The Vasco Rd Safety Improvements Project - Phase 1 is designed to improve the safety of approximately 1 mile of Vasco Rd between the cities of Brentwood and Livermore. This stretch of twisting Vasco Rd has heavy, fast moving traffic and a history of serious injury accidents. The project consists of installing a concrete median barrier along the 1 mile project limits and widening the southbound pavement to provide a truck climbing lane, thereby eliminating the gap in the existing truck climbing lanes along Vasco Rd. To accommodate these safety improvements, 6 retaining walls, storm drains, wildlife crossings, and a bridge widening will be constructed. This project is anticipated to take 1.5 yrs (2 construction seasons) to complete, anticipated in December 2011. Check out this blog from time to time to see updates on construction progress and facts about the project.

Monday, September 19, 2011

Paving and Barrier installed




The past 3 weeks have been busy on Vasco Road. As the calendar turned to September, the County's contractor, Teichert Construction, completed the paving operation along the east side of Vasco Road (5 mi south of Camino Diablo). This work marked the footprint of this project's total pavement widening. During this 3-day paving operation (September 1, 6 and 7), Teichert installed approx. 5,600 tons of hot mix ashphalt concrete pavement.

Following the paving operation, Teichert installed the center concrete median barrier for approximately 1 mile in length down the new road centerline. This work was done by a special extrusion machine which moved about 2 feet per second average through the project area. Pictures attached.
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