Northern Virginia Districtwide, Wellington Road Improvements
This four-lane overpass will carry Nokesville Road/Center Street over Wellington Road and the Norfolk-Southern railroad tracks. The bridge and new ramps span Technology Drive to Cockrell Road, eliminating the need for vehicles to stop for trains. On a typical weekday, 20 trains ride the rails while an average of 23,500 vehicles, including approximately 20 school buses, cross the tracks. Separating the roadway from the railroad will allow more trains to move through the area each day and for those trains to travel at higher speeds. The allowable number of tracks will increase from one to three, improving Virginia Railway Express service and cargo access to Northern Virginia. The bridge is being constructed on a new alignment so that motorists will experience minimal disruptions during construction.
For this project, QCS staff provided both inspection and project management support. Responsibilities included assigning inspection staff to various contractor activities each day; working with the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT), the City of Manassas and local residents and businesses to answer questions and resolve problems; working with contractors to coordinate requests for information (RFIs), submission of As-Builts, and processing of work orders; creating daily diaries in SiteManager; reviewing diaries prepared by other inspectors on the project; inspecting and testing placement of all materials on the project; oversight of input in the project materials notebook; monitoring contractor budget and schedule; and ensuring that the project plans, contract documents and VDOT Standards and Specifications requirements are met or exceeded.
