St. Louis Traffic Can Ease Up Now that This Project is Finished

Traffic caused by a skywalk construction project for the Washington University Medical Center on Taylor Ave is finally easing up now that this complex project has been completed.

May 7, 2017 /MarketersMedia/ —

A connector between the East and West sides of the BJC HealthCare/Washington University Medical Center campus in St. Louis, Minnesota was finally built in March 2017 after a long 8.5-month wait. The connector was made to rise 40 feet above the street and link four parking areas and campus buildings spread out over 0.25 miles.

The bridge’s final stage of development involved applying a highly reflective special rubber membrane called TPO – a common application with most commercial and residential flat roofs. The material was chosen to fend off rainwater, prevent leaks, reflect sunlight, prevent too much heat from being trapped into the structure, and keep a high profile just short of the roof’s edge to limit the weight of snow build-up. This stage was the final one, it made workers apply this membrane months after the roof had been put up.

Bade Roofing, the contractor hired for the project, charged 3 to 4 of their workers with finishing the complicated roofing network by way of 15-hour work shifts, with each shift seeing 120 feet more of the TPO membrane applied. The complexity of the project was such that the connector crossed above the campus road Taylor Ave, making the job require stringent safety precautions in light of the traffic congestion of student riders who pass through every day especially since the road is the main and only access route to the campus.

The solution came after the contractor received an approval to shut down Taylor Ave one weekend, which gave the workers an opening to push through and finish the enormous feat before the shutdown was lifted. During that time, the Bade workers installed a stanchion system every 30 feet of the skywalk. The job involved puncturing through 18-gauge metal from the top to reach the I-beams at the bottom where the stanchions were clamped.

Today, the university represents the hub of medical practice and learning for students in the area.

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