Concrete Pavement Intersection for Middle Road and Hanover Street
- nickbrimley
- 6 days ago
- 1 min read
Location: Newbury, Massachusetts
Award: Durability
Project Team
Owner and Engineer:Â MassDOT
Contractor:Â MacKay Construction
Concrete:Â J.G. MacLellan Concrete Co., Inc.
Slag Cement:Â Holcim
More than 2000 yd3 (1500 m3) of concrete was used to construct pavement outside of Newbury, MA, USA. The project, MassDOT Project No. 608494, comprised 9 in. (230 mm) thick pavement, with 1150 linear ft (460m) on Route 1 and 400 linear ft (120 m) on Middle Road. It is the first use of concrete pavement placed in Massachusetts by the Department of Transportation for more than 50 years. Slag cement was used to meet the department’s 50-year service-life requirements.
Application Type
Application Type | |
% Slag Cement Replacement | 25% |
% Portland Cement | |
% Portland Limestone Cement | 75% |
% Other SCM (if applicable) | |
Aggregate | 1830 Stone and 1405 Sand |
Water/cement ratio | .40 |
7-day strengths | 5,000 psi |
28-day strengths | 6,500 psi |