1. NORTHERN URBAN HIGHWAY MEXICO CITY
SAN ANTONIO – CUATRO CAMINOS
SEPTEMBER 2011

2. NORTHERN URBAN HIGHWAY
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NORTHERN URBAN HIGHWAY
LOCATION OF THE PROJECT
The Northern Urban Highway starts at the “Anillo Periférico” at Av. San Antonio. It connects with the Second Floor Highway of the Federal District and continues north via the Peripheral Highway until it connects to the “Viaducto Bicentenario” of the State of Mexico at “Toreo Cuatro Caminos”.
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GENERAL LAYOUT
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PROJECT CHARACTERISTICS
Made up of two elevated stretches and one underground
Length:
9.1 Km in Trunk
6.2 Km in Distributors
Number of lanes:
6 in Trunk
(3 for every road direction)
1 in Distributors
Superstructure:
Asphalt Tread surface
Pre-fabricated Barrier Curbs
Pre-stressed concrete tablets with compression slab cast onsite
Pre-stressed Concrete Beams
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PROJECT CHARACTERISTICS
Sub-structure:
Pre-stressed Concrete Cap
Pre-stressed Concrete “Infant Bassinet” Type Elements
Pre-stressed concrete Footing-Column Elements
Foundation:
For each footing, four reinforced concrete piles casted onsite. Each pile with a diameter of 0.8 m, with a pre-stressed shaft system for every pile.
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PROJECT CHARACTERISTICS
Support System:
Gerber-Type Systems consisting of Supporting Beams (TA) 45m in length and Central Suspended Beams (TC) 35m in length.
Encapsulated Fixed and Mobile Neoprene Bearing Pads.
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TYPES OF CROSS-SECTIONS
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TYPES OF CROSS-SECTIONS
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TYPES OF CROSS-SECTIONS
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TYPES OF CROSS-SECTIONS
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CONSTRUCTION PROCESS
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CONSTRUCTION PROCESS
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CONSTRUCTION PROCESS
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CONSTRUCTION PROCESS
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CONSTRUCTION PROCESS
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CONSTRUCTION PROCESS
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CONSTRUCTION PROCESS
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CONSTRUCTION PROCESS
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CONSTRUCTION PROCESS PHOTOS
1. Confinement and Drilling for foundation piles
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CONSTRUCTION PROCESS PHOTOS
2. Placing of Footing-Column Elements
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CONSTRUCTION PROCESS PHOTOS
3. Pre-fabricated Beams and Tablets (slabs)
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CONSTRUCTION PROCESS PHOTOS
4. Compression Slab
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MAIN QUANTITIES
Elevated Viaduct:
Piles: 1,892 elements
Footing-Columns: 455 elements
Beams: 588 elements
Caps: 32 elements
Tablets (prefab slabs): 4,093 elements
Steel Reinforcement Rebars: 45,200 ton
Steel for prestressed elements: 3,700 ton
Concrete: 271,600 m3
Drilling for foundation piles: 52,900 m
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RENDERS
Distributor Centro Israelita
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RENDERS
Distributor Ejercito Nacional
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RENDERS
Distributor Constituyentes
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RENDERS
Distributor Constituyentes
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RENDERS
Distributor Reforma
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