1. COODINATE SCHEDULE WITH ENGINEER AND WELD INSPECTOR AT LEAST 4 DAYS PRIOR TO ANTICIPATED WORK. 2. REMOVE TRAFFIC LOAD FROM REPAIR AREA BY EITHER CLOSING BRIDGE TO TRAFFIC OR SHIFTING TRAFFIC AWAY FROM REPAIR AREA. 3. JACK BEAM AND SUPPORT WITH BLOCKING TO FREE BEAM FROM BEARING. LIMIT DIFFERENTIAL JACKING BETWEEN ADJACENT BEAMS TO 1/8”. 4. STEEL DIAPHRAGM CHANNELS AND OR STIFFENERS MAY BE TEMPORARILY REMOVED, IF NECESSARY, AND REPLACED AFTER THE BEAM REPAIR. 5. CUT OUT BY APPRORIATE MEANS THE DAMAGED BEAM AREA AND OR BEARING STIFFENER. IF BEAM DAMAGE EXTENDS INTO THE CONCRETE EDGE BEAM OR DIAPHRAGM, CHIP AWAY CONCRETE AND REMOVE DAMAGED BEAM END. (PICTURE REQUIRED) 6. MECHANICALY CLEAN RUST, SCALE AND EXISTING PAINT TO AT LEAST 3” BEYOND REPAIR AREA. (PICTURE REQUIRED). ADDITIONAL CLEANING REQUIRED WHERE PAINTING OF REMAINING BEAM AREA IS SPECIIFED. 7. INSTALL THE CUT-TO-FIT SECTION, FULLY WELD ALONG TOP AND SIDES OF PLATE AS SHOWN. (PICTURE REQUIRED) 8. ALL WELDING SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH CURRENT APPLICABLE AWS AND GDOT STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS.
