
10 Bridges on the I-5
One of the advantages of ABI's Rapid Automated Sounding (RAS) and Advanced Deck Imaging (ADI) device is that it significantly simplifies the inspection process for major arteries or highly trafficked bridge decks. Caltrans called upon ABI for this exact reason in March of 2019. The I-5 in California is notorious for lots of traffic. It's also a very long highway that has lots of bridges. Obtaining reliable deck inspections of these bridges can be very difficult and very expensive. Using the RAS and ADI device, ABI was able to perform full delamination and crack inspections on 10 bridges along the I-5 in just one night. This was all done without any full closures. Traffic is allowed to continue while the device performs the inspection and no personnel are ever exposed to live traffic during the process. We'd like to thank Caltrans for having us out to help them monitor this difficult stretch of highway.

