I-66 Outside the Beltway | USA
Project summary
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I-66 Outside the Beltway Project
The Transform I-66 outside the Beltway project will revitalize Northern Virginia’s Interstate 66 into a multimodal corridor that moves more people, provides reliable trips, and offers new travel options.
The project is a public-private partnership between the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT), the Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT), and I-66 Express Mobility Partners, delivering $3.7 billion in improvements to the corridor.
Monitoring System
Sixense was appointed to design a monitoring system to monitor potential deformation on neighboring structures including WMATA tracks and stations, highways, bridges, and more. Sixense implemented instrumentation on twenty different sites along the project, all with distinctive challenges that required innovative ideas on installation. This included:
- Utilizing solar panels on the systems since continuous power was unavailable.
- An automated monitoring system delivering measurements around the clock that were critical in identifying different movements and displacements that allowed mitigation plans to be executed quickly.
- Utilizing our reflectorless solution, Centaur, to monitor the roadway surfaces during mining operations. This was achieved without causing any disruption to traffic or jeopardizing the safety of workers.
I-66 Outside the Beltway Project Takeaways
The I-66 Outside the Beltway Project offered challenges that usually come with large transit projects, such as working at night. The job required day and night shifts, with night shifts specifically for tracks monitoring on the WMATA property. Safety also played a big role since they had to work on the highways and metro tracks at night.
Despite the obstacles, Sixense’s services assisted all the stakeholders in having more control over the project, reduced geotechnical and legal risks, and provided peace of mind to all involved parties. The Express Lanes opened in November 2022.
