Oct 4--Engineering Inspector Williams (L) and Superintendent Montgomery discuss critical issues about the footer excavation

Oct 4--Southwest wingwall footer excavation--about six feet below creek bed

Oct 5--Rebar arrived today and is stockpile on site

Oct. 5--Two excavators now to speed the process of digging the footer. One is equipped with jackhammer and one has a bucket for digging and loading

Oct 10--The bosses discuss water from the creek leaking into the footer. The footer concrete is to be poured in two days

Oct 10--An attempt is made to slow the water leak by blocking the flow. Unfortunately, the plug didn't work. The pumping will continue

Oct 12--Footer reinforcing is installed in preparation for concrete pour schedule for tomorrow

Oct 12--Jeff Hummer, PennDOT Asst Constr. Eng. (L) talks with Twp Inspector Williams about the footer. PennDOT Envir. Planner Chris Wolfgong looks on

Oct 13--Footer is ready to pour

Oct 13--Concrete has arrived and is tested before placement into footer forms. Air entrainment, temperature and slump are measured.

Oct 13--If the load is acceptable, it is moved to the forms by the bucket.

Oct 13--PennDOT materials divsion inspector Mike Lamberson (in the orange) observes the pour

Oct 13--As each bucket is placed, the concrete is vibrated to remove any voids

Oct 17--Crews work with crane to install west abutment wall forms and excavation is underway for east side footer

Oct 21--West abutment wall ready to be poured on Monday morning

Oct 25--West abutment wall is poured. Each of three truckloads of concrete is tested before the concrete is placed in the form

Oct 25--Southeast wingwall footer excavation full of water after creek floods

Oct 31--Northwest wingwall forms in place

Oct 31--Southwest wingwall reinforcing steel being installed