Choosing accelerated bridge construction technologies can reduce the time bridges are closed for construction, thus reducing or eliminating the need for long term detours. The Innovative Bridge Designs for Rapid Renewal (R04) product includes standard design plans for foundation systems and substructure and superstructure systems, subsystems, and components that can be installed quickly with minimal traffic disruptions.

• A design toolkit for state and local departments of transportation to better implement accelerated bridge construction techniques and approaches.
• Standardized approaches to streamline the activities required to get bridge replacement systems designed, fabricated, and erected in less time to minimize safety risks to travelers and contractors and reduce environmental disruptions.
• Standard design plans for foundation systems, substructure and superstructure systems, subsystems, and components that can be installed quickly with mini
• Design detail standards and design examples for complete prefabricated bridge systems.

• Innovative Bridge Designs for Rapid Renewal ABC Toolkit
• Innovative Bridge Designs for Rapid Renewal Research Report
• Brochure on SHRP2 Bridge Solutions
• The R04 MathCAD files for the SHRP 2 Report S2-R04-RR-2 are available to help illustrate the sample accelerated bridge construction (ABC) design calculations. The sample design calculations serve as training tools for engineers to increase familiarity with ABC design issues and criteria.
• Innovative Bridge Designs for Rapid Renewal fact sheet

• Designer Perspective on Tackling ABC Projects – Spotlight on SHRP2 R04 Gila River Project, January 18, 2018
• Owner Perspectives on Successful Accelerated Bridge Construction Projects - Spotlight on SHRP2 R04 Caltrans Fort Goff Creek Bridge and Tex Wash, May 17, 2018
• Contractor Perspectives on Embracing Accelerated Bridge Construction - Spotlight on SHRP2 R04, September 20, 2018
• Training workshops were held at 17 locations in 16 states. Below are sample agendas and slides used in these sessions.
  • General Agenda - Sample
  • Training Slides (2017-2018)
• Miami, National Accelerated Bridge Construction Conference, December 6-8, 2017
• San Antonio, Infrastructure Advancement Institute, November 30, 2017

• Atlanta Peer Exchange, November 17-18, 2015
• Minneapolis Peer Exchange, September 17-18, 2015
• Sacramento Peer Exchange, May 19-20, 2015
• Sacaton, Arizona Showcase, February 24, 2015
• TRB Workshop, January 11, 2015
• Columbia, Missouri Route B bridge over Business Loop 70

• Workshop Summary Report, November 2018
• State Training Report, April 2017

• Structures Design and Detailing Manual, Utah Department of Transportation
• ABC Decision Making and Economic Modeling Tool, Oregon Department of Transportation
• ABC Decision Making Tool, Wisconsin Department of Transportation

• In Round 1 of the Implementation Assistance Program, nine states received technical and financial support to implement R04. They were: Arizona, California, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, Rhode Island, and Wisconsin. Additional states were engaged through FHWA’s Every Day Counts initiative.
• Final Implementation Report

• Federal Highway Administration Accelerated Bridge Construction Website
• Transportation Research Board Subcommittee on Accelerated Bridge Construction Website
• AASHTO Committee on Bridges and Structures Website
• Accelerated Bridge Construction Tools & Resources
• Slide-in Bridge Construction Cost Estimation Tool Guidelines

• Fort Goff Creek Bridge: A Project to Restore Fish Passage (ASPIRE Magazine, Spring 2016)
• See a video and photos of the Sacaton bridge replacement project in the Gila River Indian Community.
• SHRP2 Gila River Bridge Project Wins Regional Award (ENRSouthwest, August 2015)
• First-Ever Bridge Slide Use in Arizona, Tribal Nations Draws Crowd to SHRP2 Event (AASHTO Journal, March 2015)
• "Rhode Island Bridge Replacement Project Reopens Road After Just 21-Day Closure" (AASHTO Journal, November 2014)
• “SHRP2 Solutions—Rhode Island Warren Avenue Bridge Over I-195 Showcase” (BSCES News, November 2014)
• Watch Barton Corner Bridge Construction on RI DOT’s Web Cams (Warwick Post, August 2014)

• Jamal Elkaissi, FHWA, jamal.elkaissi@dot.gov

• Innovative Bridge Designs for Rapid Renewal FHWA Web Page