Above, continuously reinforced portland cement concrete pavement under construction just north of the Charter Colony Parkway overpass over VA-288 in Chesterfield County. Aggregate base course layer was placed on ground, then a grid of steel re-bar was placed, then the paving train places the concrete pavement. The two paving photos here were taken with a 135mm (2.7x) telephoto lens, making the highway's curves look sharper, but they are designed with a horizontal curvature that will allow 60 miles per hour vehicle travel.

Above, continuously reinforced portland cement concrete pavement under construction just north of the Charter Colony Parkway overpass over VA-288. Aggregate base course layer was placed on ground, then a grid of steel re-bar was placed, then the paving train places the concrete pavement. Dump trucks carry loads of mixed wet concrete from a central-mix concrete plant, and each truck dumps its load in front of the tracked concrete spreader machine, then a tracked concrete finisher machine follows, then a final trim device follows. The finished product behind the paving train, is the 2-lane, 24-feet-wide, 9-inch thick concrete pavement. I took the two above photos on a Saturday when the paving train was stopped where it finished work on Friday, in other words, the paving work was not underway when I took the photos.

Above, looking north, standing where future roadway will be built, construction of VA-288 James River Bridge in distance. A deep cut will be excavated in the hill in the distance. North of the river is Goochland County, and south of the river is Powhatan County.

Above, looking north, construction of VA-288 James River Bridge in distance. A deep cut will be excavated in the hill in the distance.

Route 288 Construction - September 2001 - Photos 5-8

Lead page for Route 288 Construction - September 2001
Lead page for Richmond Beltway (I-295 and VA-288)

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By Scott M. Kozel, Roads to the Future