The Job
This industrial driveway crossing repair project is located in Frederick, Maryland. MARC’s Brunswick Line’s Frederick extension passes through multiple industrial sites & driveways. This particular crossing served as the driveway of a ready mix concrete operation, so saw extensive high dynamic loading in a wet environment.
The Challenge
The repair had to be performed without disrupting either rail or industrial traffic. There was a four-hour window between the last morning train and the first evening train for performing the repair to the eight modular tub crossing panels. The settlement was up to two inches, with extensive spalling.
The Solution
CJGeo’s crew installed supplemental bolts due to replace the OEM center panel anchors, and then grouted the crossing in the mid-day window, without disruption to any stakeholder. The structural polymer grouting work took less than a day onsite. The work was done between the morning and evening commuter trains, but multiple freight trains used the crossing during the repair.
CJGrout 48NHL was the grout of choice. CJGrout 48NHL is formulated specifically for high, dynamic loading environments, such as rail crossings, and airfields. It provides superior bearing capacity, excellent resiliency to dynamic loads, and is great for correcting differential settlement between panels. Because it is relatively low mobility, CJGrout 48NHL is unlikely to affect adjacent pavement.
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