECTS PROJECTS Railway and the Harbor Belt Line miles from Del Amo Pit using belt Carson Street to 140Th Street Railroad plus a complex of utility pipe- loaders and bottom dump trucks. Up The Carson Street to 190th Street lines and facilities. to 18,000 tons was hauled per one 10- section of the San Diego Freeway, a Timetable for improvement of the hour shift at the peak of operation. $8,120,400 contract which started on remainder of the project from 223d Bridges include the Dolores Yard July 17, 1960, and will be completed Street to Vermont Avenue calls for its Overhead, a concrete deck on welded in mid-May, 1962, has been more completion in about three years. steel girders 818 feet in length; Wil- complicated than the adjoining jobs mington Avenue Undercrossing, a because of detour construction and Long Beach Freeway bo Alameda Street concrete box girder type 200 feet city street revisions. There are 17 Next in line constructionwise on long; Dominguez Channel Bridge, a bridges, the major ones being Carson the San Diego Freeway is a 1.3-mile concrete T-beam bridge 438 feet in Street, 213th Street, Avalon Boule- construction project between existing length, supported on 24-inch precast, vard, Torrance Lateral (flood con- Long Beach Freeway and Alameda prestressed concrete pile bents. Ramp trol), Main Street, Figueroa Street, Street. This project is nearing comple- connections are provided- at 223rd East Connector Undercrossing (tun- tion at a contract cost of $5,134,400 Street, Alameda Street, Wilmington nel), Harbor Freeway (five bridges) and was opened to traffic in mid- Avenue (full interchange), and Car- and the West Connector Undercross- January 1962. Work began with the son Street. ing (tunnel). usual clearing and grubbing operations Twelve existing high pressure pipe Under the same contract 3,000 feet on May 23, 1960. lines, three to nine inches in diameter, of the Harbor Freeway was built as Two million tons of fill material had to be relocated from a suspension far south as Francisco Street; also was removed from a state-owned bridge over Dominguez Channel and built was a realigned extension of borrow site at Alameda Street and Del housed in a new supporting structure. Figueroa Street frontage road on the Amo Boulevard; another 300,000 tons Structure work was by the Division east side of the freeway, extending one was obtained from the Los Angeles of Highways and relocation by Shell mile south of the interchange to 208th Countv Flood Control District Set- Oil Company. The relocated lines Street. Knox Street between Vermont tling Basin adjacent to the Los Ange- pass under the freeway and over Do- Avenue and Figueroa Street was re- les River at Carson Street. Bridges, minguez Channel. constructed along with Avalon Bou- 10 in number, are of the box girder, This contract, as well as others on levard, which was placed on new reinforced concrete T-beam type and the San Diego Freeway, provides alignment for a distance of 3,500 feet. precast, prestressed concrete girder nine-inch thickness truck lanes and The general order of work required type, with the Union Pacific Railroad chain link cable-reinforced median building of the Harbor Freeway sec- spur being of precast, prestressed barrigr. Contract completion date is tion first for traffic detouring and ac- cored slab. The bridges include: the anticipated by June, 1962. commodation of construction in San Diego-Long Beach Freeway In- terchange, Santa Fe Avenue Under- crossing, 223d Street Overhead, Ter- minal Island Freeway Overcrossing, and Carson Street and McHelen Ave- nue Undercrossings. Bridge lengths vary from 10 feet to 605 feet. Ramps are provided at the interchange, Santa Fe Avenue and Alameda Street. The contractor hauled the bulk of his fill two miles, using a 60-inch belt loader and a fleet of bottom-dump trucks (as many as 23 and 24 at a time) working two 7 %z -hour shifts. For compaction a special type self-propelled segmented roller was used, being equally maneu- verable forwards or backwards and thus precluding turning movements.

Alameda StreeT fo Carson Street The Alameda Street to Carson Street section of the San Diego Free- way, 1.9 miles, has been under $4,321,- 900 contract since start of work on December 27, 1960. and grubbing, 1,378,- After clearing A helicopter hovers over the stand preparatory to picking up hose used fo pump concrete for fence 000 tons of borrow was hauled two construction.

January-February 1962 51

Public Public Works and and

Highways Highways California California 52 52

reinforced cable- link, link, left. of of chain chain the the the the sign sign at at 405 405 Interstate Interstate the the (top). (top). 'Note 'Note crossing crossing

over-

Boulevard Boulevard

Sunset Sunset

fhe fhe fioward fioward

Freeway Freeway Diego Diego

the the San San of of section section a a completed completed along along north north Looking Looking fence barrier barrier of of median median construcrion construcrion

for provides provides The The contract contract Channel. Channel.

Dominguez into into emptying emptying tually tually

even- and and feet feet of of 700 700 a a for for distance distance

the the freeway under under passing passing structed structed

con- was was drain drain 60 storm storm a a -inch -inch tion tion

loca- the the latter latter and and at at realigned, realigned, were were

Street 182d 182d and and Avenue Avenue Yukon Yukon

Separation. Freeway Freeway Diego Diego vard -San -San

Boule- Artesia Artesia and and Avenue, Avenue, Yukon Yukon

and Street, Street, 182d 182d Boulevard, Boulevard, Crenshaw Crenshaw

Avenue, Arlington Arlington Avenue, Avenue, Western Western

at undercrossings undercrossings Overhead, Overhead, ;enue ;enue

Av- Normandie Normandie Undercrossing, Undercrossing, nue nue

Ave- Vermont Vermont Street- 190th 190th bridges: bridges:

eight has has jc2b jc2b The The 1961. 1961. 10, 10, uary uary

on on Jan- began began construction construction Actual Actual

$6,967,595. of of State State to to the the savings savings

an an estimated in in resulting resulting $1,155,465, $1,155,465,

of cost cost a a at at purchased purchased parcels parcels were were

58 1955, 1955, 1953 1953 and and the the year year between between

values. values. Accordingly, land land increasing increasing

to to rapidly due due area area way way of of right right posed posed

pro- the the within within development development cosily cosily

to to prevent in in order order program program sition sition

acqui- regular regular of of the the advance advance in in funds funds

20 Chapter Chapter expended expended Department Department

Way of of Right Right the the District District Freeway Freeway

Diego San San of of the the section section this this On On

paving. concrete concrete yards yards square square

and and steel steel 184,000 reinforcing reinforcing pounds pounds

5,210,000

include include

quantities quantities

major major

central

called called

haul haul

concrete concrete of of

tem tem

cable. of of Other

shift. shift.

-hour -hour

daily daily per per tons tons

sys- a a

use use

to to plans plans

contractor contractor

The The

lengths and and tires tires rubber rubber by by discarded discarded 15,000 averaging averaging trucks trucks dump dump tom tom

ing.

hampered were were Operations Operations teeth. teeth. fork fork bot-

utilizing utilizing

fill fill

in in freeway freeway

placed placed

pav-

for for

made made

being being are are

preparations preparations

with bucket bucket clam clam and and loaders loaders tached tached was

and and tons tons

to to 3,000,000 3,000,000

amounted amounted

and

completed completed

are are bridges bridges the the

all all of of -at-

rake scrapers, scrapers, with with removed removed was was 7 7 miles—

of of approximately approximately

distance distance

almost

writing, writing,

this this At At

injury. injury.

sonal sonal

nature— combustible combustible haul spontaneously spontaneously a a

Highway, Highway,

Coast Coast Pacific Pacific

and and

per-

or or

accident accident

major major without without

hauled hauled of of a

—often —often Refuse feet. feet. four four to to two two Boulevard

Crenshaw Crenshaw at at source source

private private

material

of of

yards yards

cubic cubic

3,000,000 3,000,000 in in

a a depth depth to to dirt dirt with with covered covered a and and —from —from

borrow Imported Imported

1962. 1962.

gust, gust,

resulted

precautions precautions

safety safety

These These

job the the over over areas areas in in selected selected Au- uted uted is is early early date date completion completion

estimated estimated

crossings.

at at grade grade

go go signals signals

distrib- was was which which material, material, The

suitable suitable of of $7,054,200. $7,054,200.

cost cost

construction construction

a a

and

stop stop

operated operated - hand

worked worked cers cers

un- of of yards yards cubic cubic 270,000 270,000 at

3.5 3.5 miles, miles, yielding yielding

Torrance, Torrance, in in

Boulevard) Boulevard)

offi-

security security

deputized deputized

and and

formed formed

Boulevard, Avalon Avalon and and Street Street Main Main (Artesia Street Street

174th 174th

to to

Freeway Freeway

bor bor

uni-

operations, operations,

hauling hauling

During During

hour. hour.

between uncovered uncovered were were sites sites dump dump Har- at at the the

Street Street

190th 190th

between between ress ress

per 45 45 miles miles

of of

speeds speeds

reaching reaching rigs rigs

two matters, matters, complicate complicate is is further further in in prog- To To

contract contract

connecting connecting

A A

scraper triple triple

capacity capacity -ton -ton 90

used used

Channel. guez guez

Street to to

174Th 174Th

Street Street

790th 790th

he run, run,

experimental experimental an an In In speeds. speeds. Domin- into into emptying emptying

Lateral Lateral

rance rance

mixer.

per per hour

30 -mile -mile at at

tons tons 60 60 carrying carrying

the the

Tor- of of

extension extension

an an and and is is

pipe, pipe,

the

of of in in front front

waiting waiting

trucks trucks

batch batch of

capable capable

unit unit

each each trailers, trailers,

truck truck

a a -inch 90

replacing replacing

Freeway, Freeway,

Harbor Harbor

the the line line

and and grade, grade,

the the on on

trucks trucks

dump

bottom bottom

hauled hauled - scraper

his his

the

under under constructed constructed

was was box box

triple triple

water and and

mixers mixers

job, job, the the on on

ing ing

he he

placed

this this road road

On On property. property.

tate tate

-foot by by 12

-foot -foot

12 another another

Channel; Channel;

mix-

eliminate eliminate

to to

expected expected is is system system

Es-

Amo Amo

Del Del

across across

long, long, miles miles

two two

Dominguez into into

drain drain to to

Street Street

Knox Knox

This

boxes. boxes.

spreader spreader through through

headers headers

fill, of of

yards yards

cubic cubic

60,000 60,000 using using

road, road,

constructed constructed was was

box box -foot -foot

nine

the

between between

spread spread be be will will

concrete concrete

haul

-speed -speed

high wide wide

-foot -foot 40 a a

built built

by -foot -foot eight

An An Broadway. Broadway.

and and

the

where where site, site,

construction construction the the to to

contractor The The

Avenue. Avenue.

Wilmington Wilmington

Street, Main Main

Avenue, Avenue,

Moneta Moneta vard, vard,

trucks

agitated agitated

- non

special special by by hauled hauled

and

Boulevard Boulevard

Amo Amo

Del Del at at

source source

Boule-

Avalon Avalon for for

constructed constructed were were

and

batches batches

yard yard

cubic cubic

seven seven in in

-owned State a a

from from

obtained obtained

was was

detours

which which after after

contract; contract; way way

wet

mixed mixed be be will will

concrete concrete The The

mix. mix. tons,

3,300,000 3,300,000 borrow, borrow, Imported Imported Free- Harbor Harbor separate separate a a on on progress progress variety. Construction operations are 0.5 mile. The estimated completion currently centered around placement date is April 1962. of subbase materials and bridge work. The job involves the construction This contract and the one north of it of five bridges and realignment of Ta will be opened to traffic simultane- Cienega Boulevard. The bridges are ously when completed. Freeman Boulevard Overcrossing, Florence Avenue Overcrossing, the Artesia Boulevard to Hawthorne Boulevard ATSF and UP double track railroad, This $3,312,500, 1.1-mile section of the central outfall sewer, asix-foot the San Diego Freeway was begun on diameter conduit crossing the free- April 1, 1961 and will be completed way, and removal Qf a temporary by mid-June, 1962. timber railroad trestle. There are four bridges: Prairie Av- Construction involved bypassing the enue Undercrossing, Redondo Beach outfall sewer line to permit overcross- Boulevard Undercrossing, 166th Street ing construction; it was also necessary Undercrossing and Hawthorne Boule- to construct Los Angeles County San- long, vard Undercrossing (350 feet itation District trunk lines connecting on a skew). built to Vesta Street pumping plant. Con- The borrow was obtained from a struction of these lines, one paralleling commercial source in the Falos Verdes the freeway on the easterly side and Hills and hauled seven miles over city the other, a siphon under the freeway streets, utilizing bottom dump trucks on the west side, necessitated trench- averaging 15,000 tons per day. The ing under the existing tracks prior to Palos Verdes materials were con- shofly construction. This work was sidered as high quality for fill embank- performed during the wee hours, with nature. ment, being of a coarse sandy stop notices to all through train traffic. This, like other projects in the chain of contracts under way on the San The project also included construc- A model of the Santa Monica-San Diego Freeway tion and extension of a Los Angeles Diego. Freeway, has nine-inch truck Interchange in West Los Angeles built by District lanes and median barrier fencing of VII modelmakers, Mr. and Mrs. John Unruh. The County Flood Control District triple the chain link, cable-reinforced va- vertical roadway is the San Diego Freeway. reinforced concrete box drainage fa- riety. cility leading ultimately to the Cen- drain'system and an eventual outlet at tinela Creek Channel. Sewer lines were 735th Street to Hawthorne Boulevard Dominguez Channel. The project is encased. The central outfall sewer en- Work on this 2-mile section of free- part of the $225,000,000 storm drain tailed underpinning the existing brick way, between Hawthorne Boulevard bond issue approved by voters in 1958. and concrete conduit prior to con- From and 135th Street, was started on July The contractor used conveyor belt struction of bypass chambers. an -inch bituminous 19, 1961 under $4,532,350 contract. with bulldozers in the pit and raised the chambers, 84 lined corrugated metal pipe was placed There are five bridges: Manhattan the material to ground level by ele- as a' bypass line between adjacent Beach Boulevard Undercrossing, vator belt, where it was loaded into glory hole construction. Multiple Inglewood Avenue Undercrossing, bottom dump trucks. The material staged detour construction was re- Compton Boulevard Undercrossing, was again transferred to carry-all Lawndale Overhead and Rosecrans scrapers and distributed over the job. quired throughout. Road work in- tivenue Undercrossing. The 1,800,000 At the height of operations, the con- volved modification of existing Pacific tons of imported borrow were ob- tractor anticipates moving fill mate- Electric Railway grade crossing. tained from Walteria Lake, located at rials at the rate of 18,000 tons per The intent of this construction was 236th Street and Hawthorne Boule- shift. to provide for routing of Florence vard, a haul distance of six miles, Freeway construction also included Avenue and Freeman Boulevard trafFic which under agreement between the building a flood control box structure over the freeway path prior to con- Los Angeles County Flood Control 10 feet by 6 feet for a distance of struction on the big 13 5th Street to District, is being converted into a 1,000 feet along Inglewood Boulevard La Tijera Boulevard contract within water retention sump. and under the freeway. whose limits this project falls. A part of Los Angeles County This portion of the San Diego Free- Exceedingly complicated utility re- Flood Control District Project 584 way, scheduled for December, 1962 locations were necessary on this rela- (Walteria Lake Storm Drain), the 25- completion. tively small contract. Some of the acre sump has not yet been advertised utilities concerned were Southern for bids; but plans call for a pump sta- Manchester Boulevard to Vesta Street California Edison Company, Ingle- tion at 236th Street and the east side A $1,633,000 job is in progress nn wood Water Company, Southern Cali- of the sump area which will pump the San Diego Freeway between Man- fornia Gas Company, Pacific Tele- water from the basin through a storm chester Boulevard and Vesta Street, phone and Telegraph Company,

January-February 1962 53

Works Public Public and and

Highways Highways California California 54 54

Boulevard Sepulveda Sepulveda of of feet feet of of 1,000 1,000

1963. March March is is contract contract this this bridge). existing existing

realigning for for

also also provides provides job job The The

of date date completion completion estimated estimated The The (widening Overhead Overhead jera jera Boulevard Boulevard

load. from from pipe pipe free free huge huge Ti- La La and and Overcrossing; Overcrossing; ture. Boulevard Boulevard

the leaving leaving removed, removed, and and then then deflated deflated struc- Tijera the the through through La La passes passes Undercrossing; Undercrossing; water, water, face face Boulevard Boulevard

were which which hoses hoses made made over over the the was was sur- carrying carrying drain, drain, Freeman storm storm crossing); crossing); 2'4 and and -inch -inch (cable (cable crossing crossing

pour the the form, form, plate plate steel steel 10 ing ing -gauge -gauge -inch 30 Ove:r- A A Overcrossing. Overcrossing. Telephone Telephone Pedestrian Pedestrian Overcrossing; Overcrossing; vard vard

long. long. Utiliz- feet feet each each 100 100 hoses hoses fire fire Avenue Spruce Spruce Boule- the the through through Hillcrest Hillcrest structed structed Overcrossing; Overcrossing; trian trian

test 500 -pound -pound -inch, -inch, 21/~ use use seven seven of of con- been been Pedes- have have Avenue Avenue facilities facilities drainage drainage Spruce Spruce Overcrossing; Overcrossing;

the through through accomplished accomplished This This was was th~~t is is job job of of the the Street Vitae Vitae feature feature unusual unusual Arbor Arbor An An Undercrossing; Undercrossing;

Boulevard feet feet deep.: Century Century structure. Undercrossing; Undercrossing; the the pipe pipe and and the the

i 1 i by by wide wide feet feet 12 12 Pedestrian measures measures it it Street Street tion tion 104th 104th between space space air air dercrossing; dercrossing; leaving leaving structure structure

sec- in in Un- trapezoidal trapezoidal section; section; Boulevard Boulevard rectangular rectangular Lennox Lennox a a by by concrete dercrossing; dercrossing; or or spanned spanned forced forced

the in in ma~umum ma~umum its its at at Un- Avenue Avenue feet feet deep deep by by rein- be be 12 12 to to Anza Anza had had line, line, structures); structures); (two (two ventilation ventilation inch inch

wide 25 25 feet feet is is It It the the job. job. lunits lunits of of 48- a a Undercrossing erly erly with with Highway Highway pipe pipe -inch -inch 102 a a fall fall Imperial Imperial sewer, sewer,

north- the the to to Boulevard Boulevard Protector; Freeman Freeman from from out- Channel Channel north north central central Dominguez Dominguez a a addition, addition, In In grade. grade. ing; ing;

closed closed channel and and open open Undercross- in in Street Street extending extending freeway 120th 120th the the below below structures); structures); feet feet 28 28 mately mately

sections, and and trapezoidal trapezoidal (two rectangular rectangular in in Undercrossing Undercrossing be be approxi- Boulevard Boulevard The The lines lines will_ will_ load. load. fill fill gundo gundo

Channel, Creek Creek Se- the the of of Centinela Centinela El El tion tion structures); structures); offset offset the (two (two to to Overhead Overhead of of concrete concrete yards yards cubic cubic

construc- is is this this project project Street of of 129th 129th part part A A 1,500 with with Undercrossing; Undercrossing; to to encased encased be be Street Street feet, feet, had had 400 400

feet. 13 13 1,300 1,300 for for Sth structed structed include: include: bridges bridges some The The length length of of a a plants. plants. Boulevards, Boulevards, pulveda pulveda

recon- was was which which Boulevard, Boulevard, Segundo Segundo pumping and and two two Se- 23 23 and and bridges bridges Sawtelle Sawtelle for for at at vides vides freeway freeway the the der der

at at El Boulevard Boulevard Cienega Cienega La La has has pro- been been job job The The miles. miles. 4.8 4.8 un- of of passing passing distance distance lines lines sewer sewer a a 78 -inch -inch Three Three

realignment city city street street main main The The covering contract contract unit. $11,601,800 $11,601,800 this this freeway freeway under under of of feature feature a a been been

17, 17, 1961, free. cost cost on on July July also Freeway Freeway has has Diego Diego work work sewer sewer San San Complicated Complicated

of of construction, advance advance

in in the sources sources of of

portion portion

Boulevard Boulevard Tijera Tijera La La Creek. Ballona Ballona into into

empties empties

other from from

materials materials suitable suitable

accepts accepts to Street Street

the the on on 135th 135th

started started Work Work the the of of channel unit unit This This District. District.

trol trol

State the the under under which which

program program piling piling

Con- Boulevard Flood Flood fo fo iijera iijera La La County County Sfreef Sfreef Angeles Angeles 135th 135th Los Los

the the

~tock- a a under under placed placed

been been already already

had had

with agreement agreement under under

and and

project, project,

the the

fills of of the the some some

that that

noted noted here here

be be

needs.

freeway freeway ultimate ultimate to to

conform conform to to financing is is who who Engineers, Engineers, of of

Corps Corps

should It It job. job. the the on on

area area fill fill

selected selected

installed

were were

installations installations signal signal and and Army U.S. U.S. the the by by design design on on

based based

other into into and and

incorporated incorporated Boulevard Boulevard

and and

bridge bridge lighting

highway highway

addition, addition, Highways of of the the Division Division by by

is is

nel nel

Tijera La La of of vicinity vicinity

the the in in

In covered covered Companies. Companies.

Mobil Mobil Oil Oil

and and

Union Union chan- of of the the feet. feet.

Construction Construction 131/2 131/2

to to

un- was was of of trash trash

yards yards

cubic cubic

and 80,000 80,000 lines), lines),

signal signal (overhead (overhead

road road 10 from from depth depth in in varies varies and and

rowest rowest

to 75,000 75,000 some some

dump dump containing containing

A A

Fe Fe and and Rail- Santa Santa

Topeka Topeka

Atchison, Atchison, 3 3 3 3 nar- its its at at feet feet and and widest widest its its at at

feet 78 78 It It measures measures miles. miles. 1.5 1.5

about about

(censer). change change

distance distance

a a

Boulevard, Boulevard,

Jefferson Jefferson

Infer- Monica Monica Boulevard Boulevard Santa Santa the the from from north north

looking looking Diego Diego Freeway Freeway

San San the the of of

section section

completed completed

A A

to Boulevard Boulevard Tijera Tijera La La from from channel channel

.closed and and in in open open freeway freeway the the allels allels

less less or or par- more more —which —which item 800,000 800,000

$1,- —a —a Creek Creek Channel Centinella Centinella the the

job job is this this of of feature feature special special The The

barrier. dian dian

me- reinforced reinforced cable- link link chain chain the the

with will will equipped equipped be be and and lanes lanes truck truck

-inch two two nine have have also also will will freeway freeway

of 3 3 3 3 section section feet. feet. This This 5 5 at at longest longest

the latter latter being being the the Boulevard, Boulevard, tinela tinela

and and Cen- Boulevard, Boulevard, Sepulveda Sepulveda levard, levard,

Bou- at at Jefferson Jefferson girder, girder, box box one one and and

type T- girder girder two two bridges, bridges, three three of of

calls calls for for construction project project The The

1963. April April

is is mid- date date completion completion estimated estimated

the and and of of $5,004,400 $5,004,400 cost cost struction struction

1.5 1.5 a a con- miles, miles, at at Freeway, Freeway, Diego Diego

San of of the the portion portion Boulevard Boulevard son son

Jeffer- to to Boulevard Boulevard Tijera Tijera La La the the on on

27, 27, 1961, October October on on began began Work Work

Boulevard Jefferson Jefferson to to Boulevard Boulevard Tijera Tijera La La and widening of Jefferson Boulevard Burbank Boulevard and the Golden concrete in drainage structures 35,006 (700 feet) and Centinela Boulevard State Freeway in the vicinity of the cubic yards; bridge concrete 14,000 (700 feet), including provision (stub- City of San Fernando.) cubic yards. bing off ramps and installation of ex- The first half of this project, which Four bridges and seven pedestrian tra footings) for the future Marina will complete the freeway between subways are provided: Chalon Road Freeway at Jefferson and Sepulveda Burbank Boulevard and Nordhoff Undercrossing; Sepulveda Boulevard Boulevards. Street, has been advertised for bid Undercrossing (S-curve); Brownfield opening on February S, 1962 (budget Drive Undercrossing; Rimerton Road Road to NordhofF Street Casiano allocation $5,000,000). The following Overcrossing; Sepulveda Boulevard The largest single freeway project structures will be built: Burbank Bou- Undercrossing (Sherman Oaks); Le- in the district is the San Diego Free- levard Overcrossing; West Van Nuys may Street, Hart Street, Valeria way job between Casiano Road in Ovearhead; Victory Boulevard Un- Street, Stagg Street, Chase Street and West Los Angeles and Nordhol~ dercrossing; Haskell Avenue Under- Rayen Street Pedestrian Undercross- Street in the San Fernando Valley, crossing; Van Owen Street Under- ings. measuring 5.7 miles through the Santa crossing; Sherman VVay Undercross- A $300,000 U. S. Army Corps of Monica Mountains, and 6.2 miles in ing; Saticoy Street Undercrossing; Engineers' reinforced concrete box the valley. The portion linking West Raymer Street Overhead; Roscoe drainage facility three miles long was Los Angeles with the valley at Valley Boulevard Undercrossing; Parthenia constructed between Moraga Drive Vista Boulevard entails full freeway Street Undercrossing; Nordhoff Street and Mission Canyon, ranging in di- construction, grading, structures and Undercrossing; Plummer Street Un- mension from eight feet in width and paving; the second portion of the job dercrossing; Lassen Street Undercross- 10 feet in depth, to 11 feet in width entails grading only, with pedestrian ing; San Diego Freeway-Devonshire and 11 feet in depth. It is part of the undercrossings and relocation of un- Street Separation; Chatsworth Street Sawtelle-Westwood Flood Control derground utilities and storm drain Undercrossing; San Fernando-Mission Channel, extending 9.2 miles from system, and lies between Burbank Boulevard Undercrossing, and Rinaldo Casiano Road to Ballona .Creek, built Boulevard and Nordhoff Street. Street Undercrossing. in seven sections during the period (This section will be completed Work started on the big contract— 1950-1961. under separate contract concurrently now estimated to cost in excess of Six-mile Haui Road with the job in progress, and the $20,000,000—on August 12, 1960, and On the north side of Mulholland 1962-63 fiscal year has financial provi- the estimated completion date is late Drive a 48-inch drainage pipe was sion in the amount of $8,220,000 to 1962. The major quantities used are as constructed in the median area to finish the 8.7-mile section between follow : roadway excavation 13,000,- drain to existing facilities at Sepulveda 000 cu~ic yards; concrete paving 350,- Boulevard. Northerly of S-curve a PHOiO BELOW LEFT—The temporary end of the 000 square yards, bar reinforcing steel 1,000-foot retaining wall was erected San Diego Freeway (center) at Jefferson Boule- 7,000,000 pounds; six-foot chain link to separate the freeway proper from vard. BELOW RIGHT—San Diego Freeway con- existing Sepulveda Boulevard. struction north from Rosecrans Avenue. right-of-way fence 115,000 lineal feet;

California California and and Public Public Highways Highways Works 56 56

Avenue. Arlington Arlington structed structed in in connection throughout, throughout,

Diego Diego

Freeway Freeway at San San the the of of construction construction actual actual before before -way -way

-of

right the the

within within stockpiled stockpiled fill fill Freeway Freeway tunnel tunnel was was and and recon- relocated relocated

of of Sepulveda Sepulveda the south south Boulevard Boulevard

It It should should existing that that be be noted noted

the the buried buried in in ground.

ance ance of of bridge a a finished finished uncovering uncovering

tion, tion, appear- gives gives the the interestingly, interestingly,

opera- being being soffit, soffit, This This is is removed. removed.

the the to to bridge foundations foundations from from the the

are are 90 90 which which ing ing columns, columns, feet the the

build- in in contract contract there there earlier earlier under under

way. way. fill fill placed falsework, falsework, The The earth earth

the the over over free- cated cated Drive Drive Mulholland Mulholland

relo- carrying carrying Bridge Bridge holland holland Drive Drive

Mul- is is existing existing progress progress in in beneath beneath

Construction needed needed the the properties. properties.

of purchase purchase the the for for rently rently in in progress progress

are are cur- negotiations negotiations Cut, Cut, and and holland holland

the the of of Mul- sides sides east east west west the the and and on on

way of of of of right right additional additional acquisition acquisition

emergency also also slopes slopes will will require require the the

of Stabilization Stabilization this this contingency.) contingency.)

meets $2,100,000, $2,100,000, of of the the in in amount amount

13, 13, 1961, December December made made on on mission, mission,

Com- by by Highway Highway tion tion the the California California

alloca- financial financial 80 80 (A (A feet. feet. roadbed roadbed

%z %z the by by S S raising raising to to percent percent grade grade

%z %z 4 4 percent e~sting e~sting the the increase increase

and the the slopes slopes and and to to buttress buttress flatten flatten

was was necessary plans. plans. It It construction construction

in a a change change prism, prism, requiring requiring roadway roadway

within within the area area

Summit Summit Mulholland Mulholland

Street. 174th 174th

from from

north north

consirucfion consirucfion Freeway Freeway Diego Diego San San

in in the developed developed instability instability the the an an job job

through midway midway Approximately Approximately

ods.

meth- excavation excavation standard standard under under out out

coming balance balance the the with with was was blasted, blasted,

material yards yards of of cubic cubic 50,000 50,000 About About

needs. embankment embankment specified specified ing ing

satisfy- after after job job the the over over distributed distributed

was excavation excavation excess excess of of yards yards cubic cubic

1,750,000 of of total total A A railroads. railroads. across across

bridges two two and and area, area, disposal disposal yon yon

Can- Bromfield Bromfield at at a a bridge bridge and and curve curve

S- over over bridge bridge haul haul temporary temporary a a built built

also He He Bailey Bailey bridges. bridges. -place -place -in bled

assem- portable, portable, 11 11 using using it it to to added added

but contracts contracts previous previous under under built built

road haul haul a a used used contractor contractor The The

placed. been been had had Street Street

Nordhoff and and Boulevard Boulevard Burbank Burbank

between the the freeway freeway for for fill fill ment ment

embank- of of yards yards cubic cubic 3,000,000 3,000,000 all, all,

1961 1961 when December, December, - mid in in pleted pleted

com- were were time time and and year's year's took took a a

operations Hauling Hauling road. road. haul haul mile mile

six- constructed constructed specially specially a a over over day day

yards yards per cubic cubic 15,000 15,000 of of maximum maximum

a hauled hauled loaders loaders belt belt two two by by fed fed

trucks dump dump bottom bottom S S 5 5 as as many many As As with freeway work, and that normal traffic flow (appro~umately 40,000 motor vehicles per day) was maintained during the course of construction. Operation Sky-hook Erecting the 72-inch chain link right of way fence along the slopes of Sepulveda Canyon posed a host of problems for the subcontractor who bid the job. The slopes are rugged and high, and accessibility difficult. The first order of work was to clear the scrub and trees from the fence line and this was accomplished. However, there was the task of transporting the concrete for the fence post bases, which proved to be impractical, and at some locations impossible, by hand. A solution was reached in the form of a transit mix truck and a concreting pump pow- ered by an air-cooled 18-horsepower motor. It was then possible, by means of 2-inch 50-foot lengths of hose, to pump %Z -inch maximum, seven-sack San Diego Freeway construction at Vermont Avenue (bottom). 190th Street parallels the freeway at mix up to distances of 600 feet. the left. The next problem was that of transporting the fence material. For a terial to certain forward points from job because of precarious footing and considerable distance along the east where it could be carried. down to the the presence of rattlesnakes, four of side of the right of way, beginning fence line. which were killed during the first two just south of Mulholland Drive, it was The fence fabric was cut into 25- days. It was then that the idea of possible, by using an e~usting fire road foot rolls light enough for one man flying in the material was born. along the ridge top, to truck the ma- to shoulder. This, too, was a ticklish A helicoper was called into service. The first flight took place on March 31, 1961, but due to high winds and trouble with an improvised release mechanism, only a few bundles of fabric were dropped. A bomb release shackle was devised for releasing the loads, along with a raised landing platform composed of two tables and 3- inch pipe legs with space between them to hold the cargo, enabling more efficient hooking of shackle to cargo. On the next flight a graded area near the drop sites was used and 78 rolls of fabric (4,000 feet) and tension wire were flown to the various flagged work areas. On a subsequent flight, drops were made on a mountain top. This time, in addition to the material, it was necessary to drop a roll of %z - inch 600-foot manila line and 12 steel stakes with rings welded on them, so that the fence crew could let them- selves down the steep cliff by means of the rope. The crew then drove the stakes into the ground at the site of the fence posts, attached their lifelines The San Dlego-Harbor Freeway ►nferchange.

January-February 1962 57

58 58 California California Highways Highways Public Public and and Works

Channel Channel Avenue. Dominguez Dominguez Wilmington Wilmington of of Freeway Freeway Diego Diego crossing crossing San San The The

Inter- cost. Diego Diego of of Freeway Freeway 275 275 -San -San construction construction n~onica the the system. freeway freeway fornia's fornia's

locations locations Santa the the as as Cali- such such at at piled piled building building engaged engaged in in engineers engineers $3,299,- represents represents Freeway Freeway portion portion

$500,000. $500,000. stock- was was Fill Fill of of state and and State State the the crews crews contractor's contractor's of of ness ness 27, 27, Diego San San The The 1961. 1961. February February

savings savings

to a a and and

representing representing

resourceful- bankment, bankment, ingenuity ingenuity the the to to tests tests and and on began began worle worle Freeway, Freeway, State State

in in Freeway Freeway at- em- and and San San success success freeway freeway with with Diego Diego formed formed notable notable

holden the the on on contract contract $13,383,600 $13,383,600

on on placed placed was was fill fill per- free free the of of was was yards yards Hoolc" Hoolc" "Sky "Sky Operation Operation

is is

a of of part part It It Fernando. Fernando. San San of of City City

cubic 650,000 650,000 1961, 1961, bottom. the the at at pump pump approaumately approaumately concrete concrete

the of of vicinity vicinity in in -99) -99) 6 (US (US the the way way

to to and 1958 1958 slope slope the the

them them the arrangement. arrangement.

this this

Between Between down down

let let and and

Free- State State Golden Golden the the and and Street Street hoff hoff

the the top the the under from from placed placed hoses hoses been been has has link link to to embankments embankments easier easier

Nord-

between between is is Freeway Freeway

Diego Diego

San San

was it it where where routes routes freeway since since for for time time fill fill this this at at airlifted airlifted was was several several

the on on ~ ~ construction construction Northernmost Northernmost -inch -inch 2 of of feet feet 800 800 hose of one one is is Freeway Freeway Diego Diego San San Approximately Approximately The The

bases. the the dug dug and and

rims rims the the

through through Freeway Sfate Sfate Golden Golden to to Street Street Nordhoff Nordhoff Department. struction struction

inspection inspection Con- the the Section Section by by with with

of of

Riglit Riglit

the the by by

Clearance issued issued Way Way

(center).

Street Street Canon Canon Freeway Freeway

Diego Diego

at at

construction construction San San

bond, encroachment encroachment and and under under permit permit

place place to to started started operation was was this this

1959 1959 in in program However, However, a a July July

obtained obtained embankment. freeway freeway for for

is fill fill free free a a whereby whereby procedure procedure a a

1955 1955 initiated VII VII District District to to Prior Prior

Stockpiling Fill Fill

and and paving.

bids bids construction construction structures for for for for

be be will will it it advertise time time to to possible possible

which -1962 -1962 mid in in completed completed at at be be

to expected expected is is Freeway Freeway Diego Diego San San the the

of of phase phase on This This construction construction bridges. bridges.

own own temporary constructed constructed his his over over

hauling per per yards yards cubic cubic day day 25,000 25,000

to has has contractor contractor 15,000 15,000 averaged averaged The The

the the placement placement the the in in fill. of of used used ing ing

be- are are roller roller -ton -ton 50 a a with with equipment equipment

compaction and and trucks trucks dump dump bottom bottom

loaders, Belt Belt yards. yards. cubic cubic 3,225,000 3,225,000

amounting amounting area, area, to interchange interchange the the in in

astate from from source -owned -owned link link mile mile

3.3- hauled hauled being being the the for for are are terials terials

ma- Fill Fill undercrossings. undercrossings. pedestrian pedestrian six six

and system system drainage drainage a a including including tract tract

con- "grading "grading only" only" a a is is this this south, south,

the to to portion portion freeway freeway Like Like the the Lowering drill pipe to cuf away o section of rnrroded casing. The pump line (righfi) is used for placing cement and drilling mud. change, and between Jefferson and La Tijera Boulevards, and between 135th San Diego Freeway consfruclion in the vicinity of the Long Beach Freeway (foreground). The Los Street and El Segundo Boulevard. Angeles River is of the boifom. Material Sourees Listed The sources of the material placed negotiated for 48.5 miles of the San tional by private contractors, were U.C.L.A. moneys for this important Diego Freeway in Los Angeles building excavations, Barrington Plaza interstate route to speed its early com- County. Freeway agreements also Building (a 22-story apartment), and have pletiori throughout. An $8,300,000 al- been entered into for the 14.6-mile numerous major commercial buildings location will finance jobs on the north.. portion from the Los constructed along Wilshire Boulevard Angeles county end of the freeway between Burbank line to Bristol in Beverly Hills and Los Angeles. The Avenue in Orange Boulevard and the Golden State Free-- Los Angeles County Flood Control County. No agreement has yet been way, 8.7 miles, which would complete- District vas also a major contributor reached fora 9.7-mile section south- construction of the San Diego Free- way in to freeway embanl:rnent from its Bal- erly from Bristol Avenue to the Santa the San Fernando Valley; fi- lona Creels, Centinela Creels, and Se- Ana Freeway at El Toro; however, nancing of other links in the amount. pulveda Flood Control Channel proj- design is in progress and early resolu- of $14,000,000 will extend the freeway ects. tion of problems on this route is anti- from Atlantic Avenue in Long Beach. In addition to fills placed under the cipated. The San Diego Freeway is to the Orange county line, six miles. free fill program, there were embank- completed, of course, from junction ments placed on the San Diego Free- with the Santa Ana Freeway at ~1 Freeway Financed way from excess excavation available Toro, to the San Diego county line, Another X9,000,000 allocation fi- from construction in progress on the a distance of 20.5 miles. nances the freeway to Bolsa Chica. Harbor Freeway. (See California Road, 4.8 miles. Highways and Public Works, May- Additional Moneys Voted Other incidental financing includes.. June 1960.) The California Highway Commis- allocations for tree planting, median. Freeway Agreements sion announced the state highway barriers, and landscaping, on com- Freeway agreements between the budget for 1962-63 at their October pleted segments of the San Diego State and the various cities have been meeting in Santa Monica, voting addi- Freeway.

January-February 7962 5~ er s o n ne ~~ ~J BaxtrR, Tinney Pomoted

TxE retirement of J. W. Trask as with responsibility over the head- Trask served with the U.S. Army Deputy State Highway Engineer— quarters departments of construction, Engineers in World War I. He is a Planning, and the promotion of John maintenance, equipment and materials member of the American Society of A. Legarra, Assistant State Highway, and research. Civil Engineers, the American Society to succeed him, has been announced of Photogrammetry and the American by State Highway Engineer J. C. Wo- Concrete Institute. He has served on mack. the Committees on Construction and Womack also announced the pro- Highway Finance of the American motion of Frank E. Baxter,. Division Association of State Highway Offi- Maintenance Engineer, to succeed Le- cials. His civic activities include mem- garra and promotion of Edward L. bership in the California State Cham- Tinney, Assistant District Engineer in ber of Commerce. charge of operations for District V in Legarra is being promoted from the Stockton, to succeed Baxter. position of Assistant State Highway For the past 16 months Trask has. Engineer—Planning which he has held been Womack's deputy in charge of since October 1959. all activities involved in highway plan- The new deputy state highway en- ning. gineer was born in Marysville Novem- His area of responsibility has in- ber 1, 1912, and attended grade and cluded advance planning, traffic, de- high school in Stockton. He was grad- sign, planning survey, programs and uated from the University of Califor- budgets and also the division's large nia in 1934, with a B.S. in civil engi- right-of-way program. neering, and then engaged in private engineering practice in Stockton. His career with the Division of J. W. TRASK He joined the Division of High- Highways began in 1928 as a junior ways in 1941 in the Fresno district. bridge engineer and has covered A native of Lincoln, Kansas, ~"I'rask In 1942 he entered World War II was raised in Denver and graduated service with the Navy Civil Engineer from Utah State University in 1922. He did engineering work for federal government agencies in the Rocky Mountain area before coming to Cali- fornia in 1928. Most of his early career in this State involved bridge and tunnel construction in the central and northern areas, and then administrative assignments in division headquarters in Sacramento. One of his early assignments was as assistant resident engineer in charge of construction of the Yerba Buena Is- land Tunnel of the San Francisco- Oakland Bay Bridge.

Moved to District In 1943 Trask transferred to Dis- trict II, with offices in Redding, and JOHN A. LEGARRA was promoted to district engineer FRANK E. BAXTER there in 1950. He moved to District nearly every phase of highway work. III (Marysville) in the same capacity Corps. When he returned to the divi- Previous to his appointment as Dep- in 1956, and to Sacramento the fol- sion in 1946 he worked in the Stock- uty State Highway Engineer in Sep- lowing year when he was promoted to ton district in various capacities. tember 1960, Trask had been Assistant Assistant State Highway Engineer— In 1951 Legarra was transferred to State Highway Engineer—Operations, Operations. Division Headquarters office in Sacra-

60 California Highways and Public Works mento as assistant trafFic engineer. He also worked in the Planning and De- SAN MATEO-HAYWARD BRIDGE DESIGN IS APPROVED sign Departments, and was promoted to planning engineer in 1955. He continued in that capacity, except for a period in 1957 as engineer of design, until his promotion to Assistant State Highway Engineer—Planning in Oc- tober 1959.

Had Active Role In that position he has had supervision over the Planning, Design, Traffic, Planning Survey, and Pro- grams and Budgets Departments of ~. S.AN ~MATEIJ ~ HAYWARp Bft113G~ ~ q the Division of Highways. He has had PRELIM}NI+RY STUDY ~ ~t~✓'`', _ ~< an active role in the development of - - long-range planning for the State's ~., ~, ~~~c~~~;~ 12,000-mile Freeway and Expressway Design work is under way by the Division of San Francisco Bay Toll Crossings for asingle-deck orfho- System as designated by the Legisla- fropic plate girder structure for the high-level portion of the San Ma}eo-Hayward Bridge as part of the ture in 1959, and in planning Cali- over-all project to increase the capacity of that crossing of San Francisco Bay. The California toll Bridge Authority authorized the single-deck design of a meeting in Sacramento fornia's 2,200-mile segment of the on January 25, 1962. National System of Interstate and De- Last September the Authority had approved adouble-deck truss structure for the high-level portion fense Highways under the accelerated of the bridge where it crosses naviga}ionol waters, replacing the existing two-lane lift span. At }hat time the estimate of toll bridge revenue funds available for the over-all project was $65,000,000. Later Federal-Aid program. figures indicated that $70,000,000 will be available, and the single-deck structure is estimated to be Legarra is a member of three com- feasible within this latter cost range. designs at a meeting in San Francisco mittees of the American Association In the meantime, pursuant }o extensive discussions of bridge on December 6, 1961, the Authority decided to retain a special consultant. Governor Edmund G. Brown, of State Highway Officials: Factual chairman of the Authority, appointed William Stephen Allen, San Francisco architect, }o }his post. The Surveys, Roadside Development, and Authority's action in January came after hearing a report by Allen approving the orfhofropic plate standpoint. Transportation Planning. He is girder design from the esthetic Urban Allen will continue fo be available for architectural consultation on all aspects of design for the a member of the American Society of structure, according to Sfafe Director of Public Works Robert 8. Bradford. Photogrammetry. Meanwhile, Chief Projects Engineer Norman C. Raab of the Division of San Francisco Bay Toff Cross- ings said that work is continuirvg on schedule on the four-lane concrete trestle seNion which will replace Baxter is being promoted from the present easferfy portion of the bridge. This phase of the work is being done under a $13,278,590 the position of maintenance engineer contract awarded Iasi July. The entire project, including the new high-level structure, is scheduled for completion in 1965. PoRians of the trestle wilt be opened to four-lane tragic earlier, however, as the work progresses westward. Total length of the San Mateo-Hayward Bridge is about seven miles.

In 1930, a year after his graduation, Research Board in the maintenance he joined the Division of Highways as field. an engineering aid in the Fresno dis- Tinney, the new maintenance engi- trict. During the ensuing- 21 years he neer, was born in Omaha, Nebraska, advanced to positions of increasing rein 1915 and has been a resident of sponsibility in that district, including California since 1926. He attended district materials engineer, office engi- Sacramento Junior College and the neer, and maintenance engineer. University of California, and joined of Highways upon his Moves '10 Sacramento the Division graduation in 1936. After a brief as- In 1951 he was advanced to Assist- signment in the Marysville district he ant District Engineer—Operations for was transferred to the Stockton dis- the Redding district, and in 1954 was trict. He has been in that district since appointed district engineer at Bishop. then, except for World War II serv- He moved to Sacramento headquar- ice in the Navy Civil Engineer Corps. EDWARD L. i1NNEY ters in ]uly_1956_.as_maintenance engineer for the division. His latest promotion was to assist- which he has filled for the past 51/2 Baxter is a member of the American ant district engineer in July 1956, first years. Society of Civil Engineers, and has in charge of administration and later Born in Los Angeles in 1907, Baxter been active on various committees of of operations. was educated in that city and at the the American Association of State Tinney is a member of the Ameri- University of California. Highway Officials and the Highway can Society of Civil Engineers.

January-February 1962 61

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STUDY HABIT HABIT DRIVER DRIVER APPROVES APPROVES GOlIERNOR GOlIERNOR Retires, Redden Redden Lee Lee Cooperative Drainage Job S oO ro e m Features Earth Fill Dam

By JAMES W. ROSS, Associate Highway Engineer and WAH G. CHAN, Assistant Highway Engineer

TxE State Division Jackson Street in Hayward was taken DisTxicT of Highways, the This is a follow-up article to two over as a portion of State Highway suffered I" Alameda County previous ones concerning District IV Route 105 and since then has ~ Flood Control & with periodic road closures due to drainage problems which appeared Water Conserva- flooding of the Western Pacific Un- in the March-April and May-June, tion District and derpass. the City of Hay- 1961, issues of the magazine. ward have pooled Temporary Methods Tried their ingenuity and Basin in the City of Hayward have Various transitory measures have engineering ability been harassed by periodic flooding. been taken to alleviate the flooding, to bring to fulfillment a co-operative For the same length of time, City and but mostly they have simply been drainage project that is unusual in the County authorities have been besieged "suffered with." The aggregate amount annals of highway drainage. with pleas to "do something about it." of public and private flood damage For decades the residential and in- The State Division of Highways in- would be a staggering sum if complete dustrial areas in the Ward Creek herited ashare of this problem when records were available.

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A map showing the location of the Ward Creek Dam and reservoir area in the Hayward area. The location of the reinforced concrete box culvert refgrr~d to in the article is indicated by "Existing R.C.B." on the map; the recently completed reinforced concrete pips by "~6" R.~,P,"

January-February 1962 63 The Ward Creek dam site is indicated by fhe white circle at fhe center of this topographic aerial photo of the Hayward area. In 1956 the Division of Highways then started drainage studies to deter- flooding damage to public agencies as commenced design studies on the mine the most economical means to well as to private property owners. widening of Jackson Street (State protect the highway against flooding. Ward Creek is now routed along Highway Route between 105) Mis- Historical Jackson Street in about 2,300 feet of sion Dafa Boulevard and the Nimitz Free- Prior to the development of this reinforced concrete box culvert in way in the City of Hayward. The area, Ward Creek emerged from the State right of way from Silva Avenue proposed plans called for widening range of hills east of Hayward onto to Soto Road. the existing highway from atwo-lane the flat lands and thence to San Fran- city street to a four-lane arterial with cisco Bay. During the development of Deficient in Capacity a 16-foot median strip. The plans also this area, flood waters were confined Among the principal causes of required the construction of two rail- to progressively smaller waterways flooding, insofar as concerns Mission road undercrossings on Jackson Street. and eventually to a defined channel. A Boulevard and Jackson Street, is an During the preliminary drainage large amount of storage area for flood inadequate storm drain beginning in studies the local agencies mentioned waters was no longer available. The Hayward Memorial Park which lies above were contacted and they ex- creek frequently overflowed its banks northeasterly of Mission Boulevard. pressed interest in co-ordinating drain- both in Hayward Memorial Park and This problem is compounded by poor age studies. The Division of Highways along Jackson Street, causing serious entrance characteristics and existence

64 California Highways and Public Works of debris rails in the culvert inlet culvert from the present entrance width will be 22 feet and the bottom which plug up even with minor debris in the Park to Mission Boulevard width of the dam will be approxi- conditions. The resulting overflow so that adequate inlet capacity mately 415 feet. Upstream side slope goes overland to Mission Boulevard could be provided. This plan had will be 3 %z :1 and downstream slope and along Mission Boulevard to its in- a number of undesirable features 2:1 with a 12-foot berm. The total tersection with Jackson Street. It then and was also quite expensive. volume of the dam is estimated to be flows along Jackson Street drowning approximately 60,000 cubic yards. The Design out the e~sting underpass pumping Final Studies design of the dam has been approved plant at Western Pacific Railroad. Our final studies demonstrated that for safety by the Department of Wa- Even with a larger pumping plant, an economical and practical solution ter Resources. there would be no place to discharge of the drainage problems on Jackson The primary spillway will consist the effluent under present conditions. Street, which are due to the overflow of a 42-inch concrete pipe beneath the The underpass could also be flooded of Ward Creek, lies in a joint effort dam with a drop inlet at the inlet end by excess flow from the double-box by the State, the Flood Control llis- and a stilling basin at the downstream culvert at Silva Avenue and Jackson trict and the City of Hayward. 1~Iany end. It is designed to discharge 250 Street. consultations and conferences were second-feet at the 100-year condition held concerning this matter from 1958 Initial Studies with a storage volume of 130 acre-feet to 1960. completely drained Our initial studies were concerned which would be The general plan vas to divert part will be a free- with enlarging the e~sting waterway after the storm. There of Ward Creek flow into Flood Con- for the once in a on Jackson Street and providing facil- board of 9.5 feet trol District proposed Line B-5 with hundred year storm. ities that would insure collection of a 66" reinforced concrete pipe so that The emergency spillway for the flood waters. These facilities would be the existing system on Jackson Street dam will be a concrete control section contained within the present right of would be relieved to some extent. But feet wide at the entrance and nar- way. The estimated cost was stagger- 40 the State felt that these proposals to 20 feet in width 45 feet ing and it pointed out that the State rowing would not adequately protect the new with a total length of could not by itself build a system that downstream, State highway and especially the used for storms in would completely eliminate flooding 228 feet. It will be Western Pacific Underpass. excess of the once in 100-year condi- of Jackson Street. This led to explora- A satisfactory solution was finally tion of other solutions. tion. evolved which consisted of the con- Benefits The Flood Control District had struction of a dam and retention basin Tangible benefits to the State are once studied a plan to divert the entire in Ward Creek about 3000 feet up- the complete protection against flood- flow of Ward Creek from Mission stream from Mission Boulevard. Ten- ing of Jackson Street for the once in Boulevard southwesterly to the West- tative agreement between the State, 100-year condition and considerable ern Pacific Railroad and then parallel the Flood Control District and the savings over any other solution which to the railroad to the proposed Line City of Hayward was reached and could only provide partial protection B-5. In that case the existing system on preliminary design of the proposed to the highway. Jackson Street and a proposed supple- works began i.n 1958 by the Hydrau- Tangible benefits to the Flood Con- mental line would have been adequate lics Section of Distrivt IV, Division trol District will be that the Zone 3-A for the remainder of the runoff. How- of Highways. system would be much more effective ever, it was learned later that subse- Final AgreemenF and require less maintenance expense. quent industrial development along The co-operative agreement was Tangible benefits to the City of the Western Pacific made right of finally signed nn October 10, 1960. Hayward will be a significant reduc- way costs for this plan prohibitive. It was agreed that the Flood Control tion in maintenance costs for the vari- A revised plan was outlined by the District would construct the flood ous municipal facilities which are sub- Flood Control District in 1957 as fol- control dam, retention basin, outlet ject to frequent inundation. lows: works and diversion structure along Other benefits to all three public State 1. To utilize the existing facilities Mission Boulevard, and that the agencies are the relieving of City resi- District would on Jackson Street to the limit of and Flood Control dents in the area from chronic flood their capacity and to increase the share the cost. The Flood Control Dis- damages and protection of State High- prepare plans capacity of the proposed Line B trict would also and way users from frequent traffic clos- downstream. specifications, acquire all necessary ures and detours. rights of way, maintain all above facil- Construction of the 66" reinforced 2. To divert the remainder of the ities and make the necessary second- concrete pipe diversion line along Mis- runoff southeasterly with a pipe ary agreements with the City of Hay- sion Boulevard was completed in Sep- along Mission Boulevard for a ward. tember 1961. distance of about 900' and thence Description of Dam The contract for construction of to Line B-5. The rolled earth dam will have a the Ward Creek Dam was awarded 3. To negotiate with the City of length of 195 feet at the crest and a in August and the project will be Hayward to construct a parallel maximum height of 70 feet. The crest completed late this spring.

January-February 1962 65

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of of Routes Sign Sign sections sections for for routings routings

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The Alto. Alto. Palo Palo and and Park Park Menlo Menlo

cities cities of the the Counties Counties and and Clara Clara Santa Santa

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miles miles of 6.4 6.4 for for grouting grouting cerning cerning

17 17 con- November November on on in in Park Park Menlo Menlo

held was was public public hearing hearing third third The The

County.

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31, 31, involved October October City City King King in in

Another Another hearing, hearing, held Lake. Lake. Crowley Crowley

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the the in in Mammoth held held hearing, hearing, One One

matters. on on freeway freeway hearings hearings public public

held held four also also Commission Commission The The

the the of of State. various various sections sections

highways highways in for for conventional conventional routes routes

and and five routes routes 13 13 freeway freeway adopted adopted

Highway Highway Commission California California the the

of of 1961 months months closing closing the the During During

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west of the intersection of Sign Route Creek, west of Boonville. The adopted 241) and 0.4 mile east of Sweetwater 49 at Central House. route is on a more direct alignment Road. Humboldt County—two minor re- than the existing highway. San Francisco City and County-3.4 visions of a previously adopted free- miles of State Highway Route 253 Near Salinas way route on US 299. The changes (Embarcadero Freeway Extension) Monterey County—portion of State will cut across loops in the previous between Evans Avenue and the Em- Highway Route (Sign Route 68) alignment at Pine Creek and Berry 117 barcadero Freeway at Howard Street. Summit, resulting in shorter distances in and near Salinas and for State High- Santa Cruz County—route for the and greater highway user benefits. way Route 118 (Salinas-Castroville relocation of a portion of Sign Route Imperial County—Glamis Road Highway) between Castroville and 152 in the vicinity of Watsonville be- (State Highway Route 146) between just north of Salinas. tween an adopted freeway route for Glamis and 5.3 miles south of the San Bernardino County-32.8 miles Sign Route 1 and one mile east of Riverside County line and a conven- of US 66 between Newberry and two Casserly Road. tional highway route for the remain- miles east of Ludlow. The route runs ing portion of the highway extending slightly north of and parallel with the to the county line at Palo Verde. present highway between Newberry Revised Roufe Mariposa and Madera Counties-26.9 and the vicinity of Hector Road and Tehama County—revised freeway miles of State Highway Route 65 in north of and almost contiguous with route for US 99W in Red Bluff be- Mariposa and Madera Counties be- the e~sting road between Hector tween Sacramento Avenue and 0.2 tween Mariposa and Oakhurst. Route Road and Pisgah Crater Road. mile south of US 99E. The revised 65 is an extension southerly of State San Diego County — 4.2 miles of route runs slightly to the west of the Sign Route 49, the Mother Lode State Highway Route 280 in San Di- previously adopted route, crosses the Highway. ego County and the cities of San Di- existing highway (US 99W) at Kim- Mendocino County-8.9 miles of ego and National City. The route ex- ball Road and continues northerly to Sign Route 128 (Cloverdale to Men- tends between 0.4 mile east of the rejoin the previously adopted route docino Coast Road) between 0.5 mile adopted route for the San Diego Belt- just south of US 99E. east of Lazy Creek and Anderson line Freeway (State Highway Route Tuolumne County—revised freeway route for 3.9 miles of Sign Route 120 (Big Oak Flat Road) between one mile east of Hardin Flat and one mi~e west of Carl Inn near the Yosemite National Park Boundary. The revised route places the highway to the south of rather than to the north of the South Fork of the Tuolumne River west of Ackerson Creek and closer to the existing highway. The change will reflect savings in construction costs with no reduction in traffic service.

January-February 1962 67 MAINTENANCE ENGINEERS MEET IN SACRAMENTO

The first Operations-Maintenance Engineers' Meeting was held in Sacramento on November 8 and 9, 1967. This two-day meeting covered such subjects as new classifications for maintenance field personnel; new accounting methods as they obtain fo maintenance operations; discussion on equipment and its use in maintenance work; problems in connection with Service and Supply regarding materials used by the Maintenance Department and other miscellaneous items. Those participating were District Maintenance Engineers, unless otherwise identified. Seated at)~table clockwise: R. J. Ivy, Supervising Bridge Engineer (Mainte- nance); L. E. Elder, District V; R. D. Kinsey, Assistant District Engineer (Maintenance) District IW; R. 1. Nicholson, Dis}rict 111; R. J. Wilson, District 11; C. G. Ure, District I; Scott Lathrop, Principal Highway Engineer, Public Information and Personnel, Sacramento; L. R. Gillis, Assistant State Highway Engineer (Opera- iions), Sacramento; F. E. Baxter, Maintenance Engineer, Sacramento; J. P. Murphy, Deputy State Highway Engineer; J. C. Womack, State Highway Engineer; H. B. Whifnall, District Xl; E. Thomas, District X; M. E. Fischer, District IX; R. H. Ramey, District VIII; F. 8. Correa, Assistant District Engineer (Maintenance), District VII; T. J. Dunn, Supervising Bridge Engineer (Maintenance Bay Bridge); R. A. Qualls, District VI. Seated around room clockwise; Jack Trentham, Per- sonnet Analyst, Sacramento; Dorothy Dixon, Personnel Analyst, Sacramento; Marian Smith, Personnel Officer, Sacramento; Lyman Olsen, Assistant Maintenance Engineer, Sacramento; Byron Borup, Assistant Maintenance Engineer, Sacramento; W. Z. Hegy, Assistant District Engineer, District 1; W. M. Nett, Assistant District Engineer, District 11; E. L. Miller, Assistan} District Engineer, District 111; L. A. Weymouth, District Engineer, District IV. Standing rear clockwise: R. B. Luckenbach, Assistant District Engineer, District XI; C. A. Shervington, District Engineer, District IX; E. L. Tinney, Assistant District Engineer, District X; Fred Everitt, Service and Supply Engineer, Sacramento; A. L. Himelhoch, District Engineer, District VII; Geo. Wofford, Assistant District Engineer, District V; E. G. Bower, Assistant District Engineer, District VIII; Frank Roush, Assistant District Engineer, District VI.

Construction Costs Show Fourth Quarter Rise Vehicle Registration The California Highway Construc- A similar trend is indicated by the tion Cost Index for the fourth quar- Bureau of Public Roads Composite Passes Nine Million ter of 1961 stands at 238.5, an increase Mile Index, based on Federal-Aid high- Year-end vehicle registration figures of 8.0 index points or 3.5 percent over way construction contracts awarded for 1961 show the traditional increase the third quarter. by state highway departments. The to a new high total, and are especially The index for the year 1961 has third quarter index for 1961, the latest noteworthy in exceeding 9 million. been computed at 239.1, 6.6 index available, decreases 2.5 points or 1.1 A tabulation of totals registered on points or 2.8 percent higher than the percent. This index also has shown payment of fees; by counties, together figure for the year 1960. only small fluctuations. with a statewide total of exempt pub- The number of bidders per project The Engineering News - Record lic service and government vehicles, during the fourth quarter increased Construction Cost Index for the indicates a grand total of 9,007,869. from 5.0 to 6.5. fourth quarter of 1961 remained prac- The fee-paid vehicles number 8,889,- The small fluctuations during the tically unchanged at 353.3, an increase 860, of which the Los Angeles County past several years, particularly in the of 0.4 points or 0.1 percent over the total is 3,404,147, or 38.3 percent. The yearly index figures, point toward a previous quarter. This figure will be new total is in accord with the esti- trend of stabilization in highway subject to adjustment due to retro- mate of the Department of Motor Ve- costs. active wage increases. hiclesfor the calendar year 1961.

68 California Highways and Public Works NEVV MAINTENANCE MAN CLASSES will The first major change to come out The classification maintenance man sification, and although the duties pre- of the recent comprehensive surve~~ I is to distinguish from laborer by a be somewhat the same as for the is of the Division of Highways person- one-step wage differential. The la- vious classification, more emphasis mainte- nel neeeds is the establishment of the borer classification is retained, but placed on knowledge of good of new series of classification for main- only for assignments in other than the nance practice and operation requisite knowl- tenance man. This change not only maintenance department, such as the equipment. These edges and abilities will naturally be- clarifies the status of the maintenance equipment and materials and research come more complex as the employee man, but also recognizes the changing departments. advances through the grades. The in this field. skill requirements New ExaminaTions emphasis is placed on developing New examinations for maintenance skilled personnel for work in an in- Three New Classes man I and II are now or will soon creasingl~ mechanized field. Three new classes have been ap- be in preparation. In the meantime, The II grade will be expected to proved by the State Personnel Board from instructions have been issued have more knowledge of this field, man I, II, and III. of —maintenance headquarters directing changes better understanding of the upkeep de- Highway equipment operator-laborer the laborers in the maintenance and operation of a wider variety of man I where and highway leadingman classifi- partment to maintenance equipment. The III grade must have must be cations are discontinucd, replaced qualified. Men promoted advanced even farther in these abili- maintenance functions, by maintenance man II, and III, re- working in ties and skills, and in addition, will licensed to operate two- spectively. Promotion from these and must be be expected to do some supervisory axle, single-motor vehicles with one classifications will, as with the pre- work. All grades will be required towed vehicle. vious classifications, be through the to have appropriate driver's licenses. classes of highway foreman, senior More Emphasis on Mechanization Detailed instructions on this per- highway foreman, and highway su- Specifications have been prepared sonnel change are given in a Division perintendent. for the three grades of the new clas- of Highways circular letter.

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Asia m m d d n n S S o~ o~ Southeast Southeast e e ep' ep' i i G G V~ V~ `v/ `v/ ( ( it was necessary to ford streams or to use makeshift rafts. New construction undertaken by the Vietnamese was based on antiquated design and construction pre- cepts, with narrow pavements and gee high grass-covered shoulders the rule. The I.C.A. sponsored highway program was initiated as part of an overall aid plan directed towards helping the new nation become economically and militarily strong enough to determine its own future. Active construction work was con- centrated in the following areas: (1) A section of Highway No. 1 between the capital city of Saigon and Antiquated construction methods are still being used in some sections of Vief Nam. a major manufacturing center, Bien Hoa, approximately 32 kilometers (20 percent grades was necessary in a few Settlement Problem miles) north. mountainous locations on the northern Construction across some of the rice (2) A 100-mile section of National projects. paddy areas caused considerable trou- Route 21 between the tea-coffee-rub- The structural section was based on ble. Up to two meters (6 feet 6 inches) ber center of Ban Me Thuot and. the various soils information and data with of surcharge with up to t~vo years of junction with National Route 1 at a modified LBR test furnishing the settlement failed to consolidate the Ninh Hoa. dominant design criteria. Surfacing underlying marine clays in some loca- -inch of A.C. on the (3) A section of National Route 19 varied from 3 tions. Due to the necessity of com- between the mountain center of Saigon-Bien-Hoa portion to a pene- pleting the highway as soon as prac- rural Pleiku and the junction with National tration type treatment on the tical, the grade was set to allow for Route 1 at Binil Dinh and a connect- routes. additional settlement and the highway ing link to tl~e seaport of Quinhon, to- Drainage design was considerably completed. Sand drains were not taling 112 miles. handicapped because of lack of infor- deemed practical because of the ex- mation on rainfall and runoff. Several pense and the slow rate of water Metric System Used severe monsoon-type storms during transfer in the fine clay. Design plans were based on the construction served to point out de- Some slide and slipout failures oc- metric system and were similar in con- ficiencies, the hard way, and the fin- curred during construction with the cept and presentation to the regular ished facilities are expected to func- major trouble occurring in the placing State of California plans. Design tion with no head for the yearly storm of the bridge approach fills in the speeds used varied considerably with and with head fora 10-year storm. paddy land areas. Usually flattening the terrain. One hundred k.p.h. (62 Bridge design was based on passing a the fill slopes was adequate to elimi- m.p.h.) was. used on the Saigon-Bien- 25-year storm with adequate free- nate the problem with construction of Hoa project and, wherever practical, board (usually 2 feet) to allow for counterweight fills and berms neces- on the northern construction. A de- floating debris—at least that is the in- sary in a few isolated instances. sign speed as low as 15 m.p.h. with 9 tent. Most bridges on the rural routes were of 24-inch steel beam construction with some concrete "T" beams and some flatslabs also included. The two major bridges on the Saigon-Bien- Hoa route have continuous plate girders for the main spans and with the approach spans total 3,250 feet and 1,500 feet in length. The main piers for the shorter of these two structures are based on the drilled-in caisson principle similar to that being used on the Benicia-Martinez Bridge. A complete description of this system is given in the March 1961 issue of A secf7on of new divided highway near Saigon showing an off ramp. Note the water buffalo cart going down the drainage ditch. Civil EngineeYing.

January-February 1962 71

Public Public California California and and Highways Highways Works 72 72

Association.

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Roufe— Misses Misses OId OId

~~ ~~~ ~~~ e~~,~~:~ e~~,~~:~ Highways Highways about about Talking Talking CABLE MOVING Continued from page 44 .. . contained 5,400 pairs of wires. These cables carry telephone, telegraph, tele- type, radio and television communications, and many hundreds of special and important voice and communication circuits that require continuous communication service.

Two Plans Submitted After extensive preliminary studies of this relocation problem by the P.T. and T. and the State Division of Highways, two methods for relocating these communication facilities were offered. The first and most common plan would require the rerouting of the Kelso and Olive Streets cables crossing the freeway right-of-way to a new location in the Manchester Bou- levard overcrossing structure. This could be accomplished by installing ducts and cables in Ash Street, in Manchester Boulevard, and in La Ci- enega Boulevard from Kelso Street east of Ash Street to Olive Street west of La Cienega Boulevard. In addition Breaking and removing multiple file telephone duct to expose cables to the installation of many hundreds of feet of underground ducts and cable, this plan would require the splicing of many thousands of wisre. Cable splicing is atime-consuming operation even under normal conditions. Because of the urgency of the communications transmitted over these wires around the clock, the splicing of the conductors of these cables would be slower than usual since it would have to be done during the short pe- riods of time that the circuits were not being used. This would make it necessary for telephone company personnel to work around the clock to maintain continuous service over these facilities. The second plan involved the construction of a utility bridge across the freeway right-of-way at Olive Street and the installation of new duct and cable in Ash Street, from Kelso Street to Olive Street, and in La Cienega Boulevard from the utility bridge to Olive Street. This plan would allow all cables in Olive Street to be transferred intact to the utility bridge timbers are lashed to the telephone cable splices for protection.

January-February 1962 73 lected to avoid interference with the construction of the proposed northbound on ramp from Manchester Boulevard. A trench about 9 feet wide and 5 feet deep was excavated across the freeway right-of-way from west of Ash Street to east of La Cienega Bou- levard. This provided for the construction of the bridge superstructure at about existing city street grade, since the freeway at this location will be in cut. Two holes 16 inches in diameter were drilled from the bottom of this trench to the freeway sub-- grade at the exact location of each of the two abutments and five bents. Type 14BP73 "H" bearing steel piles were placed in the holes and driven to the required SS-ton bearing. This avoided the necessity of extensive ex- Transferring telephone cables to fhe new utility overcrossing bridge. cavation in order to construct the sub- structure and enabled the construction of the superstructure to proceed at without splicing. Cables from the Utility Bridge Construction original ground level. Kelso Street system would have to be The Olive Street utility bridge was At a later date when the freeway spliced in two manholes. This plan built about 40 feet south of the Tele- prism is excavated, the exposed piles was adopted because of the substan- phone Company duct and cable sys- will be encased in concrete to com- tial savings in money and time that tem then existing in the north side of plete the construction of the bridge would be realized by not routing the Olive Street. This location was se- bents. cables through the Manchester Boule- vard overcrossing.

Savings Realized The preliminary estimate of cost and time required for the relocation through the Manchester Boulevard overcrossing under the first plan was $200,000 and. eight months' time. The preliminary estimate for relocating the cable by use of a separate utility bridge under the second plan amounted to a cost of $80,000 and four months' total relocation time. Based on the assumption the ~200,- 000 estimate for relocating the utility facilities through the Manchester I~au- levard overcrossing was essentially accurate, and using the actual utility relocation cost, the total savings amounted to $146,000. In addition, the relocation plan used saved approximately four months of utility relocation time. Of significant interest is the fact that the duct and cable installation in the utility bridge was completed in 24 working days, or less than half the SO days' time estimated. Telephone cables in position at the manhole location.

74 California Highways and Public Works Structurally, the overcrossing is a 6-span continuous reinforced concrete "U" section about 397 feet long with an overall dimension of 5 feet 4 inches wide and 3 feet 6 inches deep, and 2 feet 6 inches wide with a 2-foot 10- inch deep cavity. The "U" is closed at the top with 3 x 5 foot galvanized steel plates bolted to angles imbedded in the top of the girder stems. The superstructure is supported at the bents on rigid concrete caps on the bearing piles, and at the abutments on unat- tached concrete caps. Sliding joints composed of asbestos sheet packing s '~ _ ~-. are provided at the abutments to take ~, care of the expansion and contraction movements of the superstructure. :~ Duct Installation After completion of the utility bridge, the Telephone Company contractor installed 24 multiple the ducts in the bottom of the bridge cell and in the bridge approaches, and connecting to the proposed manholes in Ash Street and La Cienega Boulevard. Telephone cables relocated in the new utility overcrossing bridge. Lightweight concrete was poured around and over these ducts in the bridge to secure them in place. The of the cable system. Each of the cable It is interesting to note that in a top of the concrete was leveled and splices was lashed to rigid timbers to one-foot length of all of the cables smoothed about 10 inches below the protect it during moving operations. in the bridge, there are over 33,000 top of the bridge to provide a suitable As each cable in the duct was exposed, feet or 6'/Z miles of wire. surface for the installation of the it was raised and tied to timbers for Method Is Novel cables. protection and ease of handling. Although the construction of utility The earth was carefully removed When all preparations were com- bridges is not an innovation, the from around the existing ducts in the pleted, a crane was positioned to method of transferring cables intact to north side of Olive Street, and the raise and move the cable splices and the bridge structure was novel This ground between these ducts and the protecting timbers, and men were method of relocation should be con- bridge was graded from below the stationed at intervals along the length sidered for telephone cables containing then existing duct system to the top of the cable. Acting as a unit, the~men many conductors and;or having im- of the bridge to provide working and the crane raised each cable in portant services that require continu- spice for the moving of the cables. turn and moved it into the bride ous operation, or when the temporary Sheets of polyethylene were placed cavity over the multiple the duct. The rearrangement of utility facilities in- over the north side of the structure cables were placed in split the in the volves extensive and costly detours. before any earth was filled in the bridge approaches, extending to the The District VII Right-of-Way trench to protect the bridge concrete location of the proposed manholes at Clearance Department staff wishes to from being discovered. Ash Street and at La Cienega Boule- acknowledge the co-operation of The vard. Since the length of the new Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Cables Transferreel duct system in the bridge was exactly Company representatives for their contribution in the successful develop- The old multiple the ducts in the the same as the old route, there was ment of this new "Transfer Intact north side of Olive Street, between no need to lengthen or shorten the Method" for the relocation of impor- and, therefore, no cable splicing Ash Street and La Cienega Boulevard cables tant telephone communication cables. and the manhole east of La Cienega was required. After all the cables were Special appreciation is extended ro Boulevard were carefully broken to in place, new manholes were built at Gene S. Graham of the Los Angels expose the cables and cable splices. the ends of the ducts across the free- office of the P. T. and T. for first The first operation was to protect the way at Ash Street and La Cienega suggesting this new method and for cable splices, the most vulnerable part Boulevard. his assistance in this project.

January-February 1962 75

Works Public Public and and California California Highways Highways 76 76

67 -Apr. -Apr. Mar. 9______._____ No. No. J.D.H. J.D.H. 33 "____ Tunnel -Aug. -Aug. Jul. Jul. Collier Collier "Randolph "Randolph 73 -Apr. Mar. Bridges______CostIndex—

County Mateo Mateo San San

named

Summit Summit Hazelview Hazelview Tunnel Tunnel

-Aug.

Jul. Jul.

1961______2d 2d

Qtr. Qtr.

-Aug. -Aug. Eliminated______Jul. Jul.

U.S. U.S. on on

May May 101 101 27 -Jane -Jane

of of

Relocation Relocation Highway______

May May

-June

1961______

Qtr. Qtr. 1st 1st

Street Street

Section

—City —City Beach Pismo Pismo

on Tunnel 199 199 Begins Begins U.S. U.S. —Work —Work Mar. Mar.

-Apr.

1960______

Qtr. Qtr. 4th 4th

County Obispo Obispo Luis Luis

San San

County Norte Norte Del Del

Highways

— Index

Cost Cost

66 Jan. Jan. -Feb. -Feb. 60 pass______-Oct. -Oct. Sept.

vardJobs______

27 -Aug. Jul. Jul. NowContinuousfor24Miles______

Under- New New by by Aided Aided Boole- Stockton Stockton Taylor Taylor Skyway, Skyway, Cummings Cummings

Freeway Bypass— Corona Corona Riverside Riverside

in Flow Flow Harding Harding Traffic Traffic — Way Contra Contra County Costa Costa

78 -Apr. Mar. Mar. Procedures_____ Streamlines Streamlines Section Section

Joaquin Joaquin San San County 11 -Feb. -Feb. Jan. Jan. 88______way way

Management —New —New Letters Circular Circular

67 -Apr. -Apr. Concluded______Mar. Mar. Sign Sign 1 1 Route Route High- on on of of Job Job

Eases Eases Widening Widening

49 Jan. Jan. Work______-Feb. Methods Methods Speed Speed Control Control

Improve operative operative to to Program Program — Spur Patience Carson Carson Public's Public's

Devices, Spreading Spreading Improved Improved C,T.B.—

Co- -Year -Year -33 9 No. No. Old Old J•H.D. J•H.D. County

Amador Amador

11 Jan. Jan. 88____ -Feb. Highway Highway on on Widening Widening of of Job Job

2 -Apr. -Apr. Mar. Mar. Freeway______dero dero 64 Job______-Feb. -Feb. Jan. Jan. Cr. Cr. Lorenzo Lorenzo Bridge Bridge

Eases Public's Public's Patience Patience — Spur Carson Carson

Embarca- of of Section Section on on stalled stalled San on on Offers Offers

tion tion Challenge Challenge

ZZ May May -Jane ______cedures

In- Area Area Sightseeing Sightseeing Temporary Temporary Problem Reloca- Utility Utility —Cable —Cable

Pro- Right Right Way Way of of Study Study Canadians Canadians

County Francisco Francisco San San County

Alameda Alameda

cover front

-Oct. -Oct. Sept. Sept. 64 Year______Counties by by Projects Projects

Highway Highway

Inside -Oct. Sept. Sept. Br.)______Hayward Hayward

this Opened Opened Sections Sections Freeway Freeway 67 -Aug. -Aug. Jul. Jul. Laboratory______L.A. L.A. in in Tested Tested

(SM- Project Project Expanded Expanded Bridge Bridge Toll Toll

New —Two —Two Cajon El El at at 80 80 U.S. U.S. Dissipator Energy Energy Model—

Hydraulic Hydraulic

79 -June May May Sold_ Bonds Bonds Bridge Bridge

Island Island Terminal Terminal

23 May May -June -June pleted______1 of)______Oct. Oct. head head Sept.- Sept.- appointed appointed

(Bradford (Bradford

34 -Apr. Mar. Mar. Thacher Thacher to______Named Named James James

Com- Is Is Section Section -lane -lane Eight Agency Highway Highway Transportation Transportation

Authority Bridge Bridge Toll Toll California California

Another — Diego —San —San 80 U.S. U.S. Jan. Jan. 74 Barriers" Barriers" -Feb. -Feb. dian dian paper______

34 -Aug. Jul. Jul. 4______

61 -Apr. -Apr. Mar. Mar. Diego______San San Way Way in in Me- of of Tests Tests Scale Scale Full Full

Dynamic Dynamic

68 -June May May 3______

Under Is Is Connection Connection on -395 -395 Research Research 101 award award

Board Board Highway Highway

40 -Apr. Mar. 2______

U.S. —New —New Interchange 48 -Level -Level Jan. Jan.

4 Rudolph, Rudolph, Balfour_____ -Feb. -Feb. Hess, Hess, Succeeds Succeeds

2 -Feb. Jan. Jan. 1______Roadsides- Califorxia Califorxia

County 66 Diego Diego San San Jan. Jan. by by

Aided Aided -Feb. -Feb. ton ton Underpass______New New

65 -Aug. Jul. Jul. Survey______Reader Reader

The The

-Oct. -Oct. 15 Sept. Sept. Area______Stock- Way in in Flow Flow Harding Harding —Traffic —Traffic

Works Public Public sad sad Highways Highways California California

Recreation Up Up Opens Opens Highway Highway

cover Purchio____ Judge Judge Succeeds Succeeds Kofman Kofman

-Mile Bear Bear 16 —New —New Loop 10 Big Big Jul. Jul. Letters______

mane mane -Aug. -Aug.

back Jul. Jul.

-Aug. Anniversary______

50th 50th

2 -Oct. -Oct. Sept. Sept. __ Freeway Freeway 91-466 91-466 Full Full Become Become Hu- of of Doctor Doctor of of degree degree

Awarded Awarded

g g

Inside hwa hwa Commission Hi Hi California California

U.S. of of Miles Miles -25 -25 Grade 37 Baker Baker -Feb. -Feb. Reappointed______Jan. Jan. A., A., James James Guthrie, Guthrie,

57 Oct. Oct. Sept.- Sept.- Miles_ Nine Nine Extended Extended 74 Freeway Freeway - - May May

7une 7une

Project______age age

73 Sept.- Sept.- Oct. Highway______

—U.S. —U.S. 66-91 Bypass Barstow Barstow Co- River River Drain- operative operative Guadalupe Guadalupe

SBd New New Public Public Inspects Inspects

Building, Building,

56 -June -June May May 67 Straightened______-June -June May May Distance Distance Miles______4y 4y

Travel Travel

-Oct. ept. 69 Lab.____ Visits Visits Head Head Research Research

British British

laned, Four- Area Area town town Is Is Cuts

Bridge Bridge Geer Geer F.A.S. F.A.S. —New —New Road

33 -Aug. ul. ul. "______Bridge centThomas centThomas

—U.S. —U.S. Down- through through 66 66 Needles

"Vin- named named Bridge Bridge Island Island Terminal Terminal

54 Miles -Feb. -Feb. Important Important Jan. Jan. Adds Adds County County 4 4 72 Oct. Oct. Sept.- Sept.-

Fund Fund

Formula______

66 Jan. Jan. Underpass_ -Feb. Way Way Harding Harding Stockton, Stockton,

F.A.S. F.A.S. Bernardino —San Jobs Two Two Includes Highway

New New Legislation Legislation

24 Mar. ______-Apr. tore______tore______

Bernardino Bernardino County San San 61 -Aug. Jul. Jul. 1909 1909 State's State's Bonds_____ on Road Road

Strut- -lane -lane 2 Parallel Parallel —

Bridge

Scotia Scotia

30 Land Land -Apr. -Apr. Mar. Value_ Use, Use, Land Land in in crease crease Payment Payment Made Issue

Bond Bond

—Final —Final

64 -Feb. Jan. Jan. __

tion______

In- Speeds Speeds Fringe— Freeway Freeway Rural Rural Funds

Reloca- Creek —Cable —Cable

Lorenzo Lorenzo

San San

44 Study______-Aug. -Aug. of of Jul. Jul. Subject Subject thange thange 44 Subject Subject -Aug. -Aug. Jul. Jul. Study______of of

Is Is

61 -Apr. Mar. Mar. Interchange_ Four -level -level —

Diego San San

Inter- Freeway Freeway -Elvas -Elvas mento Elvas) Sac- (No. (No. Interchange Interchange Freeway Freeway

Bridges

Sacra- —North —North Traffic Merging Merging Mar.- Mar.- 61

Diego)_____ Apr. Apr. (San (San Structure Structure -level -level Four

69 -Feb. Jan. Jan. Course_ Design Design Lessons— spondence spondence

County Sacramento Sacramento __ May May 31 to to -June -June V______V______IX IX

Corre- Own Own Conducts Conducts

Dept. Dept.

Bridge Bridge

-Aug. -Aug. Jul. Jul. Miles______Dist.

from from Transferred Transferred

R., R., E. E. Foley, Foley,

1 Sept.- Sept.- Oct. ______

Agency

24 for for Continuous Continuous Now Now way way May May 74 Creek Creek -June -June Projects______

Transport New New Heads Heads Bradford Bradford

Free- Riverside Riverside Bypass— Corona Corona on on Walnut Helps Helps

State State Guadalupe, Guadalupe,

78 -June May May Annual______—Tenth —Tenth Stag Bonneroo Bonneroo

County Riverside Riverside Mar. Mar. ___ 56

-Apr. -Apr. Drainage______Drainage______

61 -Aug. Bonds______Jul. Jul. Road Road

1909 1909

State's State's

-Apr. Mar. Mar. age______in in Highway Cooperate Cooperate Improving Improving

on Made Made Payment Payment

—Final —Final Issue

Bond Bond

Drain- Highway Highway Improving Improving in in ~ State, State, —

Problems LocalA~encies

Flood Flood

77 -Apr. Mar. ______

tion

erate Coop Coop Agencies Agencies Local Local State, State, 74 ct. ct. - - Sept. Sept. Stabilization______

Soil Soil

Founds- Information Information Highways Highways Better Better

County Napa Napa in Area Aid Aid

Marsh Marsh Drains Drains —Sand —Sand

Fill, Fill,

18 Jul. Jul. -Aug. ______

1962

69 -Apr. -Apr. Distance______Mar. Mar. Time, Time, Saves Saves 22 May May in in -June -June 1960______

7,098 7,098

of Summer Summer Scheduled Scheduled for for

pletion pletion

Road —New —New Grade Laureles Laureles Los Los Highway Highway Total -aid -aid Contracts Contracts

Federal

Com-

Martinez Martinez Job Job Bridge Bridge -

Benicia

Apr. Apr. Mar.- Mar.------Relief------38 - - - -June -June ------MaY MaY ------

Shows

49 -Feb. Jan. Jan. ------

------Speed Speed ---- Work----

Ttaffic Bring Bring Freeway Freeway Sections Sections Study Few Few quires quires Adjustments, Adjustments,

Methods Devices, Devices, Control Control

Spreading Spreading

101 U.S. U.S. —New —New Valley Salinas Salinas Re- Freeway Freeway Construction Construction Farmlands—

Improved (Cement (Cement — Treated) Base Base

County Monterey Monterey

18 -Oct. Sept. Analyzed______

Types Types

Cable Cable

-June -June May May Project______F.A.S. F.A.S. 72 Oct. Oct. Fair______Sept.- Sept.- State State Highways Highways

Beam, of of Performance Performance — Report

Barrier Barrier

Banos —Los —Los Road -Mile -Mile 17 New New 66 jul. jul.

-Aug. -Aug.

bilee______

72 -Apr. Mar. Mar. Prize____ Wins Wins Test Test Craeh Craeh of of Photo Photo

County Merced Merced Pasadena Pasadena Ju- at at

Diamond Diamond Freeway, Freeway,

-Feb. Jan. Jan. ______

Honors

-Aug. -Aug. g g 49 y______Exhibits Jul. Jul.

A.S. A.S.

National Tests Tests (Median (Median Win Win Barrier Barrier

__ 37 C.H.C. C.H.C. to to Feb. Feb. Jan. Jan. of Appointed Appointed — John Relocation Relocation Erreca, Erreca,

Highwas

-tYa -tYa Jul. Jul. Book______Reference Reference yp

Jul. Jul. of 31 Control______of of _Aug. Construction Construction Road— Nicasio Nicasio

New Publishes Publishes Div. Div. Protection, Protection, Bank Bank

Flexibility Flexibility Has Has Ease and and Service Service in in County Marin Marin

Machine Machine —New —New Now Striper Traffic Traffic

-Oct. -Oct. Sept. 29 Renewal______Growth, Growth,

24 -Oct. Sept.

48 -Apr. -Apr. Mar.

tions______

Downtown in in Factor Factor Key Key ice ice

71 -Aug. Jul. Jul.

in in Opera- Resurfacing Resurfacing

Used Used

vice vice

Serv- Freeway Freeway Renaissance— L.A. L.A.

May May Sl -7une

De-

Experimental Experimental Control— Paver Paver

-Oct. -Oct. Sept. Sept. 11 Completion______Neare Neare

79 -Apr. IVIar. IVIar.

Jan. Jan. 49 ____

vices______vices______-Feb. -Feb.

Interchange L.A. L.A. Complex Complex ~n ~n

72 Tan. Tan. -Feb. Awards______-year -year five -

Twenty

De- Improved Improved

Spreading Spreading

— C.T.B.

Structure —Key —Key Viaduct Elysian Elysian

72 Mar. Mar. at______-Apr.

Prize Prize

Wins Wins

Equipment

-Feb. -Feb. Jan. Jan. 57 day______

Photo Exhibit, Exhibit,

Lab Lab Philadelphia Philadelphia

Mar. Mar. 2 Area Area

-Apr. -Apr. Sightseeing Sightseeing Installed______

Birth- 20th 20th Has Has West, West, in in First

74 Jan. Jan. -Feb. Honors______

— Freeway Freeway Temporary Embarcadero Embarcadero

Freeway, Pasadena Pasadena Seco— Arroyo Arroyo

National Win Win Tests Tests Barrier Barrier

Median Median

Mar.- Mar.- 30

Apr. Apr. (Roseville (Roseville Fwy)______

32 -Feb. -Feb. Jan. Jan. Planning______Area Area

75 Jan. Jan. -Feb. Receives______

Land Land Use, Use, Land Land Value in in crease crease

Metropolitan to to Key Key Is Is Study Study

McCoy T. T. G. G. Award, Award, Beaver Beaver Golden Golden

In-

Speeds Speeds Freeway Freeway — Fringe Rural Rural

Cooperative —Huge —Huge L.A.R.T.S. L.A.R.T.S.

Awards

------

Y---

38 ______-Feb. -Feb. Jan. Jan.

Underwa Underwa

Jan. Jan. 14 -Feb. -Feb. Job______

63 -Aug. Jul. Jul. Data Data

System______New New

Siudy Siudy

Study Appraisal Appraisal B.P.R. B.P.R. State-

Loop on on Used Used Piles Piles -hole -hole Cast

-in

Personnel

Accounting Accounting

Highways Highways

---

------

— — Parcels Parcels operative Co-

Remainder Remainder

13 -Feb. -Feb. Jan. Jan. ______lief______lief______

May May 54 -June Modernizes______

Accounting Accounting

May May 38 -June -June

Madison)______

ters-

Re- TrafTic TrafTic Bring Bring Will Will pletions pletions

Mar. Mar. 74 -Apr.

Yearly______

Adjustments Adjustments - Few Few (Win Requires Requires

Com- Freeway Freeway Progress -L.A. -L.A. Loop Loop

$300,000 Save Save Counters Counters Automatic Automatic

Construction Freeway Freeway Farmlands—

County Angeles Angeles ~s ~s

Automation

Studies

Economic Economic

-Apr. -Apr. Mar. Mar. 27 Tehachapi______Mar. Mar. Relocation___ -Apr. Route Route Difficult Difficult pletes pletes

Apr. Apr.

Mar.- Mar.-

______ploYees

and Bakersfield Bakersfield between between

Dorado Dorado Com- pleted pleted County County —EI —EI Road Akum Akum

Em-

13,300 13,300 of of

Testing Testing

Covers Covers

gram gram

Com-

Section Section —First —First 466 41 Mar. Mar. U.S. U.S. highways_ -Apr. state state landscaping) landscaping) ingand ingand

Pro- Departmentl Departmentl Training—

Driving Driving

Coun~ty (plant- to to $ern $ern Relative Relative — 132 No. No. A.C.R. A.C.R.

79 ------Apr. -Apr. ----- Mar. Mar. ------

Device-

- Y Y -- Y S S

Y Y P P

59 Durabilit June ~n ~n Ma Ma Var Var Y Show Show

les les Sam Sam 11 -Aug. -Aug. Jul. Jul. Freeway______as as strutted strutted

Simulator Reaction Reaction b b Tested Tested

Driver Driver

Road Different Different —Ten —Ten Test Asphalt Asphalt U.S. U.S. Recon- Bein Bein 80 80

of of tion tion

Mar. Mar. Drainage______56 Highway Highway -Apr. -Apr.

R / /

Mar. Mar. 23 ent_ A A W W R R -Apr. to to g ~' ~' Promoted Promoted p p M., M., J. J. Asbill, Asbill, Sec- Dunes

Historic Historic Hills— Sand Sand

rovin Im Im in in erate erate Coo Coo

ties ties

~Tan. ~Tan. 57 -Feb. Birthday______20th 20th Covnty~ erial erial

Im Im

— Agon- Problems

Local Local State, State,

Flood Flood

Hae Freeway Freeway Pasadena Pasadena Seco— Arroyo Arroyo

-Apr. -Apr. Mar. Mar.

ficiency______

Drainage

May May -June Sites______Glidden Glidden Save Save ate ate to to

De-

Traffic Traffic Corrects Corrects Structure Structure

Jan. Jan. 69

-Feb. -Feb. Dept.______Bridge Bridge

— Course

Design Design

-oper- Co

Agencies Agencies —State —State Archaeology

-lane 2

Parallel Parallel

Bridge--

Scotia Scotia

May May 52

-June -June Whiskeytown Whiskeytown

Dam______

Jan. Jan. 47 ______-Feb. piled

County

Humboldt Humboldt

Jul. Jul. 49 Reservoir______-Aug. -Aug.

Nicasio Nicasio

Com- Data Data Ends, Ends, Being Being Test Test AASHO AASHO

61 -Aug. -Aug. Jul. Jul. 1912______—

Dams

Jul. Jul. 63 System______-Aug.

Data Data

of of near near Leap Lovers Lovers base base 50 50 U.S. U.S.

New Study Study Personnel Personnel Accounting Accounting

-Apr. -Apr. Mar. location______

Jul. Jul. 67 -Aug. -Aug. .A.Laboratory

DissipatorTeatedinL

3'- B

Ma Ma _ 54 June Modernizes Modernizes Accountin Accountin

Difficult Difficult Re- Completes Completes Rovte Rovte Energy —Hpdraulic —Hpdraulic Model, Model, Culverts

County Page Dorado Dorado Icrue —E] —E] Road Aukum Aukum Jan. Jan. 43 Pipe______of of -Feb. -Feb.

Expectancy Expectancy Life Life mate mate

Covnty Dorado Dorado EI EI Esti- Methods Methods

—New —New Test Test Life

Culvert Culvert

INDEX SUBJECT SUBJECT Pagt IJrue IJrue Page Isrue Isrue

to to 1961 December December

January January

Works Pub9ic Pub9ic and and Highways Highways California California of of index index I.rrue PaBt Isrue Page IJJUe Page Darlington, Newell D.______Jan. -Feb. 72 Traffic Counters Save $300,000 Yearly, San Mateo Streets—Major Prog- Mar.- Apr. 74 ress Made under Six-year Pro- Fulton, Rex H.______Jan. -Feb. 74 Automatic.______Jul. -Aug. 42 Lambert, W. J.______Jan. -Feb. 72 Traffic Flow—N. Sac.-Elvas Freeway gram______-Aug. 44 Shasta County McCarton, Albert______Sept.- Oct. 79 Interchange Subject of Study______Jul. Paley, John M.______Sept.-Oct. 70 Traffic Line—Double White Lines to WhiskeytownFill—New Dam Re- -Apr. quires U. S. 299 Relocation____ May -June 52 Rhodes, W. T.______Sept. -Oct. 63 Be Made Yellow______Mar. 63 Smith, James R.______Tul. -Aug. 51 TrafTic Signals, Signs and Markings, Solano County 42 Vallejo Freeway—Latest Survey Savage, George W.______$ept.-Oct. 59 Ap proved by B.Y.R.______Jan. -Feb. Shows Marked Decline in Acci- Wonacott, Dwight______Sept. -Oct. 56 Traffic Striper—New Machine Has Rate______Jul. -Aug. 25 Zook, Ralph W.______-- Mar. -Apr. 64 Flexibility and Ease of Control____ ul. -Aug. 31 dent -Aug. 40 Progress on U.S. 40, Carquinez to Tree Planting Program Authorized_ _ _ Jul. Sept.-Oct. 7 Paver Control—Experimental Device Tube Report—Webster St. Underwater Sacramento______-Apr. 48 -Feb. 25 Sonoma County Used in Resurfacing Operations____ Mar. Tunnel______Jan. Piles Used on Loop Job, Cast-~n-hole _ Jan. -Feb. 14 Tunnel, Work Begins on U.S. 199 Flood I'roblems~-State, Local 27 Cooperate in Improv- Pismo Beach—City Street Section on (Hazelview)______May -June Agencies Jul. -Aug. 2 Ong Highway Drainage______Mar. -Apr. 56 U.S. 101 Eliminated______--- Plank Road—Sand Hills on US 80 Be- U.S.B.P.R. Revises Manual on Traffic Stanislaus County -Aug. 11 ______-Feb. 42 F.A.S. Bridge ing Reconstructed______Jul. Devices______Jan. Geer Road—New —Cable Relocation Cuts Travel Distance 4y Miles May -June 67 Utility 1'rob(em Remainder Parcels—Cooperative Offers Challenge on Bridge Job____ _ Jan. -Feb. 64 Yolo County B.P.R. Appraisal Study Under- FarmlandsFreeway Construe- State- K'aY------~n. -Feb. 38 Vallejo Freeway—Latest Survey Shows tion Requires Fcw Adjustments, from Dist. VII______ar. -Apr. 3 Decline in Accident Rate __ Jul. -Aug. 25 (\ladison-Winters) May -June 38 Report Alarked Study Shows Report from Dist. N______1~Iay "- June 3 Vandals Waste Tax Vloney, Sign_____ Jul. -Aug. 58 Highway Projects by Routes Retirements U.S. 40—Carquinez to Sacramento, Ernest______------jul. -Aug. 60 Sept.- Oct. 7 Aeppli, Walnut Creek Co-operative Agreement May -June 76 Progress on______Balfour, Frank C.______Jan. -Aug. 48 Webster Street Tube U.S. 66—Through Needles Four- \Marion______Sept. -Oct. 79 ______May - Juae 56 Bradshaw, Four Con ressmen Inspect Inter- laned------Cramer, I. F.______Jan. -Feb. 70 state Progress______8 an. -Feb. 10 U.S. 80 Anatol______an. -Feb. 71 ~7~p Fall 1962____ an. -Feb. 25 fight-lane Eremin, ~ $e Com pleted by San Diego—Another Hanson, E. G.______-___ an. -Feb. 71 C.H.C. Section______May -June 23 Westside Freeway Routing, Harris, Paul______Jul. -Aug. 60 Considers______Mar.-Apr. 79 Sand Hills—Dunes Section Being Paul iVI.______Jan. -Feb. 74 Dam Re- Reconstructed as rrceway____ Jul. -Aug. 11 Hine, Whiskeytown Fill—IVew ones, Charles W.______Jan. -Feb. 68 quires U.S. 299 Relocation______May -June 52 U.S. 101—new Freeway Sections Edward F.______Tu1. -Aug. 65 Area__.___ Mar. -Apr. 52 ~~~~R~ Womack, J. C., Elected 1st VP of Bring Traffic Relief co AlacDonald, E. M.______~Iar.-Apr. 23 an. -Feb. 37 199—Work Begins on Reloca- A.A.S.H.O.______U.S. Reynolds, R. F.______t~•far. -Apr. 77 W.A.S.H.O.___ ay -June 31 of North State Ilig liwa y ____ May -June 27 Elected President of tion Rowe, R. R.______an. -Feb. 73 U.S. 466—First Freeway Section A. P.______uL -Aug. 66 Between Bakersfield Simatovich, Completed Stan, Robert______an. -Feb. 75 Tehachapi______Mar.- Apr. 35 Van and Wance, L. D.______nay -June 66 OF J.______Jul. -Aug. 60 INDEX AUTHORS Conference__ Allay -June 51 Woodhams, H. E. I.T.E. to Sponsor Word Robert C.______Jul. -Aug. 60 Street and Ilighway Con- Younger, I.T.T.E.— Retirements Listed, Recent______7an. -Feb. 73 Alderman, Roy—Pismo Beach—Last ference Holds 13th Annual Meet at Mar.-Apr. City Street Section on U.S. 101 in 39 75 U.S.______Mar.-Apr. May -June 66 San Luis Obispo County Eliminated_ Jul. -Aug. 2 Interchanges Spacing, Design Must Jul. -Aug. 71 Anderson, George F.—Circular Letters May -June 32 Be Individually Tailored______$ept. -Oct. 70 —New Management Section Stream- Richmond-San Rafael Bridge Is 5 lines Procedures (Co Au,)______Mar. -Apr. 78 Johnaon, Walter F., AaciRned to Rich- Sept. -Aug. 66 Years Old______-Oct. Inside mond-San Rafael Bridge______Jul. back cover Barnett, L. M.—Baker Grade-25 Joint Highway District i~lo. 9 Con- Miles of U.S. 91-466 Become Full ______Mar.-Apr. 67 Roadside Development eluded California Roadsides-1______Jan. -Feb. 2 Freeway ______Sept.-Oct. 2 2------Mar. -Apr. 40 Barstow Bypass—U.S. 66-91 Free- Kofman, Abraham, Succeeds Purchio May 68 way Extended NineiVliles (CoAu.) Sept. -Oct. 57 Sept. -Oct. 5 3______-June on Highway Commission______4______Jul. -Aug. 34 Needles—U.S. b6 Through Down- John C., Co-author of "State town Area Is Four-laved, Straiglit- —State Supreme Court Robinson, Legal Decisions Parks of California"______May -June 79 ened (Co Au.)______May -June 56 Rules on Three Property Valuation Beaton, John L.—Culvert Life—New 46 Route Adoptions______May -June 2 Cases______Sept.- Oct. Jul. -Aug. 62 Test Methods Estimate Life ~xpect- Legislatinn Inctudes New Highway $ept.-Oct. 68 ancyofl'ipe(CoAu.)______Jan. -Feb. 43 _____ Sept.-Oct. 72 FundFormula______Fringe—Freeway Speeds In- Beer, C. G.—Barstow Bypass—U.S. F.A.S. Project Rutal Los Banos-Turlock crease in Land Use, Land Value____ Mar. -Apr. 30 66-91 Freeway Extended Nine Miles Opened______May -June 43 (Co Au.)______Sept.-Oct. 57 LosLaurelesGrade______Mar. -Apr. 69 Salinas Valley—New U.S. 101 Freeway Bezzone, Alberr P., Jr.—Elysian Via- L.A.R.T.S.—Huge Cooperative Study Sections Bring Traffic Relief to Area_ Mar. -Apr. 52 duct—Key Structure in Complex Is Key to Metropolitan Area I'!an- Sand Drains Aid in Soil Stabilization, L.A. Interchange nears Completion ______an. -Feb. 32 ving------J Alarnh Area FiIL______Sept.- Oct. 74 (Co Au.)______.______Sept.- Oct. 11 Los Angeles, Dist. VII—Freeway Com- Sand Hills—Historic Dunes Section of pl~etion, Current Construction Add U.S. 80 BeingReconatructedasFree- Chandonet, Ernest- Archaeology— UptoEncouragingl'rogressPicture_ Mar.-Apr. 3 w,ay~ ______Jul. -Aug. 11 State Agencies Cooperate to Save San Francisco-Mann County Bridge Valuable \lidden Sitea (Co Au.)____ May -June 45 MacBride, Dexter—Succeeds Hess as Study______Sept.- Oct. 5 Crawford, W. H.—Corona Bypass— Asst. Chief R/W Agent______Jan. -Feb. 48 San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge Riverside Freeway Now Contin- Maintenance in ViI—Discrict's Pro- Squeeze and S-t-r-e-t-c-h______Jan. -Feb. 23 uous for 24 Miles______Jul. -Aug. 27 gram Grows to sleet Needs______Jul. -Aug. 52 Painting the Bridge-1______Jul. -Aug. 5 Paver Control—Experimental De- Marsh Area Fill—Sand Drains Aid in 2______Sept.-Oct. 50 vice Used in Resurfacing Opera- Soil Stabilization______Sept.-Oct. 74 San Mateo-Hayward Bridge bons______Mar. -Apr. 48 George T., Receives Golden Mar. -Apr. 71 McCoy, T•►~~e ]ob Is Awarded______Beaver Award______Jan. -Feb. 75 $ids opened on Trestle______slay -June 21 Daniel, L. E.—Marsh Area Fill—Sand Merging Traffic—North Sacramento- C.T.B.A. Authorizes High-level Span Sept. -Oct. Inside Drains Aid in Soil Stabilization Elvas Freeway Interchange Subject front cover (Co Au.)______Sept.- Oct. 74 of Study______Jul. -Aug. 44 Scenic Highway Study, Committee Darrough, Mark E.—U.S. SO-San Midden Sites, State Agencies Cooper- Proposes ______Mar.- Apr. 29 Diego—Another Eight-lane Section ate to Save______May -June 45 Scotia Bridge---Parallel 2-lane Struc- Is Completed______May -June 23 Model, Hydraulic—energy Dissipator tore Corrects Traffic Deficiency____ Mar. -Apr. 24 Dekema, J.—Sand Hills—Historic Tested in L.A. Laboratory______Jul. -Aug. 67 SR 26 (1960) Study on Proposed Scenic Dunes Section of U.S. 80 Being Re- Highways______Mar.-Apr. 29 constructed as Freeway (CoAu.)___ Jul. -Aug. 11 Napa Co-operative Drainage Project _ Mar. -Apr. 58 Sepulveda Blvd.—Then and Now_ _ _ _ Mar. -Apr. Inside Delbon, EIIis R.—Geer Road—New Nash, A. VI., Transferred to Head- back cover F.A.S. Bridge Cuta Trave] Distance quarters______May -June 31 Shervington, Charles A., Promoted to 4~ I~Yiles______May -June 67 National Highway Week Observed ___ May -June Inside Dist. Engr., IX______May -June 31 Downer, Robert C.—Aukum Road— front cover Sign Routes, Division Approves New_ ul. -Aug. 33 EI Dorado County Completed lliffi- National System of Interstate High- Sign Vandals Waste Taa i\coney___.__ ul. -Aug. 58 cult Route Relocation______Mar. -Apr. 27 ways Simmons, A. E., Wins Engineering Four Congressmen Inspect Inter- lk~etorate______Mar.-Apr. 75 Favre, Louis—San nlateo Streets— state Progress______Jan. -Feb. 10 Soil Stabilization, Sand Drains Aid in_ Sept.- Oct. 74 Major Progress Made Under Six- Interstate Estimate Nears 2/, Bil- Sail Teat for Culvert Durability______Jan. -Feb. 43 Year 1'rogran~ (Co Au.)______Jul. -Aug. 42 lion Dollars______Mar. -Apr. 55 Southern Crossing—Gov. Brown Ap- Felton, R. J.—Whiskeytown Fill—New Needles—U.S. 66 Through Downtown points Advisory Committee______Jan. - Fcb. 37 Pam Requires U.S. 299 Relocation May -June 52 Area Is Four-laved, Straightened___ May -June 56 Stanford U. Starts Highway History Ferneau, T. I:.-FloodProblems- - Collretion ______Mar.-Apr. 55 State, Local Agencies Cooperate in to Asst. SCateFair ______Jul. -Aug. 57 Improving Highway Drainage (Co O'Bier, Ray E., Promoted Mar. -Apr. 56 Chief R/W Agent______Mar. -Apr. 23 Au.)______Obituaries Terminal Island Bridge Bonds Sold____ nay -June 79 Frankland, Bamford—Rural Fringe— In Memoriam______Jan. -Feb. 71 Named "Vincent Thomas Bridge"__ Jul. -Aug, 33 Freeway Speedx Increase in Land Mar.-Apr. 77 Test Roads—A.A.S.H.O. Test Ends Use, Land Value______Mar.-Apr. 30 May -June 66 Data Being Compiled______Jan. -Feb. 47 Farmlands—Freeway Construction Jul. -Aug. 71 Thacker, James, Appointed to Requires Few Adjustments, Study Sept. - Occ. 71 C.T.B.A.------Mar.- Apr. 34 Shows------MaY -7une 38

January-February 1962 77

California Highways Highways 78 VI/orks Public Public and and

P P P > > P g g

27 -June -June of of May May Highway______State State North North 7. 6 6 5 5 and and ril ril on on o o Die Die San San 6.8 6.8 A A of of

ro ro

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bidders bidders ect.

Relocation on on

Begins Begins

—Work —Work

Tunnel

L. H. H. Payne, Payne, 199 held be be will will E., E., P. P. Parker, Parker, convention convention -U.S. lII COUI1C11 COUI1C11 tractors' tractors' bids bids an an received, received, were were aver-

Pacific Pacific the the that that Southwest nounced nounced

26 26 for for con- 178 178 for for projects projects which which

Jan. Jan. 54 Miles______-Feb. -Feb. Important Important

County County g Bernardino Bernardino —San —San Y Y 4 Adds Adds

ineers ineers En En

of of an- Societ Societ has

Civil Civil

ican ican

During During bids bids opened were were

December December Jobs F.A.S. F.A.S. A. Martin Martin

-Two -Two Nicholas,

-Feb. Highway88______Jan. _ _ _ _ 11 the the of of section section Diego Diego San San Amer- The The

of of Job Job Eases Eases on Widening Widening Patience Patience

completed. were were

~4~~863,800 ~4~~863,800

ANNOUNCED — Spur Carson Carson

Public's L.- J. J. Nicholas, Nicholas,

g -Apr. Mar. Mar. 76 Project______Drainage Drainage

durin durin 47 47 the the

and and

for

contracts contracts

month month CONVENTION

A.S.C.E. A.S.C.E.

Co- Healdsburg Healdsburg Ng, Ng, operative S.- H. H.

to to Subject Subject Is Is

-Aug. -Aug. Jul. Jul. ___ Study Study 44 Interchange Interchange

contracts contracts

for for

awarded 3~ 3~ $9,496,900 $9,496,900

- ---

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Y- -Elvas -Elvas Sacramento Freeway North North

-June Durabilit Durabilit May May

______

Merging Merging Traffic—

— Leonard Newman, Newman,

800 800

been been have have advertised. advertised. were There There

Samples Samples

Varying Show Show Road Road ferent ferent

to to Relief Relief -Apr. -Apr. ~Iar. ~Iar. Area______52 Traffic Traffic

dif-

Asphalt Asphalt — Ernest —Ten —Ten Test Zube, Zube,

Sections Sections Freeway Freeway U.S. U.S. Bring 101 101

1, 1,

uary uary projects projects

1961, 1961, for for $37g,904~-

Salinas Salinas —New Valley M.- A. A. Nash, Nash, ~3

-Apr. (CoAu.)__;______(CoAu.)__;______Mar. ______

e ~ ~ Shows Shows Decline Continued Continued Survey Survey 189 189 $25 $25 mated mated 700. 700. of of Jan- value value Since Since

Costs -1960 Bridge Bridge J.- W. W. Yusavage, Yusavage,

-Feb. -Feb. Jan. Jan. 64 Job______Bridge Bridge

-- on 30 30 on on pro~eets pro~eets Offers Offers Challenge highway highway an an Relocation Relocation with with

eStl-

69 -Feb. Jan. Jan. __ __ Lessons______Lessons______pondence pondence

Problem Utility Utility —Cable E.— L. L. Mullin, Mullin,

Corres- Dept. Dept.

Own Own Conducts Conducts

Bridge Bridge

(Co (Co -Oct. -Oct. Sept. bids Au.)______for for 18 Analyzed Analyzed advertised advertised Ol Ol

OI~HS OI~HS VY VY

rUU11C rUU11C

W.- Course— Walter Walter Design Design White, White,

Cable Cable Beam, Beam, of of

Performance Performance

Types

1~ -Oct. ~~7 ~~7 Sept. Sept. L1 L1 n n r r ______74 Au.)______Au.)______

______

Report— Barrier Barrier — Karl Moskowitz, Moskowitz, During During Department

the the

December December

(Co Stabilization Stabilization Soii Soii in in Aid Aid Drains Drains

Sept. Sept. (Co (Co Completion Completion 11 nears nears -Oct. -Oct. terchange terchange Au.)

—Sand Area Area

—Marsh —Marsh G. W. W. Weber, Weber, Fill

In- L.A. L.A.

Complex Complex in in Structure Structure

Key Key

THIRTY THIRTY ADVERTISED PROJECTS PROJECTS

32 May May ______Tailored -June

Viaduct— Elysian Elysian Gordon— Morse, Morse,

Must Must Individually Be Be Design Design ing, ing,

Sacramento Sacramento -Oct. -Oct. Carquinez Carquinez Sept. Sept. Au.)_ (Co (Co 6 to to

—Spac- Interchanges L.— W. W. Warren, Warren,

U.S. U.S. on on

Progress Progress G.— 40— J. J. Meyer, Meyer,

~~ ~~ -June Viay Viay 45 Au.)______Au.)______

(Co (Co -Aug. Jul. Jul. __ Au.)______67 Laboratory Laboratory

Sites Midden Midden to to Save Save Cooperate Cooperate

in in Tested Tested Dissipator Dissipator L.A. Energy Energy

Agencies 'Archaeology —State —State Till, Till,

the the in in structure structure world. suspension suspension xYa~au~~~ xYa~au~~~ E.- x. x. Moaei— McKean, McKean,

Von Elizabeth Elizabeth N. N. Claude Claude Warren, Warren, and and

(Co. (Co. ZS Connection Connection 50 50 -Oct. -Oct. U.S. U.S. Sept. Sept.

Au.)______

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Includes Includes Job Job F.A.S. F.A.S. -mile -mile ly e, Brid Brid

Methods Control Control Devices, Devices, Spreading Spreading

—Watt —Watt

W. D. D. McKenzie, McKenzie, Avenue—

g P P Improved — C.T.B. D.— L. L. for for of of Wanee, Wanee, tion tion traffic traffic to to enin enin o o the the the

58 -Apr. -Apr. Drainage Drainage Mar. Mar.

Project______

-Oct. Sept. Sept. (Co (Co 25 ______Au.) Au.)

Connection Connection 50 50

Co- —Napa —Napa C. operative W. W. McDonald, McDonald,

forward forward anticipa- looking looking eager eager Bridge,u.s. with with Includes Includes Job Job F.A.S. F.A.S. mile

69 -Apr. -Apr. Money______Mar.

—Watt —Watt —l~- Avenue

T. F. F. Waldeck, Waldeck,

Saves Saves Road Road —New —New Time,

Grade

Oakland Oakland

Bridge Bridge Bay Bay

are

TeflllCy, TeflllCy, 2 2

W. Bruce Bruce Laureles McClain, McClain, -Apr. Mar. Mar.

Deficiency______Deficiency______-Los Traffic Traffic

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Tested Tested

Dissipator Dissipator L.A. Energy Energy Bridge— Scotia Scotia W.— George George Thomson, Thomson,

Hydraulic Hydraulic D.- A. A. Model— met-

Bay Bay people people 3 Mayfield, Mayfield, Francisco Francisco -Apr. San San Nlar. Nlar. the the of of Picture____ Picture____ Progress Progress Encouraging Encouraging

73 -Apr. -Apr. (Co (Co Vlar. to Au.)______Up Up Add Add Construction Construction Current Current

the S S COriSC10US COriSC10US Continued Continued Shows Shows W3V, W3V, BT1CIg'E BT1CIg'E Survey Survey ISTge ISTge lri lri Decline Completions, Freeway Freeway — VII District District

Costs Bridge Bridge K.— H. H. Mauzy, Mauzy, -1960 _ _ 32 -Feb. Jan. Jan. Au.)_ (Co (Co Planning Planning Area Area polrtan polrtan

(Co (Co 56 -June -June May May Au.)______Straightened Straightened laned, laned, Mctro- to to Key Key Is Is Study Study operative operative

Area Area ~ ~ ~ Four- Is Is ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Downtown Downtown Through Through Co- —Huge —Huge L.A.R.T.S. T.— E. E. Telford, Telford,

Needles

C. C.

66 —U.S. —U.S.

M.—

Mauck, Mauck,

64 ~pr. - - Mar, Mar, Employees______Employees______13,300 13,300 of of

50 Oct. Oct. Sept.- Sept.- Repair______Bridge Bridge Aid Aid Francisco.)

San San

Testing Covers Covers Program Program partmental partmental

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Painting Painting

convention convention A.A.S.H.O. A.A.S.H.O. Z72

GCt GCt WGig'0722r WGig'0722r

—De- Training Driver Driver A.— B. B. Switzer, Switzer, 5

-Aug. -Aug. Jul. Jul.

Acres______370 370

-Apr. Mar. Mar. 56 .)______.)______

Surface Surface Painted Painted Totals -l— Bridge Van D. D. Murray Murray by by address address from from (Excerpt (Excerpt

(Co Highway Highway Drainage Drainage Improving Improving Ewing D. D. the — Painting Painting

Marsh, Marsh,

in Cooperate Cooperate Agencies Agencies Local Local State, State,

p p 14 I.00 I.00 on on -Feb. -Feb. Jan. Jan.

Job______Used Used

Illg'IlWByS."

Problems— C. H. H. -Flood -Flood Suenderman, -in Cast

E.—

Charles Charles

Piles

-hole -hole

Marek, Marek,

43 -Feb. Jan. Jan. Au.)______Au.)______(Co (Co

of of

Pipe Pipe Expectancy Expectancy

new of of construction construction and and design design the the to to

Life Estimate Estimate Methods Methods Test Test

New New

64 (Co. (Co. Year Year -Oct. -Oct. this this Sept. Sept. ______Au.)_____,-

Life—

Cuivert Cuivert

F.—

Richard Richard

Stratfull, Stratfull,

regard with with

true true particularly particularly This This 1S 1S

Sections Sections Freeway Freeway New New Two Two Opened Sept. Sept.

-Oct.

Growth______Growth______29

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—U.S. —U.S. V.

Leftwich, Leftwich, Cajon—

in Factor Factor Key Key Service Service

Freeway Freeway

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and and

Cl2Slg'll Cl2Slg'll

-Oct. -Oct. Sept. Sept. 60 Jobs Jobs yard yard Completed______— Renaissance

C. Milton Milton

-L.A. -L.A. Stark,

q P P Taylor Taylor Skyway, Skyway, Cummings Cummings — Boule-

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46 Property Property Cases_ Cases_ Valuation Valuation Three Three

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F.A.S. Costa Costa Contra Contra — Robert Latchaw, Latchaw,

Rules Court Court

Supreme Supreme

—State —State

sions

76 -June -June May May Problems) (Flood (Flood Agreement Agreement erative erative

p ge ge

Deci- —Legal —Legal E., E.,

such

for for

Jr. Charles Charles make make

Spencer, Spencer,

revisions revisions

should should

nlll nlll

Walnut Walnut S.- -op- Co Creek Creek A. A. 4z Lagsdin, Lagsdin,

-Aug. Jul. Jul. Au.)______Au.)______(Co (Co Program Program year year

lan- p future future in in authorities, authorities, 3' 3' g g Six- Under Under Progress Progress Made Made Major Major ~1WS ~1WS hl hl

Streets— Mateo Mateo N. N. B. -San -San Smith,

11 -Aug. -Aug. Jul. Jul. Au.)_ (Co (Co

Freeway Freeway

as as

Rewnstructed Rewnstructed

state we we that that opinion opinion my my is is possible. possible. It It

-Feb. Jan. Jan. Underway______Underway______38 Study Study praisal praisal

U.S. U.S. of of Being 80 80 Section Section Dunes Dunes toric toric

Ap- B.P.R. B.P.R. - State Cooperative Cooperative —

—Sand —Sand —His- Hills F. Roger Roger Kocher, Kocher,

a a

will will program program

such such when when come come

Parcels

Remainder Remainder R.- James James Smith, Smith,

F.A.S. F.A.S. 49 of of -Aug. -Aug. Jul. Jul. Highway______

location location

May May

Freeways___ Freeways___

3 —Bay —Bay -June

Area Area

P. J. J. Sinclair, Sinclair,

of of Construction Construction Re-

Requires Requires

Dam Dam never will will

the the think think

day day

I I that that simistic simistic

Mar. Mar. 35 Tehachapi______Tehachapi______-Apr. and and field field

Nicasio Nicasio T.- Arthur Arthur Knutson, Knutson, Road—

Bakers- Between Between Completed Completed Section Section

-Aug. -Aug.

of of 31 Ease Ease and and bility bility Jul. Jul. Control______

pes- so so not not am am I I time time

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the the ~~At ~~At

Freeway —First —First 466 F. M. M. -U.S. -U.S. Silva,

Has Has Service Service in in Now Now Machine Machine Flexi-

-Aug. Jul. Jul. Au.)______Au.)______(Co (Co 67 Laboratory Laboratory

Striper Traffic Traffic J.— J. J. Keleher, Keleher, —New

program. a a of of

type type L.n, in in Tested Tested Dissipater Dissipater

Energy Energy

Model— Hydraulic Hydraulic B.— A. A.

Shurtleff, Shurtleff,

enormous enormous trle trle t111S Of Of meet meet COStS COStS

t0 t0

(Co (Co 64 -Oct. -Oct. Sept. Sept. Au,)______Year Year This This Opened Opened Mar. Mar.

Diego______Diego______San San in in 61 -Apr. Way Way Under Under

Freeway Freeway

—Two —Two Sections New New

Is Connection Connection -395 -395

U.S. U.S.

101

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revenues

highway highway over over

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at at 80 80 J. J. Cajon El El Jesperson, Jesperson, -U.S. -U.S. A. Interchange—

S.--4 -Level -Level D. D. Shepard, Shepard,

74 Project______Project______-June -June Drainage Drainage 1VIay 1VIay __

Jan. Jan. Au.)____ Au.)____ (Co (Co Planning Planning 32 Area Area -Feb. Y g g politan politan

suffi- do do authorities authorities have have not not

1lWS 1lWS

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operative operative

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B. P. P. Jansen, Jansen, -2— Problems PP

, , -Flood t L L L.A.R.T.S. W.- John John -Huge Shaver, state that that ears ears a a it it others others the the of of

Jul. Jul. 52 Needs______Needs______-Aug. Meet Meet

of of 18 -Avg. -Avg. Jul. Jul. 1962_____ Summer Summer for for Scheduled Scheduled most our our to

of of Grows Grows In In District's District's states. states. most most Program Program needed needed — VII in in

Martinez Martinez Completion Job Job - Benicia in Maintenance Maintenance D.— W. W. Sedgwick, Sedgwick,

even is is program program a a such such Bridge Bridge C.- Progress— that that L. L. doubtful doubtful Hollister, Hollister,

-Oct. Sept. (CoAu.)______(CoAu.)______18 An_a~lpzed An_a~lpzed Types Types

13 -Feb. -Feb. Jan. Jan. Relief______Traffic Traffic Bring Bring — Cable Beam, Beam, of of Performance Performance

divided divided

It It highways. highways. for for program program 1S

Completions Completions Freeway Freeway Will Report L.A. L.A. E.- Barrier Barrier William William Schaefer, Schaefer,

Progress— —Loop —Loop L. A. A.

Himelhoch, Himelhoch,

involved involved problems problems starting starting in in

nomie nomie 7 -Oct. -Oct. Sept. CarquineztoSacramento CarquineztoSacramento (CoAu.)_ Mar. (CoAu.)______(CoAu.)______78 Procedures Procedures -Apr.

lines lines

40— U.S. U.S. on on Progress Progress S.— Alan Alan Hart, Hart, Stream- Section Section

Management Management

—New —New

the the assume assume to to ready ready yet CCO- not not are are

Letters Circular Circular S.- Alfred Alfred

Roxburgh, Roxburgh,

-Aug. Jul. Jul. 34 ------4------

57 -Feb. -Feb. Jan. Jan. ------Birthday------

the the that that

conclusion conclusion unalterable unalterable

StatCS

May May 68 -June 3______3______

West, West, First First 20th Has Has in in Freeway, Freeway,

40 -Apr. Nlar. 2______2______

ArroyoSeco— Pasadena D.— A. A. Griffin, Griffin,

the

to to

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Page IJraze Page Irrue Irrue New Symbol Signs R. C."Cass" Kennedy Files Supervisor On State Highways Coral Davis Retires Motorists will encounter two new The many friends of Rolland Cashel Coral Porter Davis, supervising file types of signs on California's state (Cass) Kennedy, former secretary of clerk at headquarters office of the Di- highways within the next few months. the California Highway Commission, vision of Highways, has retired after The new signs will use symbols to were saddened by his death on Janu- more than 40 years of state service. indicate courses of action to be taken ary 30 in the Veterans Administration Mrs. llavis started working for the after a brief ill- by the driver. Studies have indicated Hospital in Oakland Division of Motor Vehicles in 1918 that drivers generally understand and ness. and after three ~Ie had only recently accepted a act on the symbols more rapidly than years came to the position with the Engineering and on written instructions, according to Division of High- Grading Contractors Association of the Division of Highways. ways. She was em- California, and was driving 'home to ployed as the ste- Sacramento after making business nographer for the contacts in Stockton, when he became entire drafting sec- ill. tion of the division He was a native of Wisconsin. He under office engi- attended grade schools in Oregon, and neers Andrew W. majored in electrical engineering at McCurdy, Fred J. CORAL P. DAVIS the University of Oregon. He fol- Grumm, and L. V. Campbell, succes- lowed this profession for a number sively. Above, on the left, is the sign of years and then branched out into In 1928, she transferred to the file which will be used to indicate a de- various other fields. room as a clerk, where she remained crease in the number of lanes (in this For several years he was with the and worked up to the position of case from three lanes to two). On Oakland Tribune in the automobile being in charge of headquarters files freeways, before they come upon this section, writing up the motorlog trips. and mail. symbol, drivers ~~ill be alerted by a Then he went into business for him- She is a native Sacramentan. Her sign saying, "Lane Ends, Merge Left." self in public relations and advertising. mother, Addie Shields Porter, came to Variations of this symbol will depend Kennedy was appointed secretary Sacramento in 1869 from Portland, on the number of lanes involved and of the Highway Commission in No- Maine, via the Isthmus of Panama and direction of the merging movement. vembe~ 1950 and served in that ca- San Francisco. When going from divided high- pacity until December 31, 1954. Mrs. Davis was active in Civilian ways to nondivided highways having During the four years he was sec- Defense during World War II and fewer lanes, a sign saying "End Di- retary, he was the author of numer- the Korean War, putting in 1,500 vided Road" will precede the symbol ous articles for California Highways hours at the filter center and 350 which will indicate which lane is to be cznd Public WoYks, among which ~~ere hours as a Red Cross nurse's aide. dropped in order to accomplish the the series "Early Days," a history of She is a past president of Sutter merger. The present multiarrowed the commission. Parlor- No. 111, Native Daughters of signs, which have been used on free- He is survived by his wife, Flo- the Golden west; a member of Naomi ways to indicate a decrease in lanes rence; ason, Robert C. Kennedy of Chapter, Order of Eastern Star, of the ahead, and the lettered signs used on Reno; a daughter, Mrs. Florence Bart- Sierra Camera Club, and of the Sierra other state highways will be replaced lett of Massachusetts, and seven grand- Club. She is Directoress of the Altar as they wear out or are damaged. children. Guild, St. Paul's Episcopal Church, On the right, above, is the sign and a member of the Executive Board which will be used in the future to UNlUSUAL ACCIDENTS DAMAGE of Episcopal Church Women of that indicate a winding road. BRIDGES church. Just before the first turn of the Several unusual accidents damaged She has three children—a son and winding road, a curve sign already in state highway structures recently. two daughters, nine grandchildren, use will indicate the direction of the The day after Christmas an over- and agreat-granddaughter. initial curve and usually the speed at height hay truck knocked down the which it can be safely taken. The new falsework on the Los Osos Road in- in Long winding road sign will be located just terchange on US 101 near San Luis Beach struck the Studebaker beyond the first curve and will re- Obispo. Road overcrossing, completely shat- place the present sign which spells A similar accident occurred when tering aprestressed concrete girder. out A "Winding Road." The older signs a high load traveling on Sign Route 23 United States Coast Guard cutter, will be replaced as they wear out or answering a distress call .from a yacht are damaged. on fire, rammed the Sign Route 1 Both new signs have been recom- by the National. Joint Committee on bridge across Elkhorn Slough when mended for use throughout the nation Uniform Traffic Control Devices. its reverse gear jammed.

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AERONAUTICS OF OF DIVISION DIVISION

tos tos III, III,

Angeles Area Area

CLARENfE CLARENfE Angeles Area Area T. T. Jos Jos III, III, TROOP Service Service MAAG MAAG Administrative Administrative Officer ERNST ERNST A. A. ALAN ALAN HIMMAH HIMMAH

Sacramento II, II, Area Area

A. A.

EWING EWING M. M.

II, II, Sacramento dreg dreg Project Project yy~ILIAM yy~ILIAM

of of Managemem COOK

Supervisor Supervisor

LEWANDOWSKI LEWANDOWSKI

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San San

CHEESEBROUGH CHEESEBROUGH W. W.

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I, I, Afea Afea Oakland THOMAS THOMAS M. M. CURRAN

Office Angeles Angeles Los Los Section Schoolhouse Schoolhouse

Supervisors Area Area Construction Construction Engineers Structural Structural Area Area

Officer Engineer Chief Chief Information Information Construction HERD HERD M. )R. )R. CHARLES CHARLES B. B. FRANK FRANK DURKEE, DURKEE, 5ertviCe— CONSTRUCTION CONSTRUCTION

Officer

Training Training

LINDEMON LINDEMON S. S.

SLADE SLADE

Writer Specification Specification Supervising Supervising C. C. JACKSON H. H.

Engineer

Structural Structural Supervising Supervising

BROWNfIELD BROWNfIELD H. H. A. A.

Analyst

Management Management

division division

DuCRAY DuCRAY JUSTIN JUSTIN Draftsman Architectural Architectural Chiet Chiet 1. 1. Engineer R. R. tHEESMAN Supervising Supervising Electrical Electrical ANDREW ANDREW . . LOUAR6AND LOUAR6AND

Services Office Office of of Mechanical Mechanical Engineer Supervisor Supervisor Estimakor Supervising Supervising Supervising Supervising F. F. W. W. 1. 1. PRESTON PRESTON PARKS PARKS ROCHE ROCHE ROBERT ROBERT PALEN

Principal Principal Engineer 0. 0. E. E. Electrical Electrical ANDERSON ANDERSON Engineer Supervising Supervising Accounting Accounting Officer LEONARD LEONARD CHERNOfF

LEVINE LEVINE

I. I. I. I.

Writer Specification Specification Chiet Chiet

B. B.

GUSTAV GUSTAV VENN VENN

Mechanical Mechanical

Engineer

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RHODES

Service Service

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MOORE MOORE S. S.

JOHN JOHN

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LESTER LESTER MULLEN

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CHINN CHINN

THOMAS THOMAS

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CHARLES CHARLES

PETERSON

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1AMES 1AMES GILLEM A. A.

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L. L. CARLTON CARLTON CAMP CAMP

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TOM TOM

MERET Architect State State Assistant Assistant F. F. ARTHUR ARTHUR DUDMAN DUDMAN

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of of Chief Chief Division State State Architect. Architect. ANSON ANSON BOYD BOYD

ARCHITECTURE OF OF DIVISION DIVISION

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CROSSINGS BAY BAY TOLL TOLL FRANCISCO FRANCISCO SAN SAN OF OF DIVISION DIVISION

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GEdRGE GEdRGE

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WELCH L. L. W. W. Planning — Engineer

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ELLIOTT L L A. A.

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Obispo Luis Luis San San V, V,

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FOLEY R. R.

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Projects

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M. M. WEST WEST

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HAYLER A, A, R. R.

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WEBB M. M. G. G.

Stockton X, X, Bistrict Bistrict G. G. JOHN JOHN MEYER

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A. A. L. L.

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WARREN

L. L. W. W.

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Marysville

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S. S. ALAN ALAN

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TINNEY

L. L. E. E.

VI11, VI11, Bernardino V. V. District San San C. C. KANE KANE

Redding

II, II, District District

MILES S. S. H. H.

Engineer

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EARL EARL

Los Los YII, YII, Angeles District District GEORGE GEORGE HILL A. A.

Eureka

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M. M.

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SCOTT SCOTT

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FRANKLIN FRANKLIN

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KOFMAN ABRAHAM ABRAHAM

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Engineer Construction Construction

HARRIS Los Los Banos ERRECA MILTON MILTON JOHN JOHN Chief Assistant Assistant

ZEEMAN T. T. ~Q~QUES ~Q~QUES

Engineer

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FUNK FUNK . L. L. L. L.

Lhie( Assistant Assistant P~dNEZZI 1. 1. S. S. R• R•

Diego San San S. S. WOOLIEY

ROGER ROGER

Comptroller

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Chief Assistant Assistant RAY RAY O'BIER E. E.

T. T.

LUDDY

Sacramento

ARTHUR ARTHUR

Highway Highway Engineer State State

Assistant Assistant

BAXTER E. E. FRANK FRANK Chief Assistant Assistant

MacBRIDE D. D.

DEXTER DEXTER

Engineer

State State Highway Highway

Assistant Assistant Bernardino

San San GEO. GEO. LANGSNER Agent Right~af~Way Right~af~Way Chief Chief . HESS HESS RUDOLF RUDOLF

Engineer Highway Highway State State Assistant Assistant McMAHON

E. E.

J. J.

Vite Vite Chairman JAMES JAMES GUTHRIE A. A.

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Engineer State State Highway Highway Assistant Assistant LYMAN LYMAN GILLIS R. R.

difeCfO~ PUbIIC PUbIIC Of Of WofkS

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Southern Southern — Bridge Bridge Engineer . DOWNING DOWNING DALE DALE Engineer Highway Highway

State State

Deputy Deputy LEGARRA A. A. J. J.

Chairman Chairman

end BRADFORD

B. B. ROBERT ROBERT

— Engineer Operations Bridge Bridge , 0. 0. JAHLSTROM JAHLSTROM I. I. Engineer Sfafe Sfafe Deputy Deputy Highway Highway MURPHY P. P. 1. 1.

Projects Special Special — Bridge Bridge Engineer C. C. L. L. Engineer HOLLISTER Highway Highway State State Deputy Deputy WAITE WAITE E. E. . CHAS. CHAS. COMMISSION HIGHWAY HIGHWAY

of of Chief Division CALIFORNIA Highway Highway Engineer, Engineer, State State WOMACK WOMACK C. C. J. J.

HIGHWAYS OF DIVISION DIVISION

Personnel Personnel Departmental Departmental Officer WHITE ALAN ALAN S. S. Director Director Assistant Assistant $TANF6RD $TANF6RD H. H. JOHN JOHN Director Director Deputy Deputy (Planning? (Planning? FREEMAN FREEMAN D. D. HARRY HARRY

Management Management Depar4mental Depar4mental DuCRAY JUSTIN JUSTIN Analysi Direclor Direclor Assistant Assistant BAGSH4W BAGSH4W . . F. F. T. T. Director Director !Management) !Management) Deputy Deputy J. J. . . RUSSELL RUSSELL LOONEY LOONEY

Director Deputy Deputy . . FRANK FRANK CHAMBERS CHAMBERS Chief Chief A. A.

Director BRADFORD, BRADFORD, B. B. ROBERT ROBERT WORKS WORKS PUBIIC PUBIIC OF OF DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT

Administrator B. B. BRADFORD BRADFORD ROBERT ROBERT

AGENCY TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORTATION HIGHWAY HIGHWAY

G. G. Governor BROWN, BROWN, EDMUND EDMUND

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Time was when a signing crew like the one from the Southern California Automobile Club shown at right could put a, stack of signs in the trucl~, throw some posts on the racks, and sign several miles of highway before lunch. For a clue as to how long ago that was, note that the tread on the left rear tire of the vehicle says THEN "NON SKID". In contrast, at the top of the page is a photo of the largest highway sign ever erected in California, pos- sibly in the whole world. Recently placed on the. Santa Monica Freeway i~ Los Angeles, the sign was too large for standard plans, and had to be especially designed by the bridge department of the California Division of Highways. The photos below were made while the sign was being erected. The 2S -ton structure, costing more than $20,000, is 172 feet long, with a clear span of 155 feet between up- rights. Life all such large "bridge" type signs, it will have indirect fluo- rescent lighting, and service walkways fitted with railings which fold out of. the way when not in use.

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