I-5 James to Olive Paving Project Photos

Crews removed 350 truckloads of old asphalt and poured 700 truckloads of new concrete to resurface a one mile span on I-5 through downtown Seattle between James and Olive streets. Click on the blue underlined text below each photo to see a larger version.

The view from Olive Street, looking south.		In tight quarters, paving is done by hand.
Underground utilities are inspected  while they are exposed.		These devices keep the machines at exactly the right height.
First, concrete is dumped into the hopper.		The hopper uses a conveyor belt to place the concrete.
The concrete is placed over rebar spaced along the road.		The paving machine drives over the concrete piles.
Inside the paving machine, the concrete is vibrated and spreads out behind it.		Workers use squeegees to smooth the new pavement.
Some things can only be done by hand - like matching the new to the old.		The new concrete is up to 18" thick and is placed on a bed of asphalt.